Better Yet: Help Protect All CT Seabirds and Shorebirds HB 6813 By Robert LaFrance Policy Director Audubon Connecticut Piping Plovers have begun hatching chicks along our coast, which we refer to as “tiny cotton balls on sticks.” Because these tiny chicks begin foraging along the beach almost immediately, they are some of our most vulnerable […]
A Crier Salute: Truthiness About Mothers By Barbara Heimlich Source: Shutterfly Cover Photo By: Amy Shamblen Today is a day to salute our Mothers, hopefully showering them with love and gifts, and maybe brunch. Most media will salute Mothers with Hallmark Card expressions. We have compiled a list of famous quotes that reveal traits that […]
Edited by Barbara Heimlich, Editor Stratford Crier; By: http://History.com Editors, Updated March 31, 2023; Kieran Mulvaney, Author “Ends of the Earth; A history of the Polar Regions and the Great White Bear”. Earth Day 2023 will occur on Saturday, April 22nd. The holiday is now a global celebration that’s sometimes extended into Earth Week, a […]
By: Swati Kumar, Staff Writer; Barbara Heimlich, Editor Four of the main holidays celebrated in April are Easter, Passover, Ramadan, and Vishu Baisakhi. These celebrations are for the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, commemorating the liberation of the Children of Israel who were led out of Egypt by Moses, timing of spiritual reflection, self-improvement, […]
Dianne Nolan Color Commentary and Sideline Analyst for Quinnipiac Men and Women, ESPN+ Basketball Broadcasts Color Commentary and Sideline Analyst for Quinnipiac Men and Women ESPN+ Basketball Broadcasts Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Fairfield University for over 27 years during which she led Fairfield’s major program transition from Division III to Division I through in-depth […]
By David Wright Stratford Historian Photo from The Stratford News, June 19, 1936. Imelda Goyette was a Strat ford High School teacher for nearly 44 years. She retired in 1962 after being assigned to Bunnell High after it was opened in 1961. Imelda was born in Quebec, Canada in 1897. Her first Stratford home was […]
State Representative Joe Gresko, (D), 121st Connecticut House District Robert LaFrance, Policy Director, Audubon Society Cover Puffin Photo by M Zonderling Connecticut’s night skies have the opportunity to be darker and safer for migratory birds, if we act now to go “lights out.” The new House Bill No. 6607– An Act Concerning the Nighttime Lighting […]
Public-Private Partnership Identifies Ways To Help Lower Winter Energy Prices, From Electricity to Gasoline Governor Ned Lamont, in response to calls from his administration and other Connecticut state officials – including the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Office of Consumer Counsel – to do more for customers in the state amid […]
Electric Costs in Connecticut Source: Greenwich Times As Eversource and United Illuminating customers come to terms with the announced sharp increases in their monthly bills starting in January, consumers and politicians alike are asking if the utilities are pumping too much money into profits that end up in the pockets of shareholders and executives. For […]
By: Irene Roth There is so much promise before a brand-new year. There is so much anticipation for new things and a carryover of things from the previous year that still needs to be done in 2023. This can be such a positive time for all of us. Unfortunately, for some of us, we put […]
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