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Eastern to Reopen Campus for Fall Semester
Eastern Connecticut State University will be open for on-campus classes this fall to provide students with the high-quality, residential liberal arts education they expect and deserve. Classes will begin on August 26, 2020. The University is current...
May 29, 2020, 12:24pm EDT
Clean UP East Haven raises $1,500 for community clean-up events
After a $750 match from the Sustainable CT Community Match Fund, Clean UP East Haven now has $1,500 to put toward supplies and equipment for its community cleanups, which will take place throughout 2020. These funds enable Clean UP to purchase neces...
May 22, 2020, 4:55pm EDT
Sustainable Essex Committee raises $2,360 for environmental discussion series
After a $1,180 match from the Sustainable CT Community Match Fund, the Sustainable Essex Committee now has $2,360 for its Sustainable Essex Environmental Discussion (SEED) series, which will offer virtual workshops for Essex residents throughout 2020. ...
May 22, 2020, 4:52pm EDT
Simsbury Grange raises $4,300 for Hartford community garden
After a $2,150 match from the Sustainable CT Community Match Fund, The Simsbury Grange now has $4,300 for repairing raised garden beds and supporting the community garden at Broad Street in Hartford. The Community Garden at Trinfo Café, 1300 Broad S...
May 22, 2020, 4:50pm EDT
Coventry Housing Authority launches campaign for lighting upgrades at Orchard Hill Estates
The Coventry Housing Authority is seeking broad support from the community to raise $25,000 to replace 44 lamp posts at its elderly and disabled housing complex, Orchard Hill Estates. The fundraising deadline is June 2020. Donations will receive a doll...
May 22, 2020, 4:42pm EDT
Community group launches campaign for safety measures at Bridgeport farmers market
The Bridgeport Farmers Market Collaborative is seeking broad support from the community to raise $11,750 for safety measures for farmers market patrons and vendors in the age of COVID-19. The fundraising deadline is June 21. Donations will be matched, ...
May 22, 2020, 4:39pm EDT
Community group launches campaign to develop Litchfield greenway
Friends of the Litchfield Community Greenway is seeking broad support from the community to raise $15,246 to construct a 140-foot span of boardwalk along the town's greenway. The fundraising deadline is June 15, and donations will receive a dollar-for-...
May 22, 2020, 4:35pm EDT
Community group seeks funding to renew Thomaston park
The Seth Thomas Park Revitalization Committee is pushing ahead with plans to completely update Thomaston's Seth Thomas park, beginning with a new master plan and land survey. Project organizers are seeking community support to raise $1,465 by the July ...
May 22, 2020, 4:31pm EDT
New research: 'Firearms, Dementia, and the Clinician'
Not much is known on how to prevent people with mental illness from buying guns. Mitchell Doucette, an assistant professor of health sciences at Eastern Connecticut State University, says there are also few resources that physicians and other health ...
May 22, 2020, 2:28pm EDT
Eastern Graduates more than 1,200 in Virtual Commencement Ceremony
More than 1,250 undergraduate and graduate students watched from home as Eastern Connecticut State University conducted its 130th annual Commencement Exercises via YouTube on May 19. In addition to 1,175 undergraduates, 85 graduate students received th...
May 19, 2020, 7:11pm EDT