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• Report: New York governor luring General Electric after budget battle

  18-08-2015 23:55
  
  FAIRFIELD– New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had an under the radar meeting with General Electric executives on July 30.
  According to a report in Capital New York, a subsidiary of Politico, Cuomo traveled to Fairfield to discuss a possible move of the mega-corporation to Westchester County.
  The company has been vocal about its displeasure of Connecticut’s tax policies, including the recently passed two-year state budget.
  Republican state Sen. Tony Hwang of Fairfield spoke with Fox
  
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• Police Identify Woman Connected to Wolcott Hit-and-Run

  18-08-2015 23:52
  
  Police have identified the woman they say is responsible for a hit-and-run crash in Wolcott on Saturday morning.Photo Credit: Wolcott Police
  
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• Vermont Search For Missing Hartford Woman Continues

  18-08-2015 23:48
  
  CORNWALL, Vt. (AP) _ Vermont State Police detectives are analyzing evidence collected from the Otter Creek and surrounding areas as part of their ongoing search for a 25-year-old Connecticut woman who has been missing since January.Denise Hart, of Hartford, Connecticut, was last seen leaving a friend’s home in Sudbury on Jan. 25, The next day the car was found burning near at a fishing access in Cornwall.
  Police say they suspect foul play.
  On Tuesday, an area of the Otter Creek and surroun
  
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• Body in Bloomfield Is That of Missing Hartford Mom: Family

  18-08-2015 23:42
  
  Family members have identified the body of a woman found in Bloomfield today as that of a 23-year-old Hartford mother who has been missing for a week.
  
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• DMV Wait Times Reach 7 Hours Amid Software Rollout

  18-08-2015 23:35
  
  Wait times at Department of Motor Vehicles branches in Connecticut have reached up to seven hours as the agency debuts new software that prompted a week-long closure.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Mets Parnell Placed On D.L.

  18-08-2015 23:25
  
   BALTIMORE (AP) _ The New York Mets have placed right-hander Bobby Parnell on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis.
  Parnell is 1-3 with a 5.59 ERA and one save in 23 games. He last pitched against Pittsburgh on Sunday, allowing four runs, two hits and two walks in 2-3 of an inning. He missed most of the 2014 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery to repair a partially torn right elbow ligament.
  New York recalled right-hander Logan Verrett from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tu
  
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• Evidence Collected in Search for Hartford Woman in Vermont

  18-08-2015 23:15
  
  Authorities searching for a Hartford mother who vanished in Vermont eight months ago scoured land and water Tuesday, collecting evidence along a 10-mile stretch of riverbank.
  
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• Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle to plead guilty to child pornography charges

  18-08-2015 23:12
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Jared Fogle, the former Subway spokesman, is expected to plead guilty to possession of child pornography charges, according to WXIN.
  Sources say Fogle will accept a plea deal. The U.S. Attorney’s Office will hold a press conference on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the deal and charges against Fogle.
  The charges come after federal agents raided Fogle’s home in early July. FBI sources said investigators were serving warrants at his home in connection wi
  
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• My Favorite Course: Steve Stricker

  18-08-2015 23:03
  
  Steve Stricker is a long-time veteran of the PGA Tour. He has 12 wins to his credit, including three at the John Deere Classic. His most recent triumph came in 2012 at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, where he bested Martin Laird by three strokes. Stricker has been ranked as high as third and found himself in the top 10 in the World Golf Rankings for much of the last decade, including 57 straight weeks from 2007 to 2008 and 157 straight weeks from 2009 to 2012. He is
  
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• Video Shows Seal's Dramatic Escape From Shark

  18-08-2015 23:00
  
  A seal's narrow escape from the jaws of a shark was caught on camera just off the coast of Cape Cod.
  
