79% of all beaches received A or B grades in the 2021 Long Island Sound Beach Report. However, some are threatened by increasing frequency of rain events. Read more in the Beach Report: savethesound.org/2021-lis-beach… Sanchali Singh via NewsBreak ecs.page.link/8qz9S

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sooo #TheConjuringTheDevilMadeMeDoIt came out recently, and it all takes place in Fairfield County, CT. I wrote this piece to find out if hauntings still happen and experts said yes 😳 newsbreak.com/news/229530378…

Sea turtles... with cameras on their shells

Hurricane Ida is seen by International Space Station crew member @Thom_Astro, hours before the storm’s landfall in Louisiana. Observing hurricanes from space helps us work with partner agencies like NOAA and @FEMA to support preparation and disaster response: go.nasa.gov/3gIuBjR

manta rays are ocean ravioli

There is now an eco-friendly way to keep stray cats warm in Cairo

Erica Lafferty started to receive rape threats after her mother was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. The senders said she was a fake and her mother was an actor. "For people to tell me that she didn't exist — how do you let that happen?" she asked. ctpost.com/news/article/S…

Families who lost loved ones in the massacre say Alex Jones and his followers tormented them after they labeled them crisis actors. “It completely derails you" when someone tells the world “you're a fraud,” the father of late 6-year-old Ben Wheeler said. ctpost.com/news/article/S…

Alex Jones said he shouldn’t be identified with the Sandy Hook shooting when he arrived at the trial. “I wasn’t the leader of questioning Sandy Hook,” he said. 📷: Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut Media bit.ly/3LyhdwM

DANBURY: MOOSE ON THE LOOSE Check out this video (credit Karly Nicole FB) of a moose running through the AMC Loews Movie Theatre parking lot in Danbury. This moose has been spotted all over from Newtown to Danbury to New Fairfield.

INSANE conditions on Mt Washington, NH. 120mph+ winds and -95°F wind chill. It is above the tropopause, meaning that these are stratospheric winds. Footage from the summit live stream 2:30-2:40pm. #nhwx

THAT’S 🖐️ 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 #HU5KIES

congrats to whoever wrote this The Associated Press push notification, that’s the best one I’ve seen in a while

Almost everyone in Norwalk has seen either the driver or the zebra striped van around town. Well, I interviewed him and Rich is a great guy to get to know. thehour.com/living/article…

We, the journalists of Hearst Connecticut Media, are forming a union. We ask that Hearst voluntarily recognize our unit so we may begin negotiating a contract that benefits all parties, including our communities. Read our full mission statement here 👇

Want to support the Connecticut News Guild? Submit a letter to Hearst management telling them to avoid union-busting tactics and recognize our union. actionnetwork.org/letters/suppor…

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Local journalism is the heartbeat of a community. The reporters at Hearst are providing a valuable public service for everyone in Connecticut and they should be supported for the work they provide.

Hearst CT reporters & staff work tirelessly across CT to hold elected officials accountable & give voice to the voiceless. They deserve a seat at the table to advocate for fair wages & working conditions. I'm proud to support their union efforts.