Connecticut residents now have some of the strongest data privacy rights in the country — including the ability to automatically opt out of data tracking across every website they visit. If you live in New Milford and share personal information online, these new protections are worth understanding.

Financial abuse is one of the most common and least talked-about forms of domestic violence — and it often leaves survivors buried in debt they were forced to take on. A new Connecticut law that took effect January 1, 2025 changes that, giving victims a legal pathway to challenge coerced debt and stop collection activity. Here's what New Milford residents need to know.