In the summer of 1996, a day after returning from covering the crash of TWA Flight 800, I was sent to Atlanta for more breaking news. Someone detonated a bomb at the […]
Face the State Flashback: ’96 Atlanta Olympics Bombing
Jack is Back
The race for state treasurer is heating up. Incumbent Democrat Denise Nappier is running for a 5th term, but Republicans see her as vulnerable. Enter Jack Orchulli. Jack is back, is the […]
That Time I Almost Met Paul McCartney
I’m a little on the young side to remember the Beatles. They were broken up by the time I started taking guitar lessons in the 1st grade, but my parents had Beatles […]
Winter Storm Easton
The impending winter storm has been named Easton by the WFSB team of meteorologists. This year the naming theme is Connecticut towns, and this bucolic town in Fairfield County is the latest. […]
Moving on Up
Today we say a goodbye to one of our key players at WFSB, Steve Yablonski. You’ve probably seen his byline on stories on wfsb.com, and perhaps had a glimpse of him in […]
Petit Won’t run for Congress
Doctor William Petit will not run for congress in CT-5 Here’s his statement: I had been approached by a number of people who urged me to consider this possibility and suggested that […]
Help me Celebrate & Support a Great Cause
It is both stunning and sad at how often a woman becomes a victim of domestic abuse. This Sunday on Face the State we will learn more about what’s being done to […]
Trains and Campaigns
On this Super Bowl Sunday on Face the State we are talking trains and campaigns. We are joined by Ned Lamont and Oz Griebel for unique insight into what it takes to […]
CT GOP Woos Black Voters
The Democratic party has been able to boast that it is the place for black voters to turn, but now the state Republican party is trying to change that. On this Sunday’s […]
Winter Storm Chester and his Predecessors
WFSB Chief Meteorologist Bruce DePrest announced the winter storm hitting Connecticut this week is named Winter Storm Chester. It’s not named after our 21st president, Chester Arthur, who no doubt had the […]
Herbst Criticizes Nappier in Exploration of Treasurer’s Race
When Denise Nappier was elected state treasurer Bill Clinton was president, John Rowland governor and people were watching Melrose Place and Friends. It was the fall of 1998, and the Hartford Democrat […]
The Top Posts of 2013
Who knew that a picture of a crashed car would be viewed thousands of times or that a Face the State interview about the state’s new gun law would be so widely […]
Couric & Connecticut
For some reason when I updated the Hartfordite posts from 2006 and 2007 didn’t migrate over. I’m not going to re-post all of them here, but thought I’d bring over a few […]
Do You Remember G. Fox?
There was nothing like it in Connecticut then, and there is certainly nothing like it now. We’re talking about the legendary G. Fox department store in downtown Hartford, that closed its doors […]
Connecticut Dems Raising Cash off Ann Coulter
Connecticut Democrats are using author, commentator, and native daughter Ann Coulter in a new effort to raise money. Coulter’s comments https://dennishouse.tv/2014/01/08/ann-coulter-on-her-home-state-and-2014/ about 2010 Connecticut Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley that appeared in […]
Bye Bye 2013, Hello 2014!
Our final edition of Face the State of the year features a look back at the top political stories of 2013 and a look ahead at 2014. We are joined by WFSB […]
The Family Christmas Card 2013 Edition
Longtime readers of The Hartfordite are familiar with our struggles with the family Christmas card over the years. Blurry pictures, cranky children, an uncooperative cat, weather, getting called in for breaking news […]
New Faces at WFSB
You’ve probably noticed a few new members of our news team on Channel 3 lately. Jason Frazer is a reporter in from Columbus, Ohio, and Nicole Nalepa comes to us from Springfield, […]
Face the State Flashback: Mohegan Tribe Recognized by Feds
Twenty years ago this winter a major decision was handed down by the federal government that changed Connecticut forever. The Mohegan tribe received federal recognition, paving the way for them to build […]
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