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A ceremonial rattle, believed to be over a century old, was returned to the Seneca-Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma.

Frankie & Johnny: Nov. 11, 2022. Topics this week include a roundup of the 2022 midterm elections, early voting constitutional amendment passing in Connecticut, and Alex Jones ordered to pay a half a billion dollars more to Sandy Hook plaintiffs. And a Happy Veterans Day to service members.

Frankie & Johnny: Oct. 28, 2022. Our pre-Halloween editon includes election updates, penalties for Infowars' Alex Jones, and injury ‘horror’ for UConn women’s basketball.

Frankie & Johnny: Sept. 23, 2022. Topics this week include Hurricane Fiona's impact on Puerto Rico, testimony in Connecticut from defendant Alex Jones in the Sandy Hook defamation trial, and New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge approaching 61 home-run mark.

Ralph's father, Stanley, is composer of "The Nutmeg," the state's official cantata.

The one-person play is the creation of actor Daniel Franzese ("Mean Girls")

Teenagers frequently run away in Waterbury. The students of Waterbury Youth Services wanted to know why. In this podcast episode, teens from Waterbury find out why kids run away and what happens after they are found.

Connecticut has received an initial installment of $11 million from a $26 billion multistate settlement with Johnson & Johnson and drug wholesalers AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson. The four drug companies were sued for their roles in the opioid crisis. Over the next 18 years, Connecticut will receive $300 million as part of the settlement reached in February. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the first payment in Waterbury on Monday. He was joined by state officials and also parents who lost children to the opioid crisis.

Cities across Connecticut are marking Juneteenth.

The 71st House District of Waterbury and Middlebury will remain in Republican hands as William Pizzuto claimed a lopsided victory in a special election Tuesday to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Tony D’Amelio, R-Waterbury.