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Sunday, May 17, 2026 · Simsbury
Bloomfield Cummins Workers Ratify Contract, End 48-Hour Strike
UAW Local 379 members at Bloomfield's Cummins-Jacobs plant ratified a new contract Sunday, ending a 48-hour strike. The agreement includes immediate 4% wage increase and $1,300 signing bonus.
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Read StoryConnecticut dairy farmers to get $22.5M in emergency relief
Governor Ned Lamont announced May 13 that he plans to release $22.5 million from Connecticut's Federal Cuts Response Fund to provide immediate relief to the state's dairy farmers.
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Manchester sells Nathan Hale School to developer for $1
Manchester sells the defunct Nathan Hale Elementary School to developer Parker Benjamin LLC for $1, paving the way for conversion of the 1922 brick building into 41 apartments.
Sunday, May 17, 2026