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• Crews battle brushfire in Dayville

  21-04-2025 13:04 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Firefighters are battling a brush fire on Upper Maple Street in Dayville. The Dayville Fire Company said several fire departments are providing mutual aid and they are asking people to be cautious in the area and seek other routes. They are asking people with personal drone to avoid the area as crews work to put out the fire. The East...
  
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• Several birds killed in house fire in Norwalk

  21-04-2025 11:49 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Several birds died in a house fire in Norwalk on Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to a fire on Lockwood Lane at 2:51 a.m. on Sunday and the initial reports were that one resident was trying to get back inside the burning residence, according to the fire department. The firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the first floor and fire in...
  
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• Closing arguments held in trial of Jose Morales, man accused of killing girlfriend in Ansonia

  21-04-2025 09:06 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Closing arguments were delivered Monday in the trial of Jose Morales, the man who is accused of killing his girlfriend, the mother of his missing daughter, in her Ansonia home in December 2019. Court is now if recess until 2 p.m. for lunch. The closing arguments followed a surprising turn of events in the trial when Morales took the stand...
  
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• Closing arguments expected in trial of man accused of killing girlfriend in Ansonia

  21-04-2025 09:06 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Closing arguments are expected on Monday in the trial of a man who is accused of killing his girlfriend, the mother of his missing daughter, in her Ansonia home in December 2019. The closing arguments follow a surprising turn of events in the trial of Jose Morales. He took the stand last week in his own defense. Morales has been...
  
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• Closing arguments begin in trial of Jose Morales, man accused of killing girlfriend in Ansonia

  21-04-2025 09:06 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Closing arguments are underway in the trial of Jose Morales, the man who is accused of killing his girlfriend, the mother of his missing daughter, in her Ansonia home in December 2019. The closing arguments follow a surprising turn of events in the trial when Morales took the stand last week in his own defense. Morales has been charged with...
  
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• 55 Years Later: Looking back at the Becket Adventurers of 1970

  21-04-2025 08:57 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Three months after the first Earth Day was celebrated, a group of 8th grade boys and their camp counselors canoed down the entire Connecticut River. They were known as the Becket Adventurers of 1970, led by Mr. Sidney DuPont, a math teacher at Becket Academy. Sylvester Salcedo, now residing in Orange, was 13 years old and a student of DuPont’s...
  
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• Police identify 4 people killed in multi-vehicle crash in Newington

  21-04-2025 08:50 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Police have identified the four people who were killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Newington on Saturday. Firefighters said the crash happened on Willard Avenue at Greenlawn Avenue around 9 a.m. According to police, three vehicles were involved in the crash and four people were pronounced dead. Police identified the four people who died as 17-year-old Gabriela Difo, of Newington;...
  
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• Local lawmakers, churches react to death of Pope Francis

  21-04-2025 08:32 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Local lawmakers and churches are reacting to the death of Pope Francis on Monday. He died after battling a series of health issues. He was 88. Governor Ned Lamont made a post about the pope’s death saying in part, “Leading by his words and example, Pope Francis was one of the most inspiring Popes and spiritual leaders of my lifetime,...
  
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• $100,000 jackpot-winning Cash5 ticket sold in West Haven

  21-04-2025 08:01 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  One Cash5 ticket won $100,000 on Saturday. The winning numbers were 6-10-13-19-23. The ticket was sold at Krauszer’s Food Store at 377 Campbell Ave. in West Haven. This was the 12th Cash5 jackpot win this year and the third jackpot-winning ticket that was sold in West Haven. The winner has until Oct. 16 to redeem the ticket.
  
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• Fire destroys house in Warren, sparks brush fire

  21-04-2025 04:47 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A fire destroyed a home and sparked a brush fire in Warren over the weekend. Firefighters from Washington responded to Warren on Sunday around 2:15 p.m. to help with a structure fire. According to fire officials, crews from Warren and neighboring towns worked to contain the flames, which destroyed the house and sparked a 1.7 acre brush fire. It took...
  
