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• ‘Dear Fat People’ comedian loses job over ‘fat phobic’ video

  10-09-2015 23:58
  
  Canadian comedian/actress Nicole Arbour is having a very interesting week. First, she posted the now-infamous YouTube video “Dear Fat People,” in which she attempted to use humor to convince fat people that they should lose weight — fellow vlogger Meghan Tonjes dubbed it “Fat Shaming.” A few days later, “Fat People” was taken down and Arbour claimed “censorship.”
  Now, as “Fat People” crosses the vaunted 3 million views threshold,
  
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• State Sees First 2 Human Cases of West Nile This Year

  10-09-2015 23:57
  
  Two Bridgeport residents have been diagnosed with West Nile virus, according to the Department of Public Health.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Moosup woman rolls car over in Plainfield

  10-09-2015 23:46
  
  PLAINFIELD – On Thursday just before 3:30 p.m., members of the Plainfield Police Department, the Central Village Fire Department and American Legion Ambulance responded to Green Hollow Road for a single car crash.
  A Ford Explorer, operated by Sabrina G. Cusson, 18, of Moosup was traveling southbound on Green Hollow Road when she lost control of her vehicle causing her to run off the roadway. After leaving the roadway the car struck a dirt embankment and rolled onto its side.
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• 2-year-old crushed when dad says she can’t have a boyfriend

  10-09-2015 23:35
  
  FRUITDALE, Ala. — Parents and their kids often disagree when it comes to dating at a young age, but when one young girl in Alabama said she had a boyfriend, her father was not having it.
  In the video two-year-old Kennedy can be seen getting upset when she is telling her dad about her boyfriend named Jared.
  “I do have a boyfriend,” Kennedy said.
  “You don’t have a boyfriend,” her father said.
  Kennedy’s mom says she’s sure this is the first
  
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• Surveillance Captures Attempted Child Abduction

  10-09-2015 23:26
  
  Police have released surveillance footage as they search for two men caught on camera flagging down a middle school student and trying to lure her into their van after she got off the bus in Newington last...Photo Credit: Newington Police Department
  
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• West Nile Virus detected in two Connecticut residents

  10-09-2015 23:23
  
  BRIDGEPORT–Two people have tested positive for West Nile Virus.
  Both people are Bridgeport residents.
  One patient, who is between 40 and 49 years old, became ill in the third week of August with meningitis. The other patient, who is between 70 and 79 years old, became sick in the fourth week of August with encephalitis. Both illnesses caused fever, nausea, vomiting and weakness.
  Both patients were hospitalized and released.
  Neither patient traveled out of state before getting sick.
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• Wallingford winemakers hoping for warm weather windfall

  10-09-2015 23:17
  
  WALLINGFORD - Kristen Parsons is the winemaker at Gouveia Vineyards in Wallingford. She is one part farmer/one part meteorologist and she knows what she needs for a perfect grape.
  “We want dry hot weather," she said. "But not too hot.”
  “We had a really nice dry summer," she said. "It is really great for the grapes. They thrive when they’re stressed. They can dig 40 feet down to find nutrients, so it makes for a heartier grape.”
  The weather has been behaving - mostl
  
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• Brookfield High School Dismissed Early Over Bomb Threat

  10-09-2015 23:14
  
  Students at Brookfield High School were dismissed early Thursday after someone found a bomb threat written on a wall in one of the girls' bathrooms, according to school officials.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Chicago police release sketch to try and identify dismembered toddler

  10-09-2015 23:02
  
  CHICAGO —The Chicago police released a sketch Thursday of a toddler whose dismembered remains were found in a park lagoon and appealed for information that could help identify the child and solve the “heinous, senseless” crime.
  The drawing showed an African American child between the ages of 2 and 3 with large wide eyes and a chubby face.
  “We still don’t know what happened,” Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy told reporters. “We’re going to need
  
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• Road Caves in Amid Heavy Rainfall in Waterford

