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Connecticut's Gas Tax Jumps to Nearly 50 Cents Monday
The tax is jumping almost 2 percentage points as of Monday, July 1, up to 8.81 percent.

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The tax is jumping almost 2 percentage points as of Monday, July 1, up to 8.81 percent.

Meetings of Glastonbury boards, commissions and committees for the week of July 1.
It's important to stay hydrated and seek shelter from the sun's punishing rays.
Meetings of Glastonbury boards, commissions and committees.
Meetings of Portland boards, commissions and committees for the week of July 1.
Local students in Grades 1- 8 will perform Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax!
Land, home, office and condo sales for the week of June 22.
Fees will go up to ride the ferry beginning on July 8, but that didn't deter ferrygoers Friday afternoon.
What's biting in fresh and salt water this week?
A woman put one friendship to the test after setting her buddy's shoes on fire, police report.
A woman put one friendship to the test after setting her buddy's shoes on fire, police report.
Glastonbury arrests from June 27 through June 29.
What's biting in fresh and salt water this week?
An arrest or infraction does not indicate a conviction.
The course will be held for residents 60 and older on Monday, July 8.
Construction will take place on the park expansion over the summer.
A report in the National Journal also says Blumenthal is the Senate's third richest member.
A report in the National Journal also says Blumenthal is the Senate's third richest member.
The Farmers Market will debut at its new location on Hubbard Green.
The East Hampton Town Council ordered the stand reopened in time for the Fourth of July.