MADISON - Donna Gardner and Cathy Griffith have loved each other for 27 years, but until last Wednesday, they could not give that love society's stamp of approval.

While Guilford is known as a largely Democratic town and Madison as traditionally Republican, they both voted overwhelmingly for President-Elect Barack Obama last week.

GUILFORD-The overwhelming support for the purchase of the 624 acre Goss property expressed by town, state and federal officials, the Audubon Society, environmentalists and many residents is not unanimous.

MADISON-No, we can't.
That's what voters said to the $13.3 million Scranton Memorial Library expansion ballot question last week, even as they said 'Yes we can' to President-elect Barack Obama's candidacy.

The day before the general election, all the classes at Island Avenue Elementary School got to choose the best book out of three they read, as a non-political celebration of the democratic process.

This year, the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame (CWHF) is celebrating the achievements of "Women in Science."

In a banner year for the Democrats both statewide and nationally, incumbents State Senator Ed Meyer and State Representative Deb Heinrich won re-election by wide margins.