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• With $86M Chapman Deal, Yanks Straddle Present And Future

  08-12-2016 23:42
  
  RONALD BLUMAP Baseball WriterOXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Boston’s Dave Dombrowski walked up to Brian Cashman outside the room where the winter meeting draft was about to start Thursday and gave the Yankees general manager a slap on the back.
  “You’re so kind to stop by and say hello to us little guys,” the New York general manager teased.
  Boston made the splashiest moves at the winter meetings, acquiring ace Chris Sale from the Chicago White Sox and setup man Tyler Thornbu
  
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• St. Francis Warns Heart Surgery Patients of Infection Risk

  08-12-2016 23:40 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  St. Francis is among several hospitals warning thousands of patients about contaminated devices used during surgery that could put them at risk for infection. The Center for Disease Control and...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Red Sox Sign 1B Moreland For 1 Year

  08-12-2016 23:39
  
  JIMMY GOLENAP Sports WriterBOSTON (AP) — Free agent first baseman Mitch Moreland was already excited about joining the Boston Red Sox when the team made a move that made it even more appealing.
  One day after trading for five-time All-Start left-hander Chris Sale, the Red Sox agreed to terms with Moreland on a one-year deal to share time with Hanley Ramirez at first base.
  “It just shows you that we’re in it and trying to go all out and trying to make that happen,&rdquo
  
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• Police from across the state attend memorial service for fallen K9

  08-12-2016 23:22
  
  WETHERSFIELD — The memorial service held on Thursday in Wethersfield was befitting the dedication of one member of the police department. Wethersfield K9 Thor was killed in the line of duty last month while he was tracking a suspect. A veterinarian said post-mortem that he was likely kicked or fell before he collapsed, which led to his death. At the time, he had been tracking a possible kidnapping suspect, who was later arrested. Chauncy Lamont Smith, 20, of Hartford, has […]
  
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• Project Pinball lets kids be kids at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

  08-12-2016 23:20
  
  NEW HAVEN — Letting kids be kids isn’t always easy when they’re staying at a hospital. But, Project Pinball aims to change that. Project Pinball is a non-profit organization that places pinball machines in children’s hospitals across the country to introduce therapeutic benefits to kids. 5 years ago, they gave their first pinball machine to a local hospital. Now, they travel the country restoring and donating the playful machines. Thursday, they made their first
  
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• Woman Stole Christmas Gifts Delivered to Shelton Homes: Police

  08-12-2016 22:58 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Shelton police arrested a woman Thursday accused of stealing Christmas gifts delivered to homes in town.Photo Credit: Shelton Police
  
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• Coldest air of the season so far is moving in

  08-12-2016 22:51
  
  The coldest air of the season so far will be moving in over the coming days. As the cooler air starts to arrive a few flurries are possible tonight in northern Connecticut. The wind will start to pick up a little too, as temperatures tumble into the 20s. Friday will be breezy and cool with partly cloudy skies. High temperatures will only be in the mid-upper 30s. But it will feel more like the teens and 20s when you factor […]
  
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• State Police Probe Commercial Burglaries In Ellington

  08-12-2016 22:48
  
  (Ellington, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police are looking into a pair of burglaries Thursday morning in Ellington they say appear to be related.
  Around 5:30, troopers were dispatched to the Ellington Depot General Store on Crystal Lake Road on a report a window and the front door had been smashed.
  The suspects, they say, attempted to gain entry to an ATM.
  Around the same time, they were called to the Lake Side Deli on Route 30 in town.
  In that incident, State Police say the crooks forc
  
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• Dog attacks teen girls in Manchester, shot dead by police

  08-12-2016 22:39
  
  MANCHESTER — Two teen girls were involved in a chaotic and frightening situation in Manchester Wednesday, leaving one of them seriously injured. According to Manchester police, they got a call about a dog attack around 12:30 p.m. The teen girl who called said a pit bull was actively attacking another person. As police arrived, they learned that the smoke alarm in the house was going off, and the officer saw heavy smoke inside. The victims, two 14-year-old girls, later said they [&hell
  
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• Manchester Officer Shoots, Kills Pitbull Attacking Teen

  08-12-2016 22:28 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A Manchester police officer shot and killed a pitbull that was attacking a 14-year-old girl on Wednesday.
  