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• Car Rolls Over 3-Year-Old While Mom Unloads Groceries: Cops

  18-08-2015 22:52
  
  A 3-year-old Stamford girl suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday morning when she was run over by a station wagon while her mother unloaded groceries from the car, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• TV reporter makes kid cry when she asks him about first day of school

  18-08-2015 22:49
  
  LOS ANGELES — A reporter at KTLA made a 4-year-old boy cry when she asked him about his first day of pre-kindergarten.
  Andrew Macias, 4, answered a few questions as he made his way into school on Tuesday. When Courtney Friel asked Andrew if he would miss his mom during his first day at City Terrace Elementary School, the young man firmly said “No,” then paused a second and began to tear up.
  A few seconds later, Andrew’s mom gave him a hug off camera. A short tim
  
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• Simsbury Charity Helps Residents During Time of Need

  18-08-2015 22:41
  
  Facing cancer or another life-threatening disease is daunting enough. But, as many know all too well, the financial expenses of everyday life do not go away. Such is the case for the Ciotti family of Madison.
  Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• Bridgeport police officer in critical condition after motorcycle crash

  18-08-2015 22:40
  
  BRIDGEPORT–A member of the Bridgeport Police Department is in critical condition after a serious accident.
  On Friday, August 14 Officer Sheldon Mayne got into a motorcycle crash, and according to a GoFundMe page set up to help raise money for his treatment, Mayne has remained intubated and in a coma.
  “Bridgeport Police Officers work relentlessly to keep our kids and families safe,” said Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch. “To have what happened to Officer Mayne is truly hea
  
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• Yankees Mitchell On 7 Day D.L.

  18-08-2015 22:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) _ One day after he was struck in the face by a line drive, pitcher Bryan Mitchell was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list by the New York Yankees on Tuesday.
  Sporting a large bruise under his eye and tape across the bridge of his nose, Mitchell was in good spirits as he discussed the moments after he was knocked down by a line drive off the bat of Minnesota’s Eduardo Nunez.
  “Obviously, hit in the face, so, kind of sore up here,” Mitchell said, pointin
  
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• Bridge Safety Measures Sought After Baby Thrown To His Death

  18-08-2015 22:32
  
  DAVE COLLINSAssociated PressHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — After a 7-month-old boy was thrown to his death last month, local officials have been considering safety improvements for a 90-foot-high span over the Connecticut River that has been known for decades as a destination for suicidal people.
  Middletown Mayor Daniel Drew is compiling information on netting, fencing, suicide hotline phones and other measures that have been installed on suicide hot spots worldwide, calling the review a “mo
  
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• Former Long-time Newtown Lawmaker Dies At 91

  18-08-2015 22:28
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former veteran state Rep. Julia Wasserman of Newtown, who escaped Nazi Germany as a girl, has died at the age of 91.
  The nine-term Republican member of the House of Representatives died early Tuesday morning at Danbury Hospital. The Connecticut Post reported Wasserman recently suffered a heart attack.
  Wasserman was first elected to the General Assembly in 1990. She served nine, two-year terms.
  House Minority Leader Themis Klarides said Wasserman “had a remarka
  
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• Plainfield marching band rallies for new uniforms

  18-08-2015 22:26
  
  PLAINFIELD–It’s been 20 years, and the Plainfield High School marching band is finally looking to get an upgrade.
  The band won the state championship this year, but it has been using the same uniforms since the early 1990s, and they’re no longer in decent condition. Band director Kacey Howard says the uniforms are “stained, they’re missing buttons, they’re missing parts of pants.”
  If you’d like to help the 70-member band dress the part wh
  
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• Ex-Connecticut Governor: Prosecutors Withheld Evidence

  18-08-2015 22:19
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland’s lawyer has filed a brief with a federal appeals court saying Rowland’s convictions in political consulting schemes should be overturned, including an allegation that prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to the defense.
  Attorney Andrew Fish filed the document Tuesday with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City. Fish previously disclosed the appellate arguments in court earlier this year.
  Rowland wa
  
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• Long Lines Form At DMV Offices Following Shut-down

