This weekend marks the 12-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. We spoke with Jenny Hubbard of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation about the work this non-profit has done and accomplished in the last decade.
For more information: https://www.cvhfoundation.org/
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Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli took a look at a reported separation agreement involving the Bridgeport Board of Education and school Superintendent Dr. Carmela Levy-David (00:30). “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi elaborated further on big changes coming in the Bridgeport school system (14:02). GOP State House leader Vin Candelora talked about this week’s credit downgrade for Eversource by Standard and Poor’s (22:34)
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Scarlett Lewis, who founded the Choose Love Movement after her son, Jesse, was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how she uses the Choose Love formula (Courage + Gratitude + Forgiveness + Compassion-in-Action) inspired by Jesse to get her through the holidays, and how she shares it with others in need of support.
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Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber is asking residents to share feedback and footage following the recent Santacon event on the beach run by Fairfield U students. We got a follow up with Gerber after the wild beach party earlier this month and who he says is to blame.
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From T-shirts and hoodies to coffee mugs and shot glasses, merchandise referring to the suspected gunman in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk is popping up on the internet. Why are people glorifying CEO shooting suspect? We got perspective from High Performance Brain Specialist, Leigh Richardson.
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Mysterious drones have been spotted in the skies above New Jersey, and no one really knows where they came from and what they’re for. It has prompted alarm in Connecticut residents and now state senators are sounding the alarm about public safety protocols if these drones end up flying in our skies. Senator Paul Cicarella, ranking senator on the Public Safety Committee, weighs in on the conversation.
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It’s the medical story America is focused on: Jamie Foxx and his mysterious brain bleed. We spoke to our peace of mind in the medical field, Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Hospital to better understand what could have happened.
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“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli started Wednesday’s show looking at a Waterbury Republican-American story on what’s now being referred to as “polysubstance abuse” involving alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs (00:43). CBS News legal analyst Thane Rosenbaum talked about the legal proceedings surrounding the accused killer of United HealthCare’s CEO (15:55). Yankee Institute Director of External Affairs Bryce Chinault (25:16) and Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar (31:00) both talked about a coming showdown in Hartford over state spending levels
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GOP State Senator, Eric Berthel, sering the 32nd, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the next legislative session and his committee leadership posts.
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Having access to the arts is essential especially for school-aged children. But more and more districts struggle to provide programs that involve music and art curriculum to students. One non-profit has been bringing those opportunities to Connecticut’s most vulnerable kids. We spoke with Frank Derico, the executive director of Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County.
For more information: https://www.nstudios.org/
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