Dottie Lerner is running for CT State Representative in the 122nd District, representing sections of Shelton, Stratford, and Trumbull. She shared her goals if elected in November over incumbent Ben McGorty.
For more information: https://www.dottielerner.com/
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How does a fire department determine a one-alarm fire verses three-alarm fire? Which surrounding towns are expected to help in disasters? Do career departments get called before volunteer departments? We talked about fire response 101 with Alan Zygmunt, public information officer for the Connecticut Fire Academy.
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As we continue to track the Berlin brush fire, Chief John Massirio shared a possible cause for the fire. He also shared frustration in containing the fire with delays coming from ATV riders and drone operators.
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Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” talking about the hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt that’s been wiped clean for thousands of state residents, and whether or not that’s fair (00:35). State House Minority Leader Vinnie Candelora discussed evidence that a Venezuelan gang is connected to recent jail violence in Stamford (06:49), while Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar dropped by for his weekly thoughts (15:06)
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Campaign 2024 is almost done, and “Newsline” host Brigitte Quinn got to meet two candidates in key races. First, Republican Matt Corey dropped by (00:00) to talk about what’s motivating him to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy. Then, incumbent Democratic state Senator Ceci Maher of the 26th District (that represents Darien, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford, Weston, Westport, and Wilton), joined Brigitte to talk about her platforms and issues in the state legislature (16:47)
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Steve Robertson, newly minted CT cycling YouTube “influencer” at age 71 joins Lisa Wexler to discuss what inspired him to dedicate himself to inspire others.
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A whirlwind mid-week Wednesday edition of “Newsline” got started with Amanda Werkle, a lifelong Connecticut resident, who sat down with host Brigitte Quinn to discuss being diagnosed with end-stage liver disease at her current age of 39 (00:00). Amanda needs a compatible liver donor, and she shared the criteria, as well her story, with Brigitte. After that, Professor Bilal Sekou, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Hillyer College at the University of Hartford, dropped by to talk Campaign 2024 with an analysis of the race for the White House and the upcoming election (15:08). Finally, Brigitte welcomed sports writer George Vecsey to the program with a preview of the Fall Classic (34:28). The World Series is days away and George provided analysis and discussed America’s game with Brigitte
Former CEO of Barnes & Noble, Stephen Riggio, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss his life after retirement, taking on an extraordinary project of translating a major Sicilian novel from Italian into English titled: LUIGI NATOLI’S SICILIAN AVENGERS: A Novel (Books 1 and 2).
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Fall is here, and with winter just around the corner, you might have already gotten a cold. Joining Brigitte on Tuesday’s “Newsline” was Dr. Howie Forman of the Yale School of Medicine, who filled Brigitte in on whooping cough (00:00). After that, Hartford Courant reporter Alison Cross dropped in to update Brigitte on some of the major cuts being proposed at UConn – up to 70 majors are potentially on the chopping block (15:31)
Speeding, distraction, impairment: the three biggest problems with today’s drivers in Connecticut. Those issues also plague teen drivers and this week is teen driver safety week. We spoke with Sgt. Luke Davis with Connecticut State Police about what to do to better equip young drivers on roadways.
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