Cheryl Patella, a certified fitness and life coach, made an appearance on Melissa in the Morning (hosted by Paul Pacelli this week) to talk about a fun game that’s rising in popularity in the summertime, Pickleball! She gave heads up about injuries and how to prevent some injuries.
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Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up a busy week on “Connecticut Today” looking at another local municipality that appears ready for more electronic traffic enforcement measures (00:46). WTNH News 8’s Mike Cerulli – host of WICC’s “Mike Cerulli Show” on Saturdays – looked at the past week’s big political stories in the state (13:09). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso joined us with his thoughts on the latest election controversy in the Park City (22:04). Finally, Wesleyan University graduate Andrew Bridge, author of, “The Child Catcher: A Fight for Justice and Truth” told us about his experience as a foster child and the legal career that he’s undertaken to help others (32:49)
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Grammy winning Sophie B. Hawkins joins Lisa Wexler to talk about Westport and her upcoming performance at The Westport Country Playhouse of her new musical “Birds of New York” 6/25 at 7pm.
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The big story this week:
Four arrests were made related to absentee ballot fraud in the 2019 election for mayor of Bridgeport. All four suspects are accused of violating state laws related to the handling of absentee ballots. Following the news, one politician highlighted that shady elections are NOT just a Bridgeport issue. Bob MacGuffie shared his insight on this. He is the Connecticut Republican endorsed candidate to run against Incumbent Democrat, Jim Himes for congress in Connecticut’s 4th District.
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Last week, we learned about a Bridgeport Board of Education meeting that abruptly ended after a disagreement surrounding the superintendent’s evaluation. Days later, another meeting was held and it seemed like some board members were steam rolled over during a critical vote. We asked the Board Chair, Christine Batiste-Perez, what happened in these meetings and does it set a bad precedent moving forward?
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Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured Paul’s thoughts on a career criminal who allegedly killed a senior citizen in a recent car accident (00:34). Quinnipiac University Professor Angela Mattie talked about a U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on the availability of an abortion-inducing medication (13:41) Finally, “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi stopped by for his weekly update (25:26)
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National Wildlife Federation lead climate and energy policy advisor, Shannon Heyck-Williams, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how CT’s move to renewables affects our wildlife.
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Welcome Back to the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour! Our next stop was the Silver Star Diner In Norwalk! Melissa rolled out the red (and white) carpet for local icons like Stew Leonard Jr and Mayor Harry Rilling, the Maritime Aquarium and the local fire and police departments
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“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s midweek show with his thoughts on a veto from Governor Ned Lamont (00:33) of a controversial strikers’ aid bill. Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar talked about that veto, as well as charges recently filed against four individuals connected to the 2019 Bridgeport Democratic mayoral primary (13:30). Landmark Legal Foundation attorney Mike O’Neill also dropped by to chat about the recent increased scrutiny of the U.S. Supreme Court (24:13)
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Ron Rubano, Medicare Consulting and Sales Representative, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the Medicare and Medicaid benefits people are not aware they can get at all or more of.
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