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Brennan-Rogers Teachers: “Show Me The Money!”
When Brennan-Rogers sixth-grade teacher Charlene Neal-Palmer graduated from the AFL-CIO Labor Leadership Academy and saw U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, she walked right up to him. Before she could even give him her name, she said, “Brennan-Rogers needs money.”. She clarified quickly: “The whole NHPS needs money.”...
Exploring the Creepy Abandoned Buildings of Connecticut’s Mansfield Training School Hospital
WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so, you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. According to Wikipedia, a hospital was built in 1860 and offensively titled "The Connecticut School for Imbeciles." 55 years later, in 1915, the name was changed to the Connecticut Training School for the Feebleminded, which is also equally offensive. In 1917, it merged with the Connecticut Colony for Epileptics (founded at Mansfield in 1910) and acquired its present name, the Mansfield Training School and Hospital.
Connecticut Families: Niantic nurse acts as surrogate to life-long best friend who struggled to have a baby
For years, Caitlin DiDonato and her husband, Michael, hoped for a little one, but Caitlin had fibroids and was told by doctors that she couldn’t safely carry a baby. They suggested the couple use a surrogate.
Connecticut residents react to Israel attack ahead of Rosh Hashanah
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut residents with ties to Israel are concerned for their family and friends there after Iran launched missiles on the country. “The images of the missiles in the sky, it looks like meteor showers, and when I live there, we heard rocket sirens but it was here and there, wasn’t […]
This is Disability Employment Awareness Month in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. — In the state of Connecticut, October is officially Disability Employment Awareness Month. Gov. Ned Lamont signed a proclamation on Tuesday making the declaration in honor of all Connecticut residents with disabilities in the workplace, recognizing their many achievements. Lamont says this month will offer residents a...
Connecticut’s Pratt & Whitney gets $1.3B contract for F135 engine upgrades
This story was originally published in Connecticut Mirror, a content partner with Rhode Island Current. Read the original version here. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $1.3 billion contract to Pratt & Whitney late Monday, giving a major boost to a program that will modernize the engines used in military fighter jets and help […]
Connecticut Voters Guide: CT State House District 46: Wilson vs. Casiano
The Nov. 5 presidential election will also include races for both houses of the Connecticut General Assembly. Voters in Connecticut are permitted to participate in early voting, but are restricted in the reasons they can vote by absentee ballot. The 46thh Connecticut State House district is only made up of residents from Norwich. The 2024 race will...
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