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Photos: Diner Tour at Silver Star Diner

The WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour made its way down to Silver Star Diner in Norwalk this week!

Some of the guests featured included local icons like Stew Leonard Jr. and Howard Dixon, politicians like Mayor Harry Rilling, State Representative Kadeem Roberts and Norwalk Town Chair of the Independent Party Lisa Brinton, as well as some teachers with the CEA!

Thank you to Brown Roofing as well as Maritime Chevrolet, The Connecticut Education Association, and AARP Connecticut!

The Lisa Wexler Show – What’s In Controversial Zoning Bill 5002?

Westport’s Danielle Dobin joins Lisa Wexler to talk about what’s in the omnibus bill #5002, including new parking regulations, as-of-right middle-housing conversions with no parking requirements, fast-tracking of office buildings to housing developments, opt-outs that come with significant cuts to state grants for that town, and developer legal fees towns would have to assume when objecting to 8-30G projects, to name a few pay-attention! changes.

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WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour: Silver Star Diner

As we crossed the half way point of the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour, the show takes us to the Silver Star Diner in Norwalk! Some of the guests featured today included local icons like Stew Leonard and Howard Dixon, politicians like Mayor Harry Rilling, State Representative Kadeem Roberts and Norwalk Town Chair of the Independent Party Lisa Brinton, as well as some teachers with the CEA! A special thank you to our partners at Maritime Chevrolet, The Connecticut Education Association, and AARP Connecticut!

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Loosening The State’s Sports Gambling Rules?

Host Paul Pacelli started Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” looking at rumors of a change in the state’s sports gambling regulations regarding betting on in-state colleges and universities (00:44). GOP State Sen. Ryan Fazio (15:11) and Hearst Connecticut Media senior columnist and editor Dan Haar (23:05) both weighed in on that possible gambling change as well. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi dropped by with the latest from D.C., including the GOP budget/tax bill and the proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system (31:23)

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The Lisa Wexler Show – Honoring Memorial Day With Jeff DeWitt

Jeffrey DeWitt, a 26-year United States Air Force veteran, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his career, the military today and local Memorial Day events honoring those who died while serving in the U.S. military, during times of war or peace.

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Melissa in the Morning: Pre-Paid Funeral Funds Scam

Connecticut State Police are sounding the alarm and looking for victims of what they are calling a scam connected to a funeral director who stole money that people put down for funerals and grave plots. The family of that funeral director owns funeral homes in Coventry, Tolland, Vernon, and East Windsor but again, it’s unclear how many people anywhere could be targeted by this type of scam. Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli with the Department of Consumer Protection explained how this scam works and how to avoid being duped.

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Melissa in the Morning: Asian Tiger Mosquito in CT

An invasive species of mosquitoes has made their way to Connecticut and apparently are spreading rapidly throughout the state. How dangerous are these mosquitoes? Where did they come from? And why do they seem to be sticking around all year round? We asked Dr. Philip Armstrong, a state entomologist with The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Melissa in the Morning: Save The Sound Report

As we gear up for the unofficial start to summer, a lot of residents will head to our local beaches to enjoy the sunshine and go for a swim. And just in time, Save the Sound just released its latest beach report and the good news, the bulk of the state’s 73 beaches on Long Island Sound scored above average. But some didn’t quite make the grade. For all the details, we spoke with Peter Linderoth of Save the Sound.

For more information: https://www.savethesound.org/

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Decriminalizing “Magic Mushrooms?”

Host Paul Pacelli kicked-off Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with word of a bill to decriminalize so-called “magic mushrooms” with the psychoactive ingredient psilocybin (00:39). National Taxpayers Union Foundation Executive Vice-President Joe Bishop-Henchman talked about the possible cost to Connecticut taxpayers if the 2017 Trump tax cuts are not renewed (15:41). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio detailed a bill that would affect zoning regulations in Connecticut by controlling local parking spaces (24:44)

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The Lisa Wexler Show – Christmas Movie Productions Leave Connecticut

Synthetic Cinema International founder, Andrew Gernhard, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about why he reluctantly is moving his film productions out of Connecticut.

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