Westport Police Chief, Foti Koskinas, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the recent threats made to Westport’s public schools and why he feels Westport campuses are safe for all students.
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Melissa in the Morning: Faster Aging Brains
A new study suggests the pandemic caused some adolescents’ brains to age much faster than they normally would. According to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the average teen girl had their brains age more than 4 years faster. For boys, the study found on average, adolescent brains aged close to a year and a half faster. Why did that happen and why was there such a stark contrast between boys’ and girls’ brains? Dr. Yann Poncin of the Yale Child Study Center answered our questions.
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Melissa in the Morning: Discussing Teen Death
In one week, Fairfield County experienced two tragic, sudden student deaths: 18-year-old Max Harper from Staples High School and 16-year-old Elliot Kropf from New Canaan High School. How do we help teens make sense of the youth deaths? We got advice from counselor, Julius Dudics.
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Melissa in the Morning: Smoke Shops in Ansonia
Should there be a temporary moratorium around smoke shops in Ansonia? The Ansonia Planning & Zoning Commission proposed a temporary moratorium on smoke shops and this week, there was a public hearing to get feedback from the community. We got an update from the commission chair, Jared Heon, and learned the next steps in a possible moratorium process for the city.
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Melissa in the Morning: Housing Crisis for UConn
Earlier this year, Connecticut lawmakers were touting UConn’s popularity among high school graduates nationwide. UConn has a record-breaking freshman class this year but what’s the catch with this stellar headline? Apparently, there’s a real housing crisis for upper classman across the five UConn campuses. We got the scoop from Katie Servas, News Director for WHUS, UConn’s radio station.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Second Attempted Assassination?
Monday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured live coverage of a law enforcement news conference regarding another apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump. The news conference featured Secret Service Acting Director Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. (00:36). CBS News Tech Contributor Ian Sherr talked about the federal government’s legal attempt at banning the TikTok app on national security grounds (04:19). CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack blogger Terry Cowgill joined us for his weekly check-in (10:07)
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Melissa in the Morning: Security
There are more questions than answers following what the FBI is calling a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. We wanted local insight from a law enforcement perspective to dive into the case. We spoke with Ken Gray, a distinguished lecturer of homeland security and terrorism, and criminal justice at the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at University of New Haven.
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Melissa in the Morning: Patient Advocacy
Yale will pay dozens of patients who sued the school after extremely painful egg retrievals at its fertility clinic. It comes after a nurse secretly swapped their anesthesia with saline. While Yale says it has committed to making changes to the way it handles narcotics, what does this case mean for Connecticut residents and having health advocacy? Attorney Eric Chaffin of Chaffin Luhana, a national law firm with offices in Connecticut talked about patient advocacy and the breakdown happening between doctors and patients.
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Melissa in the Morning: ‘Shocked’ and ‘Appalled’
Senator Richard Blumenthal predicted the American people will be shocked by the information revealed in an interim report on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and the security failures from the July incident. We asked Senator Blumenthal what was in that report and got his reaction to the most recent incident over the weekend involving the former president. The FBI says an attempted assassination on Trump happened at a golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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The Price Is Right at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Join Melissa Sunday, September 22 at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater before The Price Is Right Live.
Stop by the WICC Tent and enter to win lunch for a year from Duchess Restaurants. We’ll also have WICC prizes and your chance to win other concert tickets!
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