ALFRED, New York, Dec. 12 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: Alfred University Professor of English Susan Morehouse has won third place in the annual CRAFT Literary First Chapter Contest for her novel in progress A Tremendous Thing. The novel is set in West Virginia, where the protagonist, Lena, begins to build a new life after fleeing her parents' home in Connecticut. The First Chapter Contest prize includes publication of the chapter in the December issue of CRAFT magazi more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced today that 16 attorneys general have formed a multistate coalition to hold irresponsible firearms industry members accountable for their devastating impact on gun violence. This multistate coalition, the first of its kind, aims to reduce gun violence through the coordinated enforcement of state civil liability and consumer prote more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: In a unanimous vote by all attorneys general, Democrat and Republican, Attorney General William Tong was elected to serve as President-Elect of the National Association of Attorneys General. Attorney General Tong will serve as part of a bipartisan four-person leadership team. New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, a Republican, will become President. New York A more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Michelle Jarvis-Lettman Appointed as the Inaugural Student Loan Ombudsperson * * * Governor Ned Lamont today announced the establishment of the Connecticut Office of the Student Loan Ombudsperson, a new entity statutorily assigned to serve as the state's chief authority and specialist on all issues related to student loans. Created by legislation approved by the Genera more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Mariana Monteiro to serve as Connecticut's chief equity and opportunity officer. In this position, Monteiro will lead the Connecticut Office of Equity and Opportunity, a new state office established by the governor through an executive order he enacted earlier this year that is assigned with ensuring that Connecticut sta more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration will be continuing Connecticut's recently launched Head Start on Housing pilot program, a first-of-its-kind initiative in Connecticut and the nation that identifies young children who are enrolled in Head Start and whose families are experiencing homelessness and connects them with permanent housing support. Launched i more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Per-Race Average Ties for Second Most-Viewed Season Ever on U.S. Television Season Includes Record for Largest Live TV Audience Ever for F1 Race in U.S. Seven Races Set Event Viewership Records; 11 Races See Year-Over-Year Viewership Gains * * * The 2024 Formula 1 World Championship season reached nearly 30 million fans across ESPN platforms and concluded in a per-race a more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: Bristol, Conn. and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (December 12, 2024) - Scott Van Pelt (host), Matt Barrie (play-by-play), and Marty Smith (reporter) will form the inaugural broadcast team for TGL presented by SoFi, the new prime time team golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's TMRW Sports. TGL premieres Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 9:00 p.m., ET on ESPN and ESPN+. Van Pelt will host the pre-match  more PR