  18-08-2015 22:13
  
  WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Department of Motor Vehicles customers waited in long lines that stretched outside on Tuesday, the first day that branch offices have been fully operational since a one-week partial shutdown.
  Branches were mostly closed last week, providing only license-related services, so the agency could complete a major computer system upgrade.
  Offices resumed providing registration-related services on Tuesday. But even though DMV Commissioner Andres Ayala Jr. had urged
  
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• Groom, groomsmen surprise bride with epic 8-minute dance routine

  18-08-2015 21:52
  
  RICHMOND, Va. — Wedding surprises have become all the rage. From flashmob proposals to the first dance, it seems couples are putting more effort into making their moments go viral.
  This groomsmen dance may take the cake.
  No surprise, Kirk is a professional dancer. His bride Valerie is a ballerina with the Richmond Ballet in Virginia.
  The reception actually took place on the same stage the couple shared as dancers for the Ballet.
  
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• Ocean warming blamed for lobster population moving north out of Connecticut

  18-08-2015 21:37
  
  PORTLAND, Maine — The lobster population has plummeted to the lowest levels on record in southern New England. But it has climbed to heights never before seen in northern New England, in the cold waters off Maine.
  Scientists say one of the chief reasons for the northward shift is that the ocean is getting warmer.
  The trend is driving lobstermen in Connecticut and Rhode Island out of business. And some regulators say there’s not much they can do about the problem because it’s la
  
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• Highway contractor to pay for damage to cars on New London-Groton bridge

  18-08-2015 21:32
  
  NEW LONDON — The state Department of Transportation says a highway contractor will compensate motorists for damage to their cars as a result of a highway lane opened before asphalt dried.
  Agency spokesman Kevin Nursick says a subcontractor took responsibility for the mistake Monday on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge between Groton and New London.
  Nursick said he is phoning motorists who have emailed the state agency. The subcontractor’s insurance company will compensate motorists
  
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• 74-Year-Old Man Pulled From Squantz Pond

  18-08-2015 21:21
  
  A 74-year-old man was pulled from Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield and taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation Tuesday afternoon, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Energy...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Bridgeport Officer in Coma After Serious Motorcycle Crash

  18-08-2015 21:15
  
  A Bridgeport police officer is in a coma and in critical condition after a motorcycle crash on Friday, according to police and the GoFundMe page set up to raise money for him and his family.Photo Credit: GoFundMe
  
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• Middletown mayor proposes bridge safety measures after baby thrown to his death

  18-08-2015 21:08
  
  HARTFORD — The mayor of a Connecticut city where a 7-month-old boy was thrown to his death off a bridge is considering installing netting or other safety measures on the 90-foot-high span.
  Middletown Mayor Daniel Drew is putting together information for the state Department of Transportation on netting, fencing, suicide hotline phones and other safety measures installed at other well-known suicide spots. The DOT has authority over the 77-year-old Arrigoni Bridge.
  Drew says he’s
  
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• Man Found Dead in New London Church Parking Lot

  18-08-2015 20:56
  
  A man was found dead in a church parking lot in New London early Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police Work to Identify Cheshire Bank Robbery Suspect

  18-08-2015 20:50
  
  Cheshire police are looking for a bank robber who fled officers Aug. 12.Photo Credit: Cheshire Police Department
  
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• Torrington Carpet Factory Fire Deemed Accidental

  18-08-2015 20:49
  
  The three-alarm fire that tore through a carpeting factory in Torrington on Sunday night has been deemed accidental.
  
