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Big Fun at the Big E on Connecticut Day as Great Path Academy Students Eat a Path Through the Annual Fair

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Categories: Showcase Big Fun at the Big E on Connecticut Day as Great Path Academy Students Eat a Path Through the Annual Fair The Big E Closes Sunday, Oct. 4 Kaylee Coughlin, Staff Writer September 29, 2026 The Ferris Wheel towers over the rest of the midway at the annual Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Mass. Kaylee Coughlin Death by Donuts was po

ConnectiCon Draws Fans and Fiends to the Connecticut Convention Center

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ConnectiCon, the state’s longest running pop culture convention, requires lots of planning and coordination. Sean Fernando, Publications Director, discusses all that it takes to put on the annual gathering featuring cosplay, celebrity guests, panels, workshops and more. Next year’s dates are already set: July 15 – 18, 2027. Preregistration is open now at htt

New Faculty Have Come from Across the World to the Manchester Campus

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Allyson Belen, Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator for the Radiation Therapy Program, is excited to begin this fall as the at CT State Community College at Manchester. This opportunity is especially meaningful to me because approximately 12 years ago, I had the privilege of helping launch this very program as it transitioned from a hospital-based...

ICE Media is Evolving, Help Pick a Name for Student Produced News at Manchester

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It’s a new school year and with that come some changes for ICE Media. First a little background: ICE Media is the home of content created for and by students in three clubs. ICE News is print and photos, what used to be the school newspaper, now the school website. ICE Radio broadcasts music, information...

U-PASS Helps Students Travel Across State

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Before Harper Syres, a student at CT State Community College Manchester, reaches class, the U-Pass has already made one calculation easier. There are still a route and schedule to check and a day of classes ahead. Luckily for Syres, the pass removes one financial constraint from the commute before the school day even begins. “I use the...

Get Real! Head First or Back In, Which Way to Park is Best?

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In this installment of Get Real, ICE Media had a controversial question for the students of CT State Manchester: Is it better to park head in first or to back in? Times was turning and driving into a parking spot head first was the only way to do it. Backing in was much harder and took...

America at 250

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For the United States of America 2026 is the 250th anniversary of its independence. The United States gained its independence from England in 1776 at the end of the Revolutionary War and declared July 4 as its birthday. With the signing of the Declaration of Independence came a new type of government, unheard of at...

Class of 2026 Ready to Step Up and Out

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Thursday, May 28, at 5:30 p.m. That’s when the Commencement Ceremony begins at CT State Community College Manchester. Starting on May 1, students planning to participate in the ceremony could begin picking up their collegiate caps and gowns from the Campus Bookstore. We asked some of them what the accomplishment means to them and what...

From Sap to Syrup, Culinary Arts Students Tap the Flavor of Campus Trees

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As the weather turned from winter to spring, students in the Culinary Arts Program at CT State Community College Manchester got to participate in the production of maple syrup, using sap collected from maple trees on the college’s campus. The activity was organized by Garrett Dell, who teaches philosophy and English at Manchester. He said...

Two New Eateries Serve Up Plates of Cultural Deliciousness

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Two new restaurants in Manchester are expanding the cultural options in town. Two members of ICE News checked each one out for this report. Rum Bar Mezcal is a Mexican restaurant that opened on at 867 Main St. in early March. When we went, they didn’t have their liquor license yet, but they did suggest...

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