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The state of Connecticut held its first big sporting event since reopening, the NCAA lacrosse tournament, at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.

With a national title up for grabs, NCAA lacrosse fans from all over the region have come to East Hartford this weekend. While Connecticut may not have a team in the tournament, the state could still be a winner. Inside Rentschler Field Saturday, North Carolina, Duke, Maryland and Virginia battled for a berth in Monday’s NCAA Men’s National title...

With a national title up for grabs, NCAA lacrosse fans from all over the region have come to East Hartford this weekend. While Connecticut may not have a team in the tournament, the state could still be a winner.

Preparations are underway at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford to host eight teams from across the country this weekend for the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Division I, II and III Championships. “It adds a lot of positive energy. It adds to a feeling of hope about what the summer holds and just allows people to...

The 2021 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships are happening in Connecticut this weekend. The college teams will be playing at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The championships will take place between May 29 and 31. You can buy tickets online. D1 Semi-Finals: May 29 Game 1: Noon – UNC vs. UVA Game 2: 2:30 p.m. –…

It’s a big day for students at the University of Connecticut where commencement started today and students and their families are invited to get a COVID-19 vaccine right next door at the mass vaccination site. The ceremonies are being held in-person at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The graduation ceremonies are happening inside of the stadium, but right next...

Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank distributed food for the last time on Thursday at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. It started as a one-week emergency distribution a year ago on April 20, 2020 and ended up continuing for an entire year. It was an integral part of helping Connecticut families during the COVID-19 pandemic. An average of 2,000 cars…

Foodshare is still seeing about 1,500 cars cruise through its twice weekly Rentschler Field food distribution lines. And while that’s about half the number of families compared to the height of the pandemic, they want to one day shut down this operation completely. “Obviously lines of cars and putting boxes in cars is not the optimal way of solving hunger…

Foodshare’s drive-thru distribution at Rentschler Field in East Hartford was set up nearly a year ago to be a two week emergency food distribution. Nearly a year later, thousands of cars still line up every Tuesday and Thursday as Connecticut families wrestle with food insecurity Retired Newington teacher, Terri Buganski, has been at the site volunteering since the very...

The emergency food distribution center at Rentschler Field began operations April 20 of last year. Now, nearly a year later, it continues to play a large role in the fight against food insecurity. Streaming through the Rentschler field parking lot, lines at this food distribution have sometime been long. But worth waiting in, for those in need. “I’d come here,…

Foodshare will continue to distribute food to families in need at Rentschler Field in East Hartford throughout the winter. The food distribution at Rentschler Field begins again today, officials said. Every Tuesday through the winter, food will be given out from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. An end date has not yet been determined. One allocation of food will be…

Connecticut Food Bank and Foodshare, which are in serious merger talks, are already collaborating. The two organizations will be starting three new emergency food distribution centers. They’ll be located in New London, Norwich and Norwalk and will all be modeled after a very successful site in East Hartford. Day after day, month after month, people have been finding relief...

Replicating East Hartford’s Rentschler Field concept, new sites being added in New London, Norwich and Norwalk.

Foodshare will continue to distribute food to families in need at Rentschler Field in East Hartford throughout the winter. The food distribution at Rentschler Field will begin again on Tuesday, January 12, officials said. Every Tuesday through the winter, food will be given out from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. An end date has not yet been determined. One allocation…

Al Roker, a weather forecaster on The Today Show, visited Foodshare’s food drive at Rentschler Field in East Hartford on Tuesday to highlight food insecurity. It was part of The Today Show’s Season of Giving series. Foodshare has been keeping their drive-thru food pantry at Rentschler Field up and running since the pandemic started. They hand out about meals...

Streaming in between 8:30 a.m. and noon, two steady lines of traffic flowed through the parking lot of Rentschler Field Thursday. People were receiving boxes of food at the emergency food distribution center. Food insecurity in Connecticut continues to be a concern. According to the Connecticut Food Bank and Foodshare, they are still seeing thousands more people than they were…

For the last eight months, Foodshare has provided free meals to hundreds of thousands of hungry families at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. “I don’t qualify for, because of my Social Security, for any other assistance. So for me, this helps to defray the cost of eating,” said Becky Grose, a woman in line from East Hartford. “If it...