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• Family, Friends Continue Search for Missing Young Hartford Mom

  18-08-2015 20:47
  
  Tashauna Jackson, a 23-year-old mother from Hartford, has been missing since last week and her family and friends have gathered at a Hartford park to search for her on Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Eversource to inspect high voltage lines by helicopter

  18-08-2015 20:24
  
  BERLIN – Eversource Energy will be performing aerial inspections of high voltage lines throughout the state starting this week.
  Eversource said the semi-annual inspection involves the use of a helicopter equipped with heat-sensing technology which can detect problems before they occur. The company said the inspections will take place this week in Hartford and Middlesex counties.
  Starting August 24, the inspections take place in Fairfield, Litchfield, New London and Windham counties.
  If the
  
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• Discovery Of Body In Bloomfield; Connection To Missing Woman Possible

  18-08-2015 20:09
  
  (Bloomfield, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Bloomfield police are investigating the discovery of a body this morning in a wooded area of town.
  Police are investigating whether the remains might be those of a woman who went missing in Hartford recently.
  Twenty-three year-old Tashauna Jackson was last seen getting into a man’s car last week.
  Police were called to 52 Granby Street street for the discovery in the rear of a poultry business on report of the decomposed body of a black female.
  At
  
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• Heat Wave Continues, Pop-Up Storm Possible

  18-08-2015 20:06
  
  The year’s second heat wave is underway and today could very well be day four with temperatures expected to soar into the lower-90s.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Long Waits and Lines as DMV Reopens Today

  18-08-2015 19:58
  
  Lines have been long all day at Department of Motor Vehicles offices in Connecticut as the agency reopened Tuesday after a week-long closure for computer upgrades.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police Seek Public's Help Identifying Cheshire Bank Robbery Suspect

  18-08-2015 19:55
  
  Cheshire police are looking for a bank robber who fled officers Aug. 12.Photo Credit: Cheshire Police Department
  
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• Woman's Body Found in Bloomfield

  18-08-2015 19:50
  
  A woman’s body has been found on Granby Street in Bloomfield and polce said there is a possible connection to a mssing person report in a neighboring community.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Rosie O’Donnell reports her 17-year-old daughter Chelsea missing in New York

  18-08-2015 19:42
  
  NYACK, New York — Rosie O’Donnell’s 17-year-old daughter Chelsea has been missing for a week, the former “View” co-host revealed on her website Tuesday.
  “Nyack, New York police authorities have been looking for [Chelsea] in the Rockland County area since Sunday, Aug. 16,” writes O’Donnell. “She was last seen Tuesday, Aug. 11. She was wearing a black sweatshirt hoodie, dark ripped blue jeans, women’s grey converse sneakers and a black ba
  
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• Man Found Dead in Church Parking Lot

  18-08-2015 19:18
  
  A man was found dead in a church parking lot in New London early Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Uber drops prices for Hartford County by 20%

  18-08-2015 19:16
  
  HARTFORD — Uber, the ride-hailing company, is dropping prices in Hartford County, and hopes to gain more customers.
  “Uber understands the need for affordable, reliable, and safe transportation options in Hartford County, and we’re committed to providing them,” the company writes.
  Here are how the new rates compare:
  Base Fare: was $2.00, now $1.75
  Per Mile: was $1.50, now $1.10
  Per Minute: was $0.18, now $0.16
  Minimum fare: was $5.00, now $5.00
  Safe Ride fee: was $1.00, no
  
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• Family & Friends Continue Search for Missing Young Hartford Mom

  18-08-2015 18:59
  
  Tashauna Jackson, a 23-year-old mother from Hartford, has been missing since last week and her family and friends have gathered at a Hartford park to search for her on Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Bangkok shrine bombing: Thai police hunt for suspect seen in video

  18-08-2015 18:59
  
  Watch VideoBANGKOK, Thailand  — As investigators picked through the wreckage of the powerful bomb blast that brought death and destruction to a popular shrine in the Thai capital, suspicions focused on one man.Thai police said Tuesday they are hunting for a suspect seen in CCTV footage who they believe may be connected to the bombing, which ripped through crowds gathered near the Erawan Shrine on Monday evening, killing at least 22 people and reportedly injuring about 120.
  In one CCTV
  
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• Father watches as drunk driver crashes into his home, killing 4-year-old son

