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Hundreds of CT bank branches closed in last decade, with more to come. Why one is bucking that trend

In the last decade, the number of bank branches in Connecticut declined nearly 24%, down to 978, as of June 30, 2023.

A recent survey showed that 45% of Americans use a mobile phone app to regular access their bank accounts (Courant File Photo)

“This is a victory for Connecticut taxpayers,'' said Senate Republican leader Stephen Harding of Brookfield. It's a blow to environmentalists.

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Electric cars stall in CT. Some say a ‘victory for Connecticut taxpayers’; others shake their heads.

John and Helen Fascia started selling chocolate out of the basement in their Town Plot neighborhood home 60 years ago. All these years later the couple is still going strong in Waterbury.

CT family grows award-winning chocolate company from basement to statewide. It’s still hand stirred.

“It was the worst day of my life, the worst day of my life,” she said. “They took my twin away. They took my other half away."

A CT woman’s ‘life just shattered’ when her twin died in a house fire. Could it have been prevented?

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark stands on the court prior to playing against the Dallas Wings during an WNBA basketball game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Dom Amore: ‘Like a true movement,’ Caitlin Clark, WNBA’s new star power pushing CT Sun franchise to new level

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