Melissa in the Morning: Growing Bear Populations in CT
A black bear was euthanized after it attacked a Chesire woman sitting in her backyard. It’s the most recent story of bear troubles in our state prompting a check-in with lawmakers. Senator Steve Harding outlined legislation that has passed in recent years to address the problem, but also explained why bear hunts need to be legal in Connecticut to really make people feel safer. Image Credit: Ge...
21m Jul 24, 2024
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli - How Could They Not Have Known?
"Connecticut Today" host Paul Pacelli opening his midweek show wondering how so many Democratic leaders could be so surprised at the rumored health issues confronting President Joe Biden (00:32). We also welcomed U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) John Mills, author of, "War Against the Deep State" (13:47). Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar looked at the major stories around t...
38m Jul 24, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: Meet Pete!
Melissa kicked off the final stop on the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour with the owner of the Valley Diner in Derby, Pete. He talked about the history of the diner as well as the community and famous people who have come to it. Image Credit: Dee Ortiz
16m Jul 25, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: Derby Fire Commissioner
The Derby Fire Commissioner Gary Parker stopped by the Valley Diner in Derby for the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour. Gary talked to Melissa about the latest with Derby's fire department as well as a National Story about OSHA. Image Credit: Laura Fiest-Roche
19m Jul 25, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: Mayor Cassetti
Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti made an appearance on the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour. He spoke about the state of the city and what's on the horizon. Image Credit: Dee Ortiz
14m Jul 25, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: Arts In The Valley
Melissa In The Morning Always Loves To Feature The Arts, That's Why When The Opportunity To Feature The Valley Arts Council And E Street Gallery On The Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour Presented Itself, We Jump On The Opportunity To Feature Them. Image Credit: Dee Ortiz
18m Jul 25, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: Derby Mayor
Melissa welcomed to Derby Mayor Joe DiMartino to the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour. Joe talked about how he's improved the city and what's in the works. Image Credit: Dee Ortiz
9m Jul 25, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: Ansonia Senior Center
Christine Sonsini, the Director of the Ansonia Senior Center took the trip the Valley Diner in Derby for the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour. She spoke about  the seniors she's helping and some of the stories that came out, even during the pandmic. Image Credit: Dee Ortiz
10m Jul 25, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: Team INC
A lot of businesses in Connecticut do so much charity work, but there's not many that have reached the level that Team INC has. Melissa welcomed Lillian McKenzie, their Development and Communications Manager, to the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour to talk about all the work they've done and are doing. Image Credit: Dee Ortiz
10m Jul 25, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: Derby Historical Society
After a fan favorite segment on the Sterling Opera House back in May, there was absolutely no way we weren't going to invite Kellie Santiago, the executive director of The Derby Historical Society, to the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour. She spoke about a book that's about to be released, as well as some interesting facts about Derby, the Valley and beyond! Image Credit: D...
13m Jul 25, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: The Inner Workings Of Ansonia's Government
Ansonia's Economic Developmen Director Sheila O'Malley and City Attorney John Marini stopped by the Valley Diner, home of the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour for today to talk about Ansonia Copper and Brass, as well as talk about some events coming up. Image Credit: Dee Ortiz
11m Jul 25, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: Keeping The Valley Informed
Melissa Welcomed Friend of the Show, State Representative Kara Rochelle to the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour to keep Ansonia and Derby abreast of everything going on. Image Credit: Dee Ortiz
8m Jul 25, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: Thank You!
Over the last couple months, Melissa took Melissa In The Morning on the road to talk with everyone from the people who run the cities and towns, to the mover and shakers of those communities to you the listeners. We wrapped up the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour with Melissa's son Chase as well as some thank yous for the diners, staff and crew that made it possible. We'll s...
4m Jul 25, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: 6 Shops -- One Town -- ONE WEEK!
This week, hundreds of potentially illegal cannabis products were confiscated from six stores in Waterbury, CT. We talked about the latest raids and what to do to protect your kids from these dangerous, illegal snacks. IMAGE CREDIT: Melissa Sheketoff / Attorney General William Tong
13m Jul 26, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Milford Check-In
Mayor Tony G. came on to give us all the latest news out of Milford. We discussed the future of the Connecticut Post Mall, his proposal to the Planning and Zoning Committee to regulate the number of smoke shops, and the new ordinance regarding street takeovers. IMAGE CREDIT: Melissa Sheketoff
15m Jul 26, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Drilling in Milford?
