One of Connecticut’s longest running nonprofits, known most recently as Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE)/Save the Sound, shortened their name just as the chaos of COVID-19 descended on the region. As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is observed, the newly rebranded Save the Sound is determined to do even more in its environmental advocacy.
Read MoreConnecticut may have three representatives on the newly appointed 21-member multi-state panel charged by Governors in the region with plotting a course forward to re-start the economy, but the state may receive an extra boost from members representing other states who have more than a cursory awareness of Connecticut.
Read MoreConnecticut’s obesity rate – the percentage of adults considered to be obsess – was 27.4% in 2019, ranking 7th lowest in the U.S.
Read MoreA University of Connecticut researcher has launched a year-long study to examine how behavior and social attitudes change, and what factors influence those changes, when people in the United States are faced with the threat of widespread disease. A National Science Foundation grant will fund the national study, which is already underway.
Read MoreIn the midst of a global pandemic that has hit the health and economy of Fairfield County particularly hard, the region’s leading business advocacy organization has announced it will be closing permanently at the end of this month after 50 years of operations.
Read MoreComcast, which has hundreds of Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots across the state, has provided a location map to any member of the public in need of free internet, including non-customers. Comcast also announced that it has paused data caps for 60 days to give all customers unlimited data for no additional charge.
Read MorePerkin-Elmer, a global company with Connecticut faciities in Branford and Shelton, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the company’s New Coronavirus RT-PCR test.
Read MoreAs the economic ramifications of the ever-expanding shutdown of daily life across the state and across the country due to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic accelerate, public officials are increasingly discussing how to assist families, small businesses and major industries recover. Now, another sector of the economy, museums of all types (including history museums, art museums, zoos, aquaria, gardens, science centers, and historic sites) are reaching out for financial help.
Read MoreThe inaugural Connecticut Writing Festival, held last fall in Hartford, is among the winners of the 2020 edition of Best Writing Conferences in America, produced by the Writer magazine, based on a survey of its readers.
Read MoreAccording to the most recent national data, the average time that Connecticut high schools begin each morning is among the earliest in the nation – as increasing volumes of scientific data indicate that a later start is better for students health and performance in the classroom. The state legislature’s Education Committee will conduct a public hearing on Friday, March 6 on a proposal to study the issue of school start times.
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