We are just weeks away from the start of the new school year. But did you know that one Connecticut town has actually been in session this summer? Apparently, New London set out to challenge the typical summer vacation model and is currently offering classroom instruction all year long with shorter, more frequent breaks. We…
In wake of recent water-related deaths in the Housatonic River, some residents are calling for better signage around the shores. But we’ve also heard people compare Long Island Sound to the Atlantic Ocean and how it’s ‘nowhere near as dangerous.’ We tackled these misconceptions with DEEP Deputy Commissioner Mason Trumble. Image Credit: Getty Images
Cecil the seagull has become the talk of the town in Waterford, mostly because he’s ruffling feathers for beach goers. We asked Waterford Recreation and Parks Program Coordinator, Tim Cieplik, about this pesky bird now making national headlines. Image Credit: Getty Images
A new alarming report shows Americans on average get more than 50% of their calories from ultra-processed foods. We spoke with Dr. Brian Wojeck, an Assistant Professor at Yale University in the Section of Endocrinology, about the findings and what exactly are ultra-processed foods? Image Credit: Getty Images
Meriden is shutting down its volunteer fire department in December. The city announced a shortage of workers and money to fund the program led to the decision to shut down the department after more than 100 years of service. Is this the beginning of a horrible trend: mass closures of volunteer departments in the state?…
Recently, Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced the AI Accountability and Personal Protection Act to better protect online consumers like you and me, and to hold big tech more accountable. We spoke to our cybersecurity and AI expert on the show, Dr. Vahid Behzadan, who also directs an AI safety research lab at the University of New…
The FBI is sounding the alarm about quishing scams. What are those and how do we protect ourselves from them? Crime Prevention Expert, Jim Perez, explains. Image Credit: Getty Images
St. Joseph’s Center in Trumbull shut down in May. All residents at this nursing home have been placed in other facilities. It became the most recent facility in Connecticut to close and per usual, there wasn’t a lot of detail behind the abrupt closure and the process to shut things down entirely. For the first…
It was the social media post that went national immediately: Comedian Matt Rife and Youtuber Elton Castee purchased Ed and Lorraine Warren’s home in Monroe. The five-year-lease makes the pair caretakers of the approximately 750 haunted artifacts in the house, including the Annabelle doll. What does this mean for Monroe and what does the proposal…
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently reported an uptick in hand-foot-and-mouth disease cases among young children, more than any other summer. Why are we seeing this and how do we best prepare to avoid this ahead of the upcoming new school year? We asked Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health. Image Courtesy of Griffin Health