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The Village for Families and Children Honors Women Leaders

by Julie Martin Banks | Nov 8, 2021

The Village for Families and Children plans to honor two women as part of its annual “Girl Within” event scheduled for December. The Village has named the president and CEO of United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut as its Woman of the Year, and a peer leader from Rockville High School in Vernon is the Young Woman of the Year. Woman of the Year Paula Gilberto will retire as president of the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut in December, wrapping up a nearly 44-year...

CT NAACP’s ‘100 Most Influential Blacks’ Awards Include Many From General Assembly, State Government

by Julie Martin Banks | Oct 29, 2021

Some 14 high-ranking state officials, 16 state representatives, four state senators, 15 education executives, and six chief law enforcement officers were among those recently honored as part of the NAACP Connecticut Chapter’s “100 Most Influential Blacks” awards: 2021 NAACP Most Influential Blacks Adam Cloud, Treasurer, City of Hartford Adrienne Parkmond, Chief Operating Officer, Workplace - Waterbury, CT Andre F. Baker, Jr., State Representative, Bridgeport, CT Andrea Barton Reeves, CEO,...

Connecticut State Medical Society Inaugurates Its 183rd President

by Julie Martin Banks | Oct 14, 2021

The Connecticut State Medical Society has inaugurated the director of the Retina and Macula Center at the Yale University School of Medicine as its 183rd President, the group has announced. Dr. Ron Adelman, who is also a professor and scientific director of the European VitreoRetinal Society (EVRS), was inaugurated this week at the organization’s 2021 Annual Meeting. Adelman succeeds Dr. Gregory Shangold, of Mansfield, who led CSMS through the COVID-19 public health emergency. Adelman said in...

Capitol Consulting Adds Lobbyist

by Julie Martin Banks | Oct 14, 2021

HARTFORD – Capitol Consulting LLC has added a new lobbyist to its ranks. The Hartford-based, full-service state government relations firm has announced that it hired Reagan Kenney, a 2020 Central Connecticut State University graduate, as a Government Relations Associate/Lobbyist. Kenney was previously a legislative intern for Capitol Consulting. In addition to lobbying, Kenney also will manage the firm’s social media presence, maintain the firm’s bill-tracking system, research issues for...

‘Building Bridges Nonprofit Week’ Kicks Off Monday

by Julie Martin Banks | Sep 29, 2021

The Alliance for Nonprofit Growth and Opportunity (TANGO) will partner with various for-profit organizations to deliver virtual educational sessions to help non-profits as it starts its “Building Bridges Nonprofit Week” on Monday, Oct. 4. TCORS Capitol Group (TCG) will offer a virtual educational session about Connecticut’s political landscape at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The session, titled “Connecticut Politics - What’s Next?” will discuss state politics but also cover the American Rescue...

‘Staffer’ Podcast Features Discussion on Redistricting

by Julie Martin Banks | Sep 20, 2021

Kelly Burton, President of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), is the featured guest on the fall premiere of Global Strategy Group’s podcast “Staffer,” where she discusses the important role of public participation - and Census data - in putting together fair maps for voting districts that adequately represent the needs of every community. The process of redistricting occurs every 10 years after Census data is taken and used to redraw the lines for voting districts. While...

Officers are First Graduates of Connecticut Institute for Youth and Police Relations

by Julie Martin Banks | Sep 15, 2021

Fourteen police officers from seven municipalities are the first-ever graduates from the Connecticut Institute for Youth and Police Relations, from which they will go back to their communities with their own programs that will benefit the local youth and help build strong relationships, officials said. The University of New Haven’s Center for Advanced Policing and Tow Youth Justice Institute held the graduation last week at the Hartford Public Library. This initiative was designed to provide...

Work of Renowned Japanese artist featured in Upcoming Exhibit at The Art Museum, USJ

by Julie Martin Banks | Sep 10, 2021

The Art Museum at the University of Saint Joseph will soon open its “TAJIMA IN RELIEF” exhibition featuring a retrospective of relief prints by renowned Japanese artist Tajima Hiroyuki. The exhibit will officially open with a public reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, and will continue through Dec. 11.The exhibit will feature more than 60 prints, and “examines Tajima’s recurring themes and his approach to abstraction. Tajima exemplifies the inventive incorporation of...

New Haven Foundation and UConn Start BIPOC Cohort for Nonprofit Leadership Program

by Julie Martin Banks | Sep 9, 2021

With current nonprofit executive leaders retiring, the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven has started its first BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color) Cohort for Nonprofit Leadership Program.Created in partnership with the University of Connecticut, the cohort officially kicked off this month and aims to develop new and more diverse leadership, organizers said. “This program intentionally focuses on building leadership and practical skills of people of color who are already...

CT DOT Launches Pedestrian Safety Campaign Ahead of Oct. 1 Changes to Law

by Julie Martin Banks | Sep 9, 2021

New rules aimed at better protecting pedestrians will soon go into effect in Connecticut, and the state Department of Transportation is making the public aware of those rules through its “The Pedestrian Rules” campaign. One law, which goes into effect Oct. 1, expands the circumstances under which drivers will have to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians at both marked and unmarked crosswalks that are not controlled by traffic signals or police officers. According to the law, a driver must...

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