Dave Peck

Sep 23, 2024 | nbcconnecticut.com | Dave Peck

“We are not happy, we are not satisfied, we are not okay with how he approached the situation at all,” Destiny McKnight, tenant at Concord Hills Apartments, said. Displaced Hartford tenants are continuing to seek justice from the city after roughly 45 days living in emergency housing. “The living conditions have been horrible,” McKnight said. Pictures from inside the various motels throughout greater Hartford reveal moldy ceilings, dirty apartments and even bugs.

Sep 18, 2024 | nbcconnecticut.com | Dave Peck

“We’re not going to stop fighting until we get the respect we deserve,” said Marisol Navarro, tenant of Concord Hills Apartments in Hartford. For 39 days, tenants like Marisol Navarro have endured emergency housing following a fire at Concord Hills Apartments on August 10. “It’s not a very safe place to be honest, so it’s very stressful for me and for my kids,” Yarazed Meinhofer said.

Sep 13, 2024 | nbcconnecticut.com | Dave Peck

“Not knowing what’s going to be next, not knowing if we’re going to get apartments back, not knowing where we’re going to go from here,” said Concord Hills tenant Marisol Navarro. Questions, in need of answers on Friday for numerous Hartford residents displaced by a fire back in August. “We need the City of Hartford to step up and hold them accountable and we need assistance for all these tenants,” said Jonathan Melendez, whose mother is a tenant at Concord Hills.

Sep 10, 2024 | nbcconnecticut.com | Dave Peck

“With them gone, I don’t know who’s going to fill that gap,” Middletown High School sophomore Angel Benitez said. On Tuesday inside Middletown’s Russell Library, Middletown High School students led a private vigil where students said they shared memories of classmate Delilah Van Ness and teacher Paul Pelletier. “I cannot believe it. You can make plans, but it’s not in our hands,” said Luis Revilla, who worked with the Middletown Aerospace Program.

Sep 5, 2024 | nbcconnecticut.com | Dave Peck

Thursday in Old Lyme, state and federal leaders gathered for a groundbreaking of Amtrak's new $1.3 billion Connecticut River Bridge replacement project. “It needs to be painted it looks like, but all the joints, they’re rotting,” Old Lyme’s Marshall Brooks said. After 116 years of service, Amtrak’s Connecticut River Bridge is finally up for replacement. “It was a masterpiece in its time, but its time has passed,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal said.