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Lourdes Hernandez helps her daughter, Larissa Hernandez, both of Willimantic, pick out food during Eastern Connecticut State University’s 19th annual Day of Giving at Hurley Dining Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: ECSU’s annual Day of Giving

Community members gathered at Eastern Connecticut State University’s Hurley Dining Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, for the school’s 19th annual Day of Giving.
Hartford Business Improvement District ambassadors Lou Hemmingway, left, and Rubin Santos wrap garland around a light pole on Pratt Street on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in downtown Hartford. The district handed out Santa hats and candy canes as ambassadors decorated light poles on Pratt, Asylum and Allyn streets. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: Pratt Street gets festive

Hartford Business Improvement District ambassadors wrap garland around a light pole on Pratt Street as they get Pratt, Asylum and Allyn streets ready for the holidays.
Jamell Maddox, 15, holds his new puppy, Wish, a 2-month-old Pomeranian, as he sits with his sister, Melody Greene, 9, both of Hamden, at Liberty Bank’s headquarters in Middletown on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, during Maddox’s Make-A-Wish Connecticut experience. Maddox is one of 20 recipients whose wishes are being granted during Liberty Bank’s 200th anniversary celebration, which includes a $200,000 donation to Make-A-Wish Connecticut. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

PHOTOS: CT teen gets his dream dog

Jamell Maddox, 15, of Hamden, receives his wish, a 2-month-old Pomeranian named Wish, at Liberty Bank’s headquarters in Middletown on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, during his Make-A-Wish Connecticut experience.