Showing posts with label Connecticut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Connecticut. Show all posts

Friday, August 28, 2026

LCR Capital Partners Announces USCIS Approval of I-956F Amendment for The Tower at Convergence

LCR Capital Partners is pleased to announce that USCIS has approved the I-956F amendment for The Tower at Convergence, LCR’s EB-5 project located in Oklahoma.

WESTPORT, CT, UNITED STATES, August 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- LCR Capital Partners, a leading EB-5 regional center and fund manager, is pleased to announce that United States Citizenship and Immigration

Monday, August 24, 2026

Senator Gadkar-Wilcox Welcomes Over $243K Special Education Support for Trumbull

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Today, state Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D-Bridgeport), welcomed the state’s announcement of $243,656 in state grants supporting Trumbull’s special education programming.

The funds were released through the High-Quality Special Education Incentive Grant Program, created through Senate Democrats’ flagship educational legislation in 2025. As chair of the Select Committee on Special Education, Sen. Gadkar-Wilcox helped shepherd

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Hollywood Icon Barbara Eden Narrates Audiobook with All-Star Cast Featuring June Squibb, Loretta Devine, and Others

Barbara Eden (Photo: Mary Jane Cheshire)

June Squibb

At 95 years and 96 years young, Barbara Eden and June Squibb bring Where the Light Is Brighter, by C. C. Griffin and Thomas G. Fiffer, to listeners.

There was a 20-minute interlude between sessions when Barbara Eden & June Squibb met for the first time. ‘You’re an icon,’ Squibb said to Eden. ‘And you’re the hottest ticket around,’ Eden said back.”
— Thomas Fiffer

WESTPORT, CT, UNITED STATES, August 23, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Connecticut-based independent publisher Christmas Lake Press announces the audiobook release of Where the Light Is Brighter, available on Audible and coming soon on other platforms. Where the Light Is Brighter is the touching, bittersweet story of unlikely friendships

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Senator Cohen Welcomes Over $513K in Special Education Support for District

Today, state Senator Christine Cohen (D-Guilford) welcomed the state’s announcement of grants supporting education programming, which will bring $303,300 to East Haven, $166,500 to Guilford, and $43,694 to Madison.
 
The funds were released through the High-Quality Special Education Incentive Grant

Senator Maroney Welcomes $361,000 in Special Education Support to District

Today, state Senator James Maroney (D-Milford) welcomed the state’s announcement of $350,000 in state grants supporting Orange’s special education programming and $11,000 in state grants supporting Regional School District 5 ‘s special education programming in Woodbridge.

The funds were released through the High-Quality Special Education Incentive Grant

Attorney General Tong Announces $275,000 Settlement with TaxAct Over Improper Sharing of Sensitive Taxpayer Data with Meta and Google

Hartford, CT – Attorney General William Tong today announced a $275,000 settlement with Texas-based online tax preparation company TaxAct over improper release of sensitive taxpayer data to Meta and Google.

An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General found that between January 2018 and

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Disney’s Haunted Mansion Bride, Kat Cressida Comes to Connecticut for Exclusive Fan Event

Kat Cressida

Exclusive, ticketed event!

The iconic voice of Constance Hatchaway will be appearing at Barker Animation Art Galleries in Connecticut for a celebrity signing and exclusive ticketed event!

This is an opportunity that shouldn't be missed! So excited to have Kat Cressida visiting our galleries!”
— Max Barker

CHESHIRE, CT, UNITED STATES, August 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Calling all Disney and Haunted Mansion fans!

An unforgettable part of Disney magic is coming to Connecticut as Barker Animation Art Galleries welcomes voice actress, Kat Cressida for two special appearances featuring a celebrity signing and an exclusive Haunted Mansion experience.

