Kay Perkins
ReporterKay Perkins
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Members of the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) attended the United Nations COP27 Convention on Climate to confer with other experts and leaders about how forests can help fight climate change.
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A food pantry that started as a class project at the University of Connecticut’s Stamford location will soon feed hundreds of food-insecure students on four different campuses.
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Make the Road Connecticut, an immigrant advocacy organization, rallied on Wednesday for better health care services for non-English-speaking communities. The rally launched a wider initiative called “Access to Health Without Barriers.”
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In 2019, Connecticut was home to the sixth-largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States.
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This week marks New Haven’s 24th annual Pride Week — and a chance to reclaim a public space that holds troubling LGBTQ+ history dating back to the 1600s.
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Representatives from the Connecticut Employees Union Independent (CEUI) say that the University of Connecticut violated their contract when it moved 20 union workers from the athletic facilities to other locations on campus and hired new custodians through a private contractor.
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A Brookfield-based chemicals company will pay $179,000 in a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after it was cited for unsafe chemical storage practices and potential violation of the Clean Air Act.
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New Britain’s Community Mental Health Affiliates has received $1.2 million in federal funding for its new residential center for mental health patients.
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Communities across Connecticut observed International Overdose Awareness Day on Wednesday with vigils, ceremonies and public health events.
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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy from Connecticut recently returned from a visit to Colombia and Mexico, where he discussed the "vicious cycle" of drug and weapons trafficking across the U.S.–Mexico border.