he National Security Agency has informed Central Connecticut State University that it has achieved the designation of National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) through academic year 2028. Central joins three fellow national centers in Connecticut:
Read MoreGood news for Connecticut residents: The state saw a 4% overall decrease in crime in 2022.
Read MoreLast year, Connecticut saw 367 road traffic victims, 90 of them pedestrians and cyclists. This year, the pace of fatalities continues. Connecticut will hold its first statewide event in Bushnell Park in Hartford on November 19.
Read MoreThe U.S. Postal Service has issued four new Presorted First-Class Mail stamps featuring striking photographs of bridges - including a bridge well-known to Connecticut travelers, but less so to people across the nation. For residents of Portland and Middletown, the stamp features a very familiar site.
Read MoreConnecticut Attorney General William Tong has joined 42 attorneys general throughout the country suing Meta in federal and state courts alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and its other social media platforms that purposefully addict children and teens. At the same time, Meta falsely assured the public that these features are safe and suitable for young users.
Read MoreConnecticut is ranked 34th in the nation in the percentage of structurally deficient bridges, and 40th in the nation in the number of structurally deficient bridges. The state ranked 15th, however, in the percentage of structurally deficient bridge deck areas, at 7%.
Read MoreThe Campaign to KeepKidsSafe is working with public health, law enforcement, and gun violence prevention groups to host the 3rd Annual #KeepKidsSafe CT Statewide Gun Buyback & Gun Safe Giveaway events in eight communities across Connecticut on Saturday, October 28.
Read MoreThe Best Small Cities in the U.S. list is out. The highest-ranking Connecticut community on the list is Shelton, the only Connecticut locale to attain a spot in the top 100, at number 99. Ranking in the top 200 nationally were Stratford (155) and Norwalk (185).
Read MoreTo respond effectively to Connecticut residents facing homelessness or an imminent housing crisis, and with the support of additional funding appropriated in the state’s biennium budget, United Way of Connecticut/211 will resume 24-hour service, seven days a week on the 211 Housing Crisis Line as of December 1, 2023,
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