Community Connection March 29, 2008
This weeks Community Connection focuses on kids caught in the middle; what happens to kids who come from broken homes.
Community Connection Feb 23,2008
This weeks Community Connection focuses on filing your taxes and homelessness. New Britain Mayor Tim Stewart joins in to discuss his cities plans for homelessness.
Community Connection Jan 26,2008
Susan Dunn of the United Way is joined by Robert Egger, author of Begging for Change : The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits Responsive, Efficient, and Rewarding for All.
Community Connection November 10,07
Gloria McAdam, Susan Dunn and Beth Ferrari of the United Way join Stan to talk about some spots in the state that might surprise you, where food is necessary.
Community Connection July 21, 2007
Ray Dunaway is joined in studio by members of the United Way to discuss ways to make our communities better.
Community Connection March 17,2007
The new Superintendant of Schools, Steve Adamaski joins Ray to talk about improving schools in our state.
Community Connection Podcast
About Community Connection
One Saturday a month from 9-10am, the United Way brings you information on an agency, a program, or a way you can help others in the community.
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A review of newly released census data shows smaller cities of between 20,000 and 50,000 residents have lagged
behind their larger counterparts in attracting higher-educated residents in this decade. The smaller locales include remote towns, inner suburbs, the distant suburbs known as ``exurbs'' and other distinct areas.Darien, Conn., topped all other cities with the highest median income, at $188,823.
The Boston Red Sox have announced that tickets for most Fenway Park seats will remain the same price in 2010.
The team said Monday that 2010 regular season ticket prices will be held at last year's level in 12 areas of Fenway Park.
Amtrak is preparing for what it believes will be its busiest travel day this year. Amtrak said Monday that it believes the Wednesday before Thanksgiving _ Nov. 25 _ will be its busiest travel day. The railroad predicts ridership could be as high as 125,000 passengers that day.
about a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies ``R'' Us are being recalled after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall includes nine models of Chinese-madesingle and double umbrella Maclaren strollers, which have been sold around the country since 1999.
Connecticut officials are trying to solve a $400 million mystery: Who owns the cash? The state treasurer's office says the unclaimed funds include dormant balances in savings and checking accounts, unclaimed wages and uncashed checks for insurance benefits. The agency says the money belongs to 887,000 people.
Miami quarterback Jacory Harris wears the name of Jasper Howard, the University of Connecticut football player who was killed last week. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
The University of Connecticut Huskies took the helmet and jersey belonging to Jasper Howard with them to Mountaineer Field, where WVU fans also paid tribute to the fatally stabbed cornerback. Deleon Gause of Boston College and Chris Chancellor of Clemson wore #6 jerseys in his memory.
Highly flammable women's robes sold by Blair are now linked to nine deaths, and the company is expanding a recall to include more products imported from the Pakistani manufacturer. Since June, Blair LLC of Warren, Pa., has received four more reports of deaths linked to the full length women's chenille robes.
Some Connecticticut residents have reported problems finding locations to obtain flu shots. Click the headline for a list of sites and phone numbers which may help, both with general information on the swine and seasonal flu, and for links to find a clinic near you.
Feral cats glare at visitors from a miniature jungle of Queen Anne's lace, thistle and goldenrod. Weeds, glass, bricks, pieces of pipe and shingle splinters have replaced the knot of aging homes at the site of the nation's most well-known eminent domain project.
Fall foliage viewers will be able to get an update on the level of color change around the state with a new website set up by the state Department of Environmental Protection. DEP says it will update the site each Monday and Wednesday through the fall.
Police in Connecticut raided a Bristol business after 55-gallon barrels of hazardous materials were found dumped illegally at several locations in four towns. State police say they expect to make arrests in connection with the dump sites discovered Friday night and Saturday in Bristol, Plymouth, Burlington and Harwinton.
Susan Boyle
Katie Couric is off. CBS News Correspondent Jeff Glor describes the journey "Britain's Got Talent" contestant Susan Boyle has taken to make it to the top of the charts...
World News Roundup: 11/20/09
Questions about new guidelines for pap smears. An initial Senate vote set for tomorrow night on health care reform. Oprah set to end her syndicated talk show. CBS News Correspondent Nick Young has today's World News Roundup.
Pentagon; Military Recruiting; Obesity
According to a recent Pentagon report, nearly 75 percent of potential military recruits can't make the grade. CBS News Correspondent Katie Couric tells us why in today's Notebook.
