COVID Relief Grants Headed to CT's Museums, Historic Venues

COVID Relief Grants Headed to CT's Museums, Historic Venues

Connecticut Humanities (CTH), the state’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and counterpart to the state’s Office of the Arts, will be providing grants to fifty nonprofits in Connecticut totaling $1.5 million, in support of their efforts to sustain operations despite the significant adverse financial impact of the pandemic.

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Winsted Water Works Earns Place on National Historic Register

Winsted Water Works Earns Place on National Historic Register

The historic district encompasses approximately 210 acres of upland and water bodies in the Mad River watershed of northwestern Connecticut and includes three stone and earth dams, two earth dikes, an earth and granite canal aqueduct, a tunnel aqueduct, and two artificial reservoirs constructed from 1893 to 1895.

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Long Island Sound's Plum Island May Yet Be Saved, Environmentalists Hail Congressional Action After Decade of Advocacy

Long Island Sound's Plum Island May Yet Be Saved, Environmentalists Hail Congressional Action After Decade of Advocacy

For environmentalists, passage by Congress this week of a federal budget package included, significantly, a long-sought repeal of a planned auction of Plum Island, in Long Island Sound. The action, ardently advocated for nearly a decade by scores of organizations and members of Congress across the region, opens a path “for permanent protection of this unique place and its critical habitats, endangered wildlife, and cultural history.”

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CT Humanities Program Earns Grant to Expand Online Teaching Resources

CT Humanities Program Earns Grant to Expand Online Teaching Resources

Connecticut Humanities (CTH) has received $55,485 from The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts to support content development and expanded access for Teach It, CTH’s online resource which provides educators and students with inquiry-based activities, primary source documents, and links for further exploration. The funds will allow development of 36 new topics in the statewide program.

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CT Ranks #3 Among States, Hartford is Top 30 City, As Businesses Expect More Hiring in First Quarter of 2021

CT Ranks #3 Among States, Hartford is Top 30 City, As Businesses Expect More Hiring in First Quarter of 2021

The hiring outlook for Connecticut is among the best in the nation, according to a new survey of employers. Connecticut ranked third in the nation, behind only Vermont and Montana, in the percentage of employers who anticipate they’ll be hiring during the first quarter of 2021.

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