Michael Walsh
@michaelcwalsh.bsky.social
Journalist for CT Insider covering the Hartford County area.
Find my work here: https://www.ctinsider.com/author/michael-walsh/
Find my work here: https://www.ctinsider.com/author/michael-walsh/
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Bob Weir, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead who for decades was one of the driving forces behind the revered band and their legacy, has died at age 78.
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Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
January 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Bob Weir, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead who for decades was one of the driving forces behind the revered band and their legacy, has died at age 78.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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West Hartford is looking to regulate the use of short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos after losing a lawsuit that challenged its attempt to ban those in town. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
West Hartford lost a lawsuit over banning short-term rentals. Now the town plans to regulate them
West Hartford recently lost a lawsuit that challenged the town's banning of short-term rentals.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:22 PM
West Hartford is looking to regulate the use of short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos after losing a lawsuit that challenged its attempt to ban those in town. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
West Hartford is looking to regulate the use of short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos after losing a lawsuit that challenged its attempt to ban those in town. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
West Hartford lost a lawsuit over banning short-term rentals. Now the town plans to regulate them
West Hartford recently lost a lawsuit that challenged the town's banning of short-term rentals.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:22 PM
West Hartford is looking to regulate the use of short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos after losing a lawsuit that challenged its attempt to ban those in town. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
Barbara Davitt, a fixture of Waterbury's WATR radio station for decades, dies at 92: 'An icon' www.ctinsider.com/waterbury/ar...
Barbara Davitt, a fixture of Waterbury's WATR radio station for decades, dies at 92: 'An icon'
Barbara Davitt, who signed off from the Waterbury radio station in 2024 after 61 years, is was remembered by friends and colleagues as “old school in the best sense of the word.”
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January 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Barbara Davitt, a fixture of Waterbury's WATR radio station for decades, dies at 92: 'An icon' www.ctinsider.com/waterbury/ar...
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Since we won our union election in May, Hearst has refused to bargain with us, while repeatedly violating labor law.
Last week, we filed four Unfair Labor Practice charges against the company 🧵
Last week, we filed four Unfair Labor Practice charges against the company 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Since we won our union election in May, Hearst has refused to bargain with us, while repeatedly violating labor law.
Last week, we filed four Unfair Labor Practice charges against the company 🧵
Last week, we filed four Unfair Labor Practice charges against the company 🧵
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Drivers are speeding excessively all over West Hartford. Here's just how fast motorists are going on some of the town's busiest roadways that officials want to install speed cameras on. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
Just how fast are West Hartford motorists driving? New data shows where excessive speeders are
On one road, 70% of drivers are speeding 10 miles per hour over the speed limit.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Drivers are speeding excessively all over West Hartford. Here's just how fast motorists are going on some of the town's busiest roadways that officials want to install speed cameras on. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
Drivers are speeding excessively all over West Hartford. Here's just how fast motorists are going on some of the town's busiest roadways that officials want to install speed cameras on. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
Just how fast are West Hartford motorists driving? New data shows where excessive speeders are
On one road, 70% of drivers are speeding 10 miles per hour over the speed limit.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Drivers are speeding excessively all over West Hartford. Here's just how fast motorists are going on some of the town's busiest roadways that officials want to install speed cameras on. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
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Days before vetoing a much-debated housing bill, Gov. Lamont had a top aide draft a statement indicating he planned to sign it, according to emails from his office.
More behind-the-scenes details about HB 5002 here:
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Days before vetoing a much-debated housing bill, Gov. Lamont had a top aide draft a statement indicating he planned to sign it, according to emails from his office.
More behind-the-scenes details about HB 5002 here:
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Emails show Lamont considered signing Connecticut housing bill days before vetoing it
Lamont instructed an aise to draft a statement announcing his support for the legislation before ultimately vetoing it.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Exclusive from CT Insider:
Days before vetoing a much-debated housing bill, Gov. Lamont had a top aide draft a statement indicating he planned to sign it, according to emails from his office.
More behind-the-scenes details about HB 5002 here:
www.ctinsider.com/politics/art...
Days before vetoing a much-debated housing bill, Gov. Lamont had a top aide draft a statement indicating he planned to sign it, according to emails from his office.
More behind-the-scenes details about HB 5002 here:
www.ctinsider.com/politics/art...
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To say that the discourse around the upcoming West Hartford Town Council has been interesting might be an understatement. I broke it down by talking to the incumbent Dem mayor as well as two Republican candidates who had previously sought Democratic nominations.
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West Hartford Republican candidates, who had sought Democratic nomination, explain switching parties
One of the candidates called the town's Democratic Party a "lumbering government machine."
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October 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
To say that the discourse around the upcoming West Hartford Town Council has been interesting might be an understatement. I broke it down by talking to the incumbent Dem mayor as well as two Republican candidates who had previously sought Democratic nominations.
www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
To say that the discourse around the upcoming West Hartford Town Council has been interesting might be an understatement. I broke it down by talking to the incumbent Dem mayor as well as two Republican candidates who had previously sought Democratic nominations.
www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
West Hartford Republican candidates, who had sought Democratic nomination, explain switching parties
One of the candidates called the town's Democratic Party a "lumbering government machine."
www.ctinsider.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
To say that the discourse around the upcoming West Hartford Town Council has been interesting might be an understatement. I broke it down by talking to the incumbent Dem mayor as well as two Republican candidates who had previously sought Democratic nominations.
www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
The 2025 CT Insider voter guide is now live! www.ctinsider.com/projects/202...
