Eddy Martinez

Connecticut Public Radio | By Eddy Martinez Food service workers at Norwalk Hospital are ready to go on strike, months after previously saying their employer Morrison Healthcare slow walked employee contract negotiations.

A Democratic leader says voter enthusiasm for Vice President Kamala Harris is increasing among voters in Stratford, which leans Democratic during presidential elections but leans Republican at the local level. But a Republican leader says voters are concerned about local quality-of-life issues.

Connecticut Public Radio | By Eddy Martinez Danbury resident Angelica Idrovo supports presidential candidate Kamala Harris, but doesn’t affiliate with the Democratic party.

Connecticut Public Radio | By Eddy Martinez Dixwell Avenue in New Haven used to be lined with businesses decades ago, and local officials hope a new multi-use development project will bring some of that hustle and bustle back.

Connecticut Public Radio | By Eddy Martinez Gayle Alberda, a political science professor at Fairfield University said Vice President Kamala Harris would likely lose if the presidential election were held now.

State and local officials celebrated progress being made on a mixed use redevelopment project in South Norwalk that came to a halt eight years ago. They held a groundbreaking ceremony on an already finished concrete floor.

Connecticut Public Radio | By Eddy Martinez, Brandon Cortés Published October 21, 2024 at 5:25 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

According to Quigley, the extremist wing of the Greenwich Republican Party, which he estimates to be around 40%, is still organized enough to marshal support away from moderate Republican candidates.

But Quigley is one of a few prominent Republicans in Greenwich who are willing to publicly state they're voting for Harris. He says extremist elements continue to be influential within the local Republican Party, despite alienating moderate and liberal voters.

Bridgeport Public Schools superintendent Carmela Levy-David said she’s trying to work with her teaching staff, after learning of a teaching union survey where 97% of teachers who responded said they lack confidence in her leadership.