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Melissa in the Morning: How Can it be Over?!

Melissa in the Morning: How Can it be Over?!

Monroe Police feel really confident that they found the person responsible for killing eight-year-old Renee Freer in 1977. The Department found a suspect and submitted a juvenile arrest warrant to the State’s Attorney’s Office, charging him with first-degree manslaughter. But now the case is closed for good. How can that be? For perspective, we asked…

Melissa in the Morning: Freer Case Closed

Melissa in the Morning: Freer Case Closed

In June 1977, eight-year-old Renee Freer was brutally murdered near her home in Monroe. With advanced technology accessible to police combined with new interest in the case, Monroe Police focused more on the case. However, police announced the case is now officially closed. Local author, Erik Hanson, wrote Dead End Road to bring more attention…

Melissa in the Morning: Supporting Paraeducators

Melissa in the Morning: Supporting Paraeducators

Big win for para-educators across our state: it was announced that $10 million dollars will be distributed to assist more than 73-hundred paraeducators with health insurance costs. We spoke with Comptroller Sean Scanlon about the news as well as a check on his annual losses report. To read the full report: https://osc.ct.gov/ Image Credit: Getty…

Melissa in the Morning: Army Engine Plant

Melissa in the Morning: Army Engine Plant

It’s being called the largest planned industrial development in Fairfield County. Maybe you know it as the army engine plant in Stratford. Call it what you want, but is it a scandal? Some Stratford residents are telling us it is. We asked Mayor Laura Hoydick. For more information: https://www.stratfordct.gov/page/saep-property-development Image Credit: Getty Images

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Sports Betting Scandal

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Sports Betting Scandal

“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s show detailing an FBI bust connected to the Mafia and the NBA, and wondered if listeners are now more worried about the impact of legal sports betting (00:38). International gambling scandal expert and University of New Haven Professor Dr. Declan Hill added his thoughts to news of that…

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Numerous Guilty Verdicts

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Numerous Guilty Verdicts

Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” looking at the verdicts in the Kosta Diamantis corruption and bribery trial and wondering why some public officials put themselves in such compromising situations (00:47). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Editor and Columnist Dan Haar also weighed in on the Diamantis verdicts and talked about a continuing…

The Lisa Wexler Show – Is There An Environmental Paradox At All?

The Lisa Wexler Show – Is There An Environmental Paradox At All?

Ted Nordhaus, Founder and Executive Director of The Breakthrough Institute, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his work leading a paradigm shift in climate, energy, and environmental policy that answers how humans can continue to thrive while still leaving room for nature.Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Melissa in the Morning: Special Session?

Melissa in the Morning: Special Session?

Sources tell us state lawmakers have been called to reserve November 12th and 13th, indicating the potential for a special session. The governor confirmed over the summer the need for a special session to tackle housing after vetoing a massive bill related to that. It’s not clear though if the session will and solely tackle…