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The West Hartford Fire Department will receive a large share of federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) funds that will be used for training as well as the acquisition of new technical rescue equipment.
HARTFORD — President Barack Obama authorized Hartford's Colt Park to become a national historic park in 2014, but the designation hasn't formally been established because of the lengthy, technical deed process involved.
In Hartford’s historic 106-acre Colt Park, two long-vacant buildings formally owned by wealthy industrialist Samuel Colt are about to get a major boost from $1 million in federal money.
In an effort to gather information and disseminate it to those affected, U.S. Rep. John Larson held a roundtable discussion at the Glastonbury Town Hall, on July 31, about what the state and federal government is doing to aid farms affected by the recent flooding, and what could be done better.
Several business people, town leaders, and farmers from several towns were in attendance.
According to a 2022 report by the National Assessment of Education Progress, only 22% of eighth graders nationwide were considered proficient in civics.
Rep. Larson discusses state and federal efforts to help farmers impacted by flooding in the Connecticut River Valley.
Over the last two years, drought, frost and now flooding have hit Connecticut farms, and as weather-related disasters become more common, the farmers are pushing Congress to fix a crop insurance program they say hasn’t worked for them.
A union representing more than 750,000 federal employees warned Wednesday that the House GOP's proposed cuts to the Social Security Administration for the coming fiscal year would deeply harm the already strained and understaffed agency, potentially forcing it to
With thousands of older Americans qualifying for Social Security every day and more people relying solely on those benefits for income, federal lawmakers are raising concerns about the lack of action on Social Security and the risks associated with financial instability.
Rep. Larson discusses state and federal efforts to help farmers impacted by flooding in the Connecticut River Valley.
Standing in front of a flooded field in South Glastonbury, top state officials pledged Monday to find money to help farmers whose crops have been devastated in recent days by flooding.
Rep. Larson discusses state and federal efforts to help farmers impacted by flooding in the Connecticut River Valley.
Just weeks ago, drought required Kevin Bassette to irrigate rows of lettuce, radishes, kale, Chinese cabbage and pickling cucumbers his family grows in Glastonbury on the Connecticut River’s fertile floodplain.
He didn’t complain. Given a choice of drought or deluge, Bassette would opt for drought. “I prefer bone dry,” he said. “You can always add water. You can’t take it away.”