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January 15, 2021 4 min read Staller Center’s Spring 2021 Film Series goes virtual on February 11, 2021. This year’s Film Series features 13 independent films you won’t see anywhere else and presents award-winning and record-breaking films from around the world. The Staller Center’s entire spring season will be virtual. The 2021 Film Series will be available for viewing from the comfort of your living room using the IndieFlix Festivals app. The full schedule is listed below. Patrons and households can view all films with one $50 film pass. The series is 12 weeks long from February ...

The CT chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations called for his firing, citing...

GameTimeCT Podcast: Longtime wrestling coach Ted Oczkowski joins the show Staff Reports | With the recent news that the CIAC will only allow wrestling to be conducted in small group conditioning and non-contact skill building this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic we were joined by longtime wrestling coach Ted Oczkowski to talk about the decision and what wrestling coaches and players could do going forward. The Department of Health recommended that the high-risk sports of wrestling, competitive cheer and competitive dance do not hold any competition or matches, only allowing “ small gro...

CT attorney general to 'look into' corrections officer accused of posting offensive meme FacebookTwitterEmail Attorney General William TongMatthew Brown / Hearst Connecticut Media Attorney General William Tong has directed staff to “look into” accusations that a Department of Corrections officer posted an offensive meme on his social media account. CAIR-CT claims Marlak posted a meme on a Facebook account, under the pseudonym “Anthony David,” depicting five men hanging from a rope by their necks with the caption “Islamic Wind Chimes” and a comment reading: “Think I found the bes...

Farhan Memon speaks in a YouTube video posted Sunday, calling for the Department of Correction to terminate Officer Anthony Marlak. A Muslim civil rights group has asked the Connecticut Department of Correction to terminate the employment of an officer who allegedly posted Islamophobic content on social media. The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, posted a video Sunday outlining its demand that the DOC terminate Officer Anthony Marlak. CAIR first learned of Marlak’s offensive post in 2019. It depicts five Muslim men hanging from a noose with the capt...