  10-09-2015 23:00
  
  Police have blocked off part of Mullen Hill Road in Waterford after the pavement collapsed during heavy rainfall Thursday afternoon.Photo Credit: Waterford Police Department
  
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• Rash of Car Thefts, Break-Ins in Cromwell

  10-09-2015 22:43
  
  Cromwell police are investigating several car thefts and break-ins that have happened in the past month.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Flash Flood Warning, Watches Issued Amid Flooding

  10-09-2015 22:32
  
  Periods of rain moving through the state Thursday and will continue through this evening, and a flash flood warning and watches have been issued for most of the state.Photo Credit: Amy GilbertThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Naugatuck pair arrested for soccer post theft

  10-09-2015 22:31
  
  NAUGATUCK – Police arrested a man and a woman in connection with stolen parts removed from several soccer posts located at Rotary Field late last month.
  They were able to tie the suspects to the thefts after some of the stolen parts were located at a local scrap metal yard.
  On August 29, the Naugatuck Youth Soccer league discovered about ten soccer goals had been disassembled and metal parts from the goals had been stolen. The soccer league estimated the replacement costs of the goal parts
  
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• Cromwell Police Investigating Rash of Car Thefts, Break-Ins

  10-09-2015 22:24
  
  Cromwell police are investigating several car thefts and break-ins that have happened in the past month.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Traffic backed up for miles after crash on I-95 Southbound in East Lyme

  10-09-2015 22:20
  
  EAST LYME — I-95 southbound has reopened between exits 73 and 72 after a crash Thursday afternoon, but traffic continues to be backed up for miles as the evening commute begins.
  No word on what caused or if it was weather related.
  This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
  
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• State Police Seek Suspect in Road Road Incident

  10-09-2015 22:10
  
  State police are seeking the public's help in finding a person involved in an armed road rage incident on Thursday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Sonia Manzano Of ‘Sesame Street’ Talks About Leaving The Show, Abusive Father In Memoir

  10-09-2015 22:03
  
  HARTFORD (CBS Connecticut) – It was a sad day for many fans when fans found out Sonia Manzano of “Sesame Street” was leaving the show after 44 years. Sonia played Maria and helped children of different ages learn everything from the alphabet, to counting numbers and lessons from around the world.
  Manzano, in an interview with the Daily Beast, said that her decision didn’t come over night, but has been brewing for years.  What held her back she said was, &ld
  
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• Memorial Services Statewide for 9/11 Anniversary

  10-09-2015 22:02
  
  Friday marks the 14th anniversary of 9/11 and many Connecticut towns are holding memorials.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Police, Paramedic Help Deliver Baby on Highway

  10-09-2015 21:57
  
  A paramedic, state and Norwalk police helped deliver a baby boy in the back of an ambulance along Interstate 95 in Norwalk Thursday morning when a couple en route to the hospital couldn't make it in time.
  
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• Flash floods in southeastern Connecticut wreaking havoc on evening commute

  10-09-2015 21:54
  
  WATERFORD--Extreme flooding in southeastern Connecticut is causing havoc on the roads.
  In Waterford, the road has collapsed near 19 Mullen Hill Rd. due to the rain. There's also flooding on Route 32 at Benham Avenue after an issue with a manhole cover, and Route 85 at I-95 is closed.
  There's also been some severe flooding reported in New London. Here is a video taken at the corner of State Street and Eugene O'Neill Drive:
   
  And here's the forecast:
  We received some badly needed rain o
  
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• Man Had Sexual Contact With Underage Girl He Met Online: Cops

  10-09-2015 21:41
  
  Police have arrested a 27-year-old man who they say met an underage girl over the Internet and had ongoing sexual contact with her.Photo Credit: Waterford Police Department
  
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• Teacher equity plans approved for 16 states

