In the first four months of 2022, 11 people were fatally shot in the city of Hartford up 22% from this time in 2021 and 2020 when nine people were killed by gunfire by the end of April.
Milner Market, which had its grand opening on April 6, is one of four pantries of its kind that have opened across Hartford schools since the beginning of the pandemic amid heightened need for goods and services among low-income communities. Parents and caregivers can shop for food supplies, from nonperishables to frozen meats, as well as other essentials, such as cleaning supplies and hygiene products.
A hands-on professional development program that pairs Hartford Public Schools with Hartford Healthcare and ReadyCT serves as a pipeline for students to jobs in the health care industry.
A coalition of social justice organizations rallied Tuesday in Hartford to call for lawmakers to phase out police officers in schools in favor of counselors, the decriminalization of child truancy and transparency for police-led interactions in schools.
Stefanowski could face a formidable challenge at the state Republican convention in May, according to longtime political science professor Gary Rose of Sacred Heart University.