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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – The Street Takeovers Continue

Monday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured a chat with Quinnipiac University Associate Criminal Justice Professor Kimberly Przeszlowski on an estimated 1,500 drivers from out of state who took part in massive “street takeovers” in North Haven and other areas (00:36). Sacred Heart University Communication and Media Studies Professor Dr. Bill Yousman joined us to chat about the reinstatement of Alex Jones’ account on the “X” social media platform (13:34). Paul also had a few thoughts on recent Congressional testimony from college presidents regarding campus anti-Semitism (26:45)

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Melissa In The Morning: True Blue Heroes

Local author and volunteer firefighter, Paul Albert, created a new book honoring law enforcement and remembering two of our own. In the children’s book ‘True Blue Heroes,’ find out how Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy are remembered and the lesson behind respecting those in uniform. To pre-order the book: https://www.sillybrainbooks.com/product-page/true-blue-heroes

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Crime on the Mind: How do I handle a street takeover if I’m caught in one? Jim Perez shares why you should invest in dashboard cameras and how to keep from engaging with suspects.

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Fairfield residents are outraged after college students trashed Penfield Beach after a Santacon party. We asked First Selectman Bill Gerber what action comes next for the students responsible.

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December 10th marked the 75th anniversary of Human Rights Day. But as a society, are we falling short of respecting people no matter what? We spoke in length with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

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The Lisa Wexler Show – Can We Really Talk with Our Animals?

Lawyer turned Animal Communicator, Nikki Vasconez, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about why she left a career in law to study, then teach animal communication.

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Melissa in the Morning: Would it REALLY be a Good Deal?

Earlier this week, lawmakers introduced a bill. It would abolish the state’s tip credit and instead pay hospitality workers the state minimum wage. The One for Wage bill would pay tipped workers the minimum wage, on top of tips. It may sound like a great deal, but is it really? We got perspective from CEO and President of the Connecticut Restaurant Association, Scott Dolch. (00:00)
A new study has unveiled the states where a significant number of students employ AI to cheat in their studies, with Connecticut ranking in the top ten worst states for cheating. One of the focuses in Connecticut in the recent legislative session was regulating AI in our state. We spoke with the senator behind that legislation in motion today, Senator James Maroney. (14:25)
Hartford Healthcare is celebrating some major accolades surrounding safety. We spoke with Hartford Healthcare Fairfield Region President, Bill Jennings, about HHC being highlighted in New England and the country. Plus, we asked him about hospitals investing in cyber security resources. (29:56)

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Disgusting Debate

Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli looked at the previous night’s embarrassing GOP Presidential Primary Debate (00:29). “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi joined us for his weekly update (14:19) on the local political scene. We also chatted with Lowell Baier, author of, “The Codex of the Endangered Species Act, Volume I: The Last Fifty Years & Volume II: The Next Fifty Years.” (27:56)

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The Lisa Wexler Show – Last Minute Medicare Enrollment

Medicare specialist, Ron Rubano, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about last minute changes before enrollment closes and highlight the differences between different plans.

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Melissa In The Morning: The Latest On Afforable Housing

Finding available and affordable housing continues to be a major struggle for Connecticut. We invited Renee Dobos back in studio. She is the CEO of non-profit, CT Housing Partners. We outlined the problem at hand and what ‘affordable housing’ actually means for Connecticut residents. Renee then explained how CHP is part of the solution.

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Melissa In The Morning: Catching Up With Dr. Browne

Why are kids constantly sick this fall? In fact, why does it seem like we ALL have been constantly sick since September?? In a word: payback! Dr. Browne explains.

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Major Wage Adjustment?

Wednesday’s midweek “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured Paul’s thoughts on a renewed push for the elimination of the “tipped minimum wage” in the state (00:23). We also checked in with Hearst Connecticut Media editor and columnist Dan Haar for his thoughts on some of the hot stories (12:53)

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Melissa In The Morning: The Problem With Lithium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are used in so many things: cellphones, tablets, laptops, Bluetooth headsets, electric toothbrushes, e-scooters, the list goes on and on. But unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of options to extinguish those fires quickly. Fairfield’s Assistant Fire Chief, Schuyler Sherwood, shared training that the department goes through for these fires. He also highlighted a new public education campaign to help people prevent these fires from happening. Check out fairfieldct.org. (0:00)

‘Tis the season to deck the halls! But we want to make sure we are safe while enjoying the festive decorations in and around our homes. We did our monthly check-in with The American Red Cross to get safety tips and an update on blood donations. (11:15)

Genetic testing company, 23andMe, confirmed that hackers stole personal information from millions of users. We got insight from our business expert, Dan Onofrio, on whether companies of all sizes should start investing in cybersecurity experts to avoid more of these hacker disasters. (25:09)

Science you may not Know: forget cat naps…try chinstrap penguin naps! Find out how this penguin population takes FOUR SECOND, DEEP SLEEP NAPS thousands of times a day! (34:19).

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