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Summer EBT program to give out $4. 2 million to Connecticut families
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (350+ words) The state is distributing millions of dollars to families with children to help cover the cost of meals during the summer. Children are the hungriest during the summer, according to Jason Jakubowski, the head of Connecticut Foodshare. While school is…...
Department of health warns of swimmer's itch at beach in Greenwich, Connecticut
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (166+ words) The Greenwich Department of Health is issuing a warning about cases of "swimmer's itch" at Greenwich Point beach. The allergic reaction, cercarial dermatitis, is to tiny parasites that are released from snails into fresh and saltwater, according to the health…...
Hallmark holiday movie fans are flocking to Connecticut's quaint filming locations
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (871+ words) A marine veterinarian travels to Mystic, Connecticut during the holidays to work at the rehabilitation center and aquarium. There she helps Peppermint the seal to get released back to sea. She reconnects with Sawyer, the owner of the pizza shop....
Connecticut Governor Lamont announces he will run for third term
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (371+ words) Gov. Ned Lamont has officially announced that he is running for a third term. The Democrat, who had been asked by reporters for months about whether he will run again, filed the necessary paperwork last week and made an announcement…...
Connecticut Governor Lamont to run for third term: sources
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (92+ words) Gov. Ned Lamont is going to be running for a third term and plans to file paperwork on Friday, according to sources with the governor's office. Lamont will be facing some challengers who have declared. Democratic State Rep. Josh Elliott…...
Connecticut now has a state Pizza Trail
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (68+ words) The state is launching the first ever Connecticut Pizza Trail. The state has branded itself the Pizza Capital of the U. S. and the trail is celebrating 100 pizzerias across the state. Connecticut has more than 1, 300 pizza restaurants and nearly 80% are independently-owned or…...
New Haven, Conn. breaks record for the world's largest pizza party
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (287+ words) New Haven has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the world's largest pizza party. Connecticut's third-most populated city had eyes on breaking the'Guinness World Record, previously set by'the Pizza World Champions in Tulsa, Oklahoma, back on Jan. 21, 2023. That party…...
Connecticut pizza state license plate now available
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (149+ words) The Connecticut Pizza State license plate is now available. Gov. Ned Lamont declared Connecticut the Pizza Capital of the United States and now the pizza plate is available as of Monday. The pizza state license plate says "The Pizza State…...
DCF says it followed protocols in case of Connecticut man who says his stepmom held him captive for 20 years
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (318+ words) The state Department of Children and Families said it followed protocols in the case of a man who said he was held captive in his family's Waterbury home for 20 years, from the time he was a boy until he set…...
First Wegmans store in Connecticut opens today
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (216+ words) The wait is over - the long-anticipated opening of Wegmans' first Connecticut location is happening on Wednesday! The family-owned regional supermarket has planted its roots in Norwalk. The location is right off of Route 1. It's exactly what Wegmans employees said they…...