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• Church members mourn family killed in Newington crash

  21-04-2025 04:20 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  We’re learning more about some of the victims in Saturday’s deadly in crash in Newington. That crash killing four people, three of them from the same family, which included a Newington high school student. “They were always helping, always smiling, always helping in everything,” Jose Balbuena, a member of St. Mary Church, said. Members of St. Mary Church in New...
  
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• Argument leads to stabbing in New Haven

  20-04-2025 13:42 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  An argument led to a person getting stabbed in New Haven early Sunday morning, according to police. Officers were called to Ellsworth Avenue and Elm Street around 1:45 a.m. Once there, police said they found a 27-year-old West Haven resident being treated. The person was later transported to the hospital where their injuries were determined to be non-life threatening. Investigators...
  
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• Child struck during multi-vehicle crash in Hartford

  20-04-2025 11:42 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A child was struck during a multi-vehicle crash in Hartford on Saturday. The collision happened on Vine Street. According to police, multiple cars were involved in a crash and one of them hit a child. The child was transported to the hospital. Their injuries are unknown at this time. The car that hit the child remained at the scene and...
  
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• New Haven police officer injured after cruiser is hit by driver who fled

  20-04-2025 11:30 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A New Haven police officer was injured after their cruiser was hit by a driver who fled early Sunday morning. According to police, an officer was traveling east on George Street near Church Street around 3 a.m. As the officer proceeded through the intersection with a green light, investigators said the officer was hit by a white BMW. The officer...
  
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• Protesters gather on New Haven Green to advocate against Project 2025, other policies

  20-04-2025 09:56 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Protesters on the New Haven Green were advocating against Project 2025 and other policies on Saturday. Organizers called the demonstration a “Day of Action,” saying the administration’s policies are dangerous. Earlier in the week, there was a national “Day of Action” for higher education. People rallied at the UConn and Yale campuses. The Chairman of the State Republican Party responded...
  
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• Protesters gather on New Haven Green to advocate against Project 2025

  20-04-2025 09:56 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Protesters on the New Haven Green were advocating against Project 2025 on Saturday. Organizers called the demonstration a “Day of Action,” saying the project’s policies are dangerous. Earlier in the week, there was a national “Day of Action” for higher education. People rallied at the UConn and Yale campuses. The Chairman of the State Republican Party responded in a statement...
  
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• 5 adults, 2 children displaced in Bristol house fire

  20-04-2025 09:25 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Five adults and two children are displaced following a house fire in Bristol overnight. Firefighters responded to the home on Melrose Street around 3 a.m. and found heavy flames coming from the second floor. Crews were quickly able to knock down the fire. Investigators said the fire was confined to the second floor of the home. At this time, five...
  
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• Police ID man killed in Danbury stabbing

  20-04-2025 09:01 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A 22-year-old man has died after a stabbing in Danbury on Saturday afternoon and another man has been charged with murder. Police received a 911 call about a man who had been stabbed on Granville Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Emergency crews responded to the area and found 22-year-old Yorge Michael Andrade-Vera. He was transported to Danbury Hospital and later died...
  
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• Man killed in Danbury stabbing, another man charged with murder

  20-04-2025 09:01 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A man has died after a stabbing in Danbury on Saturday afternoon and another man has been charged with murder. Police received a 911 call about a man who had been stabbed on Granville Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Emergency crews responded to the area and found the 22-year-old man. He was transported to Danbury Hospital and later died of his...
  
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• Face the Facts: Proposal aims to lower electric bills

  20-04-2025 09:00 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A new proposal came out of the legislature this week, aimed at lowering electric bills by removing the public benefits charge and shifting the cost of those programs to the state. Sen. John Fonfara (D-Hartford) walks us through how it would work.
  