  18-08-2015 18:48
  
  SHEFFIELD, Texas — A Texas father watched as a drunk driver missed a curve and plowed straight into his son’s bedroom, instantly killing the 4-year-old.
  Authorities say 24-year-old Aaron Hinman was speeding and driving drunk on Main St. in Sheffield, Texas, when he crashed into the side of a home. Hinman’s vehicle crashed into a bedroom where 4-year-old Jonah Stille was sleeping.
  “Mark Stille, Jonah’s dad, heard this man driving and thought there was
  
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• DEEP to allow Sunday bow hunting for most of the state in October

  18-08-2015 18:37
  
  HARTFORD – Bow hunting for deer will be allowed on private lands for all but North Central Connecticut on Sundays starting October 1.
  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said bow hunting will be allowed on Sundays in most deer management zones in the state – except for those in north central Connecticut. The new law allows hunting on private land with the owners permission.
  Sunday hunting was allowed in the zones based upon the deer population.
  A law passed in the G
  
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• State Fire Crews Due To Return From California

  18-08-2015 18:18
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A contingent of firefighters from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and local departments is due to arrive home later this week after a two week deployment.
  They’ve joined tens of thousands of fire personnel from around the country battling the blazes in California and at least a half dozen other states.
  Connecticut’s director of forestry, Chris Martin, says it’s something not seen in several years.
  Marti
  
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• Body of woman found on Granby Street in Bloomfield

  18-08-2015 18:16
  
  BLOOMFIELD — The body of a woman was found on Granby Street in Bloomfield Tuesday morning, according to Hartford Police.
  The identification of the woman is not confirmed.
  Bloomfield Police Dept. is handling the investigation.
  Also Tuesday morning, friends and family of missing mother Tashauna Jackson searched Keney Park in Hartford for any sign of her. The 23-year-old hasn’t been seen in a week. At this time, police are not saying if the investigations are connected.
  Keney Park
  
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• Daughter of Harry Connick Jr. arrested on alcohol charges in New Canaan

  18-08-2015 18:10
  
  NEW CANAAN – The teenage daughter of Harry Connick Jr. was arrested on alcohol charges over the weekend.
  Georgia Connick, 19, was arrested for permitting minors to possess alcohol at a party this past weekend. She was released and will appear in Norwalk Superior Court on September 2.
  The incident happened at her father’s home on West Road, New Canaan, said police.
  No additional arrests were made at the party held at the house, according to police. Her parents were not home at the tim
  
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• Contractor Will Reimburse Motorists For Asphalt Damage

  18-08-2015 17:47
  
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) _ The Connecticut transportation department says a highway contractor will compensate motorists for damage to their cars as a result of a highway lane opened before asphalt dried.
  Agency spokesman Kevin Nursick says a subcontractor took responsibility for the mistake Monday on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge between Groton and New London.
  Nursick said he is phoning motorists who have emailed the state agency. The subcontractor’s insurance company will compensate motori
  
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• Condos Evacuated After Contractors Hit Gas Line

  18-08-2015 17:34
  
  Firefighters responded to Island View Condominiums on Baypath Way in Branford on Tuesday morning after a crew working there struck a gas line.Photo Credit: NBC 7
  
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• Police make arrest in Norwich court threat

  18-08-2015 17:31
  
  NORWICH – A man has been arrested for making a threat against the Norwich Superior Court on Monday.
  Police said they arrested Robert Ladson, 55, of Norwich on threatening charges.
  Police said a bomb threat was called into the Norwich Superior Court, 1 Courthouse Square, Monday around 1 p.m.
  Police evacuating the court and searched the building but didn’t find anything.
  They said their investigation lead them to Ladson and they arrested him at his home. He was held on $50,000 bond and
  
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• Long Lines as DMV Reopens Today

  18-08-2015 17:26
  
  After being closed for a week for computer upgrades, the Department of Motor Vehicles will reopen today, but be prepared for long lines in the morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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