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Phish Portends A Summer ’24 Golden Age With Wide-Ranging Mohegan Sun Opener [Photos/Videos]
After kicking off its 2024 summer tour with a three-show stand in Mansfield, MA this past weekend, Phish headed to Uncasville, CT’s Mohegan Sun on Tuesday for the first time in five years to begin a two-night, midweek run at the casino arena. Chilling, Thrilling Sounds favorite “Martian Monster”...
Norwich wants to play big part in state's celebration of nation's 250th birthday
Jul. 24—NORWICH — From pre-European settlement tribal battles to Gen. George Washington's visits, Benedict Arnold's exploits and the roots of the Industrial Revolution, city officials made their pitch Wednesday to become a centerpiece of the state's celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. By the second stop on a tour of Norwichtown historical sites by state and local representatives ...
Derby Ponders New Marijuana Rules
DERBY – Members of the Derby Planning and Zoning Commission are considering whether to allow more marijuana shops into the city. The sale of recreational marijuana became legal in Connecticut on Jan. 10, 2023. The state initially limited the number of cannabis retail stores and micro-cultivation operations that could open in municipalities to 1 per 25,000 residents.
Garden Not-So-Secret, Thanks To EPA
Last week, the pond in Nappésoul’s Newhallville backyard was just a hole in the ground. By Wednesday morning, with the help of a federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant, the hole had turned into a filtered, aquaponic pond system, with koi fish and minnows on the way. That...
Sprinter from Hamden ready to take on Paris
News 8 is highlighting Connecticut athletes going to the Olympics in Paris. Alexis Holmes of Hamden started running track in New Haven when she was 5 years old. She went on to become an amazing high school athlete, playing multiple sports at Chesire Academy
Sea Unicorns shine at Futures League All-Star game
Fireworks exploded over the sky at Dodd Stadium on Tuesday night. Minutes earlier, fans sang the New England baseball national anthem “Sweet Caroline” before the top of the ninth inning. The pregame ceremonies featured remarks from Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom, appearances by a Color Guard flag corps and a Foot Guard regiment, and an autograph session and ceremonial first pitch from former New York Yankees World Series hero Jim Leyritz. The Rose City All-Stars, which included members...
Former Canaan resident trades the woods of the Northwest Corner for the grasslands of East Africa.
Dr. Daniel Peppe, a North Canaan Elementary School and Hotchkiss alum, is a professor of Geosciences at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. When he is not teaching both intro and graduate level courses, he can be found conducting research across the globe. In short, his work focuses on the evolutionary processes of plants and animals in response to climate change. Having conducted fieldwork in the U.S. Midwest, Australia and Abu Dhabi, Peppe has settled for Eastern Africa.
Governors Tout Federal Funding to Meet 2035 Gas Powered Car Ban Deadline
TRENTON, NJ — On Monday, July 22, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the allocation of over $4.3 billion in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to support community-driven climate initiatives. Among the recipients,…
Dennis G. Wilson to Retire from Delta Dental of NJ and CT
After 11 years as a transformative leader, Dennis G. Wilson, President and CEO of Delta Dental of New Jersey and Connecticut (DDNJCT), will retire from the company effective December 31, 2024. Paul Di Maio, currently Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Administrative Officer, will succeed Wilson as President and CEO, effective January 1, 2025. Wilson joined DDNJCT as President and CEO in 2013 and under his guidance, DDNJCT has achieved impressive growth and become substantially more outwardly focused. Wilson created and launched a new corporate social responsibility program in his first year at the company, engaging...
2 Men Guilty Of Raping Woman At Hotel Party In Everett
A Middlesex County jury convicted two men for the rape of a woman at a party at a Everett hotel in 2020, authorities said on Thursday, July 25. William Gomez-Rojas, 31, of Chelsea was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of aggravated rape, and Jose Morales Jr., 36, of Malden, was f…
Golfers Named 2023-24 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars
STORRS, Conn. - UConn golfers Connor Goode (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Jimmy Paradise (Tampa, Fla.) were named 2023-24 Cobalt All-American Scholar honors. The duo join a group of 532 NCAA Division I athletes from 180 schools to earn the honors. To be eligible for Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual...
Technical school graduate making the cut as a carpenter
MIDDLETOWN, CT (WFSB) - Channel 3 is your back to school authority and we know college students will be heading back to school very soon. This week we are profiling other teenagers who are already joining the work force and making good money thanks to Connecticut Technical High Schools. Roger...
Cigna’s health equity fund aims to narrow health care access gap in Hartford
Bloomfield-based Cigna Health Group launched a health equity fund that plans to invest $9 million in communities nationally over the next three years, starting with Hartford. In Hartford, more than a quarter of residents surveyed had asthma. Between 2017 and 2021, Hartford averaged 53 days per year of “poor” air quality or worse.
2 families displaced after fire in Westerly
WESTERLY, R.I. (WLNE) — Two families are displaced after a fire on Batterson Avenue in Westerly. The call came in around 6 a.m. According to officials, the start of the fire was due to an electrical fire in the kitchen ceiling. There was very little extension, said Fire Chief...
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