Enfield Mother Validated by Landmark $6M Social Media Verdict
Enfield mother Tammy Rodriguez sees validation in a landmark $6M jury verdict finding Meta and YouTube negligent for youth social media harms. Her daughter Selena died by suicide in 2021.
Tag: health
Spring Allergy Season Arrives Early Across Connecticut After Warm March
Connecticut's 2026 allergy season arrived weeks early after March temperatures reached 70°F. New Haven ranks No. 40 and Hartford No. 60 in the AAFA Allergy Capitals report.
Connecticut Lawmakers Push $40M SNAP Backup for 36,000 at Risk
CT lawmakers advanced Senate Bill 497 on March 17, allocating $40M from the state emergency fund for a year of food aid for 36,000 residents cut by new federal SNAP work rules.
CT Tick Season 2026 Could Be Among the Worst; New Haven County at High Risk
CAES researcher Goudarz Molaei warns 2026 could be one of the worst tick seasons on record, with New Haven and Fairfield counties seeing the highest invasive tick concentrations in CT.
CT Unlikely to Recover $127M as Prospect Medical Bankruptcy Ends
CT reclassified its $127M Prospect Medical tax claim to clear the Waterbury Hospital sale to UConn Health. Recovery is unlikely; Lamont acknowledged slim prospects at a March 4 ceremony.
EPA Launches Five-Year Review of Durham Meadows Superfund Site Cleanup
EPA launched a mandatory five-year review of Durham Meadows Superfund on Feb. 13, 2026, assessing VOC contamination cleanup and soil excavation at Durham Manufacturing Co.
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Earns MS Designation and $20,000 in Grants
Wallingford's Gaylord Specialty Healthcare was named CT's only National MS Society Rehab Partner and received $20,000 in foundation grants in early 2026.
Meriden Clinician Sentenced for $55,410 Medicaid Fraud Using Unlicensed Workers
Meriden's Darlene Shuff-Porter sentenced Feb. 2026 for billing Medicaid $55,410 for services by unlicensed workers. She received a suspended 3-year term and paid full restitution.
Southington STEPS Students Premiere Sports Gambling PSA on March 25
11 Southington STEPS Youth Council members will premiere a sports gambling PSA at a statewide virtual showcase on March 25, 2026, part of CT's Youth Gambling Awareness Project.
Wallingford Government Roundup: EDC Reviews Zoning Items, Board of Health Convenes, Compost Center Reopens
Wallingford's Economic Development Commission met March 2, reviewing upcoming P&Z items including cannabis regulations and a Williams Road multi-family project. The Board of Health met March 4. Tonight, the Historic Properties Commission holds its annual meeting and the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail committee meets. The Compost Center reopens March 16.
Court-Ordered Electroshock Petitions in New Haven Rose From 9 to 35 Over Decade
New Haven probate courts handled 35 involuntary ECT petitions in the first 9 months of 2025, up from 9 in 2015. Statewide, 174 petitions were filed through September 2025.
Women's Recovery Home Opens in Historic 1896 Middletown Building
Wings of Hope opens Ella's House, a women's sober living home for 25 residents in a historic 1896 Middletown building with employment and telehealth support.