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State Representative Kara Rochelle made her way to the Valley Diner to talk some legislation on the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour!

Sometimes we just need to break something, but we don't want to pay to replace it...Bill Richmond, the owner of Explicitly Broken Rage Room in Derby has you covered! He stopped by The Valley Diner to talk to Melissa about the Rage Room on the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour!

Meet Linda Fusco, the Chief of Staff for Joe DiMartino, the Mayor of Derby! She spoke with Melissa about Derby as a whole and what to expect on this WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour!

Every year the Valley grows bigger and better, and part of that is thanks in part to Bill Purcell, the President and CEO Of Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, who spoke about whats in the works on the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour!

Derby is celebrating 350 years! So it's only natural that Kellie Santiago from the Derby Historical Society takes part in the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour to talk about some of the history of Derby!

Marc Garofalo, the City Clerk, is the man who keeps Derby running, so of course we had to include him in our schedule for the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour!

The heart of WICC, it's programs and the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour are our listeners, that's why when get a chance to talk to listeners like Crystal who was at the Valley Diner with her husband, we always love to hear from them!

We're proud to partner with the Connecticut Educators Association during the WICC Brown Roofing Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour, and as such, Melissa welcomed Candy Label, a 2nd grade teacher at Irving Elementary School!

Melissa kicked off this week's WICC Brown Roofing Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour stop with the owner of The Valley Diner (our stop), Themi!

On Wednesday's "Connecticut Today," host Paul Pacelli welcomed Fairfield GOP State Sen. Tony Hwang to chat about a recent op-ed he wrote regarding Connecticut's adult-use marijuana policies and the chance of higher-potency pot being introduced for the local market, despite some warnings from experts (00:40). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Columnist and Editor Dan Haar dropped by after covering Pr...

The Long Island Rail Road strike is over after MTA reached a tentative agreement with the labor unions. Why does this matter to Connecticut residents and Metro North riders? Jim Cameron who writes Talking Transportation in CTMirror explains. To read Jim’s article: https://ctmirror.org/2026/05/17/could-metro-north-face-a-strike/ Image Credit: Reuters

The Stamford Board of Education approved the budget without making any changes. The $360-million-dollar budget includes a reduction of just under 60 full-time equivalent teaching positions and 12 paraeducators. It sounds drastic, but is it really? We asked John Corcoran, president of the Stamford Education Association.

The legislation session ended with some major protections and changes to handle scams and data privacy concerns in our state. We spoke with Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli and Deputy Commissioner Jeff Marvin from the CT Department of Consumer Protection for all the details. For more information: https://portal.ct.gov/dcp To contact the Complaint Center: (860) 713-6300 Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz

Governor Ned Lamont's signature on a bill legalizing "No-Excuse" absentee ballots in all future Connecticut elections was the lead topic for Paul Pacelli on Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" (00:41). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio joined us to chat about the contentious battle for the U.S. House in Connecticut's First Congressional District and how organized labor is reacting (13:32). Autho...

Trumbull police are sounding the alarm about a fraud scheme that cost a local resident hundreds of thousands of dollars. According to police, the victim said she received a Microsoft Windows pop-up message in March when she contacted the telephone number associated with the message. She connected with somebody who claimed to be a Federal Trade Commission agent. The Trumbull resident ultimately tra...

There were two planned teen takeover events for Connecticut this past weekend: one at a mall, another at a movie theater. Both situations never came to fruition, however, the teen takeover trend on TikTok is taking the nation by storm. We spoke with former FBI agent, Ken Gray, about the problem and possible solutions.

More fallout this morning for the Connecticut State College and Universities System. The chair of the Connecticut Board of Regents abruptly resigned yesterday. It comes following a complaint filed against then-interim Chancellor John Maduko, alleging that he had harassed an employee for nearly two years. We spoke with Ranking Member on Higher Education Committee, Rep. Seth Bronko, about the contin...

Following a major investment from the state for Bridgeport schools, we spoke with interim superintendent of schools, Dr. Royce Avery. How is Bridgeport looking heading into the next school year and are we any closer to having a permanent superintendent?

The past weekend's state Democratic and Republican Nominating Conventions dominated Monday's edition of "Connecticut Today" with commentary and analysis from host Paul Pacelli (00:30), Southern Connecticut State University Political Science and Urban Affairs Professor Dr. Jonathan Wharton (14:54), and CTNewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill (21:43)

Girl's flag football is apparently one of the up-and-coming sports in Connecticut. We talked about the high school sports trends and more with Glenn Lungarini, Executive Director of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC).

We wrapped up the 2026 legislative session and are heading into one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. It was a good time to talk to Josh Morgan of the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

AAA projects a record-setting 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for Memorial Day between Thursday, May 21st and Monday, May 25th. We spoke with Lauren Fabrizi of AAA about travel trends heading into the unofficial start to summer holiday weekend.

Following convention weekend in Connecticut, we wanted to do a deeper dive into the gubernatorial race. We spoke with Sacred Heart University political professor, Dr. Gary Rose.

Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin made history securing the official endorsement of the Democratic Party in the 1st Congressional District race and defeating incumbent Rep. John Larson at the party convention. We spoke with Bronin about his interest in running and goals if elected in November.

Have you ever noticed we use our imagination for everything wonderful? What would you do if you won the lottery...if you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go...what does your dream wedding look like...? But we never use our imagination for crime prevention. We did a deeper dive into why we should exercise the power of imagination to better protect ourselves.