Imagine traveling from New York to Boston in around 100 minutes. Legal representative for Save the Sound, Roger Reynolds, discussed the possibility of a high-speed train which apparently includes digging a 16-mile tunnel and how this would affect the sound. Image Credit: Getty Images
16m Jul 26, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Shimming Scams
Credit cards with chips make it harder for scammers to steal your payment information, so con artists quickly adapted and created a technique called "shimming." Kristen Johnson of the Better Business Bureau defines how shim scams work and ways to protect yourselves from being duped. Image Credit: Getty Images
12m Jul 26, 2024
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Read Between The Lines
Host Paul Pacelli opened Friday's edition of "Connecticut Today" pointing out the political language that now coming out of Washington regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza (00:32). Fairfield GOP State Sen. Tony Hwang talked about a recent spike in auto theft in Connecticut (13:17). Former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his weekly wrap-up, including the latest detai...
30m Jul 26, 2024
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The Mike Cerulli Show - July 27, 2024
After a week that saw Joe Biden drop out of the 2024 presidential race, Mike Cerulli  covered how this will impact Connecticut with State Senator Ryan Fazio (0:00), former State Senator John McKinney, (45:15) and Patrick Burland (1:31:47).
2hr 16m Jul 27, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Step Up for the Brave
It’s the tenth year for the annual Step Up for the Brave event, benefitting Homes for the Brave. We spoke with the executive director of HFTB, Vince Santilli, about the upcoming fundraiser, who should sign up, and where your dollars go specifically, for local veterans. For more information: homesforthebrave.org Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz
17m Jul 29, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Americans with Disabilities Anniversary
We are marking the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Catherine Spain with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities shared the history of ADA, the scope of it, and who in Connecticut has directly been impacted by it. For more information: ada.gov Image Credit: Getty Images
16m Jul 29, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: This One’s for the Ducks!
How did the family of ducks cross the road? State Police…that’s how! It’s no joke, a mother duck and her babies apparently got stuck on Interstate 91 in Connecticut. We learned how a team effort from troopers, a DMV official and animal control saved the day! Sgt. Luke Davis shared the details on WICC. Image Credit: Getty Images
12m Jul 29, 2024
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Calm Down About The Court
Host Paul Pacelli started a new week on "Connecticut Today" with his thoughts on proposals from President Joe Biden to reform the U.S. Supreme Court (00:25). We also got input on those proposals from Landmark Legal Foundation Attorney and Vice President of Legal Affairs Mike O'Neill (13:12). Columnist and Blogger Chris Powell talked about the recent news surrounding the 2024 White House race (2...
34m Jul 29, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Workaholic or Hard Worker?
A Washington Post article recently highlighted the difference between workaholics and hard workers. It reported roughly 15 percent of workers in America are considered workaholics. Employment attorney and law professor, Gary Phelan, defined the difference between the two and how to dial it back if it’s causing more harm than good in your personal life. Image Credit: Getty Images
17m Jul 30, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Dial Back Workaholism
Here are some statistics that can make it easier to determine if YOU are a workaholic: Data shows in 54% of cases, workaholics prioritize work before their personal lives; in 51% of cases, they worry about work, even on a day off. In 50% of cases, they have difficulties switching off while on vacation, or they simply tend to work throughout their vacations. In 48% of cases, they check emails ev...
16m Jul 30, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: More Steamrolling?
A special meeting of the Bridgeport Board of Education took place last night but less than eight minutes of the four-hour meeting streaming online is visible to the public. See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/WeJkS3hD4yA We spoke with board member, Rob Traber, about what some members are experiencing on this board and why the BOE is still tackling the superintendent’s evaluation j...
17m Jul 30, 2024
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli - It's Time To Protect Kids
Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli featured an update on U.S. Senate passage of the "Kids Online Safety Act," co-authored by Senator Richard Blumenthal (00:38). Quinnipiac University assistant professor of interactive media design John Powers also weighed in on Senate passage of that bill (12:44). Stratford GOP State Sen. Kevin Kelly talked about the precarious state of Connec...
