CT Humane Society Pet of the Week

CT Humane Society Pet of the Week

Today I want to bring up the most adorable hamster! Garbanzo.  He is easy to handle, comes right over to say hi ( most likely for food but who is keeping count??). He is about a month old and ready to find his forever home! His family purchased two hamsters from a pet shop and…

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: A Life Saved In Bridgeport

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: A Life Saved In Bridgeport

Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli featured the first-person accounts of life-saving action taken at a recent college hockey game in Bridgeport (0:33). Journal Inquirer of Manchester columnist Chris Powell weighed in on Connecticut’s high electric rates and the start of recreational marijuana sales (13:29). Former Bridgeport mayoral candidate and state legislator Chris Caruso analyzed…

Melissa in the Morning: AAA Company Resource

Melissa in the Morning: AAA Company Resource

Following the legalization of marijuana-product sales, AAA is rolling out a new program aimed at companies. Fran Mayko shared the educational presentations that focuses on the dangers of marijuana and driving. www.AAA.com/CorporateConvos ((00:00)) Actor, Brendan Fraser, made a speech at the Critics Choice Awards that has gone viral on the internet. We spoke with counselor,…

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: More Money For Candidates?

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: More Money For Candidates?

Monday’s “Connecticut Today” featured host Paul Pacelli wondering if an $8 million grant from the state’s Citizens Election Program is still enough to run against multi-millionaire candidates (0:29), while State House GOP leader Vin Candelora weighed in on the issue (12:21). Heritage Foundation analyst Zack Smith talked about the discovery of more classified documents at…

Melissa in the Morning: High Driving

Melissa in the Morning: High Driving

Connecticut launched legal marijuana-product sales earlier this month and many have concerns over impaired drivers. How high is too high? Is there a limit? How do sobriety tests work for drugged drivers? We asked all your questions to Trooper First Class Pedro Muniz of the CT State Police. ((00:00)) One trial or multiple? We talked…

Cooking with Claud: Lemon Bars

Cooking with Claud: Lemon Bars

Prep: 25 minutes — bake 30-35 minutes — 350 degrees Ingredients:2 cups all-purpose flour1/2 cup powdered sugar2 tablespoons cornstarch3/4 cup butter4 eggs, lightly beaten1 1/2 cups granulated sugar3 tablespoons all-purpose flour1 lemon’s worth of finely shredded lemon peel3/4 cup lemon juice1/4 cup half-and-half, light cream or skim milk IMAGE CREDIT: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Is There Any Answer For High Electric Prices?

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Is There Any Answer For High Electric Prices?

Friday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli closed out the week chatting with CT Inside Investigator reporter Tricia Ennis about the state’s high electric rates and further possible regulation (0:33). We heard from Prof. Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D., author of, “The Great Reset and the Struggle for Liberty: Unraveling the Global Agenda” (11:22). Paul also had some…

Melissa in the Morning: Obesity

Melissa in the Morning: Obesity

Weightloss is usually a resolution for most people at the new year. But we want it to be done in a healthy way. Dr. Joe St. Pierre is a Hartford HealthCare Medical Weight Loss specialist in the Fairfield Region. He spoke about the best way to attack weightloss goals and also touched on childhood obesity.…

Melissa in the Morning: Bacterial Meningitis

Melissa in the Morning: Bacterial Meningitis

Legendary rock guitarist, Jeff Beck, died at 78 from bacterial meningitis, according to medical officials. What is bacterial meningitis? How common is it? Could a meningitis vaccine protect you from this? Dr. Browne gave us some insight into this.  IMAGE CREDIT: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Melissa in the Morning: Marijuana Rollout

Melissa in the Morning: Marijuana Rollout

Governor Lamont stopped by for the first time since marijuana products sales became legal in Connecticut. We tackled impaired driving concerns, serving underage users and the war on drugs. Plus, he answered other listener questions involving tax cuts, energy costs and combating wrong way drivers. ((00:00)) Holiday scam reports were up big time in 2022.…