The CT Forest and Park Association tracks hikers’ miles through its blue-blazed trails challenge. Around 20 have completed over 800 miles.
Shifra Dayak
Shifra is a data reporting intern for CT Mirror through the Dow Jones News Fund. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland with dual bachelor’s degrees in journalism and environmental science and policy. During her college career, she was a reporter and then a news editor at The Diamondback, the independent, student-run newspaper at her university. She’s previously interned at Stars and Stripes as part of DJNF’s 2022 editing cohort and at the Frederick News-Post. When she’s not reporting, Shifra enjoys hiking, cooking and reading.
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How CT wants to combat ‘concentrated poverty’ with 10-year plans
CT policymakers will choose a census tract and tackle poverty within it. But how exactly that will happen is largely up to community members.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
The CT hikers who have racked up 800+ miles on blue-blazed trails
The CT Forest and Park Association tracks hikers’ miles through its blue-blazed trails challenge. Around 20 have completed over 800 miles.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
CT August primary voter turnout: low overall, better among Dems
CT Democrats were more active in down-ballot primary elections, while Republicans largely saw more turnout for the presidential primary.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
CT saw record rains this week. How much did your town get?
Rainfall in CT early this week caused flooding — and likely broke records. Some towns in southwestern CT, like Oxford and Newtown, saw more than a foot of rain.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Anxiety, depression symptoms in CT dropped in the last year
Anxiety and depression symptoms in CT have been at recent lows in 2024 after peaking between late October and early November 2020.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Olympics 2024: 25 athletes with CT connections to compete
CT Mirror analyzed information from a U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee database to look at CT’s presence at past games and this year.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
CT’s rise in grocery spending is moderate compared to other states
Connecticut has seen a rise in spending on food and beverages since before the pandemic — but not to the same extent as many other states.
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CT transit usage sees uptick, but cars still dominate
Transit ridership jumped to 3.3% of residents in 2022, but driving alone was the most popular way to get to work in all 169 towns.