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NBC Connecticut •

Reckless on our roads: Spike in CT motorcycle fatalities, on pace for new high

Our state is on track to surpass the deadliest year on record when it comes to motorcycles.

More than 36 riders have died since January according to an expert from UConn’s Transportation Safety Research Center.
Eric Jackson, who studies traffic accident statistics with the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center at UConn, told NBC Connecticut Investigates that several factors are contributing to the significant increase, including speeding and driving under the influence by both motor...
Newington Public Television •

Project Brazil: Reporting Climate Change

This news magazine aired on Newington Public Television throughout July and August 2024.

As a part of a study abroad trip, CCSU journalism students were tasked with reporting on climate change in Brazil and producing a package for a news magazine on climate change.

For my part of the project (jump to 15:25), I went to an independent recycling center in the heart of Iléus, Bahia to better understand the grass-roots recycling movement of the catadores.
Connecticut Public •

After an eviction, a New Britain man struggles without a home

As New Britain dogwalkers, commuters and families made their way from downtown coffee shops to their destinations, the few benches in Central Park were occupied by people who had nowhere else to be.

Billy Cichon, 59, a Polish immigrant who has been homeless since being evicted three years ago, greeted familiar faces from his usual spot. Those with somewhere to be shouted their hellos in passing while others stopped and asked for spare cigarettes or if he knew if there would be food at a library

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Norwalk Hour •

Wilton's Planning & Zoning Commission weighs latest plan for 208 apartments near train station

WILTON – A proposal for a 208-unit apartment complex that would be constructed adjacent to the Metro-North Railroad train station near Wilton Center has entered its public review period as the Planning & Zoning Commission considers how the project would transform the area.

WILTON – A proposal for a 208-unit apartment complex that would be constructed adjacent to the Metro-North Railroad train station near Wilton Center has entered its public review period as the Planning & Zoning Commission con...
The Recorder •

Abortion Activists Bring their Cause to Central’s Campus

A small group of ‘abortion abolitionists’ used graphic imagery on Central Connecticut State University’s campus to promote their cause on Monday, Oct. 14.
Led by Norman Patterson Jr., founder of the Connecticut Foundation to Abolish Abortion and CCSU alum, the group argued with students about abortion policy and the morality of having the procedure.
“Unlike groups such as Students for Life and the broader pro-life movement, we are distinct in our call for the immediate and unequivocal abolition...
NBC Connecticut •

Reckless on our roads: Spike in CT motorcycle fatalities, on pace for new high

Our state is on track to surpass the deadliest year on record when it comes to motorcycles.

More than 36 riders have died since January according to an expert from UConn’s Transportation Safety Research Center.
Eric Jackson, who studies traffic accident statistics with the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center at UConn, told NBC Connecticut Investigates that several factors are contributing to the significant increase, including speeding and driving under the influence by both motor...
Newington Public Television •

Project Brazil: Reporting Climate Change

This news magazine aired on Newington Public Television throughout July and August 2024.

As a part of a study abroad trip, CCSU journalism students were tasked with reporting on climate change in Brazil and producing a package for a news magazine on climate change.

For my part of the project (jump to 15:25), I went to an independent recycling center in the heart of Iléus, Bahia to better understand the grass-roots recycling movement of the catadores.
Connecticut Public •

After an eviction, a New Britain man struggles without a home

As New Britain dogwalkers, commuters and families made their way from downtown coffee shops to their destinations, the few benches in Central Park were occupied by people who had nowhere else to be.

Billy Cichon, 59, a Polish immigrant who has been homeless since being evicted three years ago, greeted familiar faces from his usual spot. Those with somewhere to be shouted their hellos in passing while others stopped and asked for spare cigarettes or if he knew if there would be food at a library
The Recorder •

Being Social: Online and IRL

The internet has been changing the way people communicate since its conception nearly 40 years ago, but the effects of interacting online are still up for debate.

Dr. Anna Young, a communications professor at CCSU, argues that electronic communication, like social media and texting, is a valuable tool for building and maintaining healthy relationships.

“There are theories, and they’ve been tested over and over again, that say that the more we communicate interpersonally, the stronger our relat
The Recorder •

Time for Change: Getting Involved in Local Politics

While the process of having a bill written into law is complex, getting involved in the 2024 legislative process can be as easy as making a phone call to local officials or testifying at a public hearing.

Angie Waszkiewicz, the director for internships with the Connecticut General Assembly, demystified the process for CCSU students during a presentation on Wednesday, Feb. 14.

“This is where the legislators are really wanting to hear your opinion,” Waszkiewicz said. “How is this affecting you,

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A little bit  about me.

I'm a journalism student at Central Connecticut State University and graduating in May 2025. 

I'm interested in long-form, in-depth journalism and love the flow of a story well-told

The greatest gift life can give us is the constant promise of change, which is why I'm open to every opportunity that comes my way.