You don't need a study to know the answer to this question posed by the CT Mirror about cost of living in CT vs FL. The cost of living is 11% higher in CT than Florida. In this ranking, Connecticut has the 12th highest cost of living while Florida has the 18th highest in the nation. Factors used when calculating each state's cost of living are grocery items, housing, utilities, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services. Between the Lines : Let's fix this disparity...

The Greenwich Patriots, a parent-led Board of Ed (BOE) watchdog group, delivered a scathing message at Thursday's Oct 23 BOE meeting, echoing what many residents were thinking. The Freedom of Information Court definitively ruled in favor of First Selectman Camillo on Wednesday October 22 declaring that the October 2024 actions taken by BOE Democrats (Hirsch, Kostin, Koven, Stowe) to call a meeting to install their preferred candidate (Jen Behette) into an open Republican seat that should have...

Connecticut has surpassed Massachusetts and now has the highest number of ultra-expensive zip codes in New England. Here are the top ranked zip codes and the median sale price for each: 06878 Riverside, $2.75 million 06870 Old Greenwich, $2.65 million 06831 Greenwich, $2.535 million 06820 Darien, $2.358 million 06830 Greenwich, $2.218 million 06840 New Canaan, $2.09 million 06853 Norwalk $2.059 million On a nationwide basis, 06878 Riverside ranked #43 , up 10 places from last year, 06870 Old...

According to Greenwich Town Planner Patrick LaRow at a recent P&Z hearing, since 2020, smoke shops have proliferated in Greenwich. Much of the proliferation is in response to New York increasing restrictions and sales taxes on tobacco and nicotine related products, particularly ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems) and flavored vapes. Since CT does not have laws equal to NY, the west side of Greenwich (Byram, in particular) near the New York border has seen an increase, with shops...

At Saturday's "No Kings" rally in Hartford, CT State Senator Saud Anwar, a Democrat from South Windsor, posed holding a sign "Cholesterol, do your job!" The sign with a big burger, french fries and fried chicken, poked at Trump's unhealthy diet with a hopeful hint at Trump's death. Senator Anwar knows the meaning of the sign. He is a medical doctor and chair of the CT legislature's public health committee. Anwar gave the message more publicity by posting it on his Facebook page. Ryan...