CT Public Local News
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Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Hartford Archbishop Leonard P. Blair, who has reached the retirement age of 75. Christopher J. Coyne is the new archbishop of the Hartford diocese, which serves more than 450,000 Catholics in Hartford, New Haven and Litchfield counties.
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A Bridgeport mosque is criticizing local police for their response to an alleged bias incident that occurred in late April.
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A researcher, who's written a book on modern protests like the ones were seeing at Yale, UConn, Columbia and other campuses, said they aren't as effective as protests of the past.
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At Yale, demonstrators were told that students who remained in the encampment would be arrested and subject to suspension. UConn arrested 25 people and said demonstrators violated school policy by erecting tents and using amplified sound during their protest.
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The number of young people with at least two mental health diagnoses surged nearly 50% from 2018 to 2022 nationally, but in CT it increased by 24%.
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The state’s housing shortage is dissuading companies from coming to Connecticut, as those companies need to ensure there is available housing for employees.
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Similar protests have been held at college campuses across the country. Locally, protests have taken place at UConn and Yale University. Elsewhere, protests have happened on campuses from Massachusetts to Texas to California.
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The event, organized by the Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition, honored restaurateurs, a postal employee, a congressional staffer and others.
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Students at several colleges and universities across Connecticut are now doing what will guarantee getting a TV news camera in their face: protesting on campus to support Palestinians. But many are not willing to speak on the record using their full names — or speak to the media altogether.
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Los festivales y desfiles puertorriqueños comenzarán a partir del 15 de junio y se extenderán hasta finales de septiembre. Las celebraciones se llevarán a cabo en New Haven, Hartford y en otras cinco comunidades en diferentes partes del estado.