Month: April 2023

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ACCESS HEALTH CT BROKER ACADEMY APPLICATIONS EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 30

HARTFORD, Conn. (April 10, 2023) — Access Health CT (AHCT) today announced the deadline to apply for the 2023 Broker Academy Program is extended to April 30. To apply for the program, click here. The Broker Academy creates a pathway to license health insurance brokers by recruiting from, and building the skillsets of, those who live and work in historically underserved communities throughout Connecticut. The program was created as part of AHCT’s mission to increase the rate of the insured and reduce health disparities in the state. Program applicants must be 18 years or older, hold a high school diploma or GED, have 1-3 letters of recommendation and have community service experience. The Broker Academy is open to all Connecticut residents and preference will be…

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$3.62 BILLION PROPOSAL TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR FUNDING AND DESIGNATION AS NATIONAL HUB

More Than a Dozen Projects Proposed for the Northeast to Advance Production, Consumption, and Infrastructure for Clean Hydrogen for Use in Hard to Decarbonize Sectors (HARTFORD, CT) – The States of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts today announced the submission of the group’s proposal for a Northeast Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (NE Hub) to the U.S. Department of Energy to compete for a $1.25 billion share of the $8 billion in federal hydrogen hub funding available as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Together with the federal portion, the proposal represents a $3.6 billion investment and includes more than one dozen projects across seven Northeast states that advance clean…

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Bridgeport News: Fire Displaces Fifteen Families

2023-04-09@4:15pm--#Bridgeport News: 15 families are without a home as the fire jumped from one apartment building to another aided by stiff breezes. Three alarms were called to bring additional personnel and equipment to the scene. Assistant Chief Sanzo told me that one firefighter received burns to his hands and a woman jumped from the 3rd floor onto a lower roof and was rescued by firefighters as well as 2 dogs. The fire marshal was called in to investigate the cause of the fire. https://youtu.be/XUITWDtLV1Y

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Fairfield News: Person Hit By Train

2023-04-09@12:51pm--#Fairfield CT-- #mta-- A person has been hit by a train behind Hansen's Flower Shop on Post Road. There is no information about the person's condition but EMS has been on the scene for quite a while with no sense of urgency to transport them to the hospital. The track has been closed for a time, holiday travelers can expect delays. https://youtu.be/A5BeK5hDxY0

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CTDOT Launches Work Zone Speed Safety Camera Pilot Program

(NEWINGTON, CT) - The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced the implementation of a program to reduce speeding in work zones and improve Connecticut roadway safety. The Know The Zone: Speed Safety Camera Program will be active on April 10, 2023, in Connecticut at work zones in Norwalk and East Hartford, followed by the Route 8 corridor between Shelton and Seymour shortly thereafter. The Know the Zone: Speed Safety Camera Program is a way to increase safety for the workers on these jobs and the drivers and their passengers traveling through them. Statistics from the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse show in 2020, the last year of nationally available data, there were 774 fatal crashes in work zones resulting…

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