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3:48 Morning Edition Host Jay Moran discusses WBFO's Disabilities Desk with its lead reporter, Emyle Watkins. Jay Moran: Regular listeners have likely heard mention of the WBFO Disabilities Desk this morning: A discussion about the desk with its main reporter, Emyle Watkins. Emyle Watkins: Well, first off, part of my passion comes from like, seeing as a journalist the ways that we need to be better. And part of it comes from like my own personal connections to the subject and I identify as disabled and I have people in my family who are disabled.  Jay Moran: For Emyle Watkins, that experi...

UpdatedMon, Mar 15, 2021 at 8:53 pm ET Reply Make-A-Wish ® Connecticut granted 14-year-old Keyshawn Hurst's wish to have a virtual shopping spree. Keyshawn's smile broadened as he entered the room where his wish was about to be granted. His virtual shopping spree was happening. An easygoing fourteen-year-old from Manchester who loves video games and basketball, Keyshawn also suffers from a blood disorder. On December 9, 2020, he and his family traveled in a VIP Propark Mobility van shuttle provided by the University of New Haven, complete with State Police Escort, to the brand-new Make-A-Wi...

Mike and Kristin Song discuss their efforts to get Ethan's Law passed Author: Jenn Bernstein Updated: 10:46 AM EST February 7, 2021 A Mayor's Roundtable on Connecticut's vaccine rollout. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart, and Manchester Mayor Jay Moran join Host Jenn Bernstein to talk about what is going on in their communities. The COVID-19 vaccine is still in short supply. But ease of access is getting better. The retail pharmacies are starting to play a bigger role administering the vaccine to the general population and it might be a...

UpdatedTue, Feb 2, 2021 at 11:34 am ET Reply Tuesday's Groundhog Day ceremony at Manchester's Lutz Children's Museum. (Jason Doucette ) MANCHESTER, CT — The shadow was a bit smaller than usual Tuesday, but Phoebe the hedgehog did see hers at the Lutz Children's Museum in Manchester and predicted six more weeks of winter for 2021. Phoebe was standing in for Chuckles, Connecticut's official state groundhog. Chuckles X died in October. Manchester Mayor Jay Moran, by the powers vested in him as the official translator of groundhog — and this time time hedgehog — bestowed the prognosticativ...

The project came together in just a few days. Author: Gaby Molina Updated: 2:51 PM EST January 18, 2021 MANCHESTER, Conn. — To celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, a new mural in Manchester was completed Monday. Artist Ben Keller painted the nearly 30 foot mural on a wall at the Mahoney Recreation Center. "The portrait was actually a piece that I did in my studio and just recently finished up so I had that already designed not intending to ever paint it larger," said Keller. The project came together in just a few days. It's led by CT Murals, a projec...