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Pikachu, from Pokémon, rides the escalator during ConnectiCon at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, on Friday, July 18, 2023. The annual event runs through Sunday. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: Fans Show Off Their Fandom at ConnectiConXXII

By Aaron Flaum

July 18, 2025 at 4:32 p.m.

Fans show off their fandom at this year’s ConnectiCon at the Connecticut Convention Center in...

Visitors enjoy a variety of food trucks during the Riverfront Food Truck Festival at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The event runs through Saturday. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: Scenes from the Riverfront Food Truck Festival

By Aaron Flaum

July 17, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.

People turn out for the annual Riverfront Food Truck Festival at the Mortensen Riverfront Plaza...

Lyric Lecont, 6, of West Hartford, tries to catch a bubble during Camp Blue Back at Blue Back Square in West Hartford, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. The free summer camp for families is held every Tuesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. through Aug. 19. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: Bubbles and balloons at Blue Back

By Aaron Flaum

July 15, 2025 at 3:12 p.m.

Families enjoy Camp Blue Back at Blue Back Square in West Hartford. The free summer...

Doug Horn crawls through a tube as employees from Johnson Brunetti Retirement & Investment Specialists compete in the Grit ‘N Wit obstacle course during the company’s quarterly meeting at The Glastonbury Boathouse on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: Employees put mind and body to the test

By Aaron Flaum

July 11, 2025 at 5:59 p.m.

Johnson Brunetti Retirement & Investment Specialists team members tackle the Grit ‘N Wit obstacle course—combining...

Lucia Rutkowski plays the ukulele as she attends a Ukulele Storytime with her sister, Gabriella Rutkowski, both 7 and of Newington, at the Lucy Robbins Welles Library in Newington, on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: Ukulele Storytime brings music and smiles to CT library

By Aaron Flaum

June 27, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.

Julie Stepanek Murray shares the joy of the ukulele with about 20 curious kids during...

Hartford police officers Abdulkadir Hussein, right, and Steven DesJardins march in the processional with fellow graduates during the Connecticut Police Academy’s 385th session graduation at Central Connecticut State University’s Welte Auditorium, Thursday, June 26, 2025. Thirty-five officers graduated. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: CT Police Academy’s 385th Graduation

By Aaron Flaum

June 26, 2025 at 5:16 p.m.

The 385th session of the Connecticut Police Academy saw 35 new officers sworn in at...

Amazon multi-billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, right, and Lauren Sanchez arrive by boat at a hotel in Venice, Italy, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, ahead of festivities in the lagoon city reportedly linked to their wedding. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Photos from Venice ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding

By The Associated Press

June 26, 2025 at 1:40 p.m.

Activists have united under the banner “No Space for Bezos” to protest the nuptials.

Ava Mercado, 2, of New Britain, stays cool as water falls around her at Chesley Park’s Splash Pad in New Britain on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: Kids beat the heat at Connecticut splash pads

By Aaron Flaum

June 24, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.

Kids cooled off as they played at Chesley Park’s Splash Pad in New Britain.

Crowds gather at Hammonasset Beach State Park to stay cool in the summer heat, Monday, June 23, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: Summer heat draws crowds to Connecticut beaches

By Aaron Flaum

June 23, 2025 at 4:23 p.m.

Crowds gather at Hammonasset Beach State Park to stay cool in the summer heat.

Scottie Scheffler tees off at the first hole as the crowd gathers to watch on Friday, June 20, 2025, during the second round of the 2025 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: 2025 Travelers Championship Day 2

By Aaron Flaum

June 20, 2025 at 5:44 p.m.

Second day of competition at the 2025 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell.

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PHOTOS: Fans Show Off Their Fandom at ConnectiConXXII

PHOTOS: Scenes from the Riverfront Food Truck Festival

PHOTOS: Bubbles and balloons at Blue Back

PHOTOS: Employees put mind and body to the test

PHOTOS: Ukulele Storytime brings music and smiles to CT library

PHOTOS: CT Police Academy’s 385th Graduation

Photos from Venice ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding

PHOTOS: Kids beat the heat at Connecticut splash pads

PHOTOS: Summer heat draws crowds to Connecticut beaches

PHOTOS: 2025 Travelers Championship Day 2