Connecticut general election voter guide 2025
Your guide to key local races as Connecticut voters head to the polls on Nov. 4, 2025, for the general election.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The 2025 CT Insider voter guide is now live! www.ctinsider.com/projects/202...
West Hartford expands food scrap program after 10,000 pounds collected in September alone www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
West Hartford expands food scrap program after 10,000 pounds collected in September alone
The town is adding 10 more bins, including at parks libraries and the Elmwood Community Center.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
West Hartford expands food scrap program after 10,000 pounds collected in September alone www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
West Hartford native worked as a rat handler on new Timothée Chalamet movie and 'The Walking Dead: Dead City' www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
CT woman worked as rat handler on new Timothée Chalamet movie and 'The Walking Dead: Dead City'
Sara Horwitz, who lives in Middletown, was a rat handler on season three of "The Walking Dead: Dead City."
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October 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
West Hartford native worked as a rat handler on new Timothée Chalamet movie and 'The Walking Dead: Dead City' www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
Here's how Hartford is planning to redesign several of its major roadways www.ctinsider.com/capitalregio...
Here's how Hartford is planning to redesign several of its major roadways, including Main Street
The city is continuing work on Farmington Avenue near the West Hartford town line.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Here's how Hartford is planning to redesign several of its major roadways www.ctinsider.com/capitalregio...
East Hartford sets policy on police use of technology like license plate readers, speed cameras www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...
East Hartford sets policy on police use of technology like license plate readers, speed cameras
The town currently has 15 security cameras installed in public spaces.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
East Hartford sets policy on police use of technology like license plate readers, speed cameras www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...
Enfield Town Council nixes $13K grant to warming shelter over church and state concerns www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...
Enfield Town Council nixes $13K grant to warming shelter over church and state concerns
The $13,000 grant would have counted for around 10% of the nonprofit's budget.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Enfield Town Council nixes $13K grant to warming shelter over church and state concerns www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...
Hartford Prints! debuts new storefront on Pratt Street in Hartford
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Hartford Prints triples in size, reinvesting in city's downtown: 'Hartford is that underdog'
The gift store's first product that really took off was a T-shirt that read "Small State Big Heart" with a heart placed over Hartford County.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Hartford Prints! debuts new storefront on Pratt Street in Hartford
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Journey Home, a nonprofit that works to prevent homelessness, is opening a thrift shop at 591 New Park Ave. in West Hartford. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
West Hartford homelessness prevention nonprofit Journey Home to open thrift shop
The thrift shop will be located just steps away from their New Park Avenue warehouse.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Journey Home, a nonprofit that works to prevent homelessness, is opening a thrift shop at 591 New Park Ave. in West Hartford. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
Hill Farmstead! Finally pulled off one of the best brewery bucket list visits.
September 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Hill Farmstead! Finally pulled off one of the best brewery bucket list visits.
Went to Stowe, VT for the weekend and stumbled into a car show block party.
September 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Went to Stowe, VT for the weekend and stumbled into a car show block party.
Sara Bronin, who founded DeSegregate CT, was awarded the Heinz Foundation award for her national zoning reform work with @zoningatlas.bsky.social that began in Hartford. www.ctinsider.com/capitalregio...
Desegregate CT founder wins $250K Heinz award for national zoning reform that began in Hartford
Sara Bronin was the chair of Hartford's Planning & Zoning Commission for seven years.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Sara Bronin, who founded DeSegregate CT, was awarded the Heinz Foundation award for her national zoning reform work with @zoningatlas.bsky.social that began in Hartford. www.ctinsider.com/capitalregio...
Reposted by Michael Walsh
Hearst management continues to violate the law by changing our working conditions without bargaining.
Today, employees gathered for lunch at our different offices and asked a simple question of the company:
We’re ready to bargain. Why aren’t you?
Today, employees gathered for lunch at our different offices and asked a simple question of the company:
We’re ready to bargain. Why aren’t you?
September 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hearst management continues to violate the law by changing our working conditions without bargaining.
Today, employees gathered for lunch at our different offices and asked a simple question of the company:
We’re ready to bargain. Why aren’t you?
Today, employees gathered for lunch at our different offices and asked a simple question of the company:
We’re ready to bargain. Why aren’t you?
West Hartford Center still a work in progress, but I love how short this mid-block crossing is outside of Union Kitchen. Huge improvement for pedestrians.
September 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
West Hartford Center still a work in progress, but I love how short this mid-block crossing is outside of Union Kitchen. Huge improvement for pedestrians.
"We want to get rid of that notion of starving artists."
Here's how the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is looking to give greater Hartford arts and culture organizations a boost through a new $6 million investment. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
Here's how the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is looking to give greater Hartford arts and culture organizations a boost through a new $6 million investment. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
Hartford Foundation to invest $6M in arts and culture groups and get rid of 'starving artists'
"We want to get rid of that notion of starving artists as we look to the future," said Elysa Gordon, a VP for the Hartford Foundation.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"We want to get rid of that notion of starving artists."
Here's how the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is looking to give greater Hartford arts and culture organizations a boost through a new $6 million investment. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
Here's how the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is looking to give greater Hartford arts and culture organizations a boost through a new $6 million investment. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
Manchester CT officials say 'inadequate' 100-year-old senior center building must be replaced www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...
Manchester officials say 'inadequate' 100-year-old senior center building must be replaced
The senior center has for decades occupied the former Manchester Green Elementary School.
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September 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Manchester CT officials say 'inadequate' 100-year-old senior center building must be replaced www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...