(Editor's note: Handshakes and Headshakes are my quick takes on local events, groups, or newsmakers whose actions, decisions, or performance deserve to be celebrated or called out. Today: Handshake ...

At the Oct. 20 Middletown Town Council meeting, politicians’ anger at the audience emerged during discussion on a new library. They harshly dismissed a gentleman’s insightful and heartfelt appeal for ...

Mid-cycle congressional redistricting efforts could move forward Friday in two more states amid growing maneuvering to influence which party will control the U.S. House after next year’s midterm ...