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Local Yoga Expert Celebrates Publication of Her Book, Simply Put: Practical Yoga & Meditation Tools for a Beautiful Life

Danit Schreiber’s new book, Simply Put, offers practical tools and inspirational ideas to help cope with life’s constant challenges. Schreiber shows how anyone can apply yoga and meditation techniques to lead a more beautiful life. Continue Reading →

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AG Tong Joins Amicus Brief Fighting for TX Patients at Risk by Anti-Abortion Laws

Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in an amicus brief fighting for access to emergency care for Texas patients. The multistate coalition filed an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court backing the plaintiffs in Zurawski v Texas. A release from AG Tong’s office said the plaintiffs in the lawsuit include 15 Texas women whose health, fertility, and lives were put at risk by Texas’s draconian anti-abortion laws. In the amicus brief, the multistate coalition supported the women’s argument that Texas’s laws endanger the lives and health of pregnant people in the state. The coalition further argued that Texas’s laws would also have serious repercussions for the health systems of other states. Continue Reading →

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AG Tong Joins Open Letter Supporting Yelp Efforts to Provide Accurate Info about Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Connecticut law bars Crisis Pregnancy Centers from using false, misleading or deceptive language about the services provided, or using language offering services that the center has no intention of providing. Under the law, such false and misleading advertising would be subject to enforcement action by the Office of the Attorney General. Continue Reading →

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When a Stay at Greenwich Hospital Becomes a Stroll Down Memory Lane

Charlotte Bernadette Harriau Thomas – named employee of the year in 2000 – worked at Greenwich Hospital from 1974 to 2010. Although caps had almost completely disappeared from nursing apparel in the United States by the late 1980s, Charlotte proudly wore her cap until the day she retired. Continue Reading →

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