May 5-11 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week and here in Connecticut, we get our fair share of these disastrous storms. That’s why the American Red Cross Connecticut chapter wants you to be ready before the hurricane season starts in June. Longtime Red Cross volunteer, John Godin, shared tips to be prepared and recommendations on resources…
Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” by asking why President Biden hasn’t made any specific public comments regarding college protests across the U.S. tinged with anti-Semitism (00:27). Connecticut Energy Marketers Association head Chris Herb updated us on a bill pushing state consumers toward electric heating (13:22). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio detailed some the…
Dr. Joyce Oen-Hsiao, Yale Medicine cardiologist, associate professor at Yale School of Medicine, and medical director of the cardiac telemetry unit at the Yale New Haven Hospital’s Heart and Vascular Center, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss how stress affects your health and how you can manage it. Image Credit: Yulia Sutyagina / iStock / Getty Images…
The World Health Organization estimates that 85% of people worldwide have a lack of confidence and our career strategist says bad self-esteem is a career killer. National data shows 70% of people attribute part of their career success to self-confidence, while people with low self-esteem earn $8,000 less per year than people with high self-confidence.…
Let’s be honest, there’s A LOT to be mad about in today’s world. When you see what’s happening from unrest on college campuses, the division our country is feeling politically, even the way people treat each other at work, in schools or in public. It’s easy to get triggered and react. According to national data,…
A recent article highlighted new data surrounding GPS ankle monitors for suspects out on bond or on probation. After collecting two years of data (2021-23), the I-Team reported that Connecticut received around 990 tamper alerts. While a lot of those alerts could be accidental, dozens were because bracelets were broken on purpose. Senator Paul Cicarella…
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation is launching a new grants program to support arts organizations throughout the Greater Bridgeport area. We got a snapshot of how much local artists have financially struggled since 2020 and how the Arts in the Service of Equity program can help by offering three-year grants focused on arts innovation to collaborative programs. Julian…
Host Paul Pacelli kicked off another week on “Connecticut Today” wondering if the current crop of college protesters has enough class to not ruin graduation ceremonies (00:25) across the U.S. Alexis Harrison of “CT169Strong” filled us in on the latest status surrounding various zoning and development issues (12:48) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus
Award-winning ABC News journalist and author, Deborah Roberts, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her new book: Lessons Learned and Cherished: The Teacher Who Changed My Life – a collection of essays and musings from celebrity friends and colleagues who share how teachers changed them, imparted life lessons, and helped them get to where they…
According to reports, 90% of parents in America are fearful of potential Congressional cuts to vital safeguards like child care, special education programs, affordable housing, and even children’s healthcare. That’s why the non-profit Zero to Three created the Thinking Babies initiative, meant to press policymakers to prioritize the needs of infants, toddlers, and their families…