Joshua Hall

On October 4, FEMA & the FCC will run a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System around 2:20 p.m. Your cell phones, TVs, and radios will be included in this test.

A number of new laws are set to take effect on Sunday, October 1.

On December 1, Eversource will introduce a new discount rate for electric customers with financial hardship status. NOTE: There is a November 1 deadline to apply.

New year, new wage! Effective January 1, 2024, the state's minimum wage of $15 will increase to $15.69 as part of its first-ever economic indicator adjustment. 

Our Hartford community has been devastated after a brave Hartford police officer was tragically killed in the line of duty. Promoted to the role of detective posthumously, Robert "Bobby" Garten’s life was cut short in a crash while responding to a call in Hartford on September 6. Detective Garten was in the passenger seat of a police cruiser when a driver struck the vehicle at a high rate of speed on Asylum Avenue. The driver, Officer Brian Kearney, was seriously hurt and released from Saint Francis Hospital a week after the crash. I send positive and healing thoughts, as Officer Kearney recovers from the physical wounds we see and the emotional wounds we don't see, following the loss of his Street Crimes Unit partner. 

The application period for the 2023-2024 winter season of the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) is open. CEAP provides vulnerable state homeowners and renters with crucial support for the associated costs of heating their homes.

Starting September 1, eligible owners of real property in Hartford, who experienced damage caused by flooding on or after January 1, 2021, can apply for financial assistance or reimbursement.

Save the date for the 2nd Annual Sister 2 Sister Health and Wellness Day on Saturday, September 9, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event takes place at the Swift Factory (10 Love Lane) and gives individuals access to breast cancer screenings and other available services.