41m Jul 30, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: A Whale with Killer Fashion
This summer, there have been hundreds of orca whale attacks on boats off the coast of Spain. It’s a new trend we’re seeing and learned that this is a taught behavior and that orcas aren’t trying to cause harm, but believe they are playing. How do we know that though? Science expert, David Mestre, explains how a story of “salmon hat” in 1987 correlates to what’s happening today in orca news. Im...
9m Jul 31, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Pain in the Nation
A new report highlighting the epidemic of drug, alcohol and suicide deaths was released to the public, thanks to Trust for America’s Health (TFAH). The data shows two things: first, improvement in combined substance misuse and suicide mortality rate in five years; and two, trends remain alarmingly high. We spoke with an author of the report, Dr. Nadine Gracia, who is also the President and CEO ...
14m Jul 31, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: The Calls Keep Coming
While there are a lot of things happening and news headlines coming out of the Park City, most of our calls from Bridgeport residents are about Success Village and the Board of Education. We talked about them both with Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz
21m Jul 31, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: BADSONS Beer Co.
Tis the season for the Connecticut Pizza & Brew Fest! To kick off WICC's previews of it, Melissa welcomed Mark DiSilva, the Owner of BADSONS Beer Company to talk about the event, the brewery and its sister restaurant, SBC! Image Credit: Meghan Boyd
8m Jul 31, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: The Big Green Truck Pizza
Continuing our previews of the Connecticut Pizza & Brew Fest, Melissa welcomed Leeane Paige, the owner of Big Green Truck Pizza! They talked about the legacy of the trucks, the pizza and everything in between, as well as the upcoming Pizza & Brew Fest. Image Credit: Meghan Boyd
11m Jul 31, 2024
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli - You Were Warned About Marijuana
Host Paul Pacelli's Wednesday edition of "Connecticut Today" touched on a recent Wall Street Journal story detailing the number of states - including Connecticut - that are seeing a big jump in marijuana use connected to deadly road accidents (00:34). Connecticut Restaurant Association head Scott Dolch talked about a Hartford Courant story on recent restaurant closures in the state (13:36). Hea...
33m Jul 31, 2024
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Melissa In The Morning: Kevin Begley
Melissa welcomed in one her coworkers, Kevin Begley, to the program to talk about the Connecticut Pizza & Brew Fest, a festival he helped come up. Image Credit: Meghan Boyd
12m Aug 01, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Guess Who’s Back?!?!
This year's summer covid surge in Connecticut is not letting up just yet. According to the CDC, a big reason for the spike is due to the oppressive heat forcing people to gather indoors. Also, federal health officials say the number of measles cases in the U.S. this year already tripled the total for 2023. Dr. Fred Browne from Griffin Health was back with all the latest infectious disease topic...
13m Aug 01, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Invasive Species in CT
We tackled invasive species during our Zoo Minute discussing mitten crabs and spotted lantern flies. How did they get here? Why are they such a problem? If we see them, how can we help mitigate the problem? Gregg Dancho addressed all of those questions. IMAGE CREDIT: iStock / Getty Images Plus
16m Aug 01, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Housing Crisis
34% of Connecticut’s population are renters, but despite the arrival of more housing options, a small percentage of those options are considered affordable. Renee Dobos of Connecticut Housing Partners discusses the concerns about uneducated views on “affordable housing,” the push-back from towns regarding overpopulation and the need for an equal tax base. IMAGE CREDIT: iStock / Getty Images Plus
18m Aug 01, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: “Can you Take my Picture?”
A viral video surfaced on Instagram of a woman sharing her terrifying story of taking a stranger’s photo on a cell phone only to learn she had allegedly been drugged. We talked about this instance with former police chief, Gary McNamara. He spoke about the importance of recognizing signs of a bad situation and getting comfortable with saying “no.” IMAGE CREDIT: iStock / Getty Images Plus
18m Aug 01, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Commissioner Ron Welch
Commissioner Ron Welch of the CT Department of Veterans Affairs shared the legacy of Captain Paul Bucha. Commissioner Welch also talked about the CT Veterans Hall of Fame. Applications are being accepted through September 15th. How to Apply: https://portal.ct.gov/dva/pages/ct-veterans-hall-of-fame/how-to?language=en_USNomination Package (needed for application): https://portal.ct.gov/dva/pages...
