After a 27-year run, the popular outdoor summer musical festival, Alive at Five, will not continue in 2025. We spoke with Michael Moore, President of Stamford Downtown, about the announcement.
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Melissa in the Morning: Thanksgiving Stats
Connecticut State Police investigated over 500 vehicle crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Police say around 30 of those crashes involved injuries, including a motorcycle crash in Wallingford where the rider was killed. We got a full breakdown of the statistics and key takeaways from Sgt. Luke Davis.
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Melissa in the Morning: Facilities Closing Constantly
Since the pandemic, Connecticut has seen an alarming rate of nursing home closures and healthcare sector layoffs. What is the direct impact on our senior population in the state? We dive into it with Senator Kevin Kelly.
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The Lisa Wexler Show – An Innovative Healing Alternative To Medication And Surgery
Dr. George Lewis, ZetrOZ Systems Chief Executive Officer, Board Member and Medical Device Innovator, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how his portable ultrasound system called Sustained Acoustic Medicine (SAM) is transforming soft-tissue therapy. SAM is designed to treat patients with arthritis and chronic injuries without invasive surgeries or medication.
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The Mike Cerulli Show – November 30, 2024
This week, Mike Cerulli chats with WTNH News 8’s Jeff Derderian, Hearst Connecticut Media’s Dan Haar, Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves, CT Republican Chair Ben Proto, State Senator Ryan Fazio, and State Rep Chris Rosario.
CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Get Those Numbers Right!
Host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” with word of a Hearst Connecticut Media investigation into some discrepancies connected to recent Connecticut election results (00:52). CBS News correspondent Chris Fox, in Austin, TX, talked about a visit earlier in the day to the U.S. southern border by incoming White House Border Czar Tom Homan (16:10). We welcomed Dr. Robert Marbut, senior producer of the streaming documentary, “Fentanyl: Death Incorporated” (24:04). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio dropped by with her weekly update (34:59), while University of New Haven senior lecturer in economics and business Dr. Brian Marks explained the possible effects of trade tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump (41:56)
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PURA Chair Marissa Gillett
PURA Chair, Marissa Gillett, and her mom – back in CT for Thanksgiving – join Lisa Wexler to talk about recent rate cases, natural gas credits owed to consumers, PURA’s consumer support center, what POTS is and cooking turkeys!
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Melissa in the Morning: Wrong Way Driving in CT
We met Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner, Ronnell Higgins, about the state of our highways and making them safer. We especially did a deep dive about wrong-way drivers.
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Melissa in the Morning: Crashes Involving Buses
A new report from the Hartford Courant, highlighted the alarming amount of crashes involving school buses in our state. According to UConn Connecticut Crash Data Repository, there have already been more than 570 of these crashes in 2024. That data does not include the near misses! Senator Jeff Gordon, who serves on the Public Safety and Security Committee, shared what can be done to curb this problem.
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Melissa in the Morning: Fighting the Opioid Crisis
Seven million dollars in federal grant money is being invested into opioid response strategies in Connecticut. We noticed four of the seven municipalities getting in on this money, are right here in Fairfield County (Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford and Greenwich.) We spoke with Luiza Barnat is the Opioid Services Director at the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services about what the money will do.
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