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Mayor Ganim, Office of Planning and Economic Development Announce Stabilization Progress of Historic Remington Arms Shot Tower

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim joined the Office of Planning and Economic Development to announce that the City of Bridgeport is nearing completion of the Historic Remington Shot Tower Stabilization Project located at 889 Barnum Avenue.  The completed progress towards making the structure safe, watertight, and stable include:installation of safety netting over the towerinstallation of structural stabilizing …

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Grand Theft COVID?

Concerned Black Women Issue a Call:Show Us the Money!By Kent Ashworth Hartford – Five Black women leaders concerned for their communities have called on Connecticut’s congressional delegation to investigate whether federal relief funds have reached the human beings and neighborhoods most desperate for support amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Warning of the “possible disparate, economic impact …

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GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING ARTIST LECRAE PARTNERS WITH EXPERIAN TO TALK ABOUT THE BASICS OF FINANCIAL HEALTH

Caption: Award-winning artist Lecrae is on a mission to spread awareness on financial education. Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images The Experience Web-Series Will Take You From FOMO to Legacy Building LOS ANGELES (TBD)– Grammy-award-winning recording artist and activist Lecrae is providing the blueprint for building a financial legacy through his new web-series, The Experience, powered …

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Chief Court Administrator Patrick L. Carroll III Announces New Chief Administrative Judge of Juvenile Matters, Effective Sept. 6, 2021

Chief Court Administrator Patrick L. Carroll III announced today that Judge Dawne G. Westbrook has been assigned to serve as chief administrative judge of juvenile matters.Judge Westbrook (pictured) succeeds Judge Bernadette Conway, who completed a five-year term as chief administrative judge for juvenile matters in August 2018 but agreed to serve an additional three years.                 …

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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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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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Bank of America Announces Hartford Youth Selected as 2021 Student Leaders 
Paid Summer Internship

Connects Local Students to Career-Building Opportunities with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford Hartford, Conn. – Bank of America today announced that the four Hartford-area high school juniors and seniors have been selected as Bank of America Student Leaders(#BofAStudentLeaders). The students have kicked off their paid summer experience focused on workforce development skills, leadership training, and …

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