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Ed Sabatino returned to fill in on "The Norm Pattis Show." Amongst the subjects he discussed was a Farmington Middle School that's being investigated by the United States Department of Education following claims by a group parents saying that the school hadn't done enough to protect LGBTQ students from bullying.

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Lisa talks with Fairfield Selectman Nancy Lefkowitz about proposed changes to the town charter.

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1. Layoffs are sweeping across American businesses in 2022. Many are worried of losing their jobs while others are burnt out and need to pulled back a bit. We get advice from career strategist, Julie Bauke, on both topics. ((00:10))

2. Meet Rob Hotaling -- the independent candidate running for CT Governor. ((15:33))

3. Tweets from Fairfield First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick caught national news headlines. She explains her tweets and her fears over the future of the Republican party in CT. ((25:54))

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Ryan King is the co-owner of Black Rock Bait and Tackle. That is one of the many locations to register for the tournament and a weigh-in station to see how heavy your blue is. 

Monday's "Connecticut Today" with Paul Pacelli kicked off a new week with news of a major change in Bob Stefanowski's GOP gubernatorial campaign (0:26). University of New Haven Professor Dr. Bradley Woodworth updated the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine (10:10).

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Lisa discusses past and upcoming zoning decisions in Stamford CT with Barry Michelson.

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Lisa talks with Dr. Martha Atkins.

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Norm returned to "The Norm Pattis Show," along with North Carolina attorney Michael Boyer to talk about a variety topics. One of the bigger topics was a question Norm posted on Twitter revolving around the 2024 election (0:00). After that, the show took a local turn as Norm talked about a story at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a lawsuit that was filed by a parent who alleges that their son was left unattended for hours following an overdose and ultimately passed away (26:01).

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1. People with hearing loss could soon buy hearing aids without needing to have an exam, prescription or special fitting first. Will this result in a drop in hearing aid prices? If so, why has it taken so long to do this? For perspective, turn to Paul Seegert, a managing partner at PCS Advisers, a health benefits consulting firm with 35 partner offices across the nation. ((00:10))

2. Robin Fox with the CHRO talked about sexual harassment in the workplace. Find out what changes came to Connecticut in 2019 and what you need to know. ((13:41))

3. Historian, Brad Woodworth, was back to talk about the latest news out of Ukraine. He touched on Ukraine's upcoming independence day and the significance of a shocking car bomb death in Moscow. ((26:26))

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We kicked off Bluefish Countdown Week with last year’s winner, Joe Gallo. He told us the story of catching the heaviest bluefish during the greatest bluefish tournament on earth, back in 2021.