March 03, 2022

UConn Considers Center for Agriculture and Food Innovation; Fairfield Adds Biomedical Engineering Masters; Amazon to Offer Free Tuition at Two Colleges in CT

March 03, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

Two Connecticut universities at opposite ends of the state are launching – or thinking of launching – new programs. The University of Connecticut and Fairfield University are both in the news this week. And Amazon - the retail delivery giant - is making a big push to boost education opportunities for hourly employees, in Connecticut and nationwide.

March 01, 2022

Shelley Best Named as New CEO of Greater Hartford Arts Council

March 01, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

Rev. Dr. Shelley D. Best has been selected as the new CEO of the Greater Hartford Arts Council, following a nearly half-year search process for the organization’s next leader. Well-known and highly regarded in the Greater Hartford community, Dr. Best brings with her more than 20 years of experience as a non-profit leader.

February 24, 2022

Young Professionals Seek to Publicize Food Insecurity in United Way Competition

February 24, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

The challenge was to create a public awareness campaign to raise awareness of local resources that address food insecurity in the Greater Hartford region. United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut has announced that the 2021 Emerging Leaders Society (ELS) Case Competition was won by HSB’s team, Steam United.

February 21, 2022

CT's Local Downtowns Are Key to Economic Vibrancy, Walkable Communities

February 21, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut Main Street Center (CMSC) is urging the state to “prioritize our downtowns & town centers as the drivers of the state's economy, leaders of innovation & opportunity, and reinvigorate a Main Street spirit still strained by the Covid pandemic.”

February 18, 2022

Community Health Center to Receive $2M to Increase Health Care Access for Underserved Patients

February 18, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

Community Health Center (CHC), with locations across Connecticut, will receive $2 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase health care access and quality for underserved patients through virtual care.

February 16, 2022

Understanding Various Religions Can Benefit Workplaces, New Webinar Series to Launch

February 16, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

Hartford International University for Religion & Peace, formerly the Hartford Seminary, has announced plans to offer a four-part webinar series this year, Holidays in the Workplace.

February 14, 2022

Connecticut: 94 Municipal Police Departments = 6,500 Local Police

February 14, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut, with 169 municipalities, has 94 separate and distinct municipal police departments employing a total of 6,527 police officers. Nineteen of the departments employ 100 or more police officers.

February 10, 2022

CRIS Radio Awarded $46k Federal Grant to Make State's Revolutionary War Stories Come to Life

February 10, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

The Connecticut Radio Information System (CRIS Radio), a 43-year-old nonprofit radio-reading service, has been awarded a $46,241 federal grant to create an accessible smartphone audio tour of a Revolutionary War winter encampment at Putnam Memorial State Park in Redding, Connecticut, known as “Connecticut’s Valley Forge.”

February 09, 2022

Connecticut Libraries Pivot During COVID, Provide New and Expanded Services

February 09, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

During the past two years, libraries in Connecticut have added new services in response to the pandemic, often launching them in a matter of days. That responsiveness has led to tens of thousands of virtual programs, and thousands of in-person programs adjusted to comply with safety protocols, according to new reports looking back at library services since the onset of COVID-19.

February 06, 2022

Second Major Nonprofit Merger in Two Years Aims to Bring the State Together

February 06, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

For the second consecutive year, a pair of leading Connecticut non-profit organizations have merged, determining that splitting the relatively small state into two geographic regions was no longer the most efficient way to operate.