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Hartford’s Got Talent! Becomes a Reality
Commitment to Hartford’s Youth Brings Community Partners Together

Hartford, CT, July 22, 2022 — The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts hosted the Hartford’s Got Talent! (HGT!). The Kick-off was Monday, July 25, 2022, in the Autorino Great Hall. HGT! is being officially launched with the goal of providing an opportunity for Hartford-area residents of all ages, and for youth in particular, to …

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Commitment to Hartford’s Youth Brings Community Partners Together
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Despite His ReElection.
Gov. Lamont Meets with Minority Media

Hartford, CT – At Gov. Lamont’s request, he met with Connecticut’s Black Press recently at the Hartford Club in Downtown Hartford. After a location change from the Governors Mansion. During a lunch meeting the Gov. was relaxed and then briefed on black media and their effectiveness. Present were fellow black media; Northend Agent, Access TV, …

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Gov. Lamont Meets with Minority Media
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Showcasing Successful Pandemic Recovery Strategies: First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, and Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel A. Cardona, Visited Horizons at Albertus Magnus College 

Contact:  Kelly Mattox, VP of Marketing & Communications, Horizons NationalPhone: 203-928-9983, Email: kmattox@horizonsnational.org Sarah Barr, Media Communications Specialist, Albertus Magnus CollegePhone: 860-559-8581, Email: Sbarr1@albertus.edu NEW HAVEN, Conn. –  Today,   joined students, teachers and parents from Horizons at Albertus Magnus College and Horizons at The Foote School in a showcase of summer learning and its critical role in pandemic recovery. Joining these elected officials on …

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Waterbury Native to Study Biomedical Sciences at the University of Miami

By Dwight Bachman, Public Relations Officer, Eastern Connecticut State University Aiyanna Ward, a Biology major from Waterbury who graduated in May from Eastern Connecticut State University, is headed to the University of Miami to pursue a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences. Ward, daughter of Derek and Danay Ward, was an outstanding scholar-athlete in high school and college …

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Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation Celebrates 20th

Today we commemorate the day our tribe was acknowledged by the federal government after a long tedious journey which started in 1978. We acknowledge the work, time, and effort it took to obtain Federal Acknowledgement. The same year the Office of Federal Acknowledgment was created is the same year we submitted our letter of intent …

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Bloomfield Being Forced to Accept a Housing Proposal Without Due Process

Bloomfield, CT – Can resident of Bloomfield trust that the Town Councilors and Administration will support projects that are in the best interests of their residents with respect to town-owned property on 15 Douglas Street?A obtained a study entitled Bloomfield’s Market Rate Housing that suggested Bloomfield is (1) currently experiencing significant gentrification and (2) an …

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Black Women will Suffer the Harshest Consequences After the Overturn of Roe

By Glynda Carr The Supreme Court just dealt a devastating blow to reproductive rights. With its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, five Republican-appointed Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court swept away half a century of progress and eviscerated women’s rights and equality. After last month’s leaked opinion, we knew this moment could come, but that …

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Juneteenth Now A State Holiday. Let Freedom Ring?

Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Recognizing Juneteenth as a Legal State Holiday (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law Public Act 22-128, which establishes a new legal state holiday on June 19 known as Juneteenth Independence Day. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is the oldest known …

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Two Local African American Women Leave Their Mark at Eastern

By Dwight Bachman, Public Relations OfficerEastern Connecticut State University Two African American women—Bobbi Brown, a Communication major from Hartford, and Aiyanna Ward, a Biology major from Waterbury—were among the more than 950 Eastern Connecticut State University students who graduated on May 18 at the XL Center. Both have left an indelible print on the university.  Brown, …

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