Our National Educational Dilemma and Back Breaking Student Debt
By Glenn Mollette, Op-Ed Contributor Every American must have the opportunity to pursue college or vocational training. We are living in an era during which even previously trained persons need to sharpen their skills or retool for the future. Too many people are completing their education facing a massive dilemma of debt. Their next dilemma is trying [...]
Greater Hartford Fifth Graders Won Essay Contest
HARTFORD — Fifth-graders from the Greater Hartford area displayed thier writing skills essays about important event or invention in Connecticut and won Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on Monday announced the winners of the 18th Annual Essay Contest and for the first time added a new feature to the contest for PowerPoint presentations on the [...]
Whites Record Wealth Six Times Greater Than Blacks
By Maya Rhodan -NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — — Whites had an average wealth of $632,000 in 2010 while Blacks had about $98,000 and Hispanics had $110,000, according to a recent study by the Urban Institute. “Such great wealth disparities help explain why many middle-income Blacks and Hispanics haven’t seen much improvement in their [...]
Gun Buy Back Coalition: Gun Violence is Everyone’s Concern
By Brendan T. Campbell, David S. Shapiro and Chief James C. Rovella Firearm violence is more than a city problem where it glares brightly under the television lights. It is a regional problem no different than drunken driving, burglaries, and outbreaks of communicable diseases. Yes, it is both a public safety and public health problem [...]
Latinos Surpass Whites in College Enrollment Rate
La Opinión, A record 69 percent of Latino high school graduates in the class of 2012 enrolled in college, two percentage points higher than the rate (67 percent) of their white counterparts, according to the Pew Hispanic Research Center analysis from the Census Bureau. The high school drop-out rate among Latino youths also has dropped [...]
HARC to Honor Volunteer Bernice Matty
22 May 2013
BLOOMFIELD — Bloomfield resident Bernice Matty was selected as an honoree for her many years of dedication and service to people with intellectual disability. Matty is scheduled to receive that honor at HARC’s 62nd Annual Meeting 5:30 p.m. on June 20 at Tumble Brook Country Club in Bloomfield. HARC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of [...]
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Educators Get Prep on Mental Health
20 May 2013
HARTFORD — School staff now have access to training on how to identify mental health symptoms among students. That’s according to the Gov. Dannel P. Malloy administration who recently announced the expansion of the partnership between the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford Hospital’s Institute of Living and Hartford Healthcare’s Behavioral Health [...]
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Foodshare Opposes Cuts to Farm Bill
17 May 2013
HARTFORD — Leadership at Foodshare said they are outraged by the House Agriculture Committee’s vote to slash spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps) by $21 billion. Foodshare and other local charities are already stretched to the breaking point trying to keep up with increased need as families in our state [...]
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House Passes Provisional Ballot B
15 May 2013
HARTFORD — State residents move one step closer to having an easier path to voting, eliminating an obstacle that has long prohibited citizens from voting. The Connecticut State House of Representatives on Monday passed House Bill No. 5599 “An Act Concerning Provisional Ballots for State and Municipal Offices” that would allow voters to use provisional [...]
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Hartford to Join National ‘Bike to Work’ Day
13 May 2013
HARTFORD – Bike Walk Connecticut is promoting bike commuting all around the state this week for National Bike to Work Day. More than 20 Bike to Work Day breakfasts and events are scheduled in cities, towns, and at companies around the state for the morning of May 17. Organizers expect up to 30 separate meetups around the state. [...]
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Philanthropy Group Welcomes New President
11 May 2013
HARTFORD — The board and membership of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy today welcome Maggie Gunther Osborn as the new president of the organization. “We are very excited by Maggie Osborn’s energy and experience and her commitment to strengthening the philanthropic sector,” said Council board chair, Kim Healey, Executive Director of the NewAlliance Foundation. Osborn [...]
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Connecticut Assembly OKs Early Voting Prop for 2014 Ballot
09 May 2013
HARTFORD — Connecticut residents may soon have early voting. Thanks to the passage of House Joint Resolution No. 36, which calls for an amendment of the state constitution. The House Joint Resolution was endorsed by a vote of 22-14 in the State Senate late Wednesday. The measure passed the Connecticut House on April 17, 2013 and was [...]
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Digiplex Bloomfield Plays Movies in Spanish
08 May 2013
BLOOMFIELD — Digiplex, a movie theater company, recently announced that it will have movie releases in Spanish. The Spanish-speaking community in the Greater Hartford area can now trek to Digiplex Bloomfield Cinema in the Wintonbury Mall at 863 Park Avenue in Bloomfield. A Digiplex spokesperson said a the company is “taking full advantage of new technologies to serve [...]
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