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25,000 visitors expected at 49th annual Glastonbury Apple Harvest & Music Festival
GLASTONBURY, Conn. — The Glastonbury Apple Harvest & Music Festival is in full swing this weekend. The Connecticut River Valley Chamber of Commerce anticipates 25,000 people will turn out for the 49-year-old event, made possible by hundreds of volunteers. Roberta Murphy works the pie booth, but it’s not the...
Cheshire Animal Control faces scrutiny over alleged poor conditions at pound
The Cheshire Animal Control facility has come under fire for housing more than two dozen dogs seized in 2022 in allegedly poor conditions, including one that needed to be euthanized over the summer. The criticisms of the conditions came about as animal advocates kept tabs on the 28 dogs after they were taken from a local home during an animal investigation. The dogs have been being cared for ...
PAID POST: Energy Efficiency in Torrington: A Model for Municipalities Across Connecticut
Cities are embracing upgrades in community buildings such as lighting upgrades, HVAC system enhancements and weatherization measures, reducing energy consumption and costs, as well as making them more comfortable for residents.
CT organization dedicated to ending child trafficking gets $800,000 federal grant
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — An estimated 50 million people fall victim to human trafficking and exploitation worldwide. Of that, 25% are children. “It’s one of those issues that’s easy to overlook because it’s a hidden crime and it’s hard to look at,” Erin Williamson, chief programs & strategy officer at Love146, said. Love146 is […]
UConn to receive $587,633 grant to develop mental health service professionals
STORRS, Conn. — The University of Connecticut is receiving a $587,633 grant to strengthen and expand mental health treatment and support that is available to residents. The funding will help build creative partnerships, train school-based mental health services and increase the number of mental health professionals that are available to address what has become a significant need in Connecticut schools.
The Sun BrewFest is back at Mohegan Sun for its 11th year
Considered to be a premiere destination for entertainment in New England, Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut is the perfect place to unwind, relax and have some fun. They have some of the best dining options around and that's not all, as they are once again bringing back the Sun BrewFest weekend.
Berlin physician, PA and practice pay $300,000 to resolve alleged violations of Controlled Substances Act
BERLIN, Conn. — A Berlin practice and several individuals affiliated with it have paid $300,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the Controlled Substances Act, according to a release from the U.S Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery. Dr. Steven Shifreen, Physician Assistant Christopher Norval and...
Activist gather at department of corrections in Wethersfield to protest 2018 death of an inmate
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Activists gathered on Friday outside of the Wethersfield Department of Corrections Office (DOC) in efforts to make a video of treatment to an inmate at the facility public. Lawyers for the estate of J’Allen Jones are pushing to make the video of him being restrained at the prison public. He died after […]
Unsealed: Bidding irregularities in Haddam state-funded project
In August of 2023, Haddam, a small town just a few miles down Route 9 from the City of Middletown, announced that it had received a $4.55 million grant from the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) to turn its shuttered Haddam Elementary School into affordable senior housing, a community center, and town offices. […] The post Unsealed: Bidding irregularities in Haddam state-funded project appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
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