You may be planning to enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday travel plans, but you can’t forget about criminals hoping to target your property. Crime prevention expert, Jim Perez, shared advice on how to protect your homes and cars while you’re away.
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The third Fairfield County sports betting venue opened in Norwalk this month. It was a good reason to invite the Connecticut Counsel on Problem Gambling back on the show. We spoke with Valerie Tebbetts, Helpline, Training and Recovery Manager at CCPG.
For more information: https://ccpg.org/
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Major League Baseball will be experimenting with robot umpires during spring training in 2025. If it’s successful, we could see them used in the 2026 season. We asked our local sports expert, Rob Adams, about the news.
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George Logan, Director Of Community Relations at Aquarion Water Company, & Director of Water Quality, Yesher Larsen, join Lisa Wexler to explain why Aquarion is obligated by the FDA to send letters to their customers about lead in the service lines. And what about fluoride levels in CT’s water?
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The American Lung Association just dropped its “State of Lung Cancer” report. The data looks at how lung cancer varies by state. How did Connecticut fare? Dr. Roy Herbst, lung cancer physician and expert at Yale Cancer Center gave us some key takeaways for our state.
For the full CT report:
https://www.lung.org/research/state-of-lung-cancer/states/connecticut
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It’s a decision that the nation is watching carefully today: will Texas public schools be allowed to offer Bible-based curriculum to students? CBS Reporter Chris Fox has been covering Board of Education matters in Texas for more than a decade and shared insight on the matter from both sides of the debate.
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In a world that seems ever more divided, anxious, and lonely, this holiday season cries out for someone to be a cheerleader for kindness and connection across Fairfield County and beyond. We spoke with the man considered to be the “kindness crusader” in Stamford, Rabbi Daniel Cohen. He spoke about a new initiative that’s been around for a year and how you can get involved with acts of kindness.
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” with reports of an impending immigration policy change from the Biden White House (00:28). We heard from Connecticut State Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto (15:43) and former State House Republican leader Themis Klarides on the passing of former Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell (23:18). “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi wrapped up the show with the latest from the Park City (29:38)
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Audrey Lodato, Director, Regional Programs, Best Friends Animal Society, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the BEST FRIENDS Bring Love Home program that streamlines pet adoption into a more efficient, easier process.
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The Connecticut Education Association is speaking out about the nomination of Linda McMahon as the next US Education Secretary. Their biggest fear if she gets the job is that money meant for public schools with be invested instead to private schools. We asked Senator Richard Blumenthal about this.
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