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Cheryl Patella, a certified fitness and life coach, made an appearance on Melissa in the Morning (hosted by Paul Pacelli this week) to talk about a fun game that's rising in popularity in the summertime, Pickleball! She gave heads up about injuries and how to prevent some injuries.

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Paul Pacelli welcomed John Powers, Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Design and Director to Melissa in the Morning to talk about Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy's demand for warning labels for social media websites.

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Julia Bauke joined Paul Pacelli as he filled in on Melissa in the Morning to talk about office romances and even had some stories both on a local level (one of Paul's friends) and a more national scale.

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On today's Mike Cerulli Show, Mike chats with News 12's John Craven (0:00), Connecticut Attorney General William Tong (45:38), and Connecticut State Senator Rob Sampson (1:31:14).

Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up a busy week on "Connecticut Today" looking at another local municipality that appears ready for more electronic traffic enforcement measures (00:46). WTNH News 8's Mike Cerulli - host of WICC's "Mike Cerulli Show" on Saturdays - looked at the past week's big political stories in the state (13:09). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso joined us with his thoughts on the latest election controversy in the Park City (22:04). Finally, Wesleyan University graduate Andrew Bridge, author of, "The Child Catcher: A Fight for Justice and Truth" told us about his experience as a foster child and the legal career that he's undertaken to help others (32:49)

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The big story this week:

Four arrests were made related to absentee ballot fraud in the 2019 election for mayor of Bridgeport. All four suspects are accused of violating state laws related to the handling of absentee ballots. Following the news, one politician highlighted that shady elections are NOT just a Bridgeport issue. Bob MacGuffie shared his insight on this. He is the Connecticut Republican endorsed candidate to run against Incumbent Democrat, Jim Himes for congress in Connecticut’s 4th District.

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Last week, we learned about a Bridgeport Board of Education meeting that abruptly ended after a disagreement surrounding the superintendent’s evaluation. Days later, another meeting was held and it seemed like some board members were steam rolled over during a critical vote. We asked the Board Chair, Christine Batiste-Perez, what happened in these meetings and does it set a bad precedent moving forward?

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Thursday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli featured Paul's thoughts on a career criminal who allegedly killed a senior citizen in a recent car accident (00:34). Quinnipiac University Professor Angela Mattie talked about a U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on the availability of an abortion-inducing medication (13:41) Finally, "Only In Bridgeport" blogger Lennie Grimaldi stopped by for his weekly update (25:26)

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Melissa wrapped up today's addition of the Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa in the Morning Diner Tour with the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce.

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The Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour got artsy! Duvian Montoya, the Executive Director of the Norwalk Art Space came on to talk about the arts!

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