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WICC The Voice of Connecticut

A heritage radio station covering Bridgeport and greater Fairfield County. This podcast focuses on the communities, people and news for your neighborhood.

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10:19

Melissa in the Morning: Has Anyone Read it?!

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2025/11/06

We spoke with Renee Dobos, CEO of Connecticut Housing Partners, about the mystery housing legislation being discussed at next week’s special session. Apparently, not many people, including housing experts, have read the document yet…that’s a problem!Image Credit: Getty Images

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14:34

Melissa in the Morning: Mystery Bill

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2025/11/06

The state legislature will be meeting next week in a special session. Governor Ned Lamont says the session will be to finalize housing legislation – and potentially create a 500-million-dollar contingency fund to help cover possible losses of federal funding. But we focused on the housing bill which remains a mystery. We asked Senator Jeff Gordon, Ranking Senator on the Planning and Development Committee. Image Credit: Getty Images

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12:38

Melissa in the Morning: Colorectal Cancer

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2025/11/06

There's been a dramatic surge in colorectal cancer in young people, not just in the U.S., but globally. Health experts say what we drink and eat is contributing to the trend. That includes consumption of red meat, processed meat, alcohol, sweetened beverages and ultra-processed foods. We spoke with Dr. Browne of Griffin Health about how diet is only one component to reversing the trend and that includes genetic testing. Image Courtesy of Griffin Health

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8:25

Melissa in the Morning: Ansonia Mayor-Elect

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2025/11/06

It was arguably one of the biggest upsets in local election results across Connecticut. Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti was not re-elected to his seat. Voters overwhelmingly voted in Frank Tyszka as the mayor-elect. We got his reaction to the election results and heard his plans for Ansonia. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz

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32:48

CT Today With Paul Pacelli - What's In Store For New...

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2025/11/05

Host Paul Pacelli cranked up a post-Election Day edition of "Connecticut Today" on Wednesday chatting about various local races and the landslide election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City's next Mayor (00:45). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Columnist and Editor Dan Haar also weighed in on Tuesday's elections (14:24). CBS News Washington reporter Aaron Navarro updated us on the White House reaction to last night's election results (20:23). Finally, Fiona Firine from the non-profit organization

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24:31

CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Is The Modern-Day...

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2025/11/05

Host Paul Pacelli ushered in a new week on "Connecticut Today" wondering if the present-day Democratic Party is straying too far from the common sense principles and message that anchored it for so many decades (00:28). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio joined us to chat about her latest column highlighting large amounts of self-approved overtime being worked by a Connecticut State Police Lieutenant (15:11)Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

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11:21

Melissa in the Morning: Faces of Freedom

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2025/11/05

November is National Veterans Month; a time to honor both the service of veterans and the sacrifices of their families. Recently, I was introduced to Walter Schuppe, who is the founder of Faces of Freedom. This project preserves and archives the personal histories and images of U.S. military veterans and Holocaust survivors.For more information: https://www.facesoffreedom.us/ Image Credit: Getty Images

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11:16

Melissa in the Morning: Norwalk Mayor-Elect

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2025/11/05

We knew last year when Mayor Harry Rilling would not run for reelection, Norwalk’s mayoral race and seeing an open seat for the first time in a long time was a race to watch. Based on unofficial results, Barbara Smyth is the mayor-elect for the city of Norwalk. We learned more about her vision for Norwalk. Image Credit: Getty Images

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10:37

Melissa in the Morning: Stamford Mayor

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2025/11/05

It was a bit of a no-brainer in Stamford. Voters re-elected Mayor Caroline Simmons for another term in office. According to unofficial results, Mayor Simmons captured just over two-thirds of the vote. We spoke with her about her win and continued plans for the city. Image Credit: Dee Ortiz

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8:04

Melissa in the Morning: Milford Mayor-Elect

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2025/11/05

A major flip from Republican leadership to Democratic leadership happened in the city of Milford. We spoke with Mayor-elect Rich Smith about his win and plans for the city. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz

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8:35

Melissa in the Morning: Stratford Mayor-Elect

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2025/11/05

It is arguably one of the biggest upsets in Connecticut’s local elections: the Stratford mayoral race. We spoke with Mayor-elect David Chess after his victory and learned his vision for Stratford. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz

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7:31

Melissa in the Morning: Monroe First Selectman

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2025/11/05

Following Election Day 2025, we spoke with Monroe First Selectman Terry Rooney, winning his reelection bid serving his 2nd term in office. Image Credit: Melissa Sheketoff

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7:25

Melissa in the Morning: Shelton Mayor

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2025/11/05

Following Election Day 2025, we spoke with Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, winning his reelection bid serving his 18th term in office! Image Credit: Dee Ortiz

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15:30

Melissa in the Morning: PURA Decision

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2025/11/03

Following the most recent controversial decision by PURA to raise UI rates starting November 1st, GOP lawmakers are sounding the alarm about another major decision this month. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s plans to issue a final decision on Nov. 19 on the proposed sale of Aquarion Water Company. We spoke with Senator Ryan Fazio, ranking senator on the Energy & Technology Committee, about this. If you oppose the plan, send an email to PURA.ExecutiveSecretary@ct.gov and reference

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10:27

Melissa in the Morning: "I Can't See!"

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2025/11/03

According to a AAA analysis on data from the Connecticut Crash Data Repository, 5 to 6 p.m. just became increasingly dangerous now that the clocks rolled back an hour. That can feel like a real shock for people getting out of work and all of the sudden it looks like the middle of the night. We spoke with Jim Cameron of Talking Transportation about how to handle the bright lights now inundating drivers since the clocks changed. For Jim's article:

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16:22

Melissa in the Morning: Supporting First Responders

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2025/11/03

Right now, North Haven Firefighters are investigating a deadly fire that claimed the life of an 8-year-old boy and an elderly relative. For good reason, we focus a lot on the family and community impact; but what about the first responders traumatized after responding to these events? We talked to Linda Ross with the Fairfield County Trauma Response Team. It is a nonprofit alliance of mental health professionals dedicated to helping first responders and the Connecticut community, heal from trauma,

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13:11

Melissa in the Morning: Latest Schools Report Card

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2025/11/03

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) released the results from the 2024–25 Next Generation Accountability System, which offers a comprehensive view of school and district performance across 12 indicators. We spoke with Ajit Gopalakrishnan, Chief Performance Officer for the Connecticut State Department of Education, about key takeaways from the report. To read the report: https://portal.ct.gov/sde/press-room/press-releases/2025/students-continue-upward-trend-in-achievement Image

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11:06

Melissa in the Morning: Code Word

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2025/11/03

The Wall Street Journal just highlighted the importance of having a code word. The article says criminals increasingly use generative AI to mimic real people’s voices and con their loved ones out of money. There’s a simple solution to this high-tech problem: a code word. We talked to crime prevention expert, Jim Perez, about the importance of code words and sharing that information with “your village.” Image Credit; Getty Images

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11:18

Melissa in the Morning: Artificial Turf Fields

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2025/11/03

In Glastonbury, voters are deciding on a referendum that proposes banning artificial turf fields from the town. If this measure passes, the current turf field at the high school wouldn’t be impacted. However, this would prohibit new turf fields from coming in. To get perspective on the impact of turf fields, we spoke with Glenn Lungarini, the executive director of the CIAC (Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference.) For more information on turf fields:

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41:44

CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Will Thousands In...

WICC The Voice of Connecticut ·

2025/10/31

Host Paul Pacelli opened Friday's edition of "Connecticut Today" with the latest developments on the possible loss of SNAP food benefits for thousands of state recipients (00:42). Former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his weekly wrap-up (12:58). Quinnipiac University journalism department Chair and Professor Ben Bogardus talked about big changes being announced at CBS News by its new leader (22:12), while we welcomed Hartford Courant sportswriter Dom Amore, co-author of, "More

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