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Hey everyone! We’re looking for an experienced HVAC Service Technician to join our team and service customers in Middlesex County and Litchfield County, Connecticut.

We’re looking for someone who has experience with HVAC service, troubleshooting, diagnostics, and repairs. Someone who is reliable, hardworking, and takes pride in their work.

If you’re an HVAC tech looking for a new opportunity, or know someone who might be interested, feel free to comment below or send me a DM!

Any leads or recommendations are appreciated. Thanks!

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I kept seeing usable textbooks, furniture, and kitchen items get thrown away at move out time in Connecticut, while other people nearby needed exactly those things and were paying full price for them.

So I built Tawizi, and for now it is only for Connecticut.

You post an item you do not need, browse what people near you in Connecticut posted, and when you both want each other's item, you match, chat in the app, and meet in a public place to swap.

It is swap only. No selling, no fees, and no money changes hands. Members are email verified, images are moderated, and you can rate each other after a swap.

If you are not in Connecticut, this is not live for your state yet. I am starting local first so swaps are actually reachable.

For Connecticut folks here:

1. Would you trust a swap like this, and what would make you feel safer?

2. What items would you actually want to swap locally?

Thank you

I just walked right in. No line. Filled out my paper ballot. No line to feed it to the ballot reader. Done.

I'm wearing my voted sticker and walking my dog.

Easy peazy.

I'm never waiting in those long election lines again.

Why doesn't everyone do this?

Started with a fixed program at the start for $2.29. Then the second year they mentioned they couldn’t do a fixed rate nearly close to that. Now we are on a floating rate which is worrisome. We did last year and it got up to $2.76, now it’s $3.29.

We do rent the tanks, it’s how it came when we bought the house, two 120gallon tanks. I wanted to see what options we have we are new house owners and want to make the right choices here. On the good news the prior owner put a brand new furnace in for us!

Idk if it’s a CT thing or a me thing or a personality thing, but I need answers the best you can give. How are people meeting others outside of work/college? I feel like smartphones are making us less connected. My Situation:

I’m a 25yo man, never went to college, had “friends” at one point but once shit got bad nobody wanted to be around no more to the point I don’t even really feel comfortable talking to people anymore. Almost like i assume they’re negatively judging me based on first glance.
Idk if it’s trust issues or years of stress and depression and anxiety building up.

I’m not a weirdo, I work a well paying blue collar career with long hours 6-7 days, cleaned up my act a lot, cut down on smoking, practically quit drinking 100%. I don’t really have hobbies but im open to trying new things (kinda).

Any advice or maybe anyone else kinda in the same boat TIA

Currently I utterly loathe and despise Eversource. The house I’m in has city gas meaning we need them to turn it back on if they ever have to do work on the gas lines and we were given a service window of 5-8. Well we are past that and when we call we were scoffed at and asked why would there ever be a service window?

YOU STUPID MONOPOLY OF AN ORGANIZATION THERE IS ALWAYS A SERVICE WINDOW. YOU CAN’T HONESTLY THINK YOU CAN JUST SHOW UP ANYWHERE. STOP GAS LIGHTING ME AND TURN ON MY GAS!

So, here I am waiting for them to come with an estimated “time of arrival” (not service window lets be VERY clear) of 9:00 PM with a “work time” (once again… NOT a service window) is 1-2 hours and to fill my time what are your worst stories dealing with them?

Hope everyone has a wonderful rest of your Wednesday!

AG Tong fighting to keep SEMI Automatic rifles out of our hands…

For those unfamiliar with firearms:

semi-automatic firearm is a gun that fires one bullet each time you pull the trigger

Automatic firearms are banned in every US state.

Tong doesn’t believe citizens should own those scary looking rifles…

Hello!
I am working on getting a permit for a greenhouse within 100ft of a wetland on my property. The town wetland official claims I need to first go through the town wetlands commission for this despite it clearly saying in the state regulations (adopted exactly in wording by my town) that there is no need for any special permit from the wetland commission given its only purpose is for agricultural purposes. The wetland official claims I need my property to be PA 490 which I cannot find any sources online to support that claim.

Has anyone run into this and know what to do? I would normally just go with it but I need to get concrete in the ground soon and can’t wait for the commission meeting next month.

For those of you unfamiliar, CT has a up to $5 million grant right now for cities running feasibility studies on adding small modular reactors (SMR’s) to their city.

A reactor in Hartford would bring some key benefits-

- Could plug the tax deficit for the city by bringing in 10’s of millions in new tax revenues.

- Could reduce expenses for businesses and residents in the city by generating heat which can be siphoned to them in the colder months.

- Stabilize energy costs for the city as well as help stabilize rates for CT more broadly.

These benefits would also attract new business to the city.

