On February 26, 2026, 183-year-old Stanley Black & Decker announced the closing of its New Britain manufacturing plant—the last of its production plants in CT, where it once employed thousands of machinists. This is a major blow to the city’s industrial history and marks the end of an era for local manufacturing. The Closure: The Myrtle Street plant in New Britain produces one-sided tape measures. The company is pivoting to double-sided printing on the tape blade and smart tools such as...

If your phone buzzed today with a frantic message from the "CT DMV" claiming you owe money for a mystery speeding ticket, take a deep breath. The Greenwich Police Department (GPD) is reporting a wave of fraudulent text messages targeting residents. These scams claim you have "unpaid traffic fines" and demand immediate payment to avoid dire consequences—ranging from license suspension to legal action and credit ruin. Reality Check. The DMV does not text you for money. Period. Do not click...

In 1996, Cosmo Kramer and Newman thought they had discovered a "magnificent" loophole: load a mail truck with 5-cent New York bottles, drive to Michigan, and redeem them for 10 cents. In 2026, that "loophole" isn't a sitcom plot—it’s a multi-million dollar headache for the State of Connecticut. The Seinfeld Scheme Newman famously "crunched" the numbers and realized the only thing stopping them was the overhead of gas and tolls. Watch: Kramer & Newman's Recycling Scheme here. A Law with...