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• Face the Facts: How CT is preparing for federal funding cuts

  20-04-2025 09:00 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Comptroller Sean Scanlon (D) said sweeping cuts to Medicaid would be devastating to the one million people in Connecticut who rely on it, including children, seniors and the disabled. He said it’s a math problem, and shares how the state is preparing.
  
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• Serious injuries reported in motorcycle crash on Route 72 in Harwinton

  19-04-2025 15:09 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Serious injuries have been reported in a motorcycle crash on Route 72 in Harwinton on Saturday. Troopers responded to Route 72 near East Church Road for a report of a crash involving a car and a motorcycle. According to state police, serious injuries were reported and LifeStar was called to the scene. The accident reconstruction team has also been called....
  
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• Bristol man killed in motorcycle crash on Route 72 in Harwinton

  19-04-2025 15:09 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A man from Bristol was killed in a motorcycle crash on Route 72 in Harwinton on Saturday. State police said 40-year-old Jhonatan Jiron, of Bristol, was riding a motorcycle and rear ended a car that had slowed down to make a left turn onto East Church Road around 2 p.m. Jiron died from his injuries. The driver of the car...
  
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• 2 taken to hospital following motorcycle crash in Hampton

  19-04-2025 13:47 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  One person was flown to the hospital by LifeStar and a second person was taken to the hospital by ambulance following a motorcycle crash in Hampton on Saturday. State police said the crash happened on Providence Turnpike and Bigelow Road. A motorcycle reportedly collided with a guardrail. According to troopers, one person was transported to the hospital by LifeStar and...
  
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• Route 9 South in Cromwell reopens after multi-car crash

  19-04-2025 12:27 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Route 9 South in Cromwell has reopened after a multi-car crash briefly caused some backups on Saturday. There was a two vehicle crash on the highway between exits 27 and 24. At one point, only one lane was open. While the highway was closed, there were backups in the area. The highway has since fully reopened. According to state police,...
  
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• Route 9 South in Cromwell reopens after crash

  19-04-2025 12:27 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Route 9 South in Cromwell has reopened after a crash briefly caused some backups on Saturday. There was a two vehicle crash on the highway between exits 27 and 24. At one point, only one lane was open. While the highway was closed, there were backups in the area. The highway has since fully reopened. It’s unclear if anyone was...
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash closes road in Newington for extended period

  19-04-2025 09:37 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A multi-vehicle crash has closed a road in Newington on Saturday morning and the area is expected to remain closed for an extended period of time. Firefighters said the crash happened on Willard Avenue at Greenlawn Avenue around 9 a.m. According to police, three vehicles are involved in the crash. It’s unclear if anyone is injured. Willard Avenue is currently...
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash closes road in Newington

  19-04-2025 09:37 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A multi-vehicle crash has closed a road in Newington on Saturday morning. Firefighters said the crash is on Willard Avenue at Greenlawn Avenue. The area is currently closed. There’s no estimate for when it will reopen. Anyone nearby is asked to avoid the area. Investigators have not said exactly how many vehicles are involved in the crash or if anyone...
  
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• High school senior among 4 dead after multi-vehicle crash in Newington

  19-04-2025 09:37 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A high school senior is among four people who died after a multi-vehicle crash in Newington on Saturday morning. Firefighters said the crash happened on Willard Avenue at Greenlawn Avenue around 9 a.m. According to police, three vehicles were involved in the crash and four people were pronounced dead. In a statement from the Newington Public Schools Superintendent, one of...
  
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• 4 dead, 1 injured after multi-vehicle crash in Newington

  19-04-2025 09:37 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Four people have died and one person is injured after a multi-vehicle crash in Newington on Saturday morning. Firefighters said the crash happened on Willard Avenue at Greenlawn Avenue around 9 a.m. According to police, three vehicles were involved in the crash and four people were pronounced dead. Their identities have not been released. One person involved in the crash...
  
