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High School Students Begin Prep for CT World Affairs Council's Annual Model United Nations
The Model UN experience engages over 1,000 Connecticut students each year. The Model United Nations program engages high school students in international affairs and develops students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students are empowered to become global citizens and to motivate positive change in the world. "Being part of...
Renovated multifamily homes in Hartford are ready for first-time buyers
Two multifamily homes on Madison Street in Hartford got a facelift. “It was vacant, and it is nice to see now that we have a building that is functioning that is bringing back the neighborhood,” Edison Silva of Hartford said. According to the Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance, or SINA,...
'We're in a heat box': Sweltering summer felt in CT prison with limited air conditioning
Willie Myers did everything he could to stay cool during summers at Osborn Correctional Institution. Myers was incarcerated for more than a decade at Osborn, a medium security prison in Somers that has one of the largest inmate populations in the state. More than 1,100 people are currently incarcerated at...
Exclusive: CT Attorney General files lawsuit against Sunrun
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is suing Sunrun, one the biggest solar companies in the country. The lawsuit also lists Sunrun’s affiliated marketing companies and two of its sales representatives. Sunrun is a company the I-Team has highlighted before. Since then, the I-Team has heard...
For senior women in CT, the risks of food insecurity post-divorce are acute
On a sweltering morning at a Foodshare mobile pantry in Glastonbury, 68-year-old Boguslawa Radomska, a newly divorced, retired nurse aide, filled up her bags with bread and fresh veggies. “When I was married, when I was working, I have not taken the food from here,” Radomska said. “Only from [the]...
United Airlines Flight Diverted After Engine Component Detaches
A United Airlines Holdings Inc. plane was forced to return to a Connecticut airport after losing part of a liner from inside the engine’s cover, marking another incident for the carrier, which has faced increased scrutiny over several flight mishaps this year. The incident occurred with an Airbus SE...
West-East rail project picks up $123M in funding
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has officially allocated $123 million for expanded passenger rail service between the western part of the state and Boston. The funding comes from the federal government and is part of Massachusetts Department of Transportation's latest capital improvement plan. The money will help cover several critical elements to the project, including track improvements between Springfield and Worcester. Other pieces are design work for a new station in Palmer, initial steps towards reconfiguring rails in Springfield to handle more traffic, increasing capacity in Pittsfield and planning to connect Albany, N.Y. and Boston with more rail service.
Freeing Inmates Through Art: Jeffrey Greene ’91
For the past 33 years, Jeffrey Greene ’91 has been freeing incarcerated people in Connecticut’s prisons. As head of the Prison Arts Program, he leads a team of volunteer artists who have given more than 5,000 men and women in 15 facilities the pens, pencils, and supplies that have liberated their souls.
DeLauro questions the GOP’s new platform on abortion
Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro has called out the platform adopted by the Republican Party at their convention that changes the party’s position on abortion. DeLauro addressed the issue at a media briefing on Tuesday at a New Haven location of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion services provider in the state.
1 in 4 Connecticut adults have a disability: CDC and CT Paid Leave Authority report
HARTFORD, Conn. — July marks the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination based on disability. In a release this week, the CT Paid Leave Authority reminded Connecticut residents that paid leave is available for workers living with a disability, and their caregivers, if they have what is considered a serious health condition.
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