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• Shelton police arrest woman less than 1 hour after she allegedly stole packages off a porch

  08-12-2016 22:04
  
  SHELTON — Police made a swift arrest on Thursday after a person reported that packages had been stolen. Shelton Police responded to Aspetuck Village on Thursday after a report that a woman was stealing packages left by a UPS driver. The suspect drove off, but the witness had a good description of the car and caught the license plate. About 45 minutes later, police found the suspect car driving north on Route 8 north, near Exit 16, and police pulled […]
  
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• Former astronaut, Sen. John Glenn dies at age 95

  08-12-2016 21:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former astronaut and US Sen. John Glenn, 95, has died. NASA tweeted about his death shortly after the announcement: We are saddened by the loss of Sen. John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth. A true American hero. Godspeed, John Glenn. Ad astra. pic.twitter.com/89idi9r1NB — NASA (@NASA) December 8, 2016 Glenn was hospitalized at The James Cancer Hospital “more than a week ago,” Ohio State University spokesman Hank Wilson said on Wednesday, and
  
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• More Than 1 Factor Might Have Contributed to Unit Closures at Osborn Correctional

  08-12-2016 21:21 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The state is closing four units at Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers that once housed hundreds of inmates.Photo Credit: Getty
  
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• Man Charged In 3 ‘Cold Case’ Killings In Hartford

  08-12-2016 21:02
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A Hartford man has been arrested in connection with three “cold case” killings dating back to 2008.
  Prosecutors say Harold Patterson, 34, was arrested Thursday in connection with slayings of Raymond “Flip” Hite on June 5, 2008 on Action Street in Hartford. Authorities say Patterson then used the same gun in a drive-by shooting on Edwards Street two months later. Lamar Gresham, 21, and Carlos Ortiz, 23, were gunned down as they wal
  
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• Hartford Man Charged in 3 Cold Case Murders

  08-12-2016 20:55 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A Hartford man was arrested Thursday and charged with the fatal shooting of one man in Hartford in June 2008 and then using the same gun to kill two more men in an unrelated incident two months later.
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• New Haven Cafe Helps Out Less Fortunate

  08-12-2016 20:44 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Since March 2015, on the corner of Olive and Chapel streets in New Haven, there has been a daily breakfast served to those in need. But what happens every day at the Sunrise Café is about more than just...
  
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• Hartford man arrested, charged in 3 cold case murders

  08-12-2016 20:43
  
  HARTFORD — A Hartford man was arrested Thursday and charged with the fatal shooting of one man in June of 2008 and then using the same gun to kill two more men in an unrelated incident two months later. Harold Patterson, 34, of Florence Street, was arrested as a result of an investigation by the Cold Case Unit of the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, along with Hartford Police. Patterson is charged with three counts of murder in the […]
  
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• Suspect dead in Georgia police shooting

  08-12-2016 20:25
  
  AMERICUS, Georgia — A man who fatally shot a police officer in southwest Georgia and critically wounded another one apparently killed himself Thursday morning, police said. The shootings occurred Wednesday at an apartment complex in Americus, prompting a manhunt and causing nearby Georgia Southwestern State University to tell students to take shelter for most of the day. Americus police Officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr, 25, was killed while answering a call about a domestic dispute at the compl
  
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• 2nd officer dies in Georgia incident; suspect killed himself

