Darien Times

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What Paige Bueckers said about the pressure on WNBA star Caitlin Clark: 'It's inhumane, really'

1 day ago | darientimes.com | Will Aldam

UConn women's basketball legend and WNBA rookie Paige Bueckers is already proving herself as one of the top players in the league this season. On Thursday Bueckers was asked about fellow first overall WNBA pick Caitlin Clark, who has been struggling so far, compared to her lofty expectations, in her second professional season. Article continues below this adClark is shooting 29.5% from the 3-point line this season and is also battling a groin injury.
The fighting has stopped between Israel and Iran. Families of hostages now hope for a deal in Gaza

2 days ago | darientimes.com | Melanie Lidman

OR AKIVA, Israel (AP) — Liran Berman hasn't had much to keep hopeful over the 629 days of his twin brothers' captivity in Gaza. Ceasefire deals have collapsed, the war has dragged on, and his siblings remain hostages in the Palestinian enclave. But the war between Israel and Iran, and the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that halted 12 days of fighting, have sparked fresh hope that his brothers, Gali and Ziv, may finally return home.
Manchester's TLC Foundation seeks $200,000 to avoid closing Diyeso-Lewis House for homeless children

2 days ago | darientimes.com | Joseph Villanova

MANCHESTER — A local organization for children facing housing insecurity hopes to avoid closing its doors after losing its coverage from the Town of Manchester. The Diyeso-Lewis House of TLC Foundation Inc., an independent nonprofit licensed by the state Department of Children and Families, began a $200,000 fundraiser via GoFundMe earlier this month to raise one year of cost for its "transitional living center" on North Street.
New Connecticut law improves voting access to some people in prison

3 days ago | darientimes.com | Jordan Fenster

A new law aims to increase voting access for people behind bars, putting a ballot in the hands of people who can't make bail. The law, signed by Gov. Ned Lamont earlier this year, “creates specific procedures for incarcerated individuals who are eligible to vote to apply for, receive and cast absentee ballots,” in the words of the state legislature.
CT state parks closed after reaching capacity Monday amid extreme heat

4 days ago | darientimes.com | Josh LaBella

As Connecticut dealt with its second day of extreme heat, state parks and beaches started closing as their parking lots filled to capacity Monday. Millers Pond in Haddam was the first to fill up, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, with its lot reaching capacity just after 2 p.m.Article continues below this adAt about 4:30 p.m., DEEP said Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union had been closed.
I-95 North in Branford reopens after trucks involved in multi-vehicle crash, officials say

5 days ago | darientimes.com | Liz Hardaway |Josh LaBella

BRANFORD — Interstate 95 northbound has reopened after a crash involving two vehicles that rolled over, spilling fluids on the roadway, closed part of the highway Monday morning, state police said. Connecticut State Police said, as of 8:50 a.m., there were no injuries reported but emergency medical services were responding to the scene.
Five odd laws on the books in Connecticut: Horses, silly string and more

5 days ago | darientimes.com | Jordan Fenster

Your pickles can land on the ground with a thud, legally, without fear of prosecution but be careful where you cross the street while standing on your hands. There are more than a few unconventional laws in Connecticut, though perhaps the most commonly cited strange statute, that pickles must legally bounce when dropped from a height of 1 foot, is a myth.
Iran bombing puts U.S. on 'path to a war in the Middle East,' CT senator says

6 days ago | darientimes.com | Jessica Bravo |Ken Dixon

Criticism of President Donald Trump’s order to use bunker-busting bombs Saturday against three nuclear facilities in Iran was swift, with Connecticut’s members of Congress warning that the White House usurped the Constitution’s war-making authority to directly involve the United States into a potentially widening conflict on the other side of the world.
Gov. Ned Lamont ethics report gives peek into family's income

6 days ago | darientimes.com | Ken Dixon

The independently wealthy Gov. Ned Lamont continues to work for free, according to his latest filing with the Office of State Ethics. In his seventh year in office, Lamont has never taken a governor's salary, which could now total $226,711 a year, equal to Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court Raheem Mullins.
Where to find cooling centers in Connecticut as heat wave looms

6 days ago | darientimes.com | Richard Chumney

Municipalities across Connecticut plan to open temporary cooling centers as the state faces a heat wave that is expected to bring temperatures as high as 100 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for Connecticut, as well as an air quality alert, ahead of the heat wave expected to begin at noon Sunday.