Hartford also, uniquely, already has the existing electric grid and ideal locations where the new plant could be hosted (South Meadows, a former power plant site). It also has the CT river which could provide a cooling source.

I was surprised to see that the mayor of Hartford has not even spoken publicly on the topic, let alone weighed in one way or the other on the consideration. Wanted to discuss it here given we have all experienced how volatile gas prices can be nowadays and how clearly nuclear is the future of power in the northeast. Seems we have a unique opportunity to be early movers here and yield some serious economic benefits at the same time.

After Micah Whitaker posted a TikTok saying a Darien Library employee ignored his Black toddler while interacting with white children, his family received an outpouring of support, according to a GoFundMe campaign. The video has amassed more than 6 million views as of Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Now, the fundraiser aims to help the family take their son to Disney World and create a happier memory.

The library placed the employee on leave and launched an outside investigation. The Norwalk NAACP is also investigating. The allegations have not been established as fact.

Edit: Ms. Rachel has donated $3,000 to the campaign.

Looking for the best thrift stores in and around NW CT area for Highschool play costumes for men?

Can anyone recommend their primary care doctor who helped them get off SSRI meds? Mine didn’t know how to help me after prescribing it 10 years ago. I tried to come off 5 years ago following their 2 week taper plan and things went south.

Would like to try again but be under the care of a doctor who knows how to taper over months or years.

Mainly looking for a knowledgeable doctor on this subject that one of you has had luck doing this very thing. Thanks.

Has anyone noticed Amber Diaz has been off air for months. The weekday 4,5 and 6 newscasts seem to be a rotating list of people. What is going on?

This week at The Loaded Goat Coffee Company, Church Street, Naugatuck:

These cute kitty charm clips are available for a $5 donation to Foster & Forever Pet Rescue of Naugatuck.

Your donation helps us care for and find homes for cats and kittens in need.

We appreciate every like, share and tag to help share the good word!

Thank you!

Hi everyone!

We had an amazing time running events this season,and since so many people loved it, we're continuing into the Fall season!

Come join us for a Halloween Piglet Social Hour! It’s the perfect time to pet, cuddle, brush, and snap photos with some of our adorable piglets.

Saturday, October 31st from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Tickets & Info: Get Tickets Here

Spots are limited: Each session is limited to just 12 guests.

BYO Pumpkins: We will have a few on hand, but feel free to bring your own pumpkins to feed to the pigs! They're some of their favorite treats!

Future Dates: We plan to keep scheduling these events as long as the New England weather cooperates. If a session does get canceled due to bad weather, you'll receive a credit for a future date.

Hope to see some of you there! Feel free to ask any questions below.

New Haven County (sorry I forgot to include this in the subject!)

Hi i have to take stats MAT 1200 over the winter completely ASYNC what are some good teachers you guys recommend that make learning easy

For anyone who hasn't voted yet, since the regular registration deadline (Oct. 16) has passed, it isn't too late.

• Early voting is open now through Sunday, Nov. 1, weekends included. Most days it's 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Thursday, Oct. 29, run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Each town has its own early voting spot.
• Not registered, or moved from another CT town? You can register and vote the same day during any early voting hours, or on Election Day at your town's same-day registration site. Bring ID like a driver's license, birth certificate or Social Security card, plus something with your current address if the ID doesn't show it.
• If you turned 18, became a citizen or moved into town after Oct. 16, you can also register in person with your registrars Monday, Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Absentee is no-excuse this year for the first time. Mailed or drop-box ballots have to reach your town clerk by 8 p.m. Nov. 3.
• Election Day polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3. If you're in line at 8, you can vote.
• Find your polling place at MyVote.CT.gov/lookup, or call your registrars.

Disclosure: I edit a free local news site, and I put together a town-by-town guide for Enfield, Suffield, Somers, East Windsor and Windsor Locks (early voting rooms, polling places, registrar numbers). Happy to drop the link in the comments if it's useful to anyone up this way.

planning to relinquish possession of my apartment in a few months, and my landlord is saying i'll have to continue paying rent until they find a new tenant and a $500 reletting fee, plus i'll also have to forfeit my security deposit. is this legal?

edit: my lease agreement is totally different from what they're saying now. the lease says i can pay a lease buyout fee + $500 reletting fee + rent until they find a new tenant, but i would get my security deposit.

i asked them about this option but apparently they're not offering it now (they claim it's if you want to reduce the notice period from 90 days to 60, which is not what the lease says). instead my main option relinquish possession -> pay rent until new tenant -> pay $500 reletting fee -> forfeit security deposit

thank you!

We’re thrilled to be visiting Counterweight Brewing Co. tomorrow. Grab a drink and maybe a pie from Ritual Pizza, and hear about some Connecticut creature folklore.