You can’t blame some in Connecticut for thinking “been there, done that” as neighboring New York goes down the path of a gubernatorial succession thought unlikely – even impossible – only months prior. Kathy Hochul will lead New York, reaching the state’s top office with startling similarities to what occurred in Connecticut in nearly two decades ago.
Read MoreUnited Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut has awarded $3 million to local community organizations that are addressing the long-term health, economic and educational impact of COVID-19 on children, adults and families.
Read MoreSouth Windsor Director of Public Works Vincent Stetson has received a national award for improvements made to the town’s leaf recycling program. Stetson received the Exceptional Performance Award – Sustainability from the American Public Works Association.
Read MoreA dramatic increase in coastal flooding could be only a decade away. That’s the bottom line in a new report looking ahead at the potential for cataclysmic weather along the nation’s coastlines. Climate change has already increased the frequency and severity of hurricanes and other extreme weather events around the world. But the perfect storm of events – on Earth and on the Moon – has the potential for flooding well beyond what has been experienced to date.
Read MoreThe pending merger of Buffalo-based M&T Bank and Bridgeport headquartered People’s United Bank continues to draw the ire of elected officials in Connecticut, with more than 700 layoffs pending, even as the bank is recognized for its diversity inclusion work.
Read MoreThrough homemade herbal recipes, Tynne Love, Founder of Herbal Diva, aspires to educate and encourage the use of herbal remedies as a means to heal and protect the health of individuals in and around Connecticut.
Read MoreConnecticut is the 32nd state to require all back-seat occupants to buckle up. Connecticut's new mandatory back-seat seat belt law is effective on October 1. The new law comes as traffic fatalities have climbed since COVID, and seat belts are seen as a way to help reduce those increasing numbers.
Read MoreTwo Connecticut higher education institutions have earned record-breaking grants in recent weeks to undertake groundbreaking research. The University of Connecticut and the Hartford Seminary – occupying very different locations on the education spectrum – have each gained notice for their expertise, to good result.
Read MoreThe minimum wage in Connecticut will increase from the current rate of $12.00 per hour to $13.00 per hour beginning on Sunday, August 1, 2021, the latest step in a five year plan to move the state’s minimum wage to $15.00 per hour on June 1, 2023. Mystic Seaport Museum will reach the final step sooner.
Read MoreAttorney General William Tong, Aging and Disabilities Commissioner Amy Porter, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull and the Coalition for Elder Justice in Connecticut have launched the Elder Justice Hotline-- a “one stop shop” for older in adults in Connecticut in need of information, aid, and justice.
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