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New Partnership Provides Technology and Engineering Career Opportunities
A new partnership is opening up the door of opportunity for Hartford residents looking to break into the technology industry. Hartford based non-profit, Girls for Technology, city of Hartford and GalaxE.Solutions have joined forces to create the “Pipeline 4.0” program. The partnership will commit to hiring 60 graduates of the Girls for Technology service desk training program for information and…
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Team U.S.A. Women's Hockey Team Inspires Local Players
Lots of people and local athletes cheered on Team U.S.A. as the women’s hockey team battled it out on the ice. For the past 10 years, Shelby Little has been competing and building her skills as a hockey player. Little is the captain for the Avon-Southington Co-Op Nighthawks. “It makes me want to work harder and just push myself...
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Black History Month: Amistad Center for Arts & Culture Along with New Britain Museum of American Art
Two Connecticut museums are shedding light on the hardships Black Americans faced during the civil rights movement inside the country and inside the state. One stroll around the Mobility in Connecticut exhibit at the Wadsworth Museum in Hartford and you’re instantly put into the middle of Connecticut’s rich history. The Amistad Center for Art & Culture is highlighting some...
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Manchester Family Asking for Public's Help to Find Missing Loved One
Police and the family of a Manchester woman missing since December of last year are asking for the public’s help. “This is our baby girl, she’s the baby of our family,” said Anthea Howe-Denize, sister of Sherrian. “I hope and we are praying that she’s out there and she’s just waiting for us to find her.” Family and friends...
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Connecticut Shoppers and Restaurants Prepare for Super Bowl LVI
Super Bowl LVI is one day away and shoppers made sure to head to the grocery store to pick up some game day necessities. However, this year, some shoppers tell NBC Connecticut prices increased compared to previous years. “I can’t get over the prices of everything, toothpaste, everything, it’s just insane, and it’s been hard for middle-class people,” said...
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Manchester Family Asking for Public's Help to Find Missing Loved One
Police and the family of a Manchester woman missing since December of last year are asking for the public’s help. “This is our baby girl, she’s the baby of our family,” said Anthea Howe-Denize, sister of Sherrian. “I hope and we are praying that she’s out there and she’s just waiting for us to find her.” Family and friends...
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Roxbury Celebrates Hometown Hero and Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsey Jacobellis
The Winter Olympics is in full-swing and snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis has scored a big win for herself and her hometown of Roxbury. She finally won her first gold medal in Beijing. Jacobellis is a hero for the students at the same Roxbury school she attended 25 years ago. Darya Abraham is a fifth grader at Booth Free School and tells…
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Parents, Teachers & Students Discuss State Mask Mandate for Schools
In less than two weeks, the state could learn if Gov. Lamont’s mask mandate for schools will stand for students around the state. On Wednesday morning, the state’s Board of Education held a meeting in which several people from the community, including parents, teachers and students showed up to share their concerns about the mask mandate. The debate comes...
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Medical Leaders Discuss ‘Flurona' Co-Infections
‘Flurona’ is a new term being tossed around to describe an instance when a patient tests positive for both COVID19 and the flu but health experts announced that the concept is nothing new to them. The biggest piece of advice from medical leaders is to avoid panicking due to the tools they have in the arsenal to help with the…
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Demand for COVID-19 Tests Increasing After Holiday Weekend
The demand for COVID-19 tests is increasing and with more travelers heading to or coming back from their destinations, testing sites are expecting to see more long lines of cars. Over the weekend, we saw long lines of cars at testing sites in Norwalk, Waterbury and Hartford. People lined up bumper to bumper to wait for their turn to take…
