The state’s community health centers earned national recognition when the federal Health Resources and Services Administration awarded badges based on 2025 performance data.
Seventeen centers, including one in Waterbury, received honors for high value, advanced technology, and heart health.
Taylor Swift donated $50,000 to support Ledyard mother Ashley Taunton, who was injured helping after a July crash on I-95 in Hopkinton.
Her GoFundMe has raised over $90,000+ to aid her recovery.
Hartford forester Sophia Rodbell said the invasive tree-of-heaven fuels spotted lanternfly infestations by providing sap that makes the bugs toxic to predators.
The city is removing these fast-growing trees and treating hotspots with insecticide to limit the pest spread.
Kim Haidinger and her daughter Luna introduced their new children’s book connecting economic choices with environmental impact through storytelling and illustrations by Luna.
They discussed the project at Subherban Livin (a local business in Simsbury) and hope the book inspires kids to make mindful spending decisions.
Consumer columnist Harlan Levy (a West Hartford resident) detailed promising advances from an international Alzheimer’s conference where a tau-lowering therapy slowed cognitive decline.
He also warned local shoppers to avoid online back-to-school scams that target personal data and money.
The University of Hartford welcomed its strong Class of 2030—averaging a 3.45 GPA—during move-in weekend Aug.
20–23, where first-year and transfer students took part in the Big H photo and campus events to kick off a promising fall semester.
Puerto Rican sculptor José Buscaglia, 88, is cataloging eight decades of work with UConn to create a cultural archive that bridges his homeland and its diaspora - a vision that echoes through Hartford’s local Monumento a la Familia Puertorriqueña.
The Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society will host the 11th annual Real Ale Harvest Fest on Sept.
12, 2026 from 1-4 p.m. Brewers will create casks of real ale using historical ingredients while guests sample brews, vote on favorites, and enjoy live music to support the museum.
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