  08-12-2016 20:25
  
  AMERICUS, Georgia — A man who fatally shot two police officers in southwest Georgia apparently killed himself Thursday morning, police said. The shootings occurred Wednesday at an apartment complex in Americus, prompting a manhunt and causing nearby Georgia Southwestern State University to tell students to take shelter for most of the day. Americus police Officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr, 25, was killed while answering a call about a domestic dispute at the complex, the Georgia Bureau
  
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• East Lyme Gets Step Closer to Independent Police Force

  08-12-2016 20:17 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The Town of East Lyme is one step closer to becoming an independent police force.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police Searching for Vernon Bank Robber

  08-12-2016 19:53 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Police are investigating a bank robbery in Vernon this morning and they are asking for help to find the robber.Photo Credit: Vernon Police
  
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• Mick Jagger welcomes baby no. 8

  08-12-2016 19:48
  
  NEW YORK CITY — Papa really is a Rolling Stone. Mick Jagger has welcomed his eighth child, his publicist confirmed. The 73-year old rocker and his 29-year-old girlfriend, American ballerina Melanie Hamrick, welcomed a baby boy Thursday in New York City. “Mick was at the hospital for the arrival,” according to a statement from Jagger’s publicist. “Mother and baby are doing well and we request that the media respect their privacy at this time.” Jagger made headl
  
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• Contract Extension For Regents Head

  08-12-2016 19:41
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The Board of Regents for Higher Education is extending an employment contract for Mark Ojakian an additional threeyears as president of the Connecticut State College and University System.
  The board also voted Thursday to remove the term “interim” from his title.
  Ojakian, Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s former chief of staff, was named interim president in September 2015.
  His contract was set to expire in August 2017, but will now expire in Augus
  
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• Study Finds And Quantifies Pokemon GO’s Positive Fitness Benefits

  08-12-2016 19:40
  
  CBS Local – Other than the designed function for Pokemon GO of literally playing the fun game, there are peripheral benefits to playing. The real life movement has users traversing distance and staying active without being aware that it’s congruent with an active lifestyle.
  Outside of the loud minority of those racking up real life injuries due to being negligent of everything outside of the screen, Pokemon GO has gotten more people out and about more successfully than any other vide
  
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• NFL Picks Week 14: Giants End Cowboys’ Streak And Chiefs Seize Control Of AFC West

  08-12-2016 19:40
  
  Bryan Altman
  I picked the Jets, and it cost me a winning record last week.
  I should probably be forced to wear a scarlet ‘J’ on my chest for the rest of the NFL season.
  I’m ashamed, and I let you down.
  And as much as I’d like to spend the next few paragraphs or so complaining about the Jets and their impressive track record of sustained ineptitude, the show must go on. There are actually some great NFL teams and matchups to discuss, so let’s get to it
  
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• Body of Navy wife discovered 2 years after she vanished

  08-12-2016 19:18
  
  SAN DIEGO — A body pulled from San Diego Bay two months ago was that of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year-old Navy wife and mother of two who disappeared from her Point Loma home two years ago, authorities said on Wednesday. Sullivan’s body was found in the water near Farragut Road on Oct. 6., and homicide detectives have since launched an investigation into her death, San Diego police Lt. Mike Holden told KSWB. Sullivan went missing in the San Diego area on […]
  
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• MADD Connecticut: Message Of Safety For Holidays

  08-12-2016 19:16
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — The Connecticut chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving today  kicked off its annual effort to remind people to avoid getting behind the wheel after drinking at holiday parties. Officials gathered at the Hartford Police Department.
  MADD Connecticut Program Manager Johanna Krebs says people who are consuming alcohol can designate a sober driver, use public transportation, or contact a ride sharing service.
  Krebs says people hosting a holiday party should make sure
  
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• First the Cold, Then the Snow

  08-12-2016 19:05 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The forecast looks like winter over the next 10 days.
  
