Surrounded by supporters at Enfield Town Hall on Saturday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy unveiled a liquor law reform package that will allow for Sunday sales and a whole host of changes to how wine, beer, and liquor are distributed and regulated in the state. The governor said the proposed changes will allow Connecticut to compete with surrounding states in the liquor market.

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There were no problems to report at the polls today, but late this afternoon voter turnout varied widely across the state, according to the Secretary of the State’s office.

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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made another stop on his statewide jobs tour Monday, this one in Somers, a small town in a region that stands to lose a lot of jobs in the absence of a ratified labor agreement.

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Connecticut’s already strained court system is poised to stagger under the weight of cuts and layoffs as well as courthouse and judicial facility closures across the state.

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Enfield Correction Institution will close on Oct. 1 if the plan Department of Correction Commissioner Leo Arnone submitted Friday is approved by the Office of Policy and Management.

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One of the constant bright spots in Enfield is the central library on Middle Road, and its small, branch library on Pearl Street in the Thompsonville section. My wife and I are heavy library users, and one of the reasons we decided to move to the part of Enfield where we currently live is that it is a quick walk to the central branch. I’ve always been proud that this town, which tends to skimp on so much else, supported its libraries as well as it does. I’m a college librarian myself and I’m able to recognize the hard work and dedication Enfield’s librarians and paraprofessionals put into making this system as good as it is.

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