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![Litchfield cross country and track coach Brent Hawkins (in blue) with his friend Rod Dixon, an Olympian and New York City Marathon winner, at the Class S cross country championships at Wickham Park last fall. (Photo courtesy of Brent Hawkins) Litchfield cross country and track coach Brent Hawkins (in blue) with his friend Rod Dixon, an Olympian and New York City Marathon winner, at the Class S cross country championships at Wickham Park last fall. (Photo courtesy of Brent Hawkins)](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/hawk-e1714099225751.jpg?w=620)
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Longtime coaches shocked to find out they won’t have jobs after CT high schools merge
A school merger between Litchfield High and Wamogo High School in Litchfield required coaches to re-apply for their jobs and two coaches, Brent Hawkins and Rob Andrulis, who have between them a total of over 50 years of experience, have...
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DCF notified of alleged assault in front of child prior to deadly CT house fire, arrest report shows
The state Department of Children and Families was notified about a domestic violence assault that allegedly involved two parents and occurred in front of their infant weeks before the man arrested died during a house fire in Wallingford where the...
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New CT restaurant breaks with tradition. They say modern twists mean food that’s ‘best of its kind’
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![Now, after being open for a little over a year in Connecticut, with an over two-month long waitlist, they will be opening a second Head Spa. Now, after being open for a little over a year in Connecticut, with an over two-month long waitlist, they will be opening a second Head Spa.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/thc-l-headspa-0424-02_b4dc51.jpg?w=270)
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![AI is present in almost every aspect of our lives, and that influence will only grow—it is a bell that cannot be unrung. Rapid, incredible advances seen in the last year or two—from ChatGPT to significant improvements in AI’s application in healthcare and manufacturing—are transforming our world in ways previously unimaginable. AI is present in almost every aspect of our lives, and that influence will only grow—it is a bell that cannot be unrung. Rapid, incredible advances seen in the last year or two—from ChatGPT to significant improvements in AI’s application in healthcare and manufacturing—are transforming our world in ways previously unimaginable.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2012/06/23/AFMMQZTGYNBRVDOHOSIDJSIU3M.jpg?w=535)
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Opinion: Responsible AI legislation that will help small businesses
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