Patrick Skahill
Digital EditorPatrick Skahill is a reporter and digital editor at Connecticut Public. Prior to becoming a reporter, he was the founding producer of Connecticut Public Radio's The Colin McEnroe Show, which began in 2009. Patrick's reporting has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, Here & Now, and All Things Considered. He has also reported for the Marketplace Morning Report. He can be reached at pskahill@ctpublic.org.
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John Bernardo, 66, was sentenced Wednesday for his role in a high-profile scheme to steal COVID-19 relief funds from the city of West Haven. -
Police Chief Karl Jacobson said Tuesday he would recommend the termination of Sgt. Betsy Segui and Officers Oscar Diaz, Jocelyn Lavandier and Luis Rivera. A fifth officer, Ronald Pressley, retired Jan. 7. -
Police say five children from Connecticut, ranging in age from 8 to 17, were killed in a fiery crash on a New York highway. -
With dwindling options for how to deal with trash in-state, we hear from Waste Dive lead editor Cole Rosengren, and the recycling director for one Mass. city where food scrap collection is a mainstay. Plus, Alaina Wood, known as "The Garbage Queen," takes your questions. -
Ann Uccello, former mayor of Hartford who was the first woman to be elected mayor of any municipality in Connecticut and the first woman to be elected mayor of a U.S. capital city, has died. -
Bear home entries reached 67 cases in 2022 with dozens more attempted entries reported. Two people were also attacked by black bears last year in Morris and Torrington. -
Ryan Hagen, co-director of the NYC COVID-19 Oral History, Narrative and Memory Archive, details his work chronicling the pandemic experiences of 200 people. -
Most parts of Connecticut saw about 4 to 7 inches of snow. -
Energy assistance requests to Operation Fuel doubled from July through October, and demand got worse when the state’s two major utilities raised their rates in January. -
Connecticut consumers are getting conned, and the trend shows no sign of slowing.
