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Following Police Chief Michael Paris's post regarding numerous complaints about Fairfield's recently installed speed cameras, Senator Hwang spoke with Jon about the true depth of the problem. 

He's officially the Republican Candidate for the Gubernatorial Election later this year, but today, State Senator Ryan Fazio joined Melissa at the Elm Street Diner to talk about how we got here, all part of the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour!

Soundwaters is working towards helping the preserve Long Island Sound! To talk about their work, Bob Mazzone joined Melissa to talk about it as part of the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour.

For almost 40 years, Pacific House has been responding to the needs of men and young adults who struggle with homelessness in Fairfield County. CEO and President of the organization, Carmen Colon, sat down at the Elm Street Diner with Melissa as part of the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour.

Kids Helping Kids is a Stamford, CT-based non-profit that empowers youth to turn passion into action by designing and implementing service projects that benefit other children in the community. To talk about this, Melissa welcomed Edith Targonski to the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour!

Melissa opened up the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour stop at the Elm Street Diner in Stamford with John Moshos, the owner of Connecticut's Favorite Social Media Diner!

Host Paul Pacelli continued WICC's coverage of a morning raid by the FBI at the Success Village housing complex with an in-depth report from WICC's Melissa Sheketoff and Chris Williams (00:36). Hearst Connecticut Media's Dan Haar dropped by with his update on the Eversource rate request, a state look into Roblox, and that contentious First District race for Congress (12:35)

May is recognized as Water Safety Month and with many of us wanting to cool off this summer, we wanted to talk about the importance of swimmer safety, especially in unfamiliar places. We spoke with Jen Wirt, Founder & CEO of Coral Care.

A new state audit revealed that Central Connecticut State University failed to properly provide deposit receipts for more than $70,000 in funds. This is CCSU not CSCU – just to be clear – and the audit looks at the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years. We spoke with state auditors, John Geragosian and Craig Minor, to understand the severity of the audit results.

The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system has a new interim chancellor and interim Board of Regents chair. CBIA, the state’s largest employer organization,  is feeling confident about both appointments and are calling it a restoration of trust in CSCU leadership. We spoke with CBIA president and CEO Chris DiPentima.

Tuesday's edition of "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli hit the hot-button issue of municipal speed cameras in both Milford and Fairfield, with a lot of folks criticizing their setup and implementation (00:31). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio dropped by to chat about a recent move by the Connecticut Department of Labor, ensuring compliance with a state law (08:09)

A Bethany man pleaded guilty to sexually abusing girls in the town-run after school program and summer camp where he worked. His plea deal means him serving four years in prison, a lifetime restraining order for the victims in this case and registering as a sex offender. It may sound bad but is it really? We asked law enforcement expert, Gary MacNamara, who also happens to be a Bethany resident tr...

Bridgeport City Council member Alfredo Castillo and former Democratic Town Committee Chair Wanda Geter-Pataky are scheduled to appear in court May 28th. Both have been arrested multiple times in connection with the 2019 and 2023 mayoral primaries and absentee ballot scandal. We asked Attorney Bill Bloss about the latest on these cases and if Bridgeport will ever get away from the bad reputation of...

A Wall Street Journal article highlights a change of times with getting a Master’s Degree then landing a dream job. We asked career strategist, Julie Bauke, about understanding the value of education even before going to graduate school. For more information: My Next Move

Host Paul Pacelli opened Friday's "Connecticut Today" talking about Governor Ned Lamont's reaction to an Eversource rate increase request, highlighting the pay structure for the company's CEO (00:42). We were also joined by conservative pundit Red Jahncke from "The Red Line" blog (13:28), Mike Mastroni, founder of the Connecticut Fallen Heroes Foundation (22:39), and Quinnipiac University Criminal...

Master planning for the revitalization of the 77-acre former Army Engine Plant property in Stratford has begun. We spoke with Peter Cabrera, a principal and Executive Vice President of Point Stratford Renewal. We learned more about the property and how you can be part of the future vision for it. For the survey and more information: www.pointstratford.com

The Lamont Administration released a message to Connecticut families regarding electric rates. To say it didn’t sound like it came from the governor is an understatement, and the point of the release seemed purely political. We did a deep dive into it and the crux of the issue which is how high our electric bills are. We spoke with Bryson Hull, Deputy Northeast Director for Consumer Energy Allianc...

There are growing concerns around infectious diseases, most recently about Ebola. We spoke with Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health about the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship and the latest fears around Ebola. Image Courtesy of Griffin Health and Dr. Fred Browne

"Connecticut Today" host Paul Pacelli welcomed GOP State Sen. Heather Somers to Thursday's show to talk about a White House tax credit initiative that could help some Connecticut students, if Gov. Lamont chooses to participate. What's he waiting for? (00:34). Former state Senate GOP Leader John McKinney wrapped up last weekend's nominating conventions and looked ahead to state primaries and Electi...

A challenger has emerged for Rosa DeLauro's seat in CT's 3rd District! Andrew Rice spoke with Jon about his grassroots campaign.

Randy Ritter is one of the people working on digitizing historical newspapers in Derby! As such, Melissa welcomed him to the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour!

Jack Walsh joined Melissa to talk about the Derby Hall of Fame and historical plaques in Derby during the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour!

The Derby Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Matthew Conway, joined the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour to talk about the school year winding down and what's going on in schools!

Melissa welcomed the Vice President of the Valley Arts Council, Steve DiRienzo, to the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour to talk about the Council.

Team Inc is a fan favorite of the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour because of all the work they do around Derby and they spent some time with us this morning to talk about it!