The 840-acre land just off the coast of Connecticut in Suffolk County, NY is home to hundreds of different birds and other animals. With the risk posed by development by a private investor, many animals have been and still are in danger of losing their natural habitats on Plum Island.
Read MoreConnecticut parents can apply for the state Child Tax Rebate through July 31. Anti-poverty advocates say the money will serve as additional relief for families struggling with pandemic and inflation challenges.
Read MoreThe National Nurse Practitioner Residency & Fellowship Training Consortium - based in Middletown - has announced its federal recognition as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education.
Read MoreThe continued disproportionate, negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color in the United States highlights how public policies and corporate practices that push high-calorie options and limit access to affordable, culturally acceptable, healthy food are significant barriers to improved public health and health equity, points out a new analysis and report by the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health.
Read MoreEnrollment declines continued to worsen this spring at colleges across the nation and in Connecticut, according to the latest numbers reported by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Read MoreTraffic fatalities in Connecticut jumped more than 10 percent between 2020 and 2021, slightly higher than the national increase, according to official federal government estimates.
Read MoreThe tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012 spurred the establishment of numerous organizations dedicated to urging legislative action at the state and federal level, many honoring the memory of students killed on that day, in the months that followed. It also led to new gun safety laws in Connecticut - a state that has not been part of the increases in such incidents in states across the country.
Read MoreAs the month of May – Mental Health Awareness Month - draws to a close, the alarming data highlighted in media reports and on the websites of mental health organizations are worth keeping top of mind. The imperative to respond has not diminished, as the numbers vividly remind us.
Read MoreConnecticut is celebrating its first estuary reserve, which will help identify environmental threats to waterways and natural resources.
Read MoreWith firearm deaths in Connecticut and across the country on the rise, a new initiative in Hartford aims to interrupt gun violence through a partnership between community organizations and hospitals.
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