  10-09-2015 21:32
  
  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has approved plans by 16 states to help give all students — regardless of race, ethnicity or economic background — access to the best teachers.
  The Education Department says some states are boosting education preparation programs, while others are providing more mentoring for new teachers.
  “All parents understand that strong teaching is fundamental to strong opportunities for their children. We as a country should treat that opportuni
  
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• Secure Mode Lifted at Elementary School After Robbery

  10-09-2015 21:22
  
  No one was let in or out of Northeast School in Vernon for about 35 minutes late morning on Thursday as police investigated an armed robbery at a nearby grocery store.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com/Vernon Police Department
  
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• Route 15 North Connector to I-91 Reopens

  10-09-2015 21:17
  
  The Route 15 north connector to Interstate 91 has reopened after a car fire prompted closures of the northbound side on the Wallingford-Meriden line.Photo Credit: Clay Frost of Clay Frost Photography (clayfrost.com)
  
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• Stratford Coach Suspended 2 Games After Turf Burns Players

  10-09-2015 21:09
  
  The Stratford superintendent will hold a press conference Thursday afternoon to announce disciplinary action against the high school football coach after players received burns and blisters from hot turf earlier...
  
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• Brookfield High School Students Dismissed Amid Bomb Threat

  10-09-2015 20:54
  
  Brookfield High School students have been dismissed early Thursday due to a bomb threat.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Man killed by Metro-North train in Westport identified as local priest

  10-09-2015 20:36
  
  WESTPORT — The man killed after being struck by a Metro-North train Wednesday morning has been identified as priest Colin McKenna.
  The MTA said they’re investigating the fatal Metro North incident as a “possible suicide.”  No foul play is suspected.
  Officials said McKenna was struck by the train just east of the Westport station on the New Haven line around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday morning.
  The Diocese of Bridgeport released a statement Thursday afternoon:
  The Dioce
  
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• Showtime’s Mark Kriegel: ‘Floyd’s The Opposite Of Tyson, He’s A Real Tough Guy’

  10-09-2015 20:17
  
  Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports
  Leading up to the Sept. 12 bout between Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto, CBS Local Sports has been hosting boxing personalities on our Mayweather-Berto live blog for a Q&A with boxing fans. Our most recent guest was Showtime boxing analyst and best selling author Mark Kriegel, who fielded questions from fans regarding Mayweather vs. Berto, Floyd Mayweather’s best boxing moment, and his reasoning for choosing Andre Berto for his 49th and final fight. 
  
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• Connie Britton reveals the secret to her amazing hair: Feminism

  10-09-2015 20:17
  
  NEW YORK — Connie Britton is tired of being asked about her hair.
  So after years of being peppered with questions about her strawberry blond locks, Britton decided to give up her secret: Feminism.
  A parody commercial posted Wednesday features Britton holding a shampoo bottle labeled “Feminism,” as she touts, “Feminisim has been known to produce amazing results, such as a woman’s right to vote.”
  “Feminism is meant to be used on a daily basis and works be
  
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• Keurig Launching Campbell’s Soup K-Cups

  10-09-2015 20:02
  
  WATERBURY, Vt. (CBS Hartford) — Keurig Green Mountain, well known for it’s K-Cups for coffee and tea, is launching its first venture into food by offering Campbell’s soup, fresh brewed from a K-Cup.
  The two companies say a packet of noodles and a K-Cup of broth are needed for the new creation, as reported by CNN Money. The broth will come in two flavors: Homestyle Chicken and Southwest Style Chicken. The soup contains just 70 calories and will be on sale for $11.99 for a box of
  
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• White House: Obama wants to admit more Syrian refugees

  10-09-2015 19:54
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama has told advisers he wants to let 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. in the coming budget year.
  The U.S. has accepted only about 1,500 Syrians since civil war broke out more than four years ago.
  White House spokesman Josh Earnest says about $4 billion the administration has provided to relief agencies and others is the most effective way for the U.S. to help meet the humanitarian crisis in Europe. Tens of thousands of people from t
  
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• Murder suspect smiles, sticks tongue out at victim’s family

