The Thanksgiving season is always the toughest for families in need. Join WICC and SmartMLS at Palmer’s Market Darien Thursday, November 20 as we collect canned goods, non-perishable food items, and cash for the Bridgeport Rescue Mission and the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County. Stop by starting at 10am until 6pm as all your…
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Apparently, Connecticut is filled with people opening their hearts and their wallets to neighbors in need. According to a recent report from WalletHub, Connecticut was ranked the 13th most charitable state in the country, and the second in New England. We spoke with Karla Fortunato, President of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, about the news…
Jaqueline Torres-Garcia was a 12-year-old girl whose body was found outside an abandoned New Britain home earlier this fall. Police shared that the little girl was murdered last year. Investigative reporter, Jeff Derderian, has been digging into this story and combing through videos and documents on the case. We spoke with him about the latest…
November is Veterans Month, and we know Connecticut is home to some incredible non-profits dedicated to supporting veterans. But did you know the American Red Cross isn’t just an organization about blood donations and responding in natural disasters? Apparently, the Red Cross specifically serves hundreds of thousands of military and veteran families through the Hero…
The Connecticut ACLU is demanding that cities and towns stop using automatic license plate readers. The organization is calling for a pause of the use of these devices by police departments over allegations that personal data is being misused. We asked former chief of police in Fairfield, Gary MacNamara, who also sits on law enforcement…
“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli started Tuesday’s show looking at a demand from the Connecticut ACLU that local license plate scanners be turned off until legal safeguards are put in place regarding the use of any data collected by those units (00:46). Alexis Harrison joined us from CT169Strong to chat about latest “affordable housing” bill…
Co-Founder of CT169Strong, Maria Weingarten, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the new housing bill which remains an unfunded mandate for all towns and still contains as of right with no public hearings.Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus
Maybe the workplace isn’t on fire all the time, but it is sometimes…Not according to Gen-Z workers, according to a recent Washington Post article. We talked about it with career strategist, Julie Bauke. For information on new tech internships for college students in the tristate: https://starteryou.com/ Image Credit: Getty Images
Since House Bill 5002 was vetoed by the governor, a new housing bill has been crafted and will be voted on during the special session this week. What are the key differences between the two pieces of legislation and why is there more support this time around? We spoke with Joe DeLong, Executive Director and…
A new survey from Retirement Living shows Connecticut is considered one of the worst states to retire in. The report sites cost of living, healthcare disparity, taxation and quality of life. We spoke with Senator Tony Hwang, ranking senator on the Aging Committee. Image Credit: Getty Images
The Thanksgiving season is always the toughest for families in need. Join WICC and SmartMLS at Palmer’s Market Darien Thursday, November 20 as we collect canned goods, non-perishable food items, and cash for the Bridgeport Rescue Mission and the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County. Stop by starting at 10am until 6pm as all your…
Listen at the start of every hour for breaking news updates from CBS News.
Apparently, Connecticut is filled with people opening their hearts and their wallets to neighbors in need. According to a recent report from WalletHub, Connecticut was ranked the 13th most charitable state in the country, and the second in New England. We spoke with Karla Fortunato, President of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, about the news…
Jaqueline Torres-Garcia was a 12-year-old girl whose body was found outside an abandoned New Britain home earlier this fall. Police shared that the little girl was murdered last year. Investigative reporter, Jeff Derderian, has been digging into this story and combing through videos and documents on the case. We spoke with him about the latest…
November is Veterans Month, and we know Connecticut is home to some incredible non-profits dedicated to supporting veterans. But did you know the American Red Cross isn’t just an organization about blood donations and responding in natural disasters? Apparently, the Red Cross specifically serves hundreds of thousands of military and veteran families through the Hero…
The Connecticut ACLU is demanding that cities and towns stop using automatic license plate readers. The organization is calling for a pause of the use of these devices by police departments over allegations that personal data is being misused. We asked former chief of police in Fairfield, Gary MacNamara, who also sits on law enforcement…
“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli started Tuesday’s show looking at a demand from the Connecticut ACLU that local license plate scanners be turned off until legal safeguards are put in place regarding the use of any data collected by those units (00:46). Alexis Harrison joined us from CT169Strong to chat about latest “affordable housing” bill…
Co-Founder of CT169Strong, Maria Weingarten, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the new housing bill which remains an unfunded mandate for all towns and still contains as of right with no public hearings.Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus
Maybe the workplace isn’t on fire all the time, but it is sometimes…Not according to Gen-Z workers, according to a recent Washington Post article. We talked about it with career strategist, Julie Bauke. For information on new tech internships for college students in the tristate: https://starteryou.com/ Image Credit: Getty Images
Since House Bill 5002 was vetoed by the governor, a new housing bill has been crafted and will be voted on during the special session this week. What are the key differences between the two pieces of legislation and why is there more support this time around? We spoke with Joe DeLong, Executive Director and…
A new survey from Retirement Living shows Connecticut is considered one of the worst states to retire in. The report sites cost of living, healthcare disparity, taxation and quality of life. We spoke with Senator Tony Hwang, ranking senator on the Aging Committee. Image Credit: Getty Images