Helen Bennett

1 month ago | courant.com | Helen Bennett

As a CEO of a health care system, Jeffrey Flaks has worked to bring access to health care across the state of Connecticut.

1 month ago | courant.com | Helen Bennett

At this Connecticut store, you can smell but not taste. Take products home and you can smoke, vape, inhale or munch on them, depending on what you decide to buy. But back to the part about the smell. At this cannabis store, the smell part is brand new, and to date, it’s unique in Connecticut.

1 month ago | courant.com | Helen Bennett

Some CT legislators call for more taxes on the rich. Will Lamont agree?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Helen Bennett

As president and CEO of the Hartford Foundation, Jay Williams knows full well that there is an issue on the minds of people across the state and the nation: the negative impact that enormous student loans can have on college graduates. “Students who graduate college with crushing student loans, the ability to make life choices, buy a house, start a family, give back to the community, is limited,” Williams said.

2 months ago | courant.com | Helen Bennett

Mike Lauria says he was just “sick and tired of something controlling my life” when he decided to seek help. He had been drinking about 12 (sometimes more) shots of 100-proof alcohol a day at that point. Then he reached out to The Ridge, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in eastern Connecticut. It wasn’t open yet, so Lauria, now 50, waited. It was worth the wait, he said. He turned out to be a patient on its first day of operation in January 2024.