Blood donations generally fluctuate depending on the season. American Red Cross officials say the pandemic has contributed to a severe shortage this summer.

The Metropolitan District Commission alleges that the city of Hartford and the Hartford Housing Authority owe more than $1.3 million combined in unpaid water bills, but both dispute the charges. And, in one case, the authority said it sent a check, which the MDC never cashed.

Just a few months ago, Hartford HealthCare was vaccinating as many as 1,600 people a day at its mega COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. But only a couple of dozen people were scheduled to get doses Wednesday before the health provider shut down the site for good.

Pet owners in Connecticut are complaining of excessively long wait times for nonemergency appointments with their veterinarians.

It's been a great strawberry season in our garden, but our June bearing plants are winding down for the season. If you're growing everbearing or day neutral varieties, such as 'Ozark Beauty' and 'Evie2', you should continue having berries right until the end of summer.

The retiring Kurt Westby’s last day on the job as Commissioner of Connecticut's Department of Labor is in the first week of July. After he steps away, Deputy Commissioner Dante Bartolomeo will step in as his replacement. She will start on an interim basis before going through confirmation hearings in the next legislative session at the latest. Bartolomeo joined All Things Considered to talk about how this difficult year of pandemic has prepared her for the job, what her priorities will be and

The 90-year-old shuttered Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford will soon spring to life.

July 31 is the last day for the federal eviction moratorium designed to keep people struggling financially in their homes during the pandemic. That means—of course—the flood gates could open wide on Aug. 1 for a wave of evictions both here in Connecticut and nationally.

Bridgeport resident David Reyes, 57, was once homeless with no other place to sleep than on the streets. He was unhoused for four years after serving in the Army. “Because of me losing my ability to work -- that is due to a spine injury -- I slowly became one of more than 553,752 souls that are homeless across this nation,” Reyes said.

Connecticut shoppers will no longer be allowed to buy single-use plastic bags as of July 1, as the second phase of a state law banning those bags takes effect.