Cressida will make two appearances at Barker Animation

Friday, July 31, 2026

Online Auction of Pallidus Silicon Carbide (SiC) Wafer Manufacturing Facility

$45 Million Original Investment in Class 10,000 Semiconductor Equipment — Albany, NY

CT, UNITED STATES, July 31, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Branford Group ("Branford"), a leader in asset liquidation and valuation services, in partnership with Heritage Global Partners will be hosting a major public

Les Oberg Appointed as Microboard’s Director of Program Management & PMO

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Les Oberg, Director of Program Management & PMO

SEYMOUR, CT, UNITED STATES, July 31, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mr. Les Oberg has been appointed Microboard’s new Director of Program Management and PMO. In this role, he leads the Program Management team and is

SENATOR ANWAR RELEASES STATEMENT AS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ENDS MEDICARE DRUG SUBSIDY PROGRAM

State Senator Saud Anwar (D-South Windsor) released the following statement today in response to the announcement that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to end a Medicare prescription drug subsidy program at the end of 2026 that reduced consumer

CTDOT Releases the 2026 Customer Experience Action Plan Progress Report

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today released its third annual Customer Experience (CX) Action Plan Progress Report. The Action Plan Progress Report provides customers with yearly updates on action items that directly serve to improve the

Governor Lamont Applauds U.S. Navy’s Announcement of $76.6 Billion Contract Awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement on the announcement that the U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat $29.5 billion for five additional Columbia-class submarines, $42.1 billion for nine additional Virginia-Class submarines, and additional support for shipyard infrastructure:

“This is fantastic news for Connecticut and for Electric Boat. With these multi-year contracts,

JNR Plumbing LLC Expands Services to Include Novo Water Conditioning Systems

 JNR Plumbing Novo Water Filtration

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JNR Plumbing LLC offers Novo Water Conditioning Systems for cleaner, healthier water solutions and improved home comfort.

STAMFORD, CT, UNITED STATES, July 30, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- JNR Plumbing LLC has expanded its plumbing services to now include Novo Water Conditioning systems, giving homeowners and

Monday, July 27, 2026

CTDOT Announces Start of Major Infrastructure Project To Deliver Faster, More Frequent, and More Reliable Service on the New Haven Line

TIME-1 Is Expected To Deliver One of the Largest Rail Improvement Upgrades in Recent State History


STRATFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today held a groundbreaking ceremony in Stratford to mark the start of construction on TIME-1, the largest component to date of
TIME FOR CT, the Lamont administration’s comprehensive, multi-year initiative to rebuild, improve, and expand Connecticut’s rail network.

The three-phase, $1.6 billion TIME-1 project will modernize critical sections of the New

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

New Free Tool Shows Viewers Which Streaming Subscriptions They Are Paying For and Not Watching

Help Me Binge logo with the tagline "press play, we'll remember the rest" — a free TV Time alternative for tracking TV shows and movies.

Help Me Binge — press play, we'll remember the rest. Free, no login, in any browser.

Screenshot of the Help Me Binge app showing tonight's episode lineup and tracked shows including The Sopranos, Lost, and Black Mirror across streaming services.

Help Me Binge lets you track every show, movie, and sport in one place — and pick up right where you left off.

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Help Me Binge tracks viewing activity by service and reports the annual cost of subscriptions with no recent use

A tracker already knows what you watch, it seemed strange to us that none of them would tell you what that was costing. We were paying for services we had stopped opening months earlier...”
— Hyleri Katzenberg; Founder of Help Me Binge

NORWALK, CT, UNITED STATES, July 22, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Households now subscribe to multiple streaming services at once, and industry reporting has repeatedly identified a gap between the services people pay for each month and the services they

The Ex-IBM Chief AI Officer Who Left in 2022 Says the Industry's AI Safety Model Is Structurally Broken.

AYRA LABS Created A Physics-Grounded Symbolic Architecture

Łukasz Chmiel, CTO and co-founder, ARYA Labs

"The industry keeps re-litigating the same fight and losing it the same way,"

His Lab Just Published the Alternative. Releasing the "Unfireable Safety Kernel" a shipped, verified enforcement layer that sits outside the AI agent it governs

We wanted to know what happens when the artificial intelligence is smarter than the people writing the rules. The only useful answer is one where the AI never had the option in the first place.”
— — Łukasz Chmiel, CTO and co-founder, ARYA Labs

