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Police Offer Safety Advice After Fatal Weekend Wrong-Way Crashes
A total of six people died in two separate wrong-way crashes on Connecticut highways over the weekend. The fatal crashes happened in Hartford and Meriden. Additionally, a 55-year-old man was taken into custody in Seymour after police say he was driving the wrong direction on Route 8 near the exit 22 entrance ramp. He was charged with DUI, driving the…
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Connecticut in Color: Hartford Native Breaks Stereotypes With ‘The Black Man Can'
For The Black Man Can founder Brandon Frame, making sure the world can see Black men in all their goodness was a one-time passion project that’s now become a virtual expression of Black joy. “I think I wondered, do people want to see positive images and 12 years later I can say that they absolutely do,” said Frame. The Hartford…
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Common Illnesses Making a Comeback
Now that the state is no longer mandating mask wearing in most places… will we see a return to the common illnesses that used to be issues throughout the year? Doctors tell NBC Connecticut that it is a reality that fewer of us have gotten sick with common seasonal ailments since we started taking precautions to avoid COVID-19.But as...
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COVID-19 Pandemic Forever Affects Weddings
The COVID-19 pandemic will leave a lasting effect on so many things and that includes how we celebrate weddings. On a weekend that usually marks the start of summer wedding season, NBC Connecticut’s Leslie Mayes spoke with event planners and a bride to be about how the pandemic may change the wedding industry for good. When wedding bells ring...
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Yale Commissions Black Artist to Adorn Grace Hopper College
At a moment of racial reckoning across the country, artist Barbara Earl Thomas is lending her voice through her work to help Yale address its complicated legacy on race. The University selected the Seattle-based artist to create a new set of stained glass windows to adorn Grace Hopper College. The student residence hall was previously named for John C. Calhoun,…
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‘Black Characters Matter': Students Collect Books Featuring Characters of Color
Two siblings in New Britain are trying to make sure the books in city schools are representative of everyone. Mariah Cubano Yopp and younger brother Tyshawn Yopp have launched a project called “Black Characters Matter” to raise money to get books featuring African American and characters of color into school libraries. It came when they realized there weren’t many representations...
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Parents and Teachers Discuss Digital Divide Hurting Students During Remote Learning
Hartford education leaders and parents came together Tuesday to talk about an issue of growing significance during the pandemic – the homework gap and students learning remotely struggling to keep up because of the absence of internet and technology at home. It’s an issue leaders say must be addressed as children prepare to head back to school in this uncertain…
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Lebanon Teacher Becomes Grocery Hero During Pandemic
A Lebanon middle school science teacher has turned into somewhat of a grocery hero in the pandemic, making shopping trips to provide hundreds of people with free groceries over the last several months. Louis Goffinet got the idea to start providing free groceries for families struggling to make ends meet when his parents asked him to go shopping for neighbors…
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Vernon Town Meeting Goes Digital, Includes Drive-Up Vote
Residents in Vernon turned to some unconventional methods to carry out some town business Wednesday night. Because of the statewide ban on large gatherings, the town’s public meeting about a funding proposal went electronic, and was followed up by a drive-up vote. The mayor said the unconventional vote was all about preserving democracy. The previously scheduled public meeting and...
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New Haven Mayor-Elect Justin Elicker Discusses Transition, Hopes for Future
The City of New Haven will have a new mayor for the first time in six years when Justin Elicker is sworn in in a few weeks.
