The proposal adds 18,000 square feet to the library, incorporating the 191-year-old former Christ Episcopal Church.

Hemp has been legal since 2018, but the state has been trying to keep the sale of THC in licensed dispensaries.

State laws can make managing a town with only two people a complicated affair. In Bethany, as in many towns, the first selectman acts as the town executive, making unilateral decisions as required and ...