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Right off the highway in Trumbull, Conn. is a set of large, red brick buildings. They're a little bigger than a Walmart Supercenter, sitting on eight acres of land. This is the town’s data center.
New England has dozens of small data centers like this, some of them decades old. With the increasing use of artificial intelligence, these facilities could get upgraded to handle AI computing. The changes can be hard to see from the outside and – for people who oppose them – even harder to stop.
Last month, Trumbull passed a 2-year moratorium on new data centers, but that won’t stop its existing data center from being converted for AI.
Head to the link in the bio to learn more.
🎥: Our New England/ CT Public Staff
📝: Áine Pennello
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09 Nov 2026
Officials gathered in the Thompsonville section of Enfield on Wednesday morning for a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new Hartford Line train station.
A previous train station serving the area closed in 1986 due to low ridership. State Sen. John Kissel, an Enfield Republican, said that closure was a blow to the town.
“I think as soon as the train station was closed down back in the mid '80s, people in Thompsonville and Enfield and north-central Connecticut realized that it was a big mistake,” Kissel said.
Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said plans for the station stretch back decades. He said the $125 million project is a joint state and federal effort, with about 85% of the bill being footed by Connecticut.
“That shows the commitment from our state of Connecticut to investing in rail here and getting people moving again in Connecticut,” Eucalitto said.
Eucalitto said travel times were estimated to be 23 minutes southbound to Hartford and 13 minutes northbound to Springfield, Massachusetts once service begins in 2030.
📝 Chris Polansky
📸 Mark Mirko
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08 Nov 2026
Another week in Connecticut news brought straight to you!
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07 Nov 2026
Nighthawks are found all over the United States, but there’s a good chance you’ve never seen one.
“It’s really rare to actually see them in the wild, except for when they’re migrating,” said Sheida Soleimani, founder of Congress of the Birds (@congress.of.the.birds), where two juvenile common nighthawks were recently rehabilitated and released.
The little birds are crepuscular aerial insectivores, meaning they’re mostly active at dawn and dusk and they eat insects while they’re in flight. They also have one of the longest migrations of any North American bird when they head back to South America in the late summer and early fall.
But these birds are struggling. According to the North American Breeding Bird Survey, “In the U.S., Common Nighthawk populations declined by over 1% per year between 1966 and 2019, for a cumulative decline of about 48%.”
“We suspect that there are multiple factors that are playing into common nighthawk decline, both within New England specifically and across their range in general,” said Lindsay Herlihy, New Hampshire Audubon (@nhaudubon) biologist and Coordinator of Project Nighthawk. “One thing that we are particularly concerned with is an overall decline in insect populations, and that’s affecting all species of aerial insectivores, not just common nighthawks. Another factor would be habitat loss.”
Both Soleimani and Herlily say that a good way to help these birds, as well as other aerial insectivores, is to be mindful of the kinds of pesticides you use at home, which may affect the insects common nighthawks eat.
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📹 Visuals by Raquel C. Zaldívar
🎥 Additional visuals by Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library @cornellbirds
06 Nov 2026
After several starts and stops due to pushback from the Trump administration, the Revolution Wind offshore renewable energy project is now fully operational off the coast of Rhode Island and powering homes in that state and in Connecticut.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont applauded the news in a press release.
“This project being fully operational is a significant milestone for Connecticut and a welcome addition to our energy mix,” Lamont said. “Revolution Wind will help to lower utility costs for families and businesses, improve the reliability of our grid, and provide clean electricity that will power 350,000 homes.”
The project helped to break offshore wind energy production records this fall, when for the first time, ISO-New England reported offshore and land-based wind farms in New England produced more electricity than all of New Hampshire’s gas and hydropower plants combined. Revolution Wind and Vineyard wind coming online helped the surge of more than 2,000 megawatts generated in September, the Concord Monitor reported.
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📝: Chris Polansky
📸: Tyler Russell
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06 Nov 2026
Nina Vazquez is an organizer with a local faith-based social justice group and a cultural educator who teaches Puerto Rican and reggaeton history. The roles may seem different, but they are rooted in values that shaped her from a very young age.
Head to the link in the bio to learn more about this poderosa.
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06 Nov 2026
Ever wanted to peek inside the notebook of your favorite writer? We do just that at the archives of “The Baby-Sitters Club” author Ann M. Martin!
