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0 Politics & Government Martin Foncello, former Brookfield First Selectman, was endorsed as the GOP candidate for State Representative in the 107th House District Rich Kirby , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply **News release submitted by Martin Foncello** Martin Foncello, former Brookfield First Selectman, was endorsed as the GOP candidate for State Representative in the 107th House District at a convention held this week. The 107th district includes all of Brookfield as well as the Stony Hill section of Bethel and the northern section of Newtown. This new district was a result of the redistricting of Connecticut this past winter. The State Representative seat is currently held by Stephen Harding, Jr. who is now running for the State Senate from the 30th Senate District. Marty served two terms as First Selectman during the period from December 1999 to December 2003. Following the September 11, 2001 … [Read more...] about GOP Taps Former Brookfield First Selectman To Run For State Office

Anyone looking for a place to live right now is navigating one of the toughest and most expensive housing markets in recent history. The pandemic boom in housing pushed home prices to an all-time high of $375,300 in March, 34% higher than the median price of $280,600 in March 2020, according to the National Association of Realtors. And in recent months, mortgage rates have been on the rise with the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage climbing above 5%. That has made the cost of financing a home about 40% more expensive than it was a year ago. While rents in some big cities cratered early in the pandemic, they have largely rebounded and in many places have surpassed pre-pandemic levels . The median rent is up nearly 20% from two years ago, with asking rents in the largest housing markets reaching a record $1,807 a month in March according to Realtor.com. All of these rising costs can make deciding whether to rent or buy a dizzying … [Read more...] about Should you rent or buy? Ask yourself these four questions

The right to abortion, as declared by the Supreme Court in 1973, is based on the constitutional guarantee of privacy that the court had established in birth-control cases since 1965. Now, as the court appears prepared to overturn its 1973 ruling, some justices are seeing their own privacy challenged by angry protesters outside their homes. Justice Clarence Thomas, whose name was one of five on a leaked draft opinion to overrule Roe v. Wade, has accused abortion-rights supporters of throwing “temper tantrums” and said the court would not be “bullied.” But the conflict between a resident’s privacy and a protester’s freedom of speech has an extensive history and no simple answers. And it’s not merely left vs. right, or opponents vs. supporters of abortion rights. Challenges to past restrictions on residential protests have been filed by some of the same groups now backing the justices. In 1965 the Supreme Court upheld Louisiana’s ban on picketing near courthouses. In 1983, however, … [Read more...] about Mix of laws limiting where people can protest is hitting close to home for judges

As he walked off the Miami Heat practice court Monday, veteran forward and converted hockey fan Udonis Haslem shook his head. “Not good. Not good,” he said. “The Lightning, that’s not good for us, right?” He was talking about the Florida Panthers’ second-round matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the two-time-defending Stanley Cup champions. And he recognized an intrastate rivalry percolating because of the Panthers’ rise to contender status. The day after Haslem’s forecast, ahead of what turned into 0-2 direness for his adopted Panthers, another intrastate rivalry received a jolt, with the Orlando Magic winning the NBA lottery, the first pick in the June 23 draft now theirs. That, of course, is a big deal. And the Magic certainly have done big things with such selections before, turning previous No. 1 selections into Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway (through trade) and Dwight Howard. The Heat, by contrast, with the notable exception of Dwyane Wade, largely have … [Read more...] about Ira Winderman: Based on how balls bounced, is a rivalry brewing for Heat?

0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Obituaries While her sons were growing up, Marianne worked as the administrative assistant to the principal of Holy Cross High School in Waterbury. Nancy Sasso Janis , Patch Mayor Posted Reply Send Flowers, Plants & Gifts Obituary courtesy of Prospect Memorial/The Palmerie Family Funeral Home Marianne S. Lussier of Prospect, beloved wife of Paul Lussier, passed away peacefully while surrounded by the love of her family on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Marianne was born December 18, 1936 in Torrington, Connecticut, a daughter of the late Felix and Assunta (Marchione) Marracino. Marianne made friends instantly, her kind and outgoing ways led to lasting friendships. She met and married the love of her life Paul and enjoyed over 55 years together. They welcomed their three sons Steve, Ken and Todd who were the light of … [Read more...] about Obituary: Marianne S. Lussier, 85, of Prospect

