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West Hartford says goodbye to 25-year-old parade
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — West Hartford will be having its final Park Road Parade this weekend, marking the end of a 25 year run. The event shows off the community’s favorite clubs, organizations, schools, churches, bands, businesses and more. Organizers say that it’s bittersweet to wrap things up this year. “The parade was only […]
Connecticut Ponds are Chock-Full of Arkansas Channel Catfish
It's pond and lake stocking time anglers of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Wildlife Division has just announced the release of thousands of Trout, Atlantic Salmon, and a whole bunch of sweet Arkansas Channel Catfish into our local ponds, lakes, and streams. The Channel Catfish...
New Britain considering metal detectors in schools
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The Consolidated School District of New Britain is surveying residents about the possible installation of metal detectors in schools before a town hall on Tuesday. The school district said in a Facebook post that they are asking for residents' input on what "metal/weapons detection technology"...
Mosquito season still active as hundreds test positive for infectious diseases this summer
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Even with the recent cooler nights and fewer rain storms, mosquitoes carrying infectious diseases are still being detected in Connecticut, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES). As of Tuesday, there were 66 mosquitoes that were collected for testing and came back positive for...
$82.2 million in statehouse lobbying: Breaking down the top ten spenders
The Connecticut Hospital Association was the state’s largest lobbyist between 2023 and August 2024, spending roughly $3.2 million dollars. In total, lobbyists spent approximately $82.2 million dollars in 2023 and through 2024 to date. While government was the top issue lobbied by the number of client lobbyists, the majority of the state’s lobbyists were involved […] The post $82.2 million in statehouse lobbying: Breaking down the top ten spenders appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
Hartford Public Library will reopen Downtown Library on Nov. 20
HARTFORD, Conn. — Harford Public Library announced on Thursday that it will reopen the Downtown Library to patrons on Nov. 20. A brief ribbon cutting ceremony and speaking program will be held at the building at 500 Main St. at 11 a.m. that morning featuring state Rep. Matt Ritter (D-1st District), Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam and HPL President & CEO Bridget E. Quinn, who will cut the ribbon.
In one of 2022’s closest races, Dems see opportunity to flip CT senate seat
In a district reaching from Avon to the Massachusetts border, a first-term state senator is trying to hold off a Democrat in a rematch after winning in a squeaker two years ago. Republican Lisa Seminara of Avon is battling Democrat Paul Honig of Harwinton in a race where Democrats believe that the higher turnout of a presidential year could tip the balance in the race. Seminara won two years ...
Connecticut leaders discuss how to protect LGBTQ rights
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Advocates gathered Thursday in Hartford for a roundtable to commemorate LGBTQ History Month. The event examined ways to protect LGBTQ rights, and included business owners, leaders in the health care sector and others. Shavana Clarke, Miss Connecticut USA and the first openly lesbian Miss USA contestant, stressed the importance of focusing […]
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