  10-09-2015 19:53
  
  WILMINGTON, N.C. -- A man accused of killing a Wilmington man showed no remorse during his first court appearance on Tuesday morning.
  As he walked into the courtroom Antonio Beatty, 21, smiled and then stuck out his tongue at the victim's family, according to WECT.
  Beatty was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of  25-year-old Carlton Walker Whitley in July.
  Whitley's fiancee, daughter and sister, who were all in the courtroom Tuesday, were furious about Beatty's actions
  
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• Here are the fastest growing companies in America

  10-09-2015 19:38
  
  Every year, Inc. Magazine releases the Inc. 5000, a list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America. While the calculation is dead simple—a basic three-year growth rate based on annual revenue—the list has become both prestigious and predictive. Famous up-and-comers like Toys “R” Us, 7 Eleven and Pandora have each been featured on the list since its inception in 1982.
  With the 2015 list recently dropping, FindTheCompany pored through the data to pull out to
  
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• Rain Continues Through Evening

  10-09-2015 19:13
  
  After overnight thunder and lightning storms led to hundreds of power outages on the shoreline, the state will get much-needed rain Thursday as possible thunderstorms roll in.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Vernon Police search for suspect after armed robbery at Nature’s Grocery store

  10-09-2015 19:05
  
  VERNON — Officers in Vernon are investigating after there was an armed robbery Thursday morning. It happened around 10:40 a.m. at Nature’s Grocery store on East Street near Route 30.
  Schools were alerted to the police investigation, but classes are underway as usual. An elementary school is located next to the grocery store.
  Police say they are looking for a male in his early 30s who is about 6 feet tall, thin, with red hair, facial hair, tattoos on both arms. He was wearing a black
  
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• Mystery ice falls from sky, crashes through roof of California home

  10-09-2015 18:55
  
  MODESTO, Calif. -- It wasn't a bird, and it wasn't a plane. It was a chunk of ice -- and a big one -- that fell through the roof of a Modesto home Wednesday morning.
  It would almost be something to laugh at -- like the story of "Chicken Little" -- except Lisa Lawrence can hold a piece of what actually was falling from the sky -- something big enough to leave a hole in her neighbor's house on Ackerman Way.
  "I looked up at it. It was a big ol' ball of ice, bigger than a basketball ... watched it
  
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• Secure School Mode Lifted At Elementary School After Nearby Robbery

  10-09-2015 18:54
  
  No one was let in or out of Northeast School in Vernon for about 35 minutes late morning on Thursday as police investigated an armed robbery at a nearby grocery store.
  
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• Special Bus Service To UConn Football Game This Weekend

  10-09-2015 18:38
  
  (East Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A day after surpassing one million riders, the state Department of Transportation is announcing expanded service of its CT Fastrak service to Saturday’s UConn football games at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.
  The state Department of Transportation says specially marked buses will leave The Travelers on Main Street in Hartford every 15 minutes for the stadium between 10:15 and 11:15 a.m.
  DOT says fares will range from $1.50 per p
  
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• Annual 9/11 remembrance tonight at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport

  10-09-2015 18:21
  
  WESTPORT — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman are leading Connecticut’s annual remembrance of 9/11.
  Residents, family members of the victims and others will gather at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, the site of the state’s official memorial. It’s on a peninsula where residents gathered to watch as the World Trade Center towers were destroyed in lower Manhattan across Long Island Sound.
  The site also was used as a staging area
  
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• Man to get $2 million after New London police shoot, disable him

  10-09-2015 18:11
  
  NEW LONDON — A Connecticut man has been awarded $2 million after he was shot multiple times by a New London police officer following a chase in which he stole and crashed an ice truck.
  Curtis Cunningham was shot four times on Aug. 24, 2011 after a chase through the city that led to a crash. Cunningham was unarmed and standing in the overturned ice truck when the officer yelled for him to drop his weapon. Tests showed Cunningham had PCP in his system at the time.
  Attorneys say one of t
  
