Local author and volunteer firefighter, Paul Albert, created a new book honoring law enforcement and remembering two of our own. In the children’s book ‘True Blue Heroes,’ find out how Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy are remembered and the lesson behind respecting those in uniform. To pre-order the book: https://www.sillybrainbooks.com/product-page/true-blue-heroes (0:00) Crime on…
Lawyer turned Animal Communicator, Nikki Vasconez, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about why she left a career in law to study, then teach animal communication. Image Credit: Chalabala / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli looked at the previous night’s embarrassing GOP Presidential Primary Debate (00:29). “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi joined us for his weekly update (14:19) on the local political scene. We also chatted with Lowell Baier, author of, “The Codex of the Endangered Species Act, Volume I: The Last…
Medicare specialist, Ron Rubano, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about last minute changes before enrollment closes and highlight the differences between different plans. Image Credit: JimVallee / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Finding available and affordable housing continues to be a major struggle for Connecticut. We invited Renee Dobos back in studio. She is the CEO of non-profit, CT Housing Partners. We outlined the problem at hand and what ‘affordable housing’ actually means for Connecticut residents. Renee then explained how CHP is part of the solution. Image…
Why are kids constantly sick this fall? In fact, why does it seem like we ALL have been constantly sick since September?? In a word: payback! Dr. Browne explains. Image Credit: Getty Images
Wednesday’s midweek “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured Paul’s thoughts on a renewed push for the elimination of the “tipped minimum wage” in the state (00:23). We also checked in with Hearst Connecticut Media editor and columnist Dan Haar for his thoughts on some of the hot stories (12:53) Image Credit: iStock / Getty…
Lithium-ion batteries are used in so many things: cellphones, tablets, laptops, Bluetooth headsets, electric toothbrushes, e-scooters, the list goes on and on. But unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of options to extinguish those fires quickly. Fairfield’s Assistant Fire Chief, Schuyler Sherwood, shared training that the department goes through for these fires. He also highlighted a…
This sweet kitten is a 2-month-old male domestic shorthair mix. He’s black and white and cute all over! He and his 3 siblings (all also adorably named for winter traditions) were brought to CHS from another local rescue. Eggnog has been neutered and he’s the sweetest little kitten. He loves interacting with people, he’s easy…