Prices at the pump to let up slightly over the holiday weekend due to concerns over Covid-19 Delta variant, end of summer travel season BOSTON (August 26, 2021) — To close out a summer driving season that will inevitably have had the highest average gas prices since the summer of 2014, Labor Day weekend prices…
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Connecticut congressional leaders seeking applications for newly-created Social Equity Council
HARTFORD, CT – House Speaker Matt Ritter (D – Hartford) and House Majority Leader Jason Rojas (D – East Hartford, Manchester) are accepting applications for their appointments to the Social Equity Council that is established under legislation Governor Ned Lamont signed into law on June 22 legalizing the use of cannabis for adults over 21…
Hurricane Season Starts June 1st – Salvation Army Prepares
CONNECTICUT – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) is preparing as a part of its recurring initiatives in Southern New England. Regional EDS teams in Connecticut are prepared to respond with immediate feeding, hydration, and other key…
Norwalk Unveils Bike Repair Station at Calf Pasture Beach
Norwalk, CT – On Friday, Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, the City of Norwalk Transportation, Mobility, and Parking and Recreation and Parks Departments, and the Norwalk Bike/Walk Commission celebrated National Bike Month by unveiling the first self-service bike repair station in Norwalk. The self-service station is located at Calf Pasture Beach near the Main Patio with…
Lt. Governor Bysiewicz and DVA Commissioner Saadi: 2021 Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame accepting nominations
Citizens have until Sep. 10, 2021 to Nominate Veterans for Post-Military Life Achievements Hartford, CT – Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and state Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Thomas J. Saadi today encouraged all citizens to consider nominating distinguished veterans who have made significant contributions to their communities after leaving military service to the Connecticut Veterans…
Weston Historical Society Installs Sculpture Garden Featuring Art by the late Daniel E. Offutt, III
WESTON, CT – The Weston Historical Society has recently installed the Daniel E. Offutt, III Sculpture Garden at the Coley Homestead located at 104 Weston Road. The sculpture garden has been funded by a $10,000 grant from the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust and features five sculptures created by the late Weston philanthropist, Daniel…
Murphy Applauds Inclusion of Rail Funding in American Jobs Plan
HARTFORD, CT – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, on Wednesday applauded the inclusion of rail funding in the American Jobs Plan as laid out by the Biden administration this morning: “The rail funding proposed in President Biden’s American…
Don’t forget to move the clocks one hour forward tonight
It’s that time of the year again when we shift the clocks one hour forward and when Daylight Savings Time begins. This year this happens late overnight tonight, when 2 a.m. will instantly become 3 a.m. and although we will lose an hour of precious sleep time, the promise of getting an “extra” hour of…
Payroll jobs post slight January 2021 decline (-100): unemployment rate at 8.1% on newly benchmarked data
WETHERSFIELD, CT – Connecticut payroll employment was essentially unchanged in January 2021, dropping just 100 jobs (‑0.01%) after a revised 4,600 (‑0.3%) decrease in December 2020. This is the third monthly job loss after six consecutive seasonally adjusted monthly jobs gains. Statewide employment is now 127,300 (-7.5%) positions lower than a year ago at 1,570,700…
City of New Haven, Save the Sound Receive Grant for Mill River Trail
NEW HAVEN, CT – The City of New Haven and Save the Sound will continue work on the southernmost stretch of an urban greenway in the Fair Haven neighborhood with the help of a $50,000 award from the Connecticut Urban Green and Community Garden Initiative, which is administered by the Department of Energy and Environmental…