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CT’s public higher ed system approves general education requirements to ease transfers
Students at Connecticut State Community College (CT State) will soon have an easier path to the state’s four-year universities. The Board of Regents has approved a standard general education requirement for the system. Officials said they made the change in an attempt to be more transparent about how community...
The Need for a Regional Food Supply in New England
Greenwich’s Ali Ghiorse is a noted food activist. She describes herself as “seeing society’s most pressing issues through a food justice lens.” Thus, she is founder of the Foodshed Network and serves on the Greenwich Sustainability Committee as Food Systems-Sector Chair. She’s also a member of the Representative Town Meeting. And a week ago Tuesday Ghiorse kicked off an explanatory meeting at Greenwich Audubon on “New England Feeding New England: Connecting regional approaches to resilience, conservation, ranching and the protection of bird and ecosystem habitat.”
Dragon Boat Festival takes place in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Dragon Boat Festival wrapped up at the Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club in Springfield, where hundreds came out to show their support and have some fun in the water. By land, by sea, by Connecticut River, this weekend’s competition already made records just hours into its...
Gas station employee severely injured after being run over by vehicle in East Hartford
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A gas station employee was rushed to the hospital after being run over by a car Saturday morning in East Hartford, police said. Officers with the East Hartford Police Department arrived at the Conoco gas station on 179 Main St. for reports of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle. […]
UConn men’s hockey announces regular season schedule
STORRS, Conn. (WFSB) - The UConn men’s hockey team announced their 2024-25 season schedule on Friday. Season tickets are now available and include all regular season games in Storrs and Hartford. They can be purchased at UConnTickets.com or by calling 877-AT-UCONN. Twelve games are played at the XL Center...
Hartford braces for busy weekend; police warn of traffic impacts
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - The City of Hartford prepared for a busy weekend when multiple popular events were planned. Police warned that traffic would be impacted in the downtown district starting on Friday. ConnectiCon is back at the Connecticut Convention Center this weekend!. “Just walking around, just being another person....
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