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Food prices have risen 10% in the U.S. in the last year, making groceries even harder to afford for low-income people. In Connecticut, 12% of residents don’t have access to adequate nutrition. Fridgeport is one of half a dozen community fridges run through mutual aid that have popped in the state in the last few years to help meet that need.
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The family of an 11-year-old Black boy who was pushed off his bicycle by a white man in Deep River last week is calling for the man to be charged with a hate crime.
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As Connecticut tenants face skyrocketing rent prices and an uptick in no-fault evictions, some renters in large apartment complexes are unionizing in hopes of demanding change. And now tenant unions in New Haven could be some of the first in Connecticut to be recognized by their local government.
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A Vietnamese Catholic priest wanted to help Connecticut’s Asian community to find comfort through familiar foods and music. So he decided to re-create Asian night markets on weekends throughout the summer.
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Immigrant rights groups from across Connecticut rallied in front of the Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building in Hartford on Thursday.
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Food prices increased 0.9% in January according to the latest inflation data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But inflation impacts low-income residents and what they can buy at the supermarket more than others.
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Manufacturers in the Naugatuck Valley have been getting creative throughout the pandemic, as they’ve been squeezed on all sides by inflation, supply chain holdups and labor shortages. The impact is indiscriminate, affecting the supply of everything from cleaning materials to Valentine’s Day chocolates.
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Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin joined Vice President Kamala Harris at a virtual “Tax Credit Day of Action” to encourage people to file their taxes to take full advantage of the newly expanded tax credits for 2021.
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New Haven Acting Police Chief Renee Dominguez has withdrawn her nomination to take the job on a permanent basis. Dominguez would have been the city’s first official female chief, but was rejected by the city’s Board of Alders on Monday.
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Hundreds gathered on Saturday for a Day of the Dead celebration in New Haven’s Fair Haven neighborhood. The 11th annual parade, hosted by Unidad Latina en Acción, was a celebration with the objective of keeping alive the memory of loved ones who have passed away.