RIDEGFIELD, CT, UNITED STATES, July 22, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ARYA Labs, PBC, made publicly available the source code, adversarial test suite and formal-verification artifacts for the Unfireable Safety Kernel, an authorization system designed to sit outside an

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

THE TWENTY FIVE AND ELM MICROGRID PARTNER TO POWER THE FUTURE OF COASTAL TRAVEL

The Twenty Five glider, ELM MicroGrid, EV charging

ELM MicroGrid, The Twenty Five glider and EV charger

CLEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE WILL SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF SEAGLIDER OPERATIONS ACROSS PREMIER COASTAL DESTINATIONS

STAMFORD, CT, UNITED STATES, July 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Twenty Five, a membership-based travel platform powered by REGENT all-electric Seagliders, and ELM MicroGrid, a leader in advanced battery energy

Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Making Renewable Energy More Affordable and Easier To Access

New Law Reauthorizes Renewable Energy Incentives That Were Soon Set To Expire, Ensuring That Solar Energy and Battery Storage Have a Renewed Focus on Affordability


HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law
Public Act 26-127, which contains several initiatives to make renewable energy—including solar energy and battery storage—an accessible and affordable option for homeowners,

Monday, July 13, 2026

Items signed by Nikola Tesla, Marilyn Monroe, Bruce Lee, many others are in University Archives' July 28 online auction

Nikola Tesla typed letter, signed and dated March 16, 1901, addressed to electrical engineer Robert Ten Eyck Lozier, regarding Tesla’s hopes for establishing wireless communication with Europe. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000

Nikola Tesla typed letter, signed and dated March 16, 1901, addressed to electrical engineer Robert Ten Eyck Lozier, regarding Tesla’s hopes for establishing wireless communication with Europe. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000

Marilyn Monroe signed presentation photo from the “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” era, with LOAs from both PSA/DNA and Beckett. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000

Marilyn Monroe signed presentation photo from the “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” era, with LOAs from both PSA/DNA and Beckett. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000

Bruce Lee and Van Williams (Lee’s co-star from the 1966-1967 “Green Hornet” TV series) co-signed program from the 1967 International Karate Championships, with provenance from the original autograph recipient. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000

Bruce Lee and Van Williams (Lee’s co-star from the 1966-1967 “Green Hornet” TV series) co-signed program from the 1967 International Karate Championships, with provenance from the original autograph recipient. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000

Pair of Ty Cobb game-worn black leather baseball cleats, dating from the last years of the legendary Hall of Fame outfielder’s career in the late 1920s, accompanied by Mears Certificate of Authenticity. Estimate: $30,000-$40,000

Pair of Ty Cobb game-worn black leather baseball cleats, dating from the last years of the legendary Hall of Fame outfielder’s career in the late 1920s, accompanied by Mears Certificate of Authenticity. Estimate: $30,000-$40,000

Albert Einstein 1-page manuscript handwritten in German in the 1940s regarding his formulation of the United Field Theory, one of seven Einstein lots in the auction with varied scientific content. Estimate: $18,000-$24,000

Albert Einstein 1-page manuscript handwritten in German in the 1940s regarding his formulation of the United Field Theory, one of seven Einstein lots in the auction with varied scientific content. Estimate: $18,000-$24,000

Items range from Albert Einstein’s mathematical notes on the United Field Theory, to Ty Cobb’s game-worn baseball cleats from his Philadelphia Athletics days.

Collectors, dealers, and institutions can find whatever they’re looking for, whether it be U.S. Presidents, Science, Space/Aviation, Literature, Art, Music, Entertainment, and Sports.”
— John Reznikoff

WILTON, CT, UNITED STATES, July 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A one-page typed letter signed by Nikola Tesla regarding wireless telegraphy; a Marilyn Monroe signed presentation from the “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” era; and a Bruce Lee and Van

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Evexia Diagnostics Partners with GutID to Offer True Microbiome Testing

Partnership makes high-resolution microbiome analysis available across Evexia's vast network of clinicians nationwide

WASHINGTON , CT, UNITED STATES, July 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- GutID®, powered by the industry-leading Titan-1™ microbiome research and testing platform, and Evexia Diagnostics, a leading provider of comprehensive clinical laboratory services for