The night Denise Nappier was elected state treasurer, John Rowland was re-elected governor in a landslide. Senator Chris Dodd coasted to a fourth term as U.S. Senator and George W. Bush was […]
Nappier Defends Record in Quest for 5th Term
Ebola in Connecticut?
I’m getting many questions from viewers about ebola, and whether they should be concerned about it showing up in Connecticut. The images from Libera are disturbing as are the scenes from Dallas […]
The Transformation: Week 3
We are now at the half way point of the 6 week transformation we are undertaking with trainer Joe Carabase of MELT workout. At the three week mark, I have lost 10.3 […]
The Transformation: Week 2
Week 2 on the transformation challenge is now in the books and my official weigh-in shows I’ve lost 9.2 pounds! In the first week, I lost 6.6 pounds, so I dropped another […]
The Houses Have a Hearse
Ok, so it’s not really an actual hearse in the classic sense, but rather it is a station wagon that was a funeral car, that, yes, did have a hearse license plate. […]
Rock Cats & Developer Optimistic About Hartford
It seems there are constant new developments in the proposal to build a whole new neighborhood in Hartford with a baseball park as the cornerstone. This week on Face the State, we […]
Ray & Diane Reunited for Malloy Foley Debate Analysis
Old friends and former radio co-hosts Ray Dunaway and Diane Smith reunited for a taping of Face the State, set to air this Sunday morning at 11 on WFSB Channel 3. The […]
Happy Birthday, Hartford Marathon!!
One of Connecticut’s biggest annual events is turning the big 2-0! The Hartford Marathon has come a long way since its inception in 1994, and this week in our Face the State […]
The Transformation: Week 1
The first week of the six week transformation I’m attempting is in the books. Guided by trainer Joe Carabase of MELT Workout, I set out on September 25th to lose twenty pounds. […]
That Time a U.S. President Came to Channel 3
We’ve had governors, senators, presidential candidates, athletes and actors come to our television station over the years, and once upon a time, an American president stood on our front steps. It was […]
Top UConn Economist Sees Benefits in Ball Park Project
As the city of Hartford continues to move through the process of creating an entirely new neighborhood on a swath of vacant land near downtown, there is now a study out on […]
50 Years Ago on Channel 3
On September 26, 1964 people across Connecticut were talking about the release of the Warren Report, the official government study on the assassination of President John Kennedy, made public just two days […]
Lembo: Growth Slower than Expected
The economy is one of the top issues in the gubernatorial campaign this year, with Democrats arguing the economy is getting better, Republicans just the opposite. This week on Face the State, […]
6 Weeks to a Leaner You and Me
I was a skinny kid, who grew into a skinny adult. I didn’t really ever worry about gaining weight until recently. As a working dad of two kids, I found myself finishing […]
Would You Let Your Son Play Football?
Many folks are saying the game of football is under seige these days. Stories of concussions have many parents thinking their sons should not play America’s most popular sport. This past week […]
Face the State Flashback: Vintage UConn Tailgating
Tailgating at Rentschler Field is a relatively new pastime. Before “the Rent” opened in 2003, Huskies fans watched the football team on campus, at the old Memorial Stadium. Back then, tailgating wasn’t […]
Building a Neighborhood With Stadium as a Heart
Questions and doubts seem to be turning to cautious enthusiasm for the Downtown North project in Hartford that began with a proposal to build a baseball stadium for the New Britain Rock […]
Malloy & Foley Set for First Televised Debate
Governor Dannel Malloy and Republican Tom Foley will appear in their first televised debate on Tuesday, September 30th at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford. To be correct, it is […]
Dormant Skyscraper Coming Back to Life
The old Hartford National Bank Shawmut Fleet Bank of America Tower in downtown Hartford is coming out of hibernation. The 26 story skyscraper has been mothballed for the past couple of years, […]
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