Boys and Girls Club

14-year-old Ma’layasia Thompson of Hartford shares her inspiring story after being announced as a winner of the “Smart Girl Award” from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford.

With fall sports on hold until the spring at Trinity College and the University of Hartford, teams are using this time to give back to the community. “We’re focusing on becoming better soccer players but I also think with this extra time, we can focus on engaging more with the community around Trinity,” said Trinity women’s soccer assistant coach...

The Athletic has been heavily involved with the Boys and Girls Club since the team’s inception, even announcing the club’s name at the Boys and Girls Club.

More than 8,000 kids benefit from Boys and Girls Clubs programs in Hartford. Now, a new building will expand access to 1,500 more children.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford will be expanding with a new building in the city’s South End.

This week, the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven announced the hiring of an interim CEO. The decision comes just two weeks after the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven were nearly forced to shut down due to financial struggles.

The new interim CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven lays out what’s ahead to keep the organization open.

There is an agreement to continue supervised, after-school programming for children at the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven, city officials and organization officials said Friday.

The city of New Haven is stepping in to help families affected by the closure of the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven’s after-school program.

Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer spent her time back home meeting with small-business owners and veterans, marching in a parade and delivering gifts to fire stations. In their upstate New York districts, Rep. Antonio Delgado visited farms, including one that’s part of a pilot program for hiring veterans, and Rep. Andy Brindisi kicked off a summer lunch program for kids. As...

Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer spent her time back home meeting with small-business owners and veterans, marching in a parade and delivering gifts to fire stations. In their upstate New York districts, Rep. Antonio Delgado visited farms, including one that’s part of a pilot program for hiring veterans, and Rep. Andy Brindisi kicked off a summer lunch program for kids. As...

The Boys and Girls Club of Hartford held their annual “Great Futures” celebration Thursday.

Super Bowl LIII MVP Julian Edelman stopped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to proudly show off the Lombardi Trophy and walked away with a fresh shave. In a preview of Edelman’s appearance on Friday’s show, the New England Patriots wide receiver expressed gratitude to his parents for supporting his career and talked about what being named Super Bowl MVP meant...

A Connecticut education service has been awarded a grant to continue work on programs that engage at-risk youth and provide educational opportunities.

A Georgia police chief said an officer was justified in using a Taser to stun an 87-year-old woman after she didn’t obey commands to drop a knife in her hand. Martha Al-Bishara was charged with criminal trespass and obstructing an officer Friday, when police held her at gunpoint before bringing her to the ground with a jolt from the electrified...

Officials are investigating a mother’s complaint that her toddler’s eyebrows were waxed without permission at a daycare facility in Washington state. Alyssa Salgado said she dropped her 2-year-old daughter off Thursday at the site in Pasco that’s run by the Boys & Girls Club of Benton and Franklin counties. When she picked the child up later, a patch of skin...

School officials at West Shore Middle School in Milford announced Tuesday that it will open three days later than expected due to construction.

Today, runners in Milford laced up for the annual Walnut Beach Ice Cream Race to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Milford.

Former “Saturday Night Live” comedian and Donald Trump backer Joe Piscopo says he will not be launching an independent campaign to succeed Republican Gov. Chris Christie....
Former “Saturday Night Live” comedian and Donald Trump backer Joe Piscopo said Wednesday that he will not launch an independent campaign to succeed Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie....
Piscopo announced the decision during his radio...