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Hartford Public Library hires former CT Public radio host and executive to lead fundraising

Nalpathanchil will lead Hartford Public Library fundraising, marketing and partnerships after nearly 20 years at Connecticut Public.

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★ Special coverage · updated 2026-09-11

Puerto Rico is running dry: how drought met decades of decay — and Connecticut is answering the call

Puerto Rico is in one of its worst water crises since 2015: a record drought (San Juan's driest July in 120+ years), reservoirs at critical lows, and more than 180,000 customers in the capital metro on rotating 48-hour-plus shutoffs since Aug. 7. The dry spell collided with a water system that loses roughly half its treated water to leaks — and Connecticut, home to the largest Puerto Rican community per capita of any state, is mobilizing: water-utility engineers, a nonprofit aid fund, and a Sept. 2 press conference with Gov. Lamont, who said Connecticut is 'standing by' while state legislators plan an October trip to the island. Rationing has stayed paused for Carraízo customers since Sept. 2, and the metro reservoir has reversed its slide — up on four straight readings to 39.20 meters by Sept. 11, with 12 of the island's 19 reservoirs rising, though La Plata keeps sliding in 'operational adjustments' — after the weekly Drought Committee voted Sept. 8 to extend the pause and review it weekly, citing a favorable rain outlook. AAA — whose executive president said in August that cloud seeding was not an option — confirmed Sept. 8 that it signed a contract worth up to $400,000 with Texas-based SOAR and flew its first seeding mission Sept. 5 over the Carraízo, La Plata and Cidra watersheds, only to draw sharp scientific pushback: a former drought-committee scientist says the 2015 effort 'didn't work,' a 2024 GAO report calls seeding's benefits unproven, and the 2015 project's final report found just one of 27 seeding events had significant effects. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cleared a first Carraízo sediment-removal permit in more than 30 years to claw back lost capacity. Community coalitions, saying service failures persist despite the pause, took a protest to San Juan’s Baldorioty de Castro expressway on Sept. 7 and turned their demand on AAA’s leadership, calling for the ouster of the utility’s executive president. On Sept. 10 the U.S. Drought Monitor logged the crisis's first retreat — drought coverage down from 75.2% to 69.1% of the island — and Carraízo edged back up to 39.07 meters, 57 centimeters above its threshold, though extreme drought still grips San Juan, Carolina and a broad southern strip, and more than two-thirds of Puerto Rico remains in drought. The drought and the system's decay are far from over. This brief tracks the crisis day by day, ties it to the hurricanes and droughts that broke the system before it, and follows the Hartford-area support forming for the island.

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W WTNH News 8·Today · 07:01

Quiet weather today

Dry weather with low humidity for 9/11 events today. Saturday will be a great weather day with high pressure in charge other than some increasing clouds. Rain overnight Saturday night into Sunday morning and humid. The r

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C Connecticut Public / WNPR (via Google News)·Today · 06:49

John Avlon, Rudy Giuliani's chief speechwriter during 9/11 attacks, recounts that day - Connecticut Public

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C Connecticut Public / WNPR (via Google News)·Today · 06:49

25 years later, Americans pause to remember the lives lost on 9/11 - Connecticut Public

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W WFSB Channel 3 (via Google News)·Today · 06:45

9/11 remembrance ceremonies planned across Connecticut - WFSB

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H Hartford Business Journal·Today · 06:32

Hartford Public Library hires former CT Public radio host and executive to lead fundraising

Nalpathanchil will lead Hartford Public Library fundraising, marketing and partnerships after nearly 20 years at Connecticut Public.

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H Hartford Business Journal·Today · 06:32

🔒 Fazio, Lamont trade blame for tolerating corruption in Hartford, D.C.

Fazio is seeking to make corruption and government oversight central issues in his bid to unseat Gov. Ned Lamont.

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H Hartford Business Journal·Today · 06:31

CT needs job coaches for people with disabilities. A new state pilot could help.

A new state pilot aims to address Connecticut’s shortage of workers who help people with disabilities find and keep jobs.

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H Hartford Advocate (CTNow) (via Google News)·Today · 05:24

Majority of CT hospital’s board of directors resign following leadership change - Hartford Courant

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H Hartford Advocate (CTNow) (via Google News)·Today · 05:15

Notices | PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE MIDDLETOWN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 CITY HALL 245 DEKOVEN DRIVE, MIDDLETOWN CT 7:00PM PUBLIC COMMENT MAY BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES. PUBLIC IS ENCO - Hartford Courant

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H Hartford Advocate (CTNow) (via Google News)·Today · 05:15

CITY OF MIDDLETOWN MAYOR'S OFFICE MUNICIPAL BUILDING NOTICE OF DECISION - Hartford Courant

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N NBC Connecticut (via Google News)·Today · 05:12

Early morning forecast for Sept. 11 - NBC Connecticut

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N NBC Connecticut (via Google News)·Today · 05:12

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F Fox61 (WTIC)·Today · 04:52

Man falls to death while rock climbing on Appalachian Trail in Connecticut

A 30-year-old Massachusetts man fell to his death in Kent, Connecticut Thursday while rock climbing on the Appalachian Trail near River Road, according to DEEP.

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