2025 in Connecticut
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Connecticut.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Ned Lamont (D)
Events
- March 22 – Trinity College beats New York University 64–60 to win the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament.[1]
- April 6 – The UConn Huskies women's basketball team win the NCAA Division I women's basketball championship, beating the South Carolina Gamecocks 82–59 to win their first championship since 2016. UConn's Azzi Fudd is named the Most Outstanding Player.[2]
- April 15 – Paier College, which lost its accreditation in March, notifies the state of Connecticut that it will be shutting down.[3]
- May 28 – President Donald Trump pardons former Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland, who was convicted in connection to a campaign finance fraud case.[4]
- June 28 – The inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Lime Rock race takes place at Lime Rock Park.[5]
- August 5 – A 56-year-old man kills his mother Suzanne Adams and himself in a murder-suicide in Greenwich. An investigation finds the man had extensive interactions with the ChatGPT chatbot and believed Adams was trying to poison him.[6]
- August 18 – Four people, including two children, are killed in a house fire in Hartford.[7]
- August 22 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rules that a state law banning assault weapons does not violate the second amendment. The law was signed in 2013 following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[8]
- September 18 – Connecticut and nine other Northeastern states announce the formation of the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a coalition of local health leaders.[9]
- October 4 – The Hartford Athletic beat the Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 to win the 2025 USL Cup.[10]
- November 4 – 2025 Stamford mayoral election: Incumbent Mayor Caroline Simmons wins reelection.[11]
Sports
See also
References
- ↑ "Trinity College downs NYU 64-60 for first-ever Division III Men's Basketball National Championship". NBC Connecticut. March 23, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ↑ Maloney, Jack (April 6, 2025). "Azzi Fudd wins Final Four Most Outstanding Player: UConn star caps comeback tour with title-winning triumph". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ↑ "Paier College in Bridgeport sends closure notice to state". NBC Connecticut. April 16, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ↑ Keating, Christopher (May 28, 2025). "President Trump pardons former Gov. John G. Rowland – "wonderful final resolution"". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Schedule - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site %". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ↑ Ortutay, Barbara (November 6, 2025). "OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions". The Associated Press. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- ↑ "A fast-moving Connecticut house fire kills 2 adults and 2 children and injures 5 other people". The Associated Press. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
- ↑ Neumeister, Larry (August 22, 2025). "Federal appeals panel upholds Connecticut's assault weapons ban". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Several Northeastern States and America's Largest City Announce the Northeast Public Health Collaborative". NYC Health. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ↑ "USL Jägermeister Cup Scores - Final". USL League One. October 4, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
- ↑ Laguarda, Ignacio (November 4, 2025). "Caroline Simmons wins second term as Stamford mayor, capturing two-thirds of vote". The Stamford Advocate. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ↑ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Yale University. Retrieved December 26, 2024.