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3 days ago | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Brian Scott-Smith
NORWICH, CT – Despite recent federal CDC funding cuts to many health programs in Connecticut and across the nation and a press release from the office of Gov. Ned Lamont that may have created some confusion, the state’s Family Bridge program is alive and well, according to the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut (UWSECT).
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1 week ago | 
wshu.org | Brian Scott-Smith
Farmers in Connecticut can now find out if their farm is contaminated with PFAS, nicknamed ‘forever chemicals’ because they do not break down naturally. The state’s Agricultural Experiment Station, led by Dr. Sara Nason, has launched a new, free PFAS soil analysis program. “So, you would send us an email to schedule a time to pick up a kit,” Nason said. “And then you could collect your own soil samples and bring them back to the lab. Then we have a 30-day turnaround time.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctexaminer.com | Brian Scott-Smith
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3 weeks ago | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Brian Scott-Smith
They’ve been helping people out of poverty in southeastern Connecticut for 60 years, but what does the future look like for the Thames Valley Council for Community Action Inc. as federal and state funding cuts start to take affect? We talk to CEO Joshua Kelly. Plus we take a look at other stories from around the region.
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3 weeks ago | 
wshu.org | Brian Scott-Smith
The Nature Conservancy of Connecticut has unveiled its $4 million plan to transform and restore marshes and an estuary at Rocky Neck State Park. The environmental group will work with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and other agencies over the next three years to understand why the marshes are disappearing. Tim Clark is the conservancy's Resilient Southeastern Connecticut program director. He said the organization has a lot of data to collect.
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3 weeks ago | 
wshu.org | Brian Scott-Smith
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, hosted a roundtable discussion with local veterans on Wednesday. He heard about how services are being affected by the recent firings of 3,000 VA employees — a number that could end up being closer to 83,000. Brian DaConto is a U.S. Navy veteran who now works for the American Legion’s Soldier, Sailors, and Marines fund, which offers financial help for Connecticut vets.
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3 weeks ago | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Brian Scott-Smith
NORWICH, CT — Attorney General William Tong and US Congressman Joe Courtney were in Eastern Connecticut on Tuesday, Earth Day, to talk to students attending CT State Three Rivers about environmental laws and regulatory policy. Although they touched on issues they are both dealing with here in the state and in Washington, DC, questions from the student audience soon turned to other concerns.
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1 month ago | 
theinnercitynews.com | Brian Scott-Smith
by Brian Scott-SmithHARTFORD, CT — United States Sen. Richard Blumenthal is ringing the alarm bell over the closure of regional offices of theFederal Emergency Management Agency. On Tuesday the Connecticut Democrat was joined by Ronnell Higgins, the commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Higgins works with FEMA when a situation arises in Connecticut like the extreme flooding last year in parts of New Haven County.
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1 month ago | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Brian Scott-Smith
HARTFORD, CT — United States Sen. Richard Blumenthal is ringing the alarm bell over the closure of regional offices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. On Tuesday the Connecticut Democrat was joined by Ronnell Higgins, the commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Higgins works with FEMA when a situation arises in Connecticut like the extreme flooding last year in parts of New Haven County.
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1 month ago | 
ctnewsjunkie.com | Brian Scott-Smith
NEW LONDON, CT – The state is expanding the health benefits and cancer screenings offered to firefighters enrolled in the state’s employee health plan and Partnership Plan, Gov. Ned Lamont and State Comptroller Sean Scanlon announced Monday. More than 900 firefighters will be able to receive a full body scan every two years at no cost to them. The expected cost to the state for the scans is estimated at $150,000 annually.
