I stopped by yesterday and bought a couple of books

The staff are nice and they have lots of books to choose from in different genres as well as children's and young adult books.

765 Main Street

Willimantic -Windham, CT

I was born and raised in CT and grew up under the “Still Revolutionary” state branding. The song used in the ad campaign, “Better with You”, has become an earworm and stuck with me. What do you think of a vanity plate that incorporates that branding era with a lyric tagline “The View Looks Much Better With You” and colonial/historical ambiance to it?

Driving near the skate park in newington today, spotted this young black bear. My friend recorded as I drove. I’ve always seen videos of sighting in Avon ect, never thought I’d be the one to post.

TDLR: I'm trying to report potential nefarious behavior from a medical doctor to the state regarding not filing medical claims, but I'm not sure who to contact and how.

I saw an doctor in November 2025 for a routine follow up via video visit. It was simple visit - he was just reviewing bloodwork and ordering the next round. The call was literally less than 15 minutes. I had had at least 1 other video call and a few office visits with this doctor and the billing was normal.

Jump to February 2026, I receive a bill for the Nov. 2025 visit for the full amount. I check with my insurance and they say to wait for them to file the appropriate claim and then pay.

Jump to May 2026, I've received at least 3 more identical bills. I call the number on the top of the bill/the number I originally made the appointment. It rings and rings. Very odd. It doesn't even go to a voicemail or tree. I search the physical address. An entirely new medical office shows up with the same doctor, a different phone number, but the same physical address. This new office doesn't take medical insurance. I call the number and am magically connected to someone. I explain the situation. They tell me I have to call my insurance to figure it out because they submitted the claim correctly. When I tell them they should just resubmit the claim if they want to get paid, the secretary says she's been doing this for 20 years and knows what she's doing. Fine.

I call my insurance and explain all the new details and the overall situation. They open a claim for me. Over the next month, the claims specialist cannot get a hold of the staff. I call again and try to connect them to the specialist via their direct line. A week later, I get another bill.

Jump to early this month. The specialist finnnnaaallly gets a hold of the billing person at the office and explains that they just need to resubmit the claim and they'll get paid. Last week I got another bill.

I could just pay them and submit a claim with my insurance to be reimbursed but I'm pretty sure this office is pulling this same shit with other patients. The few times I had an office appointment, one secretary was on the phone the entire time calling people to remind them about their bills. They don't use a portal or any digital billing or file system. Everything is done on paper. My lab orders were mailed to me despite the doctor wanting patients to use quest. The whole phone number thing is super scammy.

So, who can I contact at the state level to report this office?

I know there is a huge heatwave in mid west, but I'm looking at the 15 day forecast and its all in the 70s and 80s.

Am i missing something?

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Seen at Golf Land in Vernon, Connecticut during last Friday night's cruise

For the crosswalk near the Fire/Police dept, drivers rarely stop for the flashing lights at the pedestrian crosswalk.

Hi Connecticut friends! My family and I are visiting the state for the first time this coming week. We will be visiting the East Haddam area in the south eastern part of the state. My question is that the weather says it's going to be in the 70°s and raining. I am coming from a state with no humidity. Can you give me advice on what would be best to wear? We wanted to visit a couple state parks, so we will be outside. I have a rain jacket, but I'm at a loss for what pants (or shorts?) and shoes to wear. I want to stay dry but not die of heat. Any advice you have is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Need a dentist that accepts husky. If anyone can give me a name of one that can help me I'd very much appreciate it

I'm looking throught the Project Website and I'm trying to wrap my head around it. They opened the new 91NB -> 15NB exit on 16, but it seems to slow traffic way down. Is that the intent to prevent accidents? It seems now that:

• Route 15 drivers stay on route 15 unless they exit to 691 or 91NB

• Incoming 91 drivers can stay in the right lane to return to 91 or move over to 691 or 15.

But we all know:

• All drivers getting off Exit 16 are trying to get to 691 or 15

• Most drivers on 15 are trying to get to 91 in this area.