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• Man suffers severe injuries in Torrington motorcycle crash

  19-04-2025 08:48 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A man suffered severe injuries in a motorcycle crash in Torrington on Friday night. Officers were called to the intersection of Main Street and City Hall Avenue around 11 p.m. for a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a sedan. Once in the area, police said they found the motorcyclist, identified as a 30-year-old man from Torrington, suffering...
  
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• 16-year-old accidentally shoots himself in New Haven: police

  18-04-2025 22:32 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A 16-year-old was taken to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself in New Haven Friday afternoon. Police said it happened in the area of John Daniels Place and Webster Street around 2:45 p.m. Officers found a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to one of his fingers. Police said the teen accidentally shot himself inside of a nearby home....
  
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• Firefighters extinguish brush fire that nearly encroached on homes in North Haven

  18-04-2025 22:02 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  North Haven firefighters were able to put out a fire that quickly spread to a nearby wooded area Friday evening. The fire department said they responded to Spring Road for a reported structure fire around 3 p.m. Crews found a large brush fire with homes exposed. Firefighters attacked the blaze on the south side, and strong winds and hilly terrain...
  
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• Easter in CT has seen some drastic weather changes over the years

  18-04-2025 21:43 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  We’ve had some wild weather on Easter Sunday in year’s past. Here’s a look at some of Easter’s extremes. The hottest Easter Sunday in Hartford was 95 degrees, while the coldest was 10 degrees. It has snowed seven inches on the holiday, and we’ve had a soaker of a day with more than 1.5 inches of rainfall. This year will...
  
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• Man dead after being crushed by tree in Orange: police

  18-04-2025 21:12 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A man is dead after the tree he was cutting down fell on top of him in Orange, police said. Authorities said they responded to a home on Dogwood Road around 4:40 p.m. on Friday. Responding officers said a 69-year-old homeowner had been cutting down a large tree when it unexpectedly fell on him. The police department said relatives called...
  
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• ‘Unusual' items found amid Groton investigation

  18-04-2025 18:57 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  There are growing questions on the shoreline about a police investigation in Groton. So far, police have not revealed exactly what prompted it or what they found. Neighbors watched Groton City police – along with State Police Major Crimes – arrive on Allen Street on Thursday and work throughout the night. “We noticed the major crime unit just parked over...
  
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• Several fire departments contain massive 200-acre brush fire in Haddam

  18-04-2025 18:53 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Several fire agencies have contained a massive brush fire that broke out in Haddam Friday. Firefighters were called to a home on Tinker Road around 3:20 p.m. for a reported vehicle fire. Once there, crews found a fully involved pick up truck on fire. The vehicle fire then spread to a neighboring storage barn and then an open lean-to and...
  
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• Several fire departments battle massive 90-acre brush fire in Haddam

  18-04-2025 18:53 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Several fire agencies are working to contain a massive brush fire that broke out in Haddam Friday night. Residents in the area of Tinker and Old Cart roads are being advised to stay inside with the windows closed until smoky conditions subside. Fire officials said it started as a car fire on Tinker Road, but since spread to a home...
  
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• Several fire departments battle large brush fire in Haddam

  18-04-2025 18:53 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Several fire agencies are working to contain a large brush fire that broke out in Haddam Friday night. Crews are responding to the area of Tinker Road and Old Cart Road. Fire officials said it started as a car fire on Tinker Road, but since spread to a home and is now a large brush fire. Crews believe the fire...
  
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• Top CT election official apologizes for saying Trump order ‘like the SS'

  18-04-2025 17:16 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas issued an apology earlier this week after comparing President Donald Trump’s election policies to Nazi Germany. She made the comments while talking about Trump’s election executive order during an annual training event for registrars of voters earlier this month. “Any private citizen can turn you in for making the mistake,” she said in remarks...
  
