Latest by MICHAEL MELIA
Published on February 2, 2021 - Page 3
English teachers are deciding which books to skip. History teachers are condensing units. Science teachers are often doing without experiments...
Published on February 17, 2019 - Page 29
WALLINGFORD, Conn. — It’s 1 o’clock on a Wednesday afternoon in Wallingford, Connecticut. About 20 children are watching a screen at the front of the...
Published on December 4, 2018 - Page 1
DARIEN, Conn. — One mother shed tears when she read the superintendent’s announcement. Another said it felt like a body blow. After struggling with...
Published on February 4, 2017 - Page 10
WESTPORT, Conn. —When the town sponsored a student essay contest on the topic of white privilege, it was intended to provoke discussion in this...
Published on December 24, 2016 - Page 10
ENFIELD, Conn. — The assignment for this year’s White House holiday display came with a tight deadline. A team of Lego master builders, within 21/2...
Published on October 4, 2016 - Page 15
A 63-acre island estate that went on sale recently for the first time in over a century includes a stone mansion, a 21-stall horse stable and a...
Published on July 31, 2015 - Page 6
UNCASVILLE, Conn. —One high roller requests a refrigerator full of bananas that he squeezes and throws as he gambles. Another urinates against a wall...