/tags/windham-county Windham County en-US Copyright Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-01-26/from-frost-fans-to-hayrides-wild-weather-is-forcing-ct-farmers-to-adapt-to-a-changing-climate Last year was a tough one for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø farmers. From late-spring frosts to devastating summer floods, 2023 was the latest in a string of wild weather. And it’s forcing farmers to rethink what they grow and how they do it. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-01-26/from-frost-fans-to-hayrides-wild-weather-is-forcing-ct-farmers-to-adapt-to-a-changing-climate Patrick Skahill /news/2023-10-18/for-ct-farmers-changes-in-the-climate-and-in-the-agriculture-industry-pose-new-challenges ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø farmers have lost millions to flood and frost in 2023. But one farmer says things are looking up. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:38:50 GMT /news/2023-10-18/for-ct-farmers-changes-in-the-climate-and-in-the-agriculture-industry-pose-new-challenges John Henry Smith /news/2023-07-31/no-a-tornado-did-not-touch-down-in-ct-last-weekend-heres-what-meteorologists-have-to-say Meteorologists say videos showed a large funnel cloud forming over Manchester and traveling east, but the cloud never touched down. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:02:21 GMT /news/2023-07-31/no-a-tornado-did-not-touch-down-in-ct-last-weekend-heres-what-meteorologists-have-to-say Matt Dwyer /news/2023-05-25/dr-elsa-nunez-the-first-latina-university-president-in-new-england-announces-retirement Dr. Nunez began her presidency in 2006 and will support the university as it transitions to new leadership. Thu, 25 May 2023 21:00:50 GMT /news/2023-05-25/dr-elsa-nunez-the-first-latina-university-president-in-new-england-announces-retirement Lesley Cosme Torres /news/2023-05-15/connecticut-colleges-and-towns-ask-should-they-make-motorists-pay-to-charge-electric-vehicles UConn's move away from roughly a decade of offering free charging comes as EV registrations in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have more than doubled since 2020, according to state data. Mon, 15 May 2023 09:00:00 GMT /news/2023-05-15/connecticut-colleges-and-towns-ask-should-they-make-motorists-pay-to-charge-electric-vehicles Patrick Skahill /news/2023-05-09/killingly-high-school-students-say-they-still-believe-their-mental-health-needs-are-being-ignored The rally and school sit-in took place after the state medical examiner revealed a Killingly High School student who died in a crash last week on I-395 in Plainfield, took her own life. Wed, 10 May 2023 00:02:22 GMT /news/2023-05-09/killingly-high-school-students-say-they-still-believe-their-mental-health-needs-are-being-ignored Lesley Cosme Torres /news/2023-04-11/one-year-later-killingly-parents-still-await-decision-on-a-school-mental-health-center Advocates traveled to the state Capitol in Hartford to mark one year since the complaint was filed with the state Board of Education, after an investigation found that the school board failed to meet the mental health needs of Killingly students by rejecting plans for the health center. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:18:47 GMT /news/2023-04-11/one-year-later-killingly-parents-still-await-decision-on-a-school-mental-health-center Lesley Cosme Torres /news/2023-03-21/at-paul-newmans-camp-for-seriously-ill-children-a-new-center-emerges-after-fire Gov. Ned Lamont and others presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford. Officials unveiled the Creative Complex after the previous facility was destroyed by a fire in 2021. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 22:56:05 GMT /news/2023-03-21/at-paul-newmans-camp-for-seriously-ill-children-a-new-center-emerges-after-fire Eddy Martinez /news/2023-03-20/art-and-incarceration-annual-prison-show-back-on-track-at-ecsu The Prison Arts program exhibit features paintings, drawings, sculptures and other mixed media. The show runs through April 22 at Eastern ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø State University. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:43:29 GMT /news/2023-03-20/art-and-incarceration-annual-prison-show-back-on-track-at-ecsu Ray Hardman /news/2023-03-14/massachusetts-based-covenant-health-cancels-purchase-of-connecticuts-day-kimball-hospital Day Kimball Healthcare, in rural northeastern ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, would have had the financial backing of a larger provider had the deal gone through. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:53:33 GMT /news/2023-03-14/massachusetts-based-covenant-health-cancels-purchase-of-connecticuts-day-kimball-hospital Sujata Srinivasan