14m Aug 01, 2024
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Pay Attention To Your Electric Bill
Host Paul Pacelli started Thursday's "Connecticut Today" with a look at an unexpected spike in some electric bills currently hitting state consumers (00:26). Greenwich GOP State Sen. Ryan Fazio stopped by to comment on the same issue (13:22). "Only In Bridgeport" blogger Lennie Grimaldi dropped by with the latest buzz from the Park City (21:33) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus
34m Aug 01, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Epic Reporting Fail
Last November, it was announced that Connecticut saw a dramatic population increase between 2021 and 2022. However, U.S. Census numbers reflect that it is more likely there was a net loss of 13,000 people to other states. Senator Eric Berthel, Ranking Senator on the Appropriations Committee, discussed how this inaccuracy could have occurred and the expensive bills sent out by Eversource. IMAGE ...
17m Aug 02, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Light at the End of the Tunnel
Senator Richard Blumenthal is celebrating the U.S. Senate's passage of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act.  The bill was introduced by the Connecticut Democrat and Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.  Blumenthal says the measure is the first serious effort to reform the tech industry since 1998, and is a major win for the nation's children. IMAGE CREDIT: iStock / Getty Images Plus
15m Aug 02, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Phones in Schools
This week, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy introduced a bipartisan bill that seeks to limit how much time children spend on their smartphones in school. The Smart Kids, Not Smartphones Act would create a competitive, non-monetary program recognizing schools that enforce bans on smartphone use during instruction time. Social media consultant, Krista Carnes, weighs in on the debate around handin...
9m Aug 02, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Athletic Brewing
We spoke with Athletic Brewing, one of the featured brew vendors of the annual Connecticut Pizza and Brew Fest. To buy tickets: https://www.ctpizzaandbrewfest.com/
8m Aug 02, 2024
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Would You Vote For An Artificial Intelligence President?
Host Paul Pacelli had some fun wrapping up another week on "Connecticut Today" with artificial intelligence expert Professor Pedro Domingos, author of, "2040: A Silicon Valley Satire," in a discussion about whether Americans would ever elect an "A.I." president (00:31). Former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by for his regular update (12:28), while Paul offered his thoughts on the pr...
32m Aug 02, 2024
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The Mike Cerulli Show - August 3, 2024
Today, Mike Cerulli covers the week that was with Connecticut State Representative Corey Paris (0:00), Republican Strategist Liz Kurantowicz (45:31), and the National Review’s Zach Kessel.
2hr 17m Aug 03, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: The SEAL Swim
More than 300 Navy SEALs, veterans, and first responders will complete a challenging swimming, running, and training course this upcoming weekend. The annual New York City SEAL Swim is happening this Saturday. For all the details and where the funds collected for the event are going, we spoke with Geoff Leard, Director of Partnerships & Athletic Events of The Navy SEAL Foundation. For more inf...
11m Aug 05, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: Connecticut Farms
August 5th is National Oyster Day. It also lands in the midst of National Farmers Market Week. Connecticut has a thriving farming industry and we wanted to acknowledge them today. Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt with the Department of Agriculture highlighted our 5,000+ farms employing 22,000 people and contribute $4 billion dollars to the state’s economy. For more information on CT Farms: https://...
17m Aug 05, 2024
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli - A No News Conference Campaign?
Monday's "Connecticut Today" started a new week with host Paul Pacelli wondering if Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign can run all the way to November without a news conference (00:31). Commuter advocate Jim Cameron dropped by to talk about the legendary "New Canaan Club Car" (13:11), while intellectual property attorney Kristen Roberts discussed the controversial Summer Olympics Opening C...
35m Aug 05, 2024
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Melissa in the Morning: DOT Check-In
We spoke with the CT Department of Transportation communications director, Josh Morgan. He shared why the state is now posting signs with the total roadway fatalities this year to change driver behavior. Plus, he gave the heads up on events you should know about. To sign up for the Public Meeting on proposed Greenwich Rt. 1 rumble strips: https://portal.ct.gov/DOT2024CLRS-Greenwich For more i...
17m Aug 06, 2024
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