‘The budget growing is concerning’: Bridgeport flooding project nears construction, but over budget

Resilient Bridgeport, a massive undertaking in the city’s South End, has been in the works for close to a decade. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Stratford starts online fundraiser in support of Ukraine

The fundraiser is in partnership with a Stamford-based non-profit, Americares, which has an emergency response team set up in Krakow, Poland. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Advocates: ‘Fair Share’ law would increase affordable housing in Connecticut; opponents cite loss of local control

“Our broken housing system is the root of many of the problems we have with business and business growth,” said Sonya Jelks, Connecticut director at the Corporation for Supportive Housing and a city councilor in Meriden. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Owner of Hartford businesses that ran group homes across Connecticut sentenced to prison for $1.3 million in Medicaid fraud

Federal prosecutors said that for two years beginning in 2018, Dunlap billed the state for non existent psychotherapy services. On rare occasions when service was provided, federal prosecutors said it was provided by unlicensed, unqualified individuals. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bristol mayor sees Route 6 commercial resurgence as sign that consumers, businesses are eager to get past the pandemic

After months with several vacant storefronts, the popular Route 6 corridor in Bristol is getting a series of new restaurants and other shops. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Stratford’s Sterling House to receive $1.5 million for renovations in federal spending bill

STRATFORD — The “town’s house” could be getting a new roof for the first time in 136 years. The Sterling House Community Center is set to receive $1.5 million in funding from the federal government after the House of Representatives passed its spending bill Wednesday. This spending bill is yet to be passed by the…

Milford man wants sexual assault charges dropped after second deadlocked jury

Sexual assault charges have been pending against 52-year-old Loren Manes since 2016. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Will UConn play in Bridgeport for NCAA tournament? Downtown Bridgeport businesses sure hope so.

The last time Bridgeport hosted the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament was 2017, which was also when the University of Connecticut team last competed here. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Daily Coronavirus Data Tracker

Daily coronavirus cases, deaths, hospitalizations and positivity rates for Connecticut. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Connecticut Ukrainian taps police to send military equipment to conflict, calls for more support for country under attack

Roman Stanislavskyy, who grew up in Ukraine, reached out to local police departments and secured bulletproof vests and helmets to be sent to the conflict. He says more must be done to stop the loss of innocent lives. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

As New Britain’s Little Poland supports Ukraine, business allegedly threatened

The business leader of New Britain’s Little Poland section said Thursday that a prominent local restaurant has been threatened for helping raise humanitarian aid for Ukrainians. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Fairchild Wheeler students received ‘racially hateful photograph/message,’ school officials said

The school district’s superintendent said Bridgeport Public Schools do not tolerate bullying, harassment, racism or bigotry. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Lawyer: Former Derby official to plead not guilty in alleged embezzlement

The lawyer declined to comment on the specifics of the case because he said he is awaiting discovery from prosecutors. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Eversource: Flickering power in Monroe due to tree limb on lines

Many Monroe residents reported flickering power in their homes between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. Monday night, according to posts in a town Facebook group. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A burst of color and light: Milton Avery comes home in sweeping exhibit at Wadsworth Atheneum

Milton Avery, the famed mid-20th century painter who had the first-ever exhibition of his paintings at the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1915 is on the institution’s walls again over a century later, for a career retrospective featuring over 70 works. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Complaint: Bristol Rep. Pavalock-D’Amato doesn’t actually live in district

Leasing the modest apartment was intended to be a way for Pavalock-D’Amato to maintain a bona fide residence in the 77th House District that she represents for the remainder of her term. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Alice Cooper, Blue Man, and Beatles music among art picks for March 13 to 19

The Courant’s arts picks for March 13-19 include Alice Cooper, Blue Man Group and a tour of Connecticut artists at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Derby Historical Society gets OK to move historic Ansonia house

The goal, according to society vice president Jim Gildea, is to purchase the house and move it, keeping it within the city. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

‘It’s common sense’: Rawls, Smith-Fields’ families speak in favor of death notification bill

The legislation requires police who encounter “a deceased person” to ensure the person’s next of kin are notified within 24 hours. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Reputed Bridgeport gang member gets 40 years for helping plan 2020 courthouse shooting, prosecutors say

The man is one of five connected with a drive-by shooting near the state courthouse in Bridgeport that injured four people in 2020. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

After trial, judge finds registrar’s rejection of Bloomfield Democratic primary petition was ‘clearly wrong’

After Bloomfield’s newly installed Democratic registrar reversed himself on accepting a petition for a town committee primary, a judge ruled that the registrar had rejected signatures out of “pure speculation.” Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Connecticut child advocate: State bears fault for teen’s ‘unexpected and preventable’ death

“One state agency that serves vulnerable people said ‘We aren’t going to place any more people here,’” said Sarah Eagan, the state child advocate. “ Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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