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To wrap the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour stop at the Post Road Diner in Norwalk, Melissa welcomed Stepping Stones Museum for Children to the program to talk about the museum and what to expect this year!

Doug Hempstead, chairman of the board of trustees at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, joined Melissa this morning at the Post Road Diner as part of the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour to talk about its history and what it's like to work there.  For more information: https://lockwoodmathewsmansion.com/

Three years in and we can count on Duvian Montoya, the Executive Director of The Norwalk Art Space, to join in on the festivities of the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour! Montoya talked about what the Norwalk Art Space their what they're about and the work they do. For More Information: https://www.thenorwalkartspace.org/

Manresa Wilds, a frequent guest on Melissa in the Morning, joined Melissa this morning at the Post Road Diner in Norwalk to talk about the park during the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour!

Police Chief James Walsh joined Melissa on the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour to give us a heads up on whats going on around Norwalk.

You can't talk about Norwalk without bringing up the Norwalk Seaport Association and Jerry Toni, their President, was the perfect person to represent them at the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour at the Post Road Diner in Norwalk!

Melissa welcomed improv comedians Ron Hill and Josh Hurley to the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour to talk about an improv comedy show they'll be doing tomorrow night to help benefit the American Legion Post 12 in Norwalk! For Tickets go to: RonHillImprov. Com or email ImprovTix@Yahoo. Com

Norwalk Mayor (and former Radio Personality) Barbara Smyth joined Melissa on the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour to talk about all the things going on in Norwalk.

Shannon O'Toole Giandurco, the President and CEO of the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, joined Melissa on the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour to talk about some of the events coming up in Norwalk with the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce.

Do you want to get into the arts? Meredith Walker, the Director of Admissions at the Norwalk Conservatory, made a stop at the Post Road Diner for the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour, to talk about what the conservatory is, what they do and how to become a part of it.

Melissa welcomed Norwalk Superintendent of Schools Dr. Alexandra Estrella, joined the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour, to talk about what's going on with Norwalk schools and to talk about her departure for Georgia.

Melissa welcomed Darien First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky and  Tony Campanella from the Department of Public Works to the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour to talk about Great Island!

The WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour kicked off their stop at the Post Road Diner in Norwalk with a local staple, Stew Leonards! Sarah LeClerc, their Gifting and Branding Manager, joined Melissa live in the booth!

Melissa sat down with the owner of the Post Road Diner, Teddy, who graciously allowed us to take over his diner for the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour! He spoke about the history of the diner as well as talked about what's changed since our sister station, WEBE 108, broadcasted live from there many years ago.

Michelle Robertson, the President of Nuvance Market of Northwell Health, joined Melissa as part of the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour, to talk about Nuvance Health joining up with Northwell Health, as well as other health news subjects, including National Nurses Week!

Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" featured host Paul Pacelli starting the show with a look at a report that more retailers in the state are using automated license plate scanner technology in their parking lots, raising some civil liberties questions (00:34). Quinnipiac University Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Kimberly Przeszlowski dropped by to comment that on report (16:16). Meantime, He...

Connecticut Trails Day is coming back with registration beginning today! Connecticut Trails Day is the largest National Trails Day celebration in the country and offers more than 200 events across the state. We got the details from Chuck Toal, the Trails Day Coordinator for the Connecticut Forest & Park Association. To register for events: https://trailsday.org/

Another session and another session NOT investing in our state tourism and hospitality industry. We spoke with Scott Dolch, President & CEO of the Connecticut Restaurant Association, about a lack of investment for this industry and what that means in the long run for restaurants, hotels and tourism attractions in the state.

Host Paul Pacelli kicked off Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" looking at yet another bill signed by Gov. Ned Lamont targeting ICE operations here in the state. Is this really needed, or just an act of desperation approaching the November elections (00:38)? Northford / Wallingford / North Haven / East Haven GOP State Sen. Paul Cicarella joined us to chat about a controversial gun bill at the State Cap...

The president of the National Education Association spoke with Jon about some ways you can give back to the teachers in your life!

Book lovers, road trippers, adventure seekers, this chat is definitely for you. Even if you are just looking for some day trip ideas this summer, you will love Book Lovers' New England: A Guide to Literary Landmarks by Sheila Moeschen. We spoke with Sheila about the book and who is featured in it. To purchase the book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Book-Lovers-New-England/Sheila-Moeschen/...

This week is not just the final stretch of the 2026 legislative session; it’s teacher appreciation week. Both are connected because we know education investment was a huge sticking point for lawmakers but still needs to be done to support teachers. We got insight from Fran Rabinowitz, Executive Director at the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents.

Last November, Bridgeport voters overwhelmingly supported charter reforms really focusing on local ethics policies and bolstering oversight of elections. Apparently, the money needed to hire a solid director for the Office of Ethics is potentially not being invested properly. We asked John Hosier, vice chair of the 13-member bipartisan Charter Revision Commission, what’s going on.

Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon is projecting a deficit of 109-million dollars this year. Despite the projections, the state is retaining a rainy-day fund of two-point-one billion dollars and Scanlon says the 109-million-dollars only represents a small fraction of the state's overall 27-point-two-billion-dollar General Fund budget. We did a deeper dive into this with Comptroller Scanlon.

Senate Bill 397, An Act Concerning Democracy and Government Accountability, has been signed into law. In the legislation, there are significant changes to the use of license plate readers across the state. We did a deeper dive into this portion of the bill with Chelsea-Infinity Gonzalez, Public Policy and Advocacy Director at the ACLU of Connecticut. To read the law: C G A - Connecticut General As...