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Swim and Dive Announces 2024-25 Schedule
STORRS, Conn. – UConn head swimming and diving coach Chris Maiello announced the schedule for the 2024-25 season. The season gets underway beginning of October with the first half of the season featuring seven meets. The Huskies will return from holiday break in January and swim in four meets before starting the post season in the BIG EAST Championship in late February.
Waterbury Public Schools dismiss early due to humidity and heat Wednesday
Waterbury Public Schools made the difficult decision to call for an early dismissal Wednesday, the third day of school. This decision is because of the extreme heat and humidity in the forecast for Wednesday afternoon. Interim Superintendent Dr. Darren Schwartz said it was a tough choice so early in the...
Bank Steps Up, & Stella Buys A Home
Soon after she moved into a rental in Fair Haven in the winter of 2022, Stella Damoah realized the heat didn’t work and the landlord couldn’t, or wouldn’t, fix it. She looked around for another place and found studio apartments starting at $1,800 and one-bedrooms for well beyond that. So she opted for space heaters, adding about $600 to her expenses.
Neag School Welcomes New Visiting Professor
This fall, the Neag School of Education welcomes Steven Hoff to its Department of Educational Psychology, specifically the School Psychology programs. Hoff joins the faculty as a visiting professor, arriving from the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York, where he was a faculty member within the Thelma P. Lally School of Education. A licensed private practitioner, Hoff earned his doctorate in child/school psychology from New York University. His private practice includes mental health consultation with private and public schools, as well as extensive clinical work, and speaking engagements on the topic of self-injurious youth.
UConn Entrepreneur’s $1 Million Gift to Launch New Student Entrepreneurs
Professor Matthew Mashikian – who retired from UConn to start a multimillion-dollar company – is making sure that engineering student entrepreneurs have an easier path to success. He is also teaching again – this time about giving back. That was the message the former Electrical & Computer...
Hop Brook Lake recreation area to stay closed for remainder of season
MIDDLEBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — The Hop Brook Lake recreation area will remain closed to vehicle access for the rest of this season, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The official closing date was Sept. 8. Officials said the decision was based on recent storms, which brough more than 8 inches of rain to […]
Salisbury real estate activity in July
SALISBURY — July was an active real estate month in the Town of Salisbury with ten recorded transfers reflecting offers accepted during the spring selling season with six houses selling for over $1 million and only two under $500,000. Two land sales were negotiated off market. As of Aug. 23 there were 17 residences for sale with four under $1,000,000 and four over $5,000,000.
A year after winning championship, North Providence football team steps up to D-III
NORTH PROVIDENCE – There will be no title defense. If the North Providence High football team wins another championship come November at Cranston Stadium, the Cougars will be hoisting a plaque during the postgame ceremony with a different numbered division on it.
RI's shellfishermen face another hurdle
Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. When my brother-in-law and his family visited this summer from Iowa one of the things he wanted to do was walk along the docks in Newport to find the largest yachts. For some reason, the shorter trip to Galilee to view the fishing boats wasn't on his list. ...
Diane Villano: The World is Run by Those Who Show Up
East Haven resident Diane Villano has been retired for two years, but she is still involved in her church, community, and crafts. Diane recalls a quote she once saw which inspired her to become more involved at Christ & the Epiphany Church in town. “The world is run by those...
Point Counterpoint: Evaluating UConn’s possible move to the Big 12
Over the last few weeks, massive talks have taken place in the college sports world about the University of Connecticut possibly moving on from the Big East conference to the Big 12 conference. There are many opinions about what UConn should do, but I am here to tell you that they should not join the Big 12 Conference. For starters, let’s go back to 2013 when UConn moved to the American Athletic Conference. In 2014, the men’s basketball team won their fourth national championship in program history. After that magical season, the team had a rough time getting back to where they would like to be. Come 2020, and the team returned to the Big East, after a seven-year stint in the AAC. Connecticut owned a 142-98 record in that span.
NPPD's Grande recognized for commitment to crisis intervention
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Anthony Grande of the North Providence Police Department has been named the 2024 Crisis Intervention Team Officer of the Year. According to the Crisis Intervention Team Rhode Island, “CITRI started in 2019, after decades of work by advocates and community partners. CIT is a community partnership that includes members of law enforcement, mental health and substance use disorder professionals; people who live with mental illness and/or substance use disorder; their families; and other people dedicated to improving the community responses to mental health crises.”
Family raises money to honor man killed in North Smithfield crash
NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WLNE) — A Burrillville man killed in a crash in North Smithfield on Sunday is being remembered as someone who was “always laughing, smiling, and willing to help anyone who needed it.”. Police responded to a single-car crash just after 1 a.m. Sunday and found...
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