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As CT raises the minimum wage, workers worry about rising costs
On a regular trip to the grocery store in March, Kendra McGarrell was struck by how little she could buy with her budget of $100. Every year, it seems to McGarrell that her money covers less and less of her basic necessities. “Now a $100 purchase is definitely not getting...
Black Lives Matter 860 blames Connecticut Democratic leaders for complicity in Bridgeport voter disenfranchisement
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Bridgeport city worker and Vice-Chair of the Democratic Town Committee, Wanda Geter-Pataky, is charged with four Class-D felonies. Those are in the least serious class of felonies. It all started in 2019 when an investigative referral from then Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, citing a...
Demolition of Hamden building leads to road closures, parking ban
HAMDEN, CT (WFSB) – Roads are closed, and a parking ban is in place in Hamden on Thursday as crews prepare to bring down a building. Town officials said the former Spring Glen Hardware store at 1666 Whitney Avenue will be demolished. “The structure has been determined to be...
New Haven schools COO on paid leave amid investigation
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — On Thursday evening, the New Haven School District confirmed to News 8 learned that Chief Operating Officer Thomas Lamb has been placed on leave. According to the district, Lamb is on leave while a third-party investigation is taking place without prejudice. They said this protocol is consistent with their existing […]
City of New Haven offers summer jobs to teens
NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Next Monday marks the last day of school in the Elm City, but New Haven is set for the summer, from all the camps to plenty of jobs that will put some cash in the pockets of teens. “I’m really excited to start a new...
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