Category Archives: State News
February 9, 2013 at 22:16
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Hartford – Brandon L. McGee Jr. was sworn in as a state representative Wednesday during the opening day ceremony of the 2013 legislative session at the State Capitol in Hartford. Rep. McGee (D-Hartford, Windsor) was given the oath of office by outgoing-Speaker of the House Chris Donovan. McGee represents the newly formed 5th Assembly District, [...]
December 10, 2012 at 16:02
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NEW HAVEN – Gangbangers be warned. If you kill someone the feds are coming after your whole crew. Project Longevity was launched in New Haven and will soon be implemented in Bridgeport, Hartford and later go statewide. Photo: U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder joins federal, state and city authorities in launching Project Longevity, a [...]
November 1, 2012 at 13:28
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EAST HAVEN POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL OBSTRUCTION CHARGE HARTFORD – David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Mary Galligan, Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that East Haven Police officer JASON ZULLO, 34, pleaded guilty before Chief United States [...]
November 1, 2012 at 13:17
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Hartford – With thousands of households in the state without power, and residents cleaning up all across the state, it is important to protect your health and safety in the storm’s aftermath. The Department of Public Health provides important health information in the aftermath of Sandy: Flood Water All flood water should be considered contaminated [...]
November 1, 2012 at 13:06
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HARTFORD, CT – (By Steven Yablonski – WFSB CH. 3 – Oct. 30, 2012) – Some shoreline residents had to spend the night in their homes surrounded by water as Sandy pummeled the area with a devastating storm surge, heavy rain and strong winds, killing at least two people. Water from Long Island Sound began [...]
September 29, 2012 at 00:38
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CT. Community Colleges Receive $12 Mill Federal Grant to Expand Job Training WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced $500 million in grants to community colleges and universities around the country for the development and expansion of innovative training programs. Connecticut’s community colleges received $12,096,394 in funding for the Connecticut Health and [...]
June 27, 2012 at 19:20
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 29, 2012) — WTNH News 8 welcomes the newest member of its Storm Team 8, Erika Martin. Martin joins Jeff Valin on News 8’s Good Morning Connecticut Weekend. Martin, a Greater Hartford native, is happy to be back home, as the newest member of Storm Team 8. She grew up watching [...]
June 24, 2012 at 19:11
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Merrill Sees Slight Improvement in Representation of Women and Minorities on State Boards and Commissions Secretary of the State Concerned by Disparity Between Hispanic Population Figure and Representation on Boards and Commissions; Overall Diversity Numbers Still need Improvement Hartford: Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today released the latest results of the Office of the [...]
