When options for a new arena in downtown Hartford were unveiled last week, it made news here in Connecticut of course, but then word of a potential return of the Hartford Whalers […]
Keeping the Whalers Dream Alive, in Connecticut and Across the USA
UConn, Then and Now
This Sunday on Face the State, we are joined by Susan Herbst, the president of the University of Connecticut, who’s here to talk about budget cuts, the progress the state’s flasgship university […]
Enjoy Your Next Journey, Mr. Spock
I was saddened to learn of the passing of actor Leonard Nimoy, who died today at age of 83. Mr. Spock, his iconic character from Star Trek will live forever on in […]
Republican Response to Malloy Budget
Sunday on Face the State, we had Republican response to Governor Malloy’s budget address. State Representative Chris Davis of Ellington talks about the GOP’s counter proposal, and how his party can make […]
New Details on the Hartford Ballpark
In just under fourteen months, baseball will be played in downtown Hartford. The new minor league ballpark, the centerpiece of a massive development in the Downtown North section of town, will be […]
Looking for Connecticut Girls from 1980
It was a scene reminiscent of the Beatles and the British invasion of 1964. About two thousand screaming and giggling teenaged girls and some 20 and 30 somethings, too gathering at the […]
Americares CEO on Liberia and Our Own Backyard
When disaster strikes on the other side of our planet, often help comes from Connecticut. Americares of Stamford has come to the aid of millions of people since its founding in 1982, […]
My Brief Career as a Sportscaster
Almost a quarter century ago I suddenly became a sportscaster, at least I played one on TV. WWMT-TV to be precise, the CBS station in the Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek market. It was […]
Malloy Calls for Slashing State Sales Tax
Governor Malloy is proposing lowering the state’s sale tax to a level not seen since Richard Nixon was president, Tom Meskill was governor and Three Dog Night topped the charts. In an […]
That Time I Missed the News #JamDennis
I was knocked off the news yesterday by a 2 x 4, dozens of them actually, strewn across one of the busiest stretches of highway in Connecticut. It’s the first time in […]
Dashing Through the Snow at Lime Rock
Every time a winter storm hits Connecticut there are crashes. We see them by the dozens on our traffic cams in the Eyewitness newsroom and yet so many could have been avoided. […]
A Face Freshening
You may have noticed some changes this Sunday on Face the State. We have some new graphics, that will be able to provide our viewers with more information about our guests, and […]
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