People and Milestones

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (56+ words) Connecticut’s annual 9/11 memorial ceremony honoring the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is being held on Wednesday at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport. Connecticut's annual 9/11 memorial ceremony honoring the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is being held on…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (308+ words) Robert DeSantis, a long-time physical education teacher, coach and athletic coordinator at Bristol Central High School, died on Thursday at age 77. DeSantis, who grew up in Danbury and ran track at Danbury High and Central Connecticut, started in 1972 as a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (195+ words) The New Haven Police Department, Tuesday, January 7, 2025. NEW HAVEN — Throughout the more than 20 years she dedicated to working at the New Haven Police Department, Phyllis Verdoliva “took great pride in supporting the officers of the Police Department and serving the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (279+ words) A Hearst Connecticut Media Group reporter on Thursday was named the co-winner of a digital journalism award for an article that examined the rise of artificial intelligent “companion” apps in Connecticut schools. The 2026 Online Journalism Awards presented the top prize…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (392+ words) Sep 2, 2026 | News NEW HAVEN — A monument honoring Homer Bezaleel Hulbert (1863–1949), an educator, linguist, journalist, historian, imperial emissary and America’s most steadfast advocate for Korean independence will be dedicated on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 in his birthplace of New Haven. The dedication ceremony…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1603+ words) In August, celebrities were seen getting married and taking the stage with local fans. Here is Connecticut's celebrity news and gossip in August: Actors (L-R) Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Felicity Blunt attend the Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony for…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (181+ words) Bridgeport Elks had vendors come in to cut hair, cook food and other items especially for the kids. Burgers and hot dogs cooked up by the Bridgeport Rib House were given out to about two hundred people while kids played…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (436+ words) Some two dozen windows were assessed by judges Andrea Hoskins, owner of The George Hotel in Stamford; Burghley Lifestyle Ambassador Alex Collins; and “Notswolds” founders Laura Jekyll and John Simpson, with the Hindmarch & Co Garage emerging as the winner for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (541+ words) Victoria Valentino, a prominent Bill Cosby accuser and former singer and hospice nurse from Ridgefield, spoke in an interview with Connecticut Public about her experience as a Playboy Playmate. Valentino, now in her 80s, has accused Cosby of drugging and sexually…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (860+ words) Kevin Gorjian, center, a partner in the development company that built the Estelle, a new 96-unit market-rate apartment building at 19 Elm St. in downtown New Haven, tours a model apartment with his father, Albert, right, and other family members on…...