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Norwich — An overnight fire forced the evacuation of residents of two apartments on Central Avenue. Norwich police discovered the fire early Wednesday while responding to a 1:15 a.m. burglar alarm at 2 Central Ave. Fire officials said smoke was coming from the first floor office area of Mikasa Financial Services. Norwich fire companies arrived to find a fire on the first floor, below occupied apartments on the second and third floors.

A more perfect union? Congress has been the place where America tries to resolve its problems WASHINGTON (AP) — It's one thing to issue a Declaration of Independence. It's quite another to launch a grand experiment in representative democracy. Congress isn’t quite yet celebrating its 250th anniversary — the House and Senate as they are recognized today first convened in 1789 — but from the start it has provided an enduring, if imperfect, forum in the country’s pursuit of a more perfect union.

Cal Flyn traveled tens of thousands of miles around the world to research her book “The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness,” journeying to remote areas in Africa, Antarctica and the Amazon and encountering AK-47-toting men, isolated Indigenous communities, big-game hunters, turbulent seas, wild animals and an erupting volcano along the way. Oh, and that time the ground gave way beneath her, and she fell into an ice cavern.

A well-known Farmington developer is invoking Connecticut’s 8-30g law as it looks to build an affordable housing complex in Wallingford with more than 80 apartments. Local housing advocates praise Metro Realty’s plan, particularly since the company is pledging to set aside 80% of the apartments as affordable — vastly more than 8-30g requires. Nearly 20% of the affordable units will be set up as supportive housing, where disabled tenants receive part-time support services to live independently.

Joe Attwater doesn’t just watch birds. He dreams about them. The 37-year-old conservation and education coordinator for the Connecticut Audubon Society has, for some time, kept a list of the birds that have appeared in his dreams. “I think I’ve seen about 110 different species of birds in my dreams,” Attwater acknowledged, almost in disbelief. In his waking life, Attwood’s bird life list is even more impressive. So far, he’s identified and confirmed 513 different species, a remarkable tally.

The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is opening the exhibit "Isaac Sheffield: Portraits from New London’s Whaling Era," on view Sept. 12 through Jan. 3. This exhibition, the first to focus on the work of regional artist Isaac Sheffield, Jr., examines his portraits and portrait miniatures of the 1830s and 1840s, a time of growth, innovation and change at the height of New London’s whaling era.

Sept. 11 seems like yesterday in New York City Smoke still rose from the ruins of the World Trade Center, and the smell of nearly 2,000 deaths lingered miles uptown. A reporter asked New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani whether he worried that the city's Muslim neighborhoods would be attacked in revenge for that Islamist-inspired atrocity. Giuliani responded that he would make sure that didn't happen, that he was sending more police to those areas to protect their residents.

Your stars - Sept. 9 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Add an original touch to whatever you pursue. If you go the distance, you'll open doors to new beginnings. Your chance to advance is met with passion and emotional input that make you impossible to defeat. If you trust and believe in your ability, you'll win favors and support from someone with clout. A partnership will tempt you.

DEAR ABBY: I'm in love with an older woman. I'm 41, and she is about 35 years older. I have known her since I was a kid. She's the reason I always dated older women. I want to tell her how I feel, but I'm scared she'll be shocked, and I wouldn't want anyone else to find out my feelings, like her kids. I grew up with them. We always enjoy our conversations, and I often throw her little hints. When I do, she smiles and likes that I flirt with her, but I've never told her my real feelings.

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