From original manuscripts and fan letters to a glimpse of the author's college days, it's a treasure trove for BSC fans.
While researching for the Connecticut Public podcast “Generation: Baby-Sitters Club,” host Daniela Doncel visited Smith College, where Ann M. Martin was a student in the 1970s. There, curator Erin McGuirl gave Daniela a behind-the-scenes look at the Ann M. Martin papers at Smith's Mortimer Rare Book Collection.
Among the 30 feet of archival material are original “Baby-Sitters Club” manuscripts, fan letters, press clippings, ‘90s swag and even Ann's college yearbook photo!
Decades after Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey, and the rest of the BSC first captured readers' imaginations, new generations are still discovering the beloved books. And thanks to Smith College, Ann M. Martin's creative legacy is being preserved for generations to come.
Head to the link in the bio hear about the series and how the books we love shape us.
05 Nov 2026
The town of Wallingford will conduct a “discrepancy recount” on Friday following potential ballot mishandling.
Joan Ives-Parisi, Wallingford’s Republican registrar of voters, told Connecticut Public on Wednesday that the town ran out of ballots on Election Day.
“We just had a record turnout for the gubernatorial, which we were happy to see because we want people to vote, but it did cause a shortage of ballots,” Ives-Parisi said.
Per state contingency procedures, election officials then printed new ballots, which the secretary of the state’s office advised to be segregated and counted by hand. Instead, Ives-Parisi said, 100 of them went through a tabulator.
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said a town running out of ballots was not too unusual.
“It’s fairly common, but these were mistakenly run through the tabulator,” Thomas told Connecticut Public’s The Wheelhouse on Wednesday morning. “This is why I’m always like, it’s great we have paper ballots, so the only delay is they now have to hand count.”
“We may have a little bit of time to wait, but it’s not like we won’t know the results,” Thomas said.
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📝 Chris Polansky
📸 Tyler Russell
04 Nov 2026
State officials say a person reportedly attempted to vote twice in Madison on Sunday.
Deputy Secretary of the State Jennifer Barahona says the person was caught and the incident was reported to the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
“Attempting to test the system by voting twice is not a harmless experiment,” Barahona said Tuesday afternoon. “Voting more than once is voter fraud and it is illegal.”
A spokesperson says the commission can’t comment on any complaint unless it opens an investigation.
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📸: Isabelle Marceles, CTPublic
04 Nov 2026
Ryan Fazio addressed his supporters after the Associated Press called Connecticut’s gubernatorial race in Gov. Ned Lamont‘s favor. The call was made around 9:15 p.m.
Head to the link in the bio to watch live updates for other local elections.
🎥: @frankiegraziano6
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03 Nov 2026
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont has been re-elected to a third term, easily defeating Ryan Fazio, a Republican state senator.
The Associated Press called the race around 9:15 p.m.
All five of Connecticut's U.S. House districts are up for grabs at time of posting. Early results showed Democrats in the lead.
Polls closed in Connecticut at 8 p.m. following a day of no significant issues at voting locations.
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03 Nov 2026
When it comes to Hispanic and Latino residents in Hartford, Valeryn Fernandez said she has found many do not understand or trust the voting process. She’s been hitting the streets ahead of the election Tuesday to combat that.
“It is important for them to hear from their own community members to be informed and actually be provided with reliable information so that they can take that step [to vote],” Fernandez said, “because information is power.”
Fernandez is the youth and adults programs manager at the Center for Latino Progress. She helps run their civic engagement initiative, a nonpartisan effort to increase voter education and electoral participation among Hartford residents.
Immigration enforcement is among many issues that have impacted Latino and Hispanic communities across Connecticut over the past couple of years, she said. Issues that their votes can help address, she said.
For this initiative, volunteers got a nonpartisan civic engagement training that covered topics like what language is recommended to use and how to connect with people of different political views.
Yaritza Mogollon was giving out bilingual voter information in Hartford with Fernandez.
“I walk up and down these streets. You guys see me on a daily, and this is something that anyone can sign up for and do,” Mogollon said. “It's a privilege that we have. Let's use it.”
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters can still cast a ballot if they’re in line at 8 p.m.
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03 Nov 2026
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