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Health and Equity Must Be Central to Transportation Climate Initiative Program

-Commentary By Dr. Mark Mitchell Pollution from cars, trucks, and buses threaten everyone’s health. Yet the data are clear. African Americans and Latinos in Connecticut breathe in toxic pollution at 30 and 27% higher concentrations, respectively, than white residents. In fact, this disproportionate exposure to air pollution increases the likelihood of death from COVID-19. But …

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Smithsonian Exhibit of Emmett Till Marker Puts 21st Century Racism on Display 
Desecrated sign reveals level of hatred that still prevails

By Hamil R. Harris (TriceEdneyWire.com) – In the middle of the night, 14-year old Emmett Till was snatched from his great uncle’s home in Drew, Mississippi. Then an angry White mob beat, tortured and then shot Till before they used wire to connect a fan blade to his head to sink his young body to …

Smithsonian Exhibit of Emmett Till Marker Puts 21st Century Racism on Display 
Desecrated sign reveals level of hatred that still prevails
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Brian Mohl was Connecticut State Trooper Killed After Cruiser Washed Away By Flood

Hartford – A veteran Connecticut state trooper was killed early Thursday morning when his cruiser was swept away amid heavy flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.Sgt. Brian Mohl, who had 26 years of service in the department, was working a midnight shift in Woodbury, CT when he radioed for help. At a two-hour ceremony honoring Sgt. Brian …

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Speaker Pelosi to Join Rep. Larson, Celebrate Biden Child Tax Credit

East Hartford, CT – On Wednesday, September 8th, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will joined Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) to celebrate the expanded Biden Child Tax Credit, passed earlier this year as part of House Democrats’ American Rescue Plan. 77 percent of children in Connecticut’s 1st District have already benefited from child tax credit payments, and 3 million children nationwide have been lifted out of …

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PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUTFY 2020-2021 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT

September 13, 2021 TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: On September 30 2021, the City of Hartford will submit to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) the FY 2020-2021 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER). The CAPER will report on the expenditures and accomplishments for the Year Five Action Plan, including allocations made …

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WANTED – Full Time Construction Position

Experience in repair of sewer services, pipe laying and installation & repair of water mains, service lines experience, CDL license Must be able to pass pre-employment drug screen, driving record verification Legal working status, OSHA 10, 30 & OSHA 40 a plus Apply at: Butterworth & Scheck, Inc., 10Thompson St., Stratford, CT 06615

WANTED: Dispatcher

Extremely fast paced petroleum company needs a full time (which includes on call and weekend coverage) detail oriented experienced Dispatcher.  A strong logistics background and a minimum of one year previous experience required. Send resume to:  HR Manager, P.O. Box 388, Guilford, CT. 06437 An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer *

Plant-Based Food Entrepreneur Brings Vegan Options to Classic Comfort Food Dishes

By Lauren Malenchini Better for your health and better for the environment is the lesson Amanda Courtney Powell, founder of GRDN KTCHN, hopes to convey to customers across Connecticut. Hartford – GRDN KTCHN (pronounced garden kitchen), creates delicious vegan dishes inspired by the meals Powell enjoyed most while growing up in her African American household …

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Bloomfield Mayor Values Service over “Politricks”

By Kent Ashworth Bloomfield, CT – When the late Winston DeBeatham and his wife Pauline migrated from Jamaica to the U.S. in 1978, their priority was a better life for their family. Looking back now, his daughter Suzette DeBeatham-Brown reflects, “I would have never thought, as a skinny, loud girl from Jamaica, that I would …

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