Month: May 2022

Westport Farmers’ Market and Sustainable Westport to Host the Award-Winning Film, Biggest Little Farm, at Remarkable Theater Friday Evening May 27

Westport, CT – Get your tailgating game on for a special showing of the award-winning Biggest Little Farm, the 2018 documentary film chronicling the 8-year quest of John and Molly Chester to trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream of living in harmony with nature. In a welcomed partnership, Westport…

The Center for Empowerment & Education’s Annual Dinner slated for June 17 at Danbury’s Amber Room Colonnade

DANBURY, May 16 – The Center for Empowerment & Education’s Annual Dinner, At the Heart of It All, will be Friday, June 17, 2022 at the Amber Room Colonnade. The Center is pleased to announce the building, design and planning team of Patricia House, the Center’s new residential facility, will be honored. Honorees are Former…

Steely Dan Cover Band – Logical Pretzel – Kicks Off Weston Historical Society’s Music at the Barn Outdoor Concert Series

WESTON, CT – Steely Dan cover band, Logical Pretzel, kicks off the Weston Historical Society’s Music at the Barn Outdoor Concert Series on Sunday, June 5, 2022 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm. Tony Pizza Napolitano will be on site selling his famous thin crust pizza! Bring a lawn chair, a craving for pizza, and enjoy the…

Connecticut Attorney General Tong leads bipartisan, nationwide coalition defending affordable drug prices

Hartford, CT – On Monday, Attorney General William Tong led a bipartisan, nationwide coalition of attorneys general in two amicus briefs defending affordable drug prices before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third Circuit and District of Columbia. The brief defends the actions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in…

CT Humanities to Award Generous Quick Grant to Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum for New Exhibition on Sustainable Fashion

Norwalk, CT – Connecticut Humanities has awarded a $4,999 Quick Grant to the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in support of a new exhibition titled, Making It Last: Sustainable Fashion in Victorian America, which will open to the public on May 19, 2022. Dr. Jason Mancini, executive director at CT Humanities said, “Congratulations to the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion…

Huge Turnout at Careers In Manufacturing Expo

BRIDGEPORT, CT – Housatonic Community College (HCC) hosted a Careers in Manufacturing Expo 2022 on May 4, connecting 28 manufacturing firms from Connecticut with those interested in the field and prospective employees. A whopping 300 job seekers and students attended the free event to discover in-demand manufacturing positions, learn about the industry, meet employers, attend…

Governor Lamont approves Municipality Accountability Review Board recommendation to place West Haven under Tier IV oversight

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is approving the recommendations of the Municipality Accountability Review Board (MARB) to designate the City of West Haven as a Tier IV municipality, providing the greatest level of state oversight into a municipality’s finances as allowed under state law. The board’s recommendation to change city’s…

Dedicated couple donate $20 million towards new Norwalk Hospital Patient Pavilion

Pillars of the community, Carol and George Bauer continue their legacy of giving and enhancing health and wellness services at Norwalk Hospital NORWALK, CT – Carol and George Bauer have generously donated $20 million towards construction of Norwalk Hospital’s new Patient Pavilion. The Bauer Family Pavilion is Norwalk Hospital’s largest expansion project in its history,…

Connecticut Attorney General Tong announces multistate effort to protect mental health and substance abuse disorder care

Hartford, CT – Attorney General William Tong joined attorneys general from Rhode Island and Illinois today filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit seeking to protect mental health and substance abuse disorder care in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Illinois. The filing was announced at a press conference…