The Westport Country Playhouse Artistic Director, Mark Shanahan, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about their show “From Broadway to Hollywood,” a concert celebrating iconic stage and screen scores, July 24-26. Image Credit: stu99 / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Over 20-thousand tickets have been dished out to drivers passing school buses in the last year. As we reported, automated cameras were added to every bus in Bridgeport and recently, legislation was passed for more districts to get on board with this technology and combat the issue. We spoke with Steve Randazzo, chief growth officer…
It was facing extinction but now the piping plover has taken a U-turn in a better direction. New reports are highlighting the bird population numbers doing better. Tom Anderson of the Connecticut Audubon Society talked about the success story and credit to Connecticut for helping the bird species thrive. For more information: https://www.ctaudubon.org/ Image Credit:…
Connecticut State Police just launched a new online dashboard and it allows the public to track how many tickets troopers issue and the demographics of the people getting the tickets. To be clear, no names are revealed, we’re talking age, gender and ethnicity.Rick Green, Director of Communications for the Office of the Commissioner for the…
After a recently publicized ICE arrest in Danbury, “Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli started Tuesday’s show talking about whether or not ICE agents should be allowed to continue wearing masks during their raids (00:42). Shelton GOP State Sen. Jason Perillo joined us to talk about a relative lack of information from the State Department of…
MacKenzie Trupp, doctoral candidate at the University of Vienna, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her research in how viewing art can help mental health outcomes. Image Credit: shironosov / iStock / Getty Images Plus
A new report shows Governor Lamont ranks sixth among all governors nationwide with a 63% approval rating in a recent poll. What are the chances Governor Lamont wins if he decides to run for a third term? Dr. Trish Crouse is a professor in the Political Science department at University of New Haven and joined…
Why are the numbers changing for Merritt Parkway exits?! We learned it’s not just that highway in the state; it’s not just Connecticut highways changing the numbers either! We got the explanation from Department of Transportation’s Josh Morgan. To see the new exit numbers: https://portal.ct.gov/dot/ctdot-press-releases/2024/replacement-of-highway-sign-and-sign-supports-along-ct-15-wilbur-cross-parkway-merritt-parkway?language=en_US Image Credit: Melissa Sheketoff
Hot car deaths are the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related fatalities for kids 14 and under nationwide. That’s why NHTSA and the ad council continue pushing campaigns to help families avoid these tragedies. We spoke with NHTSA Highway Safety Specialist Laura Dunn. For more information: NHTSA.gov/heatstroke Image Credit: Getty Images
The Stamford Education Association has formally filed a complaint citing serious breaches of professional ethics by the Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Tamu Lucero. We asked John Corcoran, SEA President, about this. Image Credit: Getty Images