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• Check to See if the State Owes You Money

  08-12-2016 19:02 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The state is holding on to million of dollars in unclaimed property and some of that money could belong in your wallet.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: The Economic Forecast Is Stable

  08-12-2016 18:56
  
  Pete Gioia, CBIA economist, joined Ray to discuss a newly released survey, which reported about half of Connecticut business leaders expect stable economic conditions for their firms over the short term.
  The 2016 CBIA/Farmington Bank 3rd Quarter Economic and Credit Availability Survey found 49% of businesses forecast stability. Gioia calls conditions unchanged from the previous two quarters.
  Learn more findings from today’s report:
  
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• Meghan Trainor Cancels Mohegan Performance Due to Illness

  08-12-2016 18:56 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Meghan Trainor will not be performing at Mohegan Sun Arena tonight because she has been placed on vocal rest.Photo Credit: Amy Sussman/Invision/APThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Murphy’s Mental Health Reform Act

  08-12-2016 18:54
  
  Chris Murphy,  junior United States Senator from Connecticut, shares all the information we need to know his Mental Health Reform Act.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Winter Tourism In Connecticut

  08-12-2016 18:51
  
  Randy Fiveash, Director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism, explains how tourism drives Connecticut’s economy. There’s so much to see and do this winter in Connecticut.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: CT Lawmakers Torn On Issues In Washington

  08-12-2016 18:46
  
  Ana Redelat is the Washington correspondent at CTMirror.org.  She joins Ray to explain why Connecticut lawmakers are torn on issues such as funds for submarines and a waiver to allow General Mattis to qualify as Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Restaurant of the Week Spotlight – Bellissimo

  08-12-2016 18:44
  
  Bellissimo in Rocky Hill is our Restaurant of the Week.  Get a $50 gift certificate for only $25, while supplies last.
  Click Here to buy now!
  
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• Driver Convicted In Accident That Fatally Injured Teacher

  08-12-2016 18:37
  
  VERNON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut AP) – A driver who struck and fatally injured a teacher in a middle school parking lot in Hebron has been acquitted of manslaughter but convicted of other charges.
  A judge on Thursday delivered the verdicts against Elizabeth Everett, whose SUV who struck 65-year-old math teacher Dawn Mallory. Mallory died from her injuries two weeks later.
  Everett had dropped her son off and was backing up in an area reserved for school buses in the parking lot of RHAM Middle
  
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• Connecticut using new system to audit election results

  08-12-2016 18:33
  
  HARTFORD — Connecticut has launched a new system that allows cities and towns to electronically audit election results rather than conduct traditional hand counts. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said Thursday the system is being used this week at seven polling locations, which were chosen in the state’s annual audit of randomly drawn communities. Merrill said cities and towns typically dread being chosen for the audits because they’re time-consuming and costly. Vernon Re
  
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• State Launches New Election Audit System

  08-12-2016 18:23
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut has launched a new system that allows cities and towns to electronically audit election results rather than conduct traditional hand counts.
  Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said Thursday the system is being used this week at seven polling locations, which were chosen in the state’s annual audit of randomly drawn communities.
  Merrill says cities and towns typically dread being chosen for the audits because they’re time-consuming and costl
  
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• No, the ‘Fisher Price Happy Hour Playset’ is not a real thing

  08-12-2016 18:04
  
  The “Fisher Price Happy Hour Playset” has gone viral on Facebook — but it’s not a real thing, the company has confirmed in a statement. In the altered photo, the playset is shown including a bar, barstools, beer bottles, and other accessories. The altered photo was shared on social media earlier this week where it quickly went viral. Many people shared the photo on Fisher Price’s Facebook page, forcing the company to issue a statement: “Ple
  
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• Mom Found Not Guilty of Manslaughter of RHAM Teacher

  08-12-2016 17:37 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A woman who was accused of drinking and backing into a seventh grade RHAM teacher in Hebron in March 2014 was aquitted of all charges in connection with the teacher's death, but was found guilty of misconduct...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man who spent 48 years as fugitive dies in Connecticut

