Harper Syres
2026 Valerie Friedman Emerging Journalist InternHarper Syres is a Valerie Friedman Emerging Journalists intern at Connecticut Public. Harper is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism with a minor in political science.
She recently graduated from CT State Community College – Manchester, where she obtained an associate’s degree.
Harper is a passionate journalist who enjoys sharing stories about people who are making a difference in their communities.
As a Connecticut native, Harper can usually be found watching Connecticut Sun and Yard Goats games. She also enjoys rewatching Ted Lasso and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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David Hopkins, President of the Urban League of Greater Hartford, emphasized that although the Urban League is not known for health initiatives, health is one of the five pillars of the organization.The league believes the pillars which also include, education, employment, housing, and social justice, make a community economically strong. -
The concert in Hartford will take place tomorrow evening, Saturday, July 10 at Asylum Hill Congregational Church.Hartford marks the first stop on the Blacknificently Divine tour, which is a collaborative effort between HBCU Arts and Castle of our Skins, defined as a Black art institution, based in Roxbury, Massachusetts. -
The library will span 75,000-square-feet and include advanced solar arrays, battery storage, and geothermal heating and cooling operations. The goal is to produce carbon-friendly energy without straining the grid. -
Instead of doing a traditional one-day festival to commemorate the federal holiday recognizing the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in 1865, West Hartford town officials opted to spread their Juneteenth celebrations across three weeks, marking the beginning of Jubilation Thursdays.
