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Stretch Your Dollar: Avoid these online shopping scams
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Amazon Prime Day is here which is also “go” time for many retailers to fight for your dollars. If you plan to do any online shopping, we are stretching your dollar with tips to do it safely. Deals have been rolling out...
EBT Card Holders Will Receive $3 Admission To The Mark Twain House & Museum Via Museums For All Initiative
The Mark Twain House & Museum, located at 351 Farmington Avenue in Hartford, CT, announced its participation in Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the Association of Children's Museums (ACM), to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits.
'Color from June to fall': CT's blockbuster hydrangea blooms, explained
Hydrangeas, green leafy bushes with large pom-pom like flowers, are exploding this summer. Garden experts say it's thanks to a warm winter followed by a wet spring. Charlie Nardozzi, host of "The Connecticut Garden Journal," said “hydrangeas that normally have buds that'll die in the winter survived really nicely this year.”
Hot & humid today with big PM storms
Hydrate! One more hot & humid day ahead! Please pay attention to any storms that move through this afternoon & this evening as they could be severe. Strong gusts, hail & rotation possible. Watches and warnings are expected! A dramatic shift in our weather pattern will bring much drier air & comfortable conditions in across […]
Initiative provides rent-free homes to New Haven educators
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Multiple early child care educators in New Haven will be living rent-free in less than two months. As part of the Teacher Housing Initiative, providers like Friends Center for Children, 227 E Grand Ave, are hoping it will help to retain and attract more workers in the sector. It comes […]
$12 million in grants awarded to 17 Connecticut towns and cities to improve infrastructure
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Department of Transportation is awarding more than $12 million in grants to 17 towns and cities throughout Connecticut. These projects are aimed at improving transportation accessibility and safety. The grants are being awarded through CTDOT’s Community Connectivity Grant Program which uses state funds to...
Who’s To Blame For $7.99 Eggs?
Greedy corporations are to blame for high grocery prices. Or maybe global supply chain disruptors like avian flu, drought in West Africa, and the war in Ukraine are most at fault. Or maybe we should point the finger at too few workers willing to put in an honest day on...
Connecticut lawmakers push for lower food prices
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — You’ve seen it at the grocery store. Prices keep going up. Some top officials were in New Haven on Monday morning talking about investigating the alarming trend. At Nica’s Market, the stores owner said his costs keep going up. “Not like 10 cents, 20 cents like they used to be,” […]
Connecticut Democrats slam JD Vance as Trump’s vice president pick
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut Democrats issued a warning Monday about former president Donald Trump’s pick for running mate. “JD Vance is the embodiment of the new MAGA GOP, and a mirror for Donald Trump,” reads a statement from Nancy DiNardo, a chair for the state’s Democrat party. “He supports a national abortion ban, he […]
Big Y warns customers about compromised credit card terminals
CONNECTICUT, USA — Anyone who shopped at a Big Y Supermarket recently may want to check their bank accounts. The Massachusetts-based grocery giant that operates stores across Connecticut said two of their locations were compromised. One of those locations is in Plainville and the other is Naugatuck. Big Y...
2 suspects arrested after attempted machete attack on family in park
COLUMBIA, CT (WFSB) – Two individuals were arrested in connection to an attempted machete attack on a family enjoying an afternoon in the park on Monday. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon at the Recreation Fields on Hennequin Road. The Anderson family, playing frisbee with their 7-year-old son, Rayden,...
Residents of tiny structures in New Haven persistent to stay; state provides response on decision
People living at the tiny structures on Rosette Street in New Haven have a limited amount of time left at the site after the city sent a cease and desist notice. On Tuesday, at least eight residents of the tiny structures arrived at New Haven’s City Hall to give back the notice given by the city.
Eastern’s CCE donates $3,000 to Covenant Soup Kitchen
In its latest charitable collaboration with Willimantic’s Covenant Soup Kitchen, Eastern Connecticut State University’s Center for Community Engagement (CCE) donated $3,000 to the soup kitchen on June 27. The CCE held a series of food drives this past year to raise the money to make the donation. “Over...
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