Nearly 100 Connecticut middle and high school girls gained new insight into manufacturing and future career options at the 6th annual Connecticut. Dream It. Do It. Making It Real: Girls & Manufacturing Summit held last Tuesday at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.
Read MoreThe start of the school year marked the start of plans for an expanded Early College program at the Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy (HMTCA), thanks to a new 10-year partnership agreement between Hartford Public Schools and Trinity College.
Read MoreHistory - 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.
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