  08-12-2016 17:33
  
  HARTFORD — A man who spent 48 years as a fugitive before being found this year in Sherman has died at the age of 71. An attorney for Robert Stackowitz told the Hartford Courant his client was taken to a hospital over the weekend and died Monday as the result of numerous health complications. Stackowitz escaped from a prison work camp in Carrolton, Georgia, in 1968 while serving a 17-year sentence for robbery. He was arrested at his home in Sherman […]
  
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• Former Fugitive Stackowitz Dies At 71

  08-12-2016 17:24
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A man who spent 48 years as a fugitive before being found this year in a small Connecticut town has died at the age of 71.
  An attorney for Robert Stackowitz tells the Hartford Courant  his client was taken to a hospital over the weekend and died Monday as the result of numerous health complications.
  Stackowitz escaped from a prison work camp in Carrolton, Georgia, in 1968 while serving a 17-year sentence for robbery. He was arrested at his home in Shermanin May.
  
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• Somers prison closes 4 housing units

  08-12-2016 17:18
  
  SOMERS — State officials say four housing units at a medium-security prison in Somers have been closed in response to a declining crime rate that has led to a smaller inmate population. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Correction Department said Wednesday that the units closed at Osborn Correctional Institution once housed more than 400 inmates combined. The Correction Department has relocated inmates to housing units in other state prisons. Malloy previously estimated that closing the units
  
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• CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson Talks Steelers-Bills, Le’Veon Bell

  08-12-2016 17:11
  
  By Danny Cox
  The 2016 NFL regular season has been unpredictable, to say the least. Teams that usually lead the pack find themselves trailing it, just as some of the usual cellar-dwellers sit atop their divisions. Football fans can thank parity for what’s becoming an annual upheaval.
  A few teams must approach their final four games as playoff games if they hope to continue their seasons into January. Enter the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills, both in the thick of t
  
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• 2-Year-Old Bridgeport Girl Reported Missing Is Safe

  08-12-2016 17:06 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A Silver Alert issued for a 2-year-old Bridgeport girl was canceled nearly an hour after police issued it and police said the girl is safe.
  
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• State police issue Silver Alert for missing Bridgeport 2-year-old girl

  08-12-2016 16:50
  
  BRIDGEPORT — Police in Bridgeport are looking for a missing 2-year-old girl. They issued a Silver Alert just after 10 a.m. Thursday. Hailey Green is about 3 feet tall and weights 49 pounds, police said. She has black hair and brown eyes. Police said she may be with her mother in a black 1998 Nissan Maxima with Connecticut License Plate AC91802. Police did not elaborate why the girl shouldn’t be with her mother. Police did not release a photo of […]
  
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• State police cancel Silver Alert for missing Bridgeport 2-year-old girl

  08-12-2016 16:50
  
  BRIDGEPORT — State Police have canceled a Silver Alert for a missing Bridgeport 2-year-old girl. They issued the Silver Alert just after 10 a.m. Thursday. Police said she may have been with her mother, but did not elaborate why that was an issue. About an hour later, police cancelled the alert, only stating Hailey Greene and her mother are unharmed. Silver Alerts are issued by law enforcement agencies for missing people of all ages. Amber Alerts are issued for children who are [&
  
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• State Settles Wrongful Death Suit in Salem Police Shooting

  08-12-2016 16:41 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The state of Connecticut has agreed to pay $950,000 to the estate of a Salem man who was killed in a police shooting during a fire at his house in 2013, according to the law firm representing the estate.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway December 8, 2016

  08-12-2016 16:38
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- Pete Gioia, CBIA economist is on the air.  About half of Connecticut business leaders expect stable economic conditions for their firms over the short term, according to a new survey released today.  The 2016 CBIA/Farmington Bank 3rd Quarter Economic and Credit Availability Survey found 49% of businesses forecast stable. He calls conditions, unchanged from the previous two quarters.
  7:20- Chris Murphy,  junio
  
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