From deleted text messages to troubling emails revealing a potential power move to undermine the role of other co-equal commissioners, Marissa Gillett has been at the center of controversy for the last year. She recently announced she is resigning effective October 10th. Recently, State House Minority Leader, Representative Vincent Candelora, called for Gillett’s impeachment. He joined us with reaction about her resignation announcement and what happens next for PURA.
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‘See something, say something,’ it’s a phrase that is thrown around a lot but how exactly do we report suspicious behavior safely and effectively? We asked crime prevention expert, Jim Perez.
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We met the new Connecticut State Police PIO, Sgt. Rodney Valdes. We also heard from his predecessor, Sgt. Luke Davis, who is stepping down from the role and will return to patrolling.
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According to new research from AAA and the National Safety Council, more than two-thirds of all car seats are improperly installed nationwide, and just 1 in 5 parents and caregivers seek expert help to install a seat or safely secure a child in that seat. That’s why AAA is offering free car seat installations this week for National Child Passenger Safety Week. We got the details about it from Adelle Zocher, outreach specialist and certified child passenger safety technician for AAA Northeast.
For a list of clinic locations and to make an appointment, email: [email protected]
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Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Connecticut Inside Investigator reporter Marc Fitch to Friday’s “Connecticut Today” to update the announced resignation of controversial Public Utilities Regulatory Authority chair Marissa Gillett (00:51). Paul kicked off the show with his thoughts as to whether or not political discourse will cool off at all in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination (11:59). Day of New London columnist Mike DiMauro dropped by to talk about the possible use of state funds to buy a share of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun (27:22). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso offered his latest thoughts on the last week’s biggest stories (36:36), and finally, we welcomed Don Costante, author of, “Beyond the Scoreboard: The Ultimate Guide to Sports Event Presentation” (48:49)
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CBS News Travel Editor and Best-Selling Author of, “The Travel Detective,” Peter Greenberg, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his extensive world travels. He will be at The Westport Library for An Evening with Peter Greenberg, (Presented by the Y’s Men Travel Group) Thursday, September 25 from 7:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m.
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The drama surrounding the Connecticut Sun and efforts to keep the WNBA team in our state continues. Now there are calls for more oversight when it comes to allocating pension funding as a bargaining chip in our state’s offer to keep the team. We talked about this morning with political reporter, Mike Cerulli, from News 8.
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The state’s largest teachers’ union is out with the results of its annual back-to-school survey. The Connecticut Education Association asked nearly 1,000 teachers about a variety of topics before the school year began. The group’s vice president, Joslyn Delancey, says it turns out many are not doing well. She joined us on the show for more.
For the full report: https://cea.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BTS-Survey-results-2025.pdf
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There have been dozens of car theft reports in Westport this year and apparently this criminal trend has been rising since 2020. Why is that and how can we proactively avoid being targets of vehicle theft? We asked Lt. Anthony Prezioso with Westport Police Department.
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Host Paul Pacelli spent a good part of Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” chatting with callers and warning that firing late night host Jimmy Kimmel from his ABC show would set a chilling and dangerous precedent (00:31). Greenwich GOP State Sen. Ryan Fazio called in to talk about a proposal to invest state funds to purchase a share of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun (15:52)
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