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Free YMCA swim lessons aim to improve water safety for Connecticut children
22+ hour, 33+ min ago (530+ words) Families in Connecticut are being encouraged to prioritize swim lessons as summer temperatures rise and more children head to pools, lakes, and rivers. The YMCA of Greater Hartford has offered free swim lessons to 1, 000 children through nonprofit grant funding, while…...
The Path Forward': An immigration journey from Cuba to Connecticut
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (427+ words) When NBC Connecticut reported on the federal crackdown on illegal immigration, one response repeatedly surfaced online: "Just do it the right way." NBC Connecticut Investigates examined what that phrase'actually meant'by telling the story of Danessa'Pedrosso, who came to the United…...
Digital driver's license could be coming to Connecticut in the coming months
1+ week, 6+ day ago (432+ words) Connecticut could soon roll out a digital driver's license option for residents, with the Department of Motor Vehicles hoping to launch the feature in the coming months. The DMV said the mobile ID will be completely optional and is intended…...
Simsbury High students create documentary on AAPI experiences in Connecticut
1+ week, 6+ day ago (419+ words) Students at Simsbury High School are using film to explore how representation and data collection shape the experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The students created "Make Us Count," a documentary and oral history project focused on the…...
Unilever to move Trumbull operations to New Haven, bring 300 jobs
1+ week, 6+ day ago (322+ words) The company behind popular consumer brands like Dove announced it is relocating its Connecticut offices from Trumbull to New Haven, bringing hundreds of jobs with it. Unilever said it will invest $270 million to build a new Global Innovation Center in…...
4 injured when boat collides with break wall in Stamford Harbor
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (173+ words) Four people were injured when a boat collided with a break wall in Stamford Harbor over the weekend. Dispatchers received an automated i Phone alert about a possible crash shortly before 10 p. m. on Saturday. It was quickly determined that the alert…...
Warmer weather expected to push Connecticut pollen counts higher
2+ week, 1+ day ago (345+ words) Connecticut residents are reaching for tissues and allergy medicine as spring pollen levels continue to rise across the state. Sneezing, runny noses, itchy eyes and congestion are affecting many people as tree pollen season overlaps with grass pollen season, creating…...
Driver charged with DUI after crashing in to 2 children, food truck in New Haven
2+ week, 1+ day ago (316+ words) Police have arrested a person who, they say, hit three people, two of which were children, with their truck on Memorial Day in New Haven. It happened on the 300 block of Long Wharf Drive around 6: 45. Police say that the driver…...
Connecticut shoppers brace for higher Memorial Day cookout costs
2+ week, 5+ day ago (369+ words) Close-up of unrecognizable man using self-checkout kiosk at grocery store Shoppers in Connecticut, preparing for Memorial Day weekend cookouts, are feeling the impact of rising grocery prices as food costs continue climbing nationwide. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,…...
New Haven ensemble preserves Chinese and Taiwanese folk music traditions
2+ week, 6+ day ago (396+ words) Audiences across Connecticut are discovering Chinese and Taiwanese folk traditions through performances by the New Haven Chinese Cultural Cooperative, a volunteer ensemble dedicated to sharing culture through music. The group performs traditional folk pieces across the state, using instruments deeply…...