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Reverend AJ Johnson, director of neighborhood organizing with the Center for Leadership and Justice, and pastor of Urban Hope Refuge Church in Hartford, pauses while leading a meeting with the press. The event was called in response to the killing by Hartford Police of 53-year-old Everard Walker and 55-year-old Steven Jones in separate incidents a little over a week apart. Organizers came to the event with five demands, 1) A public briefing with city leadership 2) Termination of the officers involved in both shootings 3) The Office of the Inspector General complete its investigation within six months 4) The city of Hartford strengthen and permanently fund its Mental Health Crisis Response System and 5) The city ensures that the Police Accountability Review Board is fully activated and able to carry out its oversight responsibilities.
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After 2 police shootings, Hartford community makes demands of mayor and chief
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The public wants the termination of the officers who fired their weapons and a public briefing from police and city leaders.
Laura Cassenti, a member of MA/CT Stop Avelo, which protested against Avelo Airlines' participation in deportation flights, stands in front of a billboard advising people of their legal rights during immigration raids, in New Haven on March 11, 2026. The sign originally meant to advertise a boycott against Avelo, is now running until March 22nd.
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Billboard in New Haven features tips on how to respond to immigration raids
Eddy Martinez
A long exposure shows trails and explosions from projectile interceptions by Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system over Tel Aviv on February 28, 2026.
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CT residents visiting Israel see war with Iran unfold
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FILE: University of Florida biologist Jonathan Glueckert, working in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, monitors a site on the Connecticut River in Portland, Ct., where USACE scientists added inert dye to the water in order to study flow patterns and increase understanding of how to treat fight back against highly invasive hydrilla September 09, 2025. Hydrilla was identified in the Connecticut River in 2016 and recent surveys of hydrilla in area waters and according to the US Army Corps of Engineers, “The plant is spreading and the risk of it spreading further to other regional waterbodies is significant.”
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CT lawmakers consider rapid response program to treat invasive hydrilla
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FILE: State Senator Matt Lesser speaks at a press conference in the Connecticut State Capitol on February 10, 2026 where HUSKY for Immigrants advocates and legislators called for the state legislature to protect health coverage and extend access to healthcare for immigrants in the state.
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