Monday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli jump started a new week and new month with Paul’s thoughts on the role of First Lady Jill Biden in the current controversy over whether her husband should leave the 2024 White House race (00:41). CT NewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill also weighed in on the mounting pressure for…
Melissa in the Morning: Senator Ryan Fazio
We are continuing to follow local and state elections ahead of the 2024 general election. We welcomed Senator Ryan Fazio, representing the 36th State Senate District. This district consists of several sections of southern Fairfield County, including Greenwich, portions of Stamford and New Canaan. We learned what the incumbent senator believes he’s achieved since being elected to office…
Melissa in the Morning: You’re Late for a Very Important Date!
If you are always running late, does that tell a bigger story about you as a worker and can it derail your career? According to new research, the youngest generation of workers believes 10 minutes late is still right on time. The online meeting company, Meeting Canary, asked over 1,000 British adults about their attitudes…
Melissa in the Morning: Deaths on CT Highways
It’s been a horrible stretch of tragedies on Connecticut highways in the last month. And now there are more calls for state worker protections on our state roads. Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class, Aaron Pelletier, was struck and killed by a motor vehicle on May 30, while performing a traffic stop on I-84. And…
Melissa in the Morning: Handling Vacation Stress
National statistics show almost three quarters of the US population stresses about just planning a vacation. On average, most people deal with pre-vacation, vacation and post-vacation stress. So, if stress is inevitable with vacation, how do we handle it in a healthy way and are there signs that there’s a deeper problem brewing in life…
Melissa in the Morning: Livable Communities Grant Program
The AARP Connecticut Livable Communities Grant Program is now open for applications to help fund community improvement projects across Connecticut. What is the liveable communities grant program? What kind of projects are getting approval over the years? Who can apply and how much money can a town or city get for a project? We got…
Melissa in the Morning: Top Summer Scams
Summer is officially here and it’s not just the temperatures going up. There are three scams we see big upticks in during this time of year: vacation rental scams, utility company imposters and paving scams. Kristen Johnson of the Better Business Bureau outlines the three scams and how to protect yourself from them. To report…
Melissa in the Morning: Men’s Mental Health
According to national statistics, nearly 1 in 10 men experience depression or anxiety but less than half of them seek treatment for it. Men are also at a higher risk of death by suicide compared to women. June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month and state leaders wanted to look at how we are tackling…
Melissa in the Morning: 50 years Later
50 years ago, a deadly fire occurred at a nightclub right on the Greenwich line. The 1974 arson fire at Gulliver’s in Port Chester, New York claimed the lives of 24 people and injured 32 others, including some firefighters. We looked back at the anniversary of the case with Dennis O’Connell. His brother was one…
Melissa in the Morning: Identity Theft in Connecticut
A new study from Cloudwards shows Connecticut is one of the most dangerous states in the US for identity theft to occur online. The report shows Connecticut landed in third place despite having some of the toughest identity theft laws on the books. WICC intern, Catherine Welch, did an investigative report on the issue and spoke with…