Emilia Otte

1 week ago | courant.com | Laura Tillman |Emilia Otte

Leora Matison was parking her car on Monday in Danbury when she noticed a man in front of her wearing an armored vest. The man, she said, was approaching the car parked behind her. Matison, a member of Greater Danbury Unites for Immigrants, began recording the incident with her phone. The video shows Matison repeatedly asking the man, whose shirt read “U.S. Marshal,” if he had a warrant, and to show her his badge number. The man does not respond, except to tell her to step back.

1 week ago | ctmirror.org | Laura Tillman |Emilia Otte

Leora Matison was parking her car on Monday in Danbury when she noticed a man in front of her wearing an armored vest. The man, she said, was approaching the car parked behind her.  Matison, a member of Greater Danbury Unites for Immigrants, began recording the incident with her phone. The video shows Matison repeatedly asking the man, whose shirt read “U.S. Marshal,” if he had a warrant, and to show her his badge number. The man does not respond, except to tell her to step back.

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Emilia Otte

Facing a budget deficit and decreasing number of high schoolers graduating in Connecticut, leaders at the University of Connecticut are questioning how far the school can expand its enrollment without compromising its ability to serve students. Administrators have laid out plans to trim the system’s budget, but they also need to raise revenue. Neither will be simple.

3 weeks ago | courant.com | Emilia Otte

Alicia Teitelbaum, a mom of three in Stamford, said she was “not impressed” with the way education was provided to her children during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Teitelbaum, who now homeschools her children, said she used to be extremely involved in her child’s school — she was a member of the Parent Teacher Association, worked on a community garden project and developed a food-saving program. She even tried to bring in an FBI agent to teach the children cybersecurity.

3 weeks ago | ctmirror.org | Emilia Otte

Alicia Teitelbaum, a mom of three in Stamford, said she was “not impressed” with the way education was provided to her children during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Teitelbaum, who now homeschools her children, said she used to be extremely involved in her child’s school — she was a member of the Parent Teacher Association, worked on a community garden project and developed a food-saving program. She even tried to bring in an FBI agent to teach the children cybersecurity.