Friday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli talked about a verified start date for the state’s recreational marijuana sales (0:32). Connecticut Business and Industry Association President Chris DiPentima discussed the fallout of a lost Pentagon contract at Sikorsky Aircraft (11:35). Columbus Leadership Award winner Barbara Rogo of Bridgeport joined us to chat about her years of experience around greater Bridgeport (22:39).
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Today, Lisa chats with Shelly Freeman, Chief of Staff of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (0:00) and director Jams Luongo and actor Arnella Ten Meer of the Laramie Project production this weekend in Westport (24:50),
Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with Host Paul Pacelli featured debate and listener calls regarding a controversial prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia (0:31), as well as expert commentary from State Department veteran and University of New Haven Professor Dr. Howard Stoffer (11:29). Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Steve Stafstrom joined us to talk about a slight delay surrounding the implementation of Connecticut’s “Clean Slate” bill (21:53).
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Today, Lisa chats with Chris Sarandon about his new podcast Cooking By Heart (0:00), then she’s joined by Chris Ruggiero ahead of his Christmas concert at the Ridgefield Playhouse on December 15 (14:30).
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We had the incredible opportunity to have an in-studio interview with US Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery and Assistant US Attorney Patrick Caruso. We talked all about fentanyl and a program that the office will present to YOUR kids’ schools for FREE. Listen to what the program entails and if you’re interested in having this program at your school district, call 203-821-3700. ((00:00))
A Ridgefield town employee is suspended and facing a criminal charge after she hit a man recording video of her with a file folder. Police were called to Ridgefield Town Hall last week after the YouTube creator conducting what he called a First Amendment audit was hit by the female employee. We spoke with that creator, Josh Abrams, who is the owner and operator of Accountability for All, to hear his side of the story. ((15:28))
Milford police say the woman allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend, had a restraining order and protective order out against him. Former Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara talked broadly about the case and if more could have been done to protect the victim and her children. ((32:48))
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Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” featured host Paul Pacelli talking about the GOP’s latest U.S. Senate loss in Georgia (0:28). Wallingford GOP State Rep. Craig Fishbein talked about a possible delay in the implementation of Connecticut’s new “Clean Slate” law (9:30). Business consultant Carl Gould discussed the current nationwide increase in retail theft (22:25).
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Today Lisa chats with Attorney Amy Wilburn, from Lincoln-Goldfinch Law in Austin, Texas, about the Alex Jones bankruptcy.
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Good morning! This week we have Maya, a border collie mix! She is one years old, spayed, and up to date on all her vaccines.
Maya has a black and white pattern which is very pretty on her, but her fur is not as long as you would expect when you say Border Collie.
Maya came to us from one of our local animal control partners just a couple of weeks ago. While she has been here, we have been working on her basic manners and her jumping! She can jump extremely high; her head passes my head by inches. Though we are working on this behavior, we want to send her to a home that has children who are at least 14 years old. This way she can’t jump off a small child!
She’s extremely high energy and very fun! We would love her to have a large yard, but willing to consider active families who live in a condo.
If you are interested in hearing more about Maya visit us at cthumane.org/adopt to apply online and one of our adoption team members will give you a call to discuss her or any of our friends at CT Humane in Westport.
The military’s decision not to hire Sikorsky to build the replacement for the Black Hawk helicopter will lead to job cuts at the Stratford company. Dan Onofrio, President of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, commented on the news and if there will be a trickle effect for manufacturers and surrounding businesses. ((00:00))
Too many animals end up in shelters or out on the streets after Christmas after being adopted as gifts. We spoke with animal control in Bridgeport to learn what they are seeing this year and why pets don’t make great surprises. ((12:02))
December and January are peak months for house fires. That’s according to the American Red Cross. John Godin with the CT chapter shared tips on what to look for in your holiday decorations to avoid a blaze. ((22:25))
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Paul Pacelli took a much needed day off today, so that means one thing, Joe Aguiar hosted “Connecticut Today.” His first guest was Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, investigative reporter for Hearst Media CT, to talk about her latest piece on one of Connecticut’s many housing issues, involving unused housing vouchers (0:00). Next, State Majority Leader Bob Duff came on to talk about the special legislative session that Connecticut had and their plans for next session (15:24). Finally, Terry Cowgill, contributing op-ed columnist at CT News Junkie and Politiconn, joined Joe to talk about the Hunter Biden issue and how it may ultimately be a “nothing burger.” (31:04)
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