Tanya Zakhour serves hot meals to students in the cafeteria kitchen at Trumbull High School, in Trumbull, Conn. April 22, 2021. A program providing free meals to students ends June 30, leaving some Connecticut schools and families wondering how they will provide food for children in need. A pandemic-era program providing universal free breakfast and lunch to students will end June 30, leaving some Connecticut school districts and families wondering how they will provide meals for children who have depended on the initiative.

Abby Raymond is an Olympic weightlifter for Team USA, as well as a two-time Youth National Champion. She has broken 16 Youth American Records, represented the USA in five different international competitions, and hopes to compete in the 2028 Olympic Games! Abby currently balances her weightlifting career with her life as a student at Harper College.