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• United Technologies announces reorganization, new presidents

  10-09-2015 18:06
  
  FARMINGTON — United Technologies Corp. officials have announced a reorganization that includes running subsidiaries Otis Elevator and United Technologies Climate, Controls & Security as stand-alone businesses with new presidents.
  The Farmington, Connecticut-based aerospace and building systems conglomerate said the moves announced Thursday will sharpen the subsidiaries’ focus by creating stronger lines of authority and accountability.
  The reorganization comes after sales at
  
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• Federal agents search home in Torrington

  10-09-2015 17:59
  
  TORRINGTON – Federal agents are conducting a search at a home in Torrington.
  Agents were outside the home at 125 Torringford St.
  Photo by Ed Peruta
  No details about the search were available.
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• Transitions: Joyce Saltman and ‘The Bra Effect’

  10-09-2015 17:56
  
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  You can attend seminars and talk to experts on financial and legal planning, health and wellness, support services and much more.
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• Voter Registration Deadlines Drawing Near

  10-09-2015 17:49
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Registration deadlines are quickly approaching for those wishing to vote in primary elections next week in 23 cities and towns.
  Secretary of the State Denise Merrill says eligible voters have until tomorrow to either register by mail or online.
  The deadline to register in person is noon on September 15, the day before elections will be held.
  Those not affiliated with a political party also have until noon next Tuesday to enroll in a major party if they w
  
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• Woman who claimed she won $20,000 from lottery could face charges

  10-09-2015 17:39
  
  RICHMOND Va. — A woman who says the Virginia Lottery owes her $20,000 after she hit it big with a scratch-off ticket may instead face charges.
  On Aug. 22, Ardella Newman claimed a $2 ticket matched the number 16, making it a winner. However, lottery officials said there was a mistake. Newman pressed, saying she won and filing a complaint with the Virginia Lottery.
  “I want the money that I thought I won. If you look at the ticket, it says I won this money. It wasn’t an
  
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• Saudi Businessman Gives $10M For Islamic Law Center At Yale

  10-09-2015 17:28
  
  NEW HAVEN (AP) – $10 million gift from a Saudi businessman will establish a center for the study of Islamic law at Yale Law School.
  Abdallah S. Kamel, chief executive of the Dallah Albaraka Group banking and real estate enterprise in Saudi Arabia, made the award after meetings with university representatives including Yale President Peter Salovey.
  Yale officials say the Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization reflects a growing interest at Yale and other inst
  
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• Police, Paramedic Help Deliver Baby on I-95

  10-09-2015 17:28
  
  An exit ramp on Interstate 95 south in Norwalk has just reopened Thursday morning after a paramedic delivered a baby named Ryan with the help of local and state police.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Brookfield High School Dismissed Early After Bomb Threat

  10-09-2015 17:27
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Brookfield High School was dismissed shortly before 10:30 this morning because of a bomb threat.
  Brookfield’s superintendent says a student found a threatening message on a bathroom wall that mentioned the possibility of a bomb on campus.
  The student went to an adult, and the school resource officer and Brookfield police were called. Firefighters also responded.
  Investigators then began a search of the building.
  
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• Driver pulled over for speeding in school zone chews out officer — ‘No wonder you people get shot!’

  10-09-2015 17:26
  
  PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A driver pulled over for allegedly zooming through a school zone at more than twice the legal speed berated the officer issuing her a ticket, saying it’s no wonder law enforcement are shot in the line of duty, in a disturbing encounter caught on camera.
  The woman was allegedly driving 51 mph in a school zone designated for 20 mph, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, which posted the video online Wednesday. She asked the deputy to see
  
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• Police, Paramedic Deliver Baby on I-95 Exit

  10-09-2015 17:21
  
  Police and paramedics took on the roles of maternity ward doctors Thursday morning on the side of Interstate 95, helping a family who couldn't make it to the hospital in time to deliver a baby.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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