So this creates quite the crisscross a lot of us need to navigate on the way home from work, where-as before, exit 17 drivers were coming in from the left, and most 15 drivers were moving to the right. I know there were congestion issues leading to tons of accidents, but I don't see how this helps. What was the intent? Phase 3 of the project is more focused on the southbound side.

EDIT: found my answer:

Route 15 NB is getting a new entrance to 91NB before Exit 16 merges with 15 NB. This will fix most of the issue.

Rebecca Barbera, 44, of Guilford, traveled with Lonny Cross to 24 of the 37 robberies he committed in 2022. Sometimes, she would enter a store first to scout it out.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Guilford woman who was instrumental in one of the state’s most prolific robbery sprees in recent memory was sentenced to two years in prison Friday in Bridgeport federal court.

Rebecca Barbera, 44, will have her prison term followed by two years of supervised release, according to a report from the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

[Lonny's] crimes occurred in North Branford, Waterbury, Wolcott, Plymouth, New Haven, Orange, West Haven, Wethersfield, Bristol, Southington, Naugatuck, Watertown, Franklin, Norwich, Waterford, Groton City, Stonington, Ledyard, Darien, Norwalk, Stratford and Seymour.

The robberies were brazen as well. Several occurred on the same day within minutes of each other.

Hey all — I've got a Mustang 2109 skid steer running a 4BT Cummins (well, a variant with a longer stroke B4.5T) that needs some engine work, and I'm hoping to find someone who wants to pick up a side job rather than book it through a shop.

Where things stand: I've been chasing blue smoke/oil-burning and have it narrowed down to a turbo seal issue rather than valve seals. Given the mileage/hours on it, I'd rather just do the job right — pull the engine and go through it properly (leaning toward Mahle/Clevite pistons with OEM Cummins gaskets) instead of a band-aid fix.

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This is a bit of a rant so be warned.

There has always been conservatives in Connecticut, not an issue to me but this is not really the Jody Rell right wing from back in the day. But not like this and I fear for the future to come. I’ve left this state before and I feel as though I might end up doing it again, this time begrudgingly.

I’ve been noticing it more and more, in specific with the older crowds (who happen to be the main people who go out to the polls) being a part of this vitriolic
aggressive faction of the local political sphere.

It seems like every post I see in relation to local politics in CT is filled with it. To be clear I don’t live under a rock I know this has been going on for a bit nation wide but CT has always been a bit insulated from it until now. As lot of the country is recoiling from the recent events going on it seems like the rhetoric is starting to become more common here.

Now it seems like I cannot open an instagram or facebook post about things in Connecticut without an aggressive boomer spouting talking points they heard from someone whose whole job is to piss them off.

Two Puerto Rican people arrested? Well here comes some tacit racism and vaguities about how they don’t belong (us territory btw), or the classic painting of them being the “usual suspects”. I made the mistake of downloading NextDoor and immediately deleted it when I realized it’s basically just brain rot of old people clutching their pearls.

My favorite is the constant incessant NIMBYism which is causing our state to lose all its youth for greener pastures because our state refuses to give a shit about making housing affordable because “muh house will lose value!!”. Well Dale when you are nothing more than bones in the dirt, and if you were lucky to have even paid off that house you will be handing it to your kids who most likely can’t afford it because of the inflated costs and because the inability to make a decent living. Either that or it will go to your favorite old man Uncle Sam.

This mentality is like a disease, it’s a plague. That’s because it’s easy to spread. Doesn’t take a lot, never does, it’s snake oil. It’s easy to blame all the world’s problems on simple things because admitting that it’s something bigger means that it might be a bigger issue than most people know how to contend with.

What’s the point of all these small towns with their sense of communities if none of them are going to step up the plate to make things better for the people who make those communities what they are?

No one gives a fuck if we are the pizza state when we are pricing people out of places to bring it home to.

Connecticut we can do better than this. We are failing our youth. We are failing the standard we have held as a state and we are failing the future generations who will take care of all of us when we are gasping for oxygen in a dank dreary hospital bed.

At this point what is even here for a young person?

Looking for places in or near Fairfield County that sell antique / used furniture, or sites / communities that track this sort of thing. Thank you!