The New Shoreham Board of License Commissioners unanimously approved a motion to suspend Ballard’s Beach Resort’s licenses for 14 days after a six-hour hearing Monday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Bob Stefanowski and senior advisor part ways, citing ‘strategic differences’. Move comes weeks after campaign manager replaced.
Stefanowski’s new television consultant is Larry Weitzner of Jamestown Associates, who crafted advertising for the presidential campaigns of Donald J. Trump in 2016 and 2020, as well as for a roster of New England governors. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
New Britain offers no-interest loans to small businesses in low-income neighborhoods
Looking to help struggling small businesses and combat high unemployment, New Britain is offering low-interest loans in targeted sections of the city. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Development deal dead, Bridgeport seeks $100M for downtown theaters
Bridgeport has given up on the private sector leading the rescue of the downtown Majestic and Poli Palace theaters. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Brown appeals Bridgeport primary result after losing recount by one vote
City Councilman Marcus Brown’s appeal comes after a chaotic recount that was halted when election officials discovered they were short at least nine absentee ballots in the 127th House District Democratic primary. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Stratford house fire displaces three residents, official says
A fire that started outside a Stratford home spread into the attic, displacing three residents and their pet dog on Sunday, official says. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Connecticut towns got $1.5 billion from feds. They budgeted roughly 1% for housing, ‘a very critical priority’
State Sen. Saud Anwar, who sits on the legislature’s Housing Committee, said “The reality is the economic engine of our state is dependent on the workforce, and the workforce is linked with affordable housing.” Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Politics may have played a role in UNH chancellor’s early retirement, but his ability to turn around the school will live on
Amid faculty “politics,” University of New Haven Chancellor and CEO Steven Kaplan has decided to leave his position at the end of the 2023 school year to enjoy more retirement time sooner. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
COVID-19 frontline worker turned marathoner for lung health
Raquel “Rocky” Robinson was one of the many front-line hospital workers who had to face life and death on a daily basis helping COVID-19 patients as an ICU technician at Waterbury Hospital during the height of the pandemic. She turned to running as an outlet to de-stress. Now she’s training for the New York City…
Ferry Park boat launch reopens after vehicles plucked from Connecticut River
The two vehicles driven into the Connecticut River were removed by a dive team and tow truck, Rockville’s fire chief said. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Bridgeport police end recruitment drive, immediately launch another
Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia says the 286-officer department is ‘arguably’ at least 130 officers short. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Stratford schools reach tentative settlement with custodians
The Stratford Public Schools Custodians Association sued the school board last month after an independent panel of arbiters refused to hear the union’s grievance case. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
More than 2,000 days after her murder, Connie Dabate’s loved ones relive years of life-changing sadness
Family and friends finally had the chance to speak about the grief they have languished in since Connie Dabate’s murder at the hands of her husband, Richard Dabate, in 2015 during his sentencing this week. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
The flu kills older adults more than anyone else. UConn and Jackson Lab are studying the immune system to learn more.
The University of Connecticut and Jackson Lab are now researching age-related changes in the immune system and will recruit and follow 60 older adults who will receive three influenza vaccines over three years. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
U.S. Department of Education opens investigation into allegations of discrimination against LGBTQ students by Farmington school district
LGBTQ students and their parents said the Farmington School District did not do enough to protect them from frequent harassment, which culminated in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights opening an investigation. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: Windsor man charged with attempted murder of loss prevention officer at Buckland Hills shoppes
The wounded loss prevention officer was still hospitalized Sunday, Manchester police said. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police identify Manchester mall shooting suspect
Police said they have issued an arrest warrant for Richard “Rico” LaPlante, 30, of Windsor, who allegedly shot a loss prevention officer outside Macy’s on Friday afternoon and then fled the area. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: Stolen puppy found unharmed and returned to owner
Three suspects stole the 12-week-old Husky and pistol-whipped his owner, a Norwalk man, during an armed robbery early Wednesday. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Millennials in CT opted for office jobs. Will Gen Z choose manufacturing?
Connecticut is struggling to get the word out about high-paying, high-tech manufacturing jobs in the state. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Theater review: A playful ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’ at Legacy Theatre
The popular musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” gets a strong, sensitive production at the Legacy Theatre in Branford that respects the “Peanuts” comic strip on which it’s based. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
How an East Granby lawyer and mother of five is looking to bring women together through yoga, dance and fitness
Andrea McKay began her career as a professional dancer, became an attorney and now she’s got a new gig as the owner of the Yoga, Dance & Fitness Center in Simsbury, set to open in September. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Bridgeport police: Person killed in hit-and-run crash early Saturday
Bridgeport police said the driver who fled the crash at the corner of Boston and Success avenues was later arrested in Trumbull. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