New York (CNN Business) It's happened to just about everyone who's bored in line waiting to check out at a store : You spot a candy bar, a pack of gum or a soft drink. Unable to resist, you throw it in your cart. This scene, repeated countless times every day at grocery and convenience stores, is a textbook example of impulse buying. Your decision to grab that gum may have been spontaneous, but the plan to entice you in the checkout lane was carefully crafted. It pays off for stores and brands, as shoppers spent $6 billion in the checkout area at stores last year, according to market research firm IRI. "Impulse purchasing represents a much, much larger component of consumer behavior than people realize," said James Burroughs, who studies consumer patterns at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce. "The front of the store is prime real estate to put impulse items." But how do companies select which products to place at the … [Read more...] about Why stores always put candy and soda near the cash register

New York (CNN Business) Believe it or not, people still order takeout using the phone. Applebee's doesn't want to take those calls anymore. It wants to outsource those orders to call centers, where a person or automated system will take your orders and also try to upsell you a little. More than half of Applebee's roughly 1,575 US locations already use call centers for phone orders, according to the company. By the end of the year, Applebee's wants most of its restaurants to get on board. "I'd like to get, in an ideal world, almost all of those [restaurants] to utilize the call center," Applebee's president John Cywinski told CNN Business in a recent interview. Of course, that doesn't mean that you can't call your local Applebee's if you have questions about, say, how busy the location is. In those cases, someone in the restaurant will be around to pick up. It may seem strange for restaurants to direct phone orders to third parties. But … [Read more...] about Applebee’s doesn’t want to answer your takeout calls anymore

0 Schools Western Connecticut State University announced the award winners of the 2022 Western Research Days. Rich Kirby , Patch Staff Posted Reply BROOKFIELD, CT — Western Connecticut State University announced the award winners of the 2022 Western Research Days, an event where 46 students officially presented their research, scholarship and creative inquiry to the university community. Awardees for Provost Awards for research posters included Juliet Barbieri, of Brookfield, for "Building the Perineuronal Net: Assessing the Role of Aggrecan in Molecular Assembly." All submissions had the endorsement of a faculty mentor, and WRD committee evaluated submissions based on the criteria for abstract content and assessed overall merit within the context of the specific academic discipline. Other awardees for Provost Awards for research posters included: Thomas Hilling, of Danbury, for "Microplastics and Aspergillus … [Read more...] about Brookfield Student’s Work Honored At WCSU Western Research Days

0 Arts & Entertainment On Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 from 1-2pm in the Kingsley Room, join us for an in person book talk by bestselling author Marie Bostwick. Alfred Branch , Patch Staff Posted Reply Press release from the Southbury Public Library: 3/16/2022 On Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 from 1-2pm in the Kingsley Room, join us for an in person book talk by bestselling author Marie Bostwick. Join us for an installment of our Carol and Gary Lazarus Book Talk Series with best-selling author Marie Bostwick. Feel free to bring your knitting, crocheting or quilting works. A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nineteen uplifting works of historical and contemporary fiction, Marie's books are beloved by readers across the globe. Drawing on her lifelong love of quilting and her unshakable belief in the power of sisterhood, Marie's popular Cobbled Court Quilt series has been embraced by quilters and … [Read more...] about Southbury Public Library: Marie Bostwick Book Talk April 19

In 2014, Amanda Furdge, then a single parent of a toddler son, was an unemployed college student who had recently moved home to Mississippi to escape an abusive relationship. She couldn’t afford to take care of another child, she said, so when she began experiencing pregnancy symptoms, she made plans to have an abortion. “I was already feeling the financial pressure of raising one,” Furdge, 34, said. “At this point, it wasn’t fair to my kid.” But by the time she was able to secure an appointment at an abortion clinic in Jackson, she was told she was too far along for an abortion in Mississippi. She was forced to carry her pregnancy to term and experienced depression and anxiety as a result, she said. Abortion advocates warn that Furdge’s experience could soon become more common. The leak this month of a Supreme Court draft opinion indicating that Roe v. Wade would be overturned has spurred many questions about the future of abortion rights in the U.S. If the … [Read more...] about America without Roe: More mental health concerns and a rise in abortion pills