Palestine Museum US in Woodbridge is having a memorial event honoring Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian journalist killed in the West Bank in May. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
While making massive splash in Connecticut residential market, New Britain developer see future for historic office building, too
Despite the rocky path for office buildings since the pandemic began, developer Avner Krohn – known for huge apartment complexes in Connecticut – bought one in New Britain. The historic former post office downtown, the only office building in Krohn’s portfolio, is very different that high-rise office towers or sprawling complexes, he says. Top Featured…
A Hartford man lost 50 pounds, then decided to go into business. Now Breakthrough Nutrition is selling a vibe of well-being, with a dose of community
Owner Emanuel Morales, 32, opened Breakthrough Nutrition — a shake and iced tea joint at 408 New Britain Ave., that has become a meeting place for Hartford business people and community members. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Official: Two hospitalized after Bridgeport shooting
Bridgeport’s ShotSpotter system registered gunfire in the 90 block for Grant Street shortly after midnight, a city official said. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: Eight arrested in Memorial Day Walnut Beach fight
Eight people — three adults and five juveniles — have been charged in the Walnut Beach fight from Memorial Day, police said. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Photos: Meet the Harding High School Class of 2022
There were 225 graduates in Bridgeport’s Harding High School Class of 2022 graduating class. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Fourth of July is a few weeks away: Here are 10 towns across CT to catch a fireworks display
Not sure where you should start looking? We’ve gone ahead and highlighted 10 fireworks shows you won’t want to miss! Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Hartford commits to purchase of West End lot, ending decade-long fast food fight
Bronin and city attorney Howard Rifkin presented the Court of Common Council with details of the settlement during an closed, executive session. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Former East Hartford lawmaker, mayor and CT commissioner, dies at 71
Melody Currey was 71, a native of New York who took well to the politics of her adopted home, East Hartford. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police identify Bridgeport man, 37, killed in targeted attack
Bridgeport police have identified the man as 37-year-old Noel McIntosh who was found shot last week on Priscilla Circle. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Shelton man, 22, killed in shooting at Bridgeport housing complex
Police said the Shelton man was found “suffering from numerous gunshot wounds” Monday night at the PT Barnum Housing Complex. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: 2 injured in shooting in Stratford Walgreens parking lot
Police said two people were injured in a shooting at a Stratford pharmacy Sunday afternoon. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
In classrooms across Connecticut, students practice for an active shooter, but some say the practice itself holds risks
While advocates see lockdown drills as a necessary and useful readiness tool, organizations such as the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers say they are against active shooter drills for students. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Junior Newtown Action Alliance activists continue to use their voices to make a change in the fight to prevent gun violence in schools
Members of the Junior Newtown Action Alliance — many survivors of the Sandy Hook mass shooting — have spent most of their lives campaigning against guns. On Saturday, they joined thousands at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington D.C. with the hope of changing laws to prevent another tragedy. Top Featured Tags: -…
Subway Restaurants considering moving headquarters to Fairfield County from Milford
“Subway is exploring options in northeastern Fairfield County….,” a spokesperson said. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: Man stabbed in neck with ‘plastic knife’ in Shelton
Jeffrey Kershner, 53, of Shelton, is accused of stabbing a 50-year-old man in the neck with a “plastic knife” at a home on Chamberlain Drive. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Hartford HealthCare amphitheater’s success could help Bridgeport’s reputation, budget
There is a lot riding, economically, on the municipally-owned, privately operated venue’s continued success. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Child hit by car in Bridgeport
The child sustained minor injuries after being struck on Barnum Avenue, officials said Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Demand for nurses is urgent in Connecticut. Colleges and universities can’t keep up.
“I was shocked,” said Jillian Levesque, one of the University of Connecticut School of Nursing’s five valedictorians from the class of 2022. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Hartford agrees to settle an old fight over a fast food drive-through restaurant. What will it mean for the Farmington Avenue corridor plan?
After years of litigating a half-dozen state and federal suits, Hartford has agreed tentatively to pay developer Eliot B. Gersten $1.8 million for the empty, one-third acre lot at Farmington and Girard Avenues where Gersten and partner Phil Philip Schonberger wanted to build a McDonald’s restaurant with a drive through window. Top Featured Tags: -…
M&T Bank’s multicultural branch in East Hartford taps into population shift, and ‘racial and ethic diversity’
M&T; Bank will open its first “multicultural” branch in East Hartford, a town that has seen broad demographic shifts in the past 30 years. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Derby Day returns after two-year break
The city will once again host Derby Day on June 25. Mayor Richard Dziekan said there will be no COVID restrictions. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
