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1. 300 New Britain students at risk of missing first day of school over vaccine requirements (wfsb.com) — Hundreds of New Britain families are being warned that about 300 students, mostly at New Britain High School, could be barred from the first day of school on Aug. 31 if they lack required vaccinations. District officials are calling families and running school-based clinics as health experts stress that immunizations protect medically vulnerable classmates across the community.
2. New Britain Bees capture their 1st FCBL championship behind Garret Garbinski, Owen Rich (thehour.com) — New Britain baseball fans just got a championship to celebrate, as the New Britain Bees crushed the Vermont Lake Monsters 11-0 to clinch their first Futures Collegiate Baseball League title behind seven shutout innings from UConn's Garret Garbinski and a 5-for-5 night by Owen Rich. The story also highlights several other college players with Connecticut ties earning summer league honors.
3. CCSU uses federal work-study for LGBTQ Center jobs (campusreform.org) — Students at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain can now hold federally funded work-study jobs at the campus LGBTQ Center, which hires those supportive of LGBTQ+ issues to help run events like a Drag Ball, Lavender Graduation, and trans visibility panels. The article also raises questions about using federal work-study for what critics see as ideologically oriented campus roles.
4. Why more than 400,000 kids are on waitlists for federal childcare assistance (houstonpublicmedia.org) — Families in New Britain will recognize the struggle shown in a photo from a local early learning center as the article explains why more than 400,000 children nationwide are stuck on waitlists for federal childcare assistance. The piece details how stagnant funding, expiring COVID relief, and state policy choices are leaving low-income parents juggling work and unaffordable care options.
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