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Parents question response when Connecticut teacher accused of tickling student
Nicholas Ricciardi, a former teacher in West Hartford, pleaded guilty to charges in four cases connected to the way he tickled or touched school-age girls.
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DCF overpaid caregivers nearly $35,000 in three separate incidents: Report
DCF said it has made changes to reduce the risk of future overpayments, including additional staff training and oversight.
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Child advocates call for more DCF budget transparency
Child advocates called for more transparency in Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families budget process, saying they could not determine whether the agency had enough funding without earlier access to its proposals. DCF has an $836 million budget, which advocates described as chronically underfunded. The concerns surfaced at an October State Advisory Council meeting, when leaders of the oversight...
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Connecticut crumbling foundations funding faces 2030 sunset
NBC Connecticut Investigates broke the story more than a decade ago about a mineral used in hundreds of Connecticut basements that causes the concrete to crack and expand, leaving homes dangerous and degraded.
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Cuban man from Bristol becomes United States citizen after years of waiting
After 17 years of waiting, Moises Ricardo of Bristol is now a United States citizen. His dream nearly vanished last December, when health problems and an immigration pause left his citizenship journey stalled just as he seemed close to the finish line. Nine months ago, NBC Connecticut first shared Ricardo’s story. At the time, he was recovering from emergency open-heart...
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Somers assistant principal facing controversy over past sermons
The town of Somers is facing controversy over an assistant high school principal’s views on issues including homosexuality and people with special needs. A few weeks after Aaron Geddis was hired, the town learned he is also a preacher, and some of his sermons that surfaced on social media are now making waves. The district hired Geddis this summer...
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NBC CT Investigates: Why did a century old business in Hamden shut down?
A Connecticut manufacturing company that has operated for more than a century has closed its doors, with its longtime owner citing soaring business expenses and tariffs as key reasons for the decision. Leed-Himmel Industries, a custom aluminum manufacturing company based in Hamden, has been winding down operations after decades of serving customers. The closure did not come as a surprise…
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Report flags $1 million overpayment, data breach, other issues at Connecticut DCF
State auditors are raising concerns about several issues involving the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, including a more than $1 million overpayment, a data breach, and questions about an employee’s conduct. This was all found in auditors’ “monthly loss report” for July 2026. DCF said it discovered the overpayment while correcting an earlier payment problem. According to the...
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Former Hartford treasurer subpoenaed in federal grand jury inquiry
Hartford has received a federal subpoena tied to a grand jury investigation involving former city treasurer Carmen Sierra. NBC Connecticut Investigates obtained a copy of the subpoena, which asks the city for a wide range of records from the treasurer’s office. The subpoena comes after a flurry of activity earlier this month, when police were called to Sierra’s former...
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CT DCF data reveals case interactions in over 2 dozen child fatalities and life-threatening cases
Many of Connecticut’s most serious child abuse and neglect cases involved children whose families had previous contact with the Department of Children and Families, according to newly released state data analyzed by NBC Connecticut Investigates. The records, which cover nearly 80 child fatalities and near-fatalities from January 2025 through May 2026, show DCF determined its prior case history with the…