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• People flock to Martin Rosol's in New Britain to get their Easter dinners

  18-04-2025 14:56 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  It’s Good Friday, and people are rushing to get food their Easter Sunday dinners. At Martin Rosol’s in New Britain’s Little Poland neighborhood, lines were wrapped around the building starting as early as 5 a.m. “All week it’s been crazy. We service thousands of customers throughout the week. This morning before we opened, there was about 50 people in line...
  
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• Woman seriously injured in crash involving motorcycle in Manchester

  18-04-2025 14:48 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A woman was seriously injured after a car and motorcycle collided in Manchester Friday evening. Police said they responded to the area around 1:10 p.m. for a reported crash. Officers said a vehicle traveling southbound on South Main Street collided with a motorcycle, which was driven by a 21-year-old woman from East Hartford. The woman sustained serious, life-threatening injuries and...
  
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• South Main Street in Manchester closed due to crash involving car and motorcycle

  18-04-2025 14:48 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  South Main Street in Manchester is closed after a crash involving a car and a motorcycle, according to police. South Main Street is closed between Fern Street and Lakewood Circle North as police investigate. No information was available on injuries.
  
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• Woman found dismembered in West Haven home, son charged with attempted arson

  18-04-2025 13:46 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A woman’s body was found dismembered and in around 14 trash bags when police went to a West Haven home for a welfare check in March and the woman’s son has been charged with attempted arson. Officers responded to a home on Nashawena Avenue in West Haven around 6:30 p.m. on March 24 when the woman’s older son contacted police...
  
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• State police make two arrests amid animal cruelty investigation in Sterling

  18-04-2025 12:55 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  State police have arrested two people in connection with an animal cruelty investigation in Sterling. State troopers said they responded to a report of a disturbance at a Sterling home around 5:18 p.m. on Wednesday and found there was an active arrest warrant for someone at the address. The person was arrested and taken to Troop D, according to state...
  
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• Restaurants prep for busy Easter weekend

  18-04-2025 11:10 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Restaurant owners across the state are preparing for what they hope is a busy Easter weekend. Some restaurants are offering buffets knowing that larger groups of people are going out to eat, while others, like the Lakeside Bar and Grill in East Hampton, are offering specialized menus. “The crispy chicken sandwich is like one of our top handheld sells,” Dardan...
  
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• Scooter driver critically injured in Waterbury hit-and-run

  18-04-2025 09:45 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Waterbury police are looking for the driver who left the scene after a crash that critically injured a man who was driving a motorized scooter. The crash happened at the intersection of Meriden Road and Enoch Street around 7:18 p.m. Thursday. Based on the preliminary investigation, police said the scooter and another vehicle collided at the intersection. The scooter driver...
  
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• Video shows driver ram Wolcott gun store before thieves steal 9 guns: police

  18-04-2025 09:22 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Burglars rammed a car into a gun shop in Wolcott early Friday morning and stole nine guns, according to police, and investigators have released video of the brazen break-in. Officers responded to a burglary alarm call at Sportsmen’s Outpost at 415 Wolcott Road at 5:24 a.m. Friday and an officer found a damaged small blue Hyundai Elantra that had been...
  
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• Burglar crashed into Wolcott gun store and stole 9 guns: police

  18-04-2025 09:22 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A burglar rammed a car into a gun shop in Wolcott early Friday morning and stole nine guns, according to police. Officers responded to a burglary alarm call at Sportsmen’s Outpost at 415 Wolcott Road at 5:24 a.m. Friday and an officer found a damaged small blue Hyundai Elantra that had been used to ram into the front of the...
  
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• Temperatures in 60s to near 70 on Friday; into 80s on Saturday

  18-04-2025 07:31 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  After a chilly start, Friday will be mild with high temperatures getting into the 60s to near 70 and Saturday will be even warmer. Saturday will be partly sunny and temperatures are expected to get between 80 and 85 inland for the first time since November. They will be cooler at the shore. A cold front from Saturday night into...
  
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