The Connecticut legislature established a 10-member task force to study ways to protect seniors from fraud, this past spring. The task force must report its findings and recommendations to the Aging and Human Services committees of the legislature by the first of next month, January 1, 2022.
Read MoreAfter just six years of the nation’s first statewide mattress recycling program, more than 1 million mattresses and box springs have been recycled in Connecticut. The impact has been tangible - resulting in the diversion of more than 18,000 tons of steel, foam, fibers and wood from landfill and incineration, according to program officials.
Read MoreNearly two-thirds of Connecticut hospitals earned a grade of A or B in an annual report grading hospitals across the nation, including Connecticut, based on an array of safety factors.
Read MoreAll Tech Is Human – a nonprofit organization launched just a few years ago in Greater Hartford - has announced that it has secured over $650,000 in funding to support projects related to building the responsible tech pipeline and better aligning tech with the public interest.
Read MoreThe Attorneys General of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey are pressing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to tighten controls on air pollution emitted by heavy-duty trucks in the tri-state region.
Read MoreIn an initiative designed to increase Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion rates, improve postsecondary access, and close opportunity gaps among high school students, 40 Connecticut high schools from 19 districts across the state will be participating in the 2021-22 Connecticut FAFSA Challenge.
Read MoreDoc Wayne Youth Services — a Boston nonprofit whose sport-infused therapies improve mental health — along with Bristol, CT-based global sports brand ESPN, and The Village — a Hartford nonprofit dedicated to building a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children — are collaborating to advance mental health initiatives for young people by leveraging the power of sport.
Read MoreLisa Lattanza, MD, chair of the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation at the Yale School of Medicine, has been presented with the 2021 annual Diversity Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
Read MoreThe Connecticut Center for the Book has announced the 2021 Connecticut Book Awards Winners, recognizing the best books of 2020 which are either about Connecticut or by authors and illustrators from Connecticut in multiple categories.
Read MoreConnecticut's School-Based Diversion Initiative (SBDI) will be implemented in 15 schools across six districts during the 2021-22 school year, bringing the total number of schools served by SBDI in Connecticut to 65.
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