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Connecticut Today - September 9, 2026 · Connecticut Today

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  P>Good morning. It's Wednesday, September 9th, and this is Connecticut Today, CT
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  Insider's Daily Audio Briefing. Catch up on Connecticut. All news, no noise
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  in under 5 minutes. We're starting off with a quick look at
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  the weather. Expect a mix of sunshine and clouds today with warmer
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  temperatures and higher humidity moving in. We'll have the full weather update
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  at the end of The briefing. In today's headlines, the state Bond
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  Commission approved 1.9 million in funding during a 25-minute meeting on Tuesday.
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  This includes 600 million for school construction projects across Connecticut's
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  and 446 million for transportation improvements. The Commission, lead by Governor Ned
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  Lamont and other top officials, also allocated funds for housing, local capital
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  improvements, state colleges, and technical education. Among the projects,$25 million will go
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  to the Crumbling Foundation Fund to help homeowners in eastern Connecticut, and
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  45 million will support local capital improvement needs in towns and cities.
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  Additional funding was approved for estate
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  parks, juvenile courts, and upgrades at correctional facilities. The chairman of Connecticut's
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  Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has warned Optimum, the company operating News 12
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  Connecticut, to notify regulators if recent staffing cuts will lead to any
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  programming changes. In a letter sent last week, Pura Chairman Thomas Veil
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  reminded Optimum than state law requires at least 30 days notice before
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  any programming changes. Layoffs at New
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  12 Connecticut were reported in July, but Optimum has not confirmed the
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  number of staff affected, or whether programming will change. Journalism professor Rich
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  Hanley said that if state officials push to enforce they law, the
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  issue could end up in court, since regulators have limited control over
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  cable TV providers. Connecticut real estate market remains tight as mortgage rates
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  have edged up in late summer. The Hartford area ranks fourth nationally
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  for market hotness, based on home views, speed of sales, and prices.
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  New London County is also in the Top 10 even though many
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  sellers there are accepting offers below their asking prices. The median sale
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  price in Connecticut reached 450,000 in the first eight months of 2026,
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  up 25,000 from last year. As of July, the number of homes
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  for sale was nearly 7 lower than a year ago, according to
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  the Greater Hartford Association of Realtors. Zillow listed about 6,500 Connecticut properties
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  for sale as of Tuesday. New Milford Resident is bringing a unique
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  blend of storytelling and music to children's books. Trisha Aquilar created the
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  Once Upon a Lullaby series, which pairs her stories with lullabies performed
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  by musicians. Each book includes a QR code so families can listen
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  to the music as they read. Aquilar, who was inspired by her
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  own experiences as a single mother, says reading together helps create strong
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  bonds between parents and children. She will host her first Connecticut story
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  and song event at the Woodbury Public Library on October 24th. With
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  high school football season kicking off Thursday, all 134 CIAC teams are
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  now part of the Connecticut High School Football Alliance, following the addition
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  of the Pequot Conference. This season, 27 players from last year's All-State
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  team are returning, and there are 21 teams with new head coaches.
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  Notable coaching changes include Jack Cochran returning to New London and Rob
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  Fleeting back at Windsor. New Canaan enters the season as the unanimous
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  number one team in the preseason poll, riding a 23-game winning streak.
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  The GameTime CT Top 10 poll features the usual contenders with Southington,
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  St. Joseph, and Fairfield Prep also in the mix. And now for
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  the full weather forecast. Patchy dense fog may affect some areas earlier
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  this morning, especially in valleys and lower elevations, but it should clear
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  quickly. Expect partly sunny skies and highs in the lower to middle
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  eighties, with a warm, gusty south wind. Humidity will increase through the
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  day, and clouds will thicken tonight ahead of a chance for showers
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  by Thursday morning. Thanks for listening. For more local news, visit ctsider.com.
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  This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited
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  by our newsroom staff.