History - real and imagined - dominated the 2019 Connecticut Book Awards, announced Sunday by the Connecticut Center for the Book, a project of Connecticut Humanities. Winners included some well-known literary names, and others not (yet) instantly recognizable. The awards recognize and honor books with specific ties to Connecticut.
Read MoreConnecticut is the nation’s 10th most energy efficient state, according to a new analysis. The state ranked 16th in Home Energy Efficiency, 15th in Vehicle-Fuel Efficiency and 8th in Transportation Efficiency.
Read MoreTwo Connecticut organizations that focus on youth - Waterbury Youth Services in Waterbury and the Cheshire Academy in Cheshire – have joined a national pilot program being run by the National Council for Behavioral Health with support from Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. The initiative - teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) – was launched in a limited number of schools around the country earlier this year.
Read MoreEastern Connecticut manufacturing jobs grew four times as fast as the rest of the state between 2015 and 2019, the Connecticut Business & Industry Association is reporting. Two-thirds of all statewide manufacturing job growth during that period took place in the region's 41 communities.
Read MoreThe nation’s two newest Literary Landmarks, both in Connecticut, will be announced at ceremonies on October 16. The Mark Twain House & Museum and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center have been selected to be designees for recognition. The announcement will be made by the Connecticut Center for the Book, CT Humanities and Hartford Public Library.
Read MoreAn estimated 1,000 volunteers showed up to shorelines throughout Connecticut to help put an end to water pollution during the annual International Coastal Cleanup hosted by the Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound. Volunteers could choose among more than 20 beach clean-up communities in Connecticut.
Read MoreSome things change, some stay the same. The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation has adopted a new name and a new logo to launch with the start of the new year, as plans proceed for engaging programs and continued advocacy work. Beginning January 1, 2020, the organization will be known as Preservation Connecticut.
Read MoreBeing a teenager and a CEO may be an unlikely combination, but it is not impossible. If you have any doubts, take a look at what’s happening at Connecticut-based Girls With Impact.
Read MoreThe award winning ”Salmon-in-Schools” Program (S-i-S) is a science and conservation based educational program administered by the Connecticut River Salmon Association (CRSA) in partnership with the Connecticut DEEP Fisheries Division.
Read MoreIn the years prior to legalization for adults, the rate of marijuana use among Massachusetts youth had been falling. A new report by the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Control Commission examines what was happening among youth before, and since, marijuana use was legalized for adults.
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