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School Arrests Bring New Scrutiny, Reforms
As a fifth grader at a New Haven magnet school in 2009, Jacob was watching a lot of “Ed, Edd n Eddy” shows on TV—a slapstick cartoon that features adolescent equivalents of the Three Stooges. Maybe too...
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Cleaning The Quinnipiac River, One Pollutant At A Time
WebKazoo Graphic One thing that everyone agrees on: the Quinnipiac River is a lot healthier than it used to be. “It really was a cesspool,” said Mary Mushinsky, a state legislator from Wallingford and...
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Childhood Hunger Rises Even In Wealthy, Rural Towns
What do some of the wealthiest communities along Connecticut’s “Gold Coast” in Fairfield County have in common with the poorest towns in rural Windham County? Both counties include a growing number of...
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Brand-name Drug Choices Drive State’s High Medicare Costs
Connecticut seniors on Medicare are more likely to take sedatives for insomnia and medications for depression than their counterparts across the country, according to a new report by Dartmouth...
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Childhood Hunger Rises Even In Wealthy, Rural Towns
What do some of the wealthiest communities along Connecticut’s “Gold Coast” in Fairfield County have in common with the poorest towns in rural Windham County? Both counties include a growing number of...
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Brand-name Drug Choices Drive State’s High Medicare Costs
Connecticut seniors on Medicare are more likely to take sedatives for insomnia and medications for depression than their counterparts across the country, according to a new report by Dartmouth...
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DPH Report: More Than 1,000 Children Were Poisoned By Lead In 2020
More than 1,000 Connecticut children under age 6 were reported poisoned by lead in 2020, according to a report released this week by the state Department of Public Health (DPH). Of the children tested...
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Interpreter Shortage Challenges Appropriate Medical Care For Deaf Patients
Deaf residents report frequent issues with sign language interpretation at Connecticut hospitals and health care facilities, hindering their ability to understand medical care fully. And though video...
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‘One Way or Another, COVID Will Get You:’ Uninfected Yet Greatly Affected
On a bustling Friday morning, the aroma of rice and beans wafts through a cloud of hairspray in Romy’s Beauty Salon in Meriden. Merengue music soothes the senses. Customers exchange pleasantries in...
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