Melissa in the Morning: Sikorsky Deal Bust

Melissa in the Morning: Sikorsky Deal Bust

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…

Connecticut Today: Housing Vouchers Going Unused?

Connecticut Today: Housing Vouchers Going Unused?

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…

Melissa in the Morning: College Stress

Melissa in the Morning: College Stress

College students are stressed about midterms among other things. We spoke with the director of counseling at SHU to learn why adults CANNOT minimize their kids’ stress levels at school. ((00:00)) AAA released its latest driver behavior report. 2022 findings reflected bad habits getting worse. Fran Mayko breaks it down for us. ((08:41)) WINFertility in…

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Enough With Trump

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Enough With Trump

On Monday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli, we welcomed former GOP State Senate leader Len Fasano who talked about his recent op-ed regarding the State Republican Party (0:29). Commuter advocate Jim Cameron talked about possible Metro-North fare increases and service cuts (13:37). Paul also talked about the controversy surrounding new video cameras in at least…

Melissa in the Morning: Childbirth Mortality Rates in the US

Melissa in the Morning: Childbirth Mortality Rates in the US

The United States is one of the most dangerous high-income countries in the world in which to give birth, with more than 1,200 women and other birthing people dying from complications associated with pregnancy or childbirth in 2021. We spoke with Monique Shaw, Senior Program Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest…

Cooking with Claud: Mini Pot Pies

Cooking with Claud: Mini Pot Pies

Cut up left over chicken Use cream of chicken soup Grab a bag of frozen vegetables or mix peas and corn Add leftover gravy Make dough or get Pillsbury squares Use cupcake tray and get crush warm first before filling with ingredients — put them in for about 5-10 minutes or until light brown Then…

Melissa in the Morning: Missing Three Years

Melissa in the Morning: Missing Three Years

Today marks three years since Vanessa Morales from Ansonia went missing. Lt. Patrick Lynch with Ansonia Police came on to answer our questions about the case and the latest on the investigation. ((00:00)) Four college students were murdered in Idaho last month and much of the case remains a mystery. We get perspective from Former…

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: The Bottle Bill Strikes Again

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: The Bottle Bill Strikes Again

Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli featured a chat about upcoming changes to the state’s bottle bill (0:21). We also chatted again with Southern Connecticut State University Professor of Biology Dr. Sarah Crawford about the so-called “triple demic” of viruses (8:29). Image Credit: Getty Images