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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...
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.
BITS & BYTES: Robert Hartwell at The Mahaiwe; Imani Winds at Norfolk Chamber Music Festival; Rizo at Ancram Center for the Arts; Natty & The Woes at Race Brook Lodge; Lee Chamber presents Cheyenne Renee; Jewish Federation presents Mark Oppenheimer; LitNet at New Marlborough Meeting House; Adult swim clinic at BCC
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center presents ‘Coming Home: The Tour,’ with Robert Hartwell. Great Barrington— On Saturday, July 20th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center presents ‘Coming Home: The Tour,’ a private screening and celebration of Robert Hartwell’s new home renovation TV series, “Breaking New Ground” on HBO Max.
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.
Registration open for 32nd Lobster Loop road race in Canton
Registration is open for the 32nd annual Lobster Loop road race and health walk in Canton. The 3.1- mile race (5K) is set for Sunday, August 25 at 8:30 a.m. beginning and ending at the Town Green in Canton across the street from the Gallery on the Green. The race...
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,...
Leaders, advocates meet in Hartford to discuss solutions to state homelessness crisis
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Local, state and federal leaders met at the Hartford Public Library on Thursday to discuss possible solutions for the homelessness crisis in Connecticut. Over 4,800 people experienced homelessness in Connecticut in the month of June. “Investing in people is as important as investing in bricks and mortar,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) […]
Extravaganza Carnival Wristband Presale is now OPEN
Newington Parks and Recreation is selling carnival wristbands online and at the Parks and Recreation office for the first time!. Sales end at noon on the event day, except for Saturday tickets, which close Friday night. Pick up your wristbands from the Presale ticket booth during carnival hours—Just bring an...
Town leaders consider renaming local field after fallen state trooper
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - Southington town leaders are considering renaming a local field after State Trooper Aaron Pelletier, who died making a traffic stop in May. It has been nearly two months since Southington native and State Trooper Aaron Pelletier was killed in a hit-and-run, but residents remember it like it was yesterday.
Peter Pan flies into Waterbury this weekend with the Golden Years Theatre Company
WATERBURY, Conn. — Grab your top hat - because Peter Pan is flying into Waterbury this weekend. But this is not a cast like you've ever seen before, each one of them is over the age of 60. The oldest member taking the stage is 80 years old!. The...
Man arrested for participating in street takeover
MIDDLETOWN, CT (WFSB) – A man was arrested for participating in a street takeover in Middletown, according to police. Authorities said 31-year-old Anthony Miranda of Port Monmouth, New Jersey, was charged with reckless endangerment first-degree, interfering/resisting arrest, reckless driving, failure to stop for emergency vehicle, obstruction of an emergency vehicle, failure to maintain proper lane, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, operating motorcycle without motorcycle endorsement, failure to have tail lamps, and failure to have turn signals.
New Haven's tiny homes permit expires, city calls for power to be cut
Six months after reaching an agreement with New Haven, people who live in a community of backyard tiny homes are facing the threat of a cutoff of their electricity. A temporary six month permit has expired for a cluster of tiny homes constructed in New Haven for unhoused residents. In...
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