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• 7-Eleven Reopens After Car Rams Building

  12-09-2015 23:45
  
  The 7-Eleven in Newington has reopened after a car crashed through the building early Saturday morning while some employees were inside.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Babysitter Sentenced in Baby's Manslaughter

  12-09-2015 23:43
  
  A woman charged in the homicide of a 3-week-old baby had been drinking before she dropped the child and possibly fell on her, according to the arrest warrant.
  
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• Flavia Pennetta wins U.S. Open, retires from tennis

  12-09-2015 22:58
  
  NEW YORK – Flavia Pennetta won the U.S. Open after defeating unseeded fellow Itlaian Roberta Vinci.
  Pennetta won the first-set tiebreaker 7-4 in the unexpected all-Italian U.S. Open women’s final against Roberta Vinci.
  Pennetta is the oldest first-time major champion in the Open era, which started in 1968. Pennetta is 33 and Vinci 32, and their combined age is the highest for a Grand Slam women’s final in the Openera.
  Both players are in their first major title match. The 43rd-
  
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• UConn Beats Army 22-17 For First 2-0 Start Since 2008

  12-09-2015 21:47
  
  EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — It took UConn two games this season to match its win total from all of last year.
  Quarterback Bryant Shirreffs threw for 270 yards and the Huskies got touchdown runs from Arkeel Newsome and Ron Johnson to beat Army 22-17 on Saturday.
  The win gives UConn its first 2-0 start since 2008.
  “All we want to do is win,” said Shirreffs. “It’s, I guess, what we expect. But, it’s really good to see what you envision become a reality.”
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• UConn beats Army 22-17

  12-09-2015 21:33
  
  EAST HARTFORD – UConn football got its second win of the season beating Army by five points.
  The team was leading at the start of the third quarter 19-10 and scored 3 points in the last five minutes. Army scored in the last few minutes of the game and got to within 5 points.
  UConn is 2-0 for the season.
  UConn plays at Missouri next Saturday at noon.
  
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• Tony Orlando Concert Moved Up Due to Rain Forecast

  12-09-2015 20:56
  
  The Tony Orlando concert has been moved up a few hours at the East Haven Fall Festival due to possible shower Saturday night.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Run Remembers Fallen Soldiers

  12-09-2015 20:35
  
  On a misty Saturday morning in Middletown, names of Connecticut’s fallen service members were read out loud.
  
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• Police: Connecticut Officer Wounds Hammer-Wielding Suspect

  12-09-2015 19:50
  
  STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say a Connecticut officer shot a hammer-wielding man while serving a warrant in a narcotics investigation.
  The Connecticut Post reports  41-year-old William Rucker was shot in the hand in Stratford on Friday.
  Sgt. Jamie Rivera says authorities “announced their presence” at a house when the suspect came toward an officer with a hammer. Rivera says Officer Paul Giegengack shot Rucker. The seven-year veteran has been placed on administrative du
  
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• Woman Gets 8 Years In Prison In Death Of Infant

  12-09-2015 19:43
  
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — A 23-year-old woman is heading to prison in the death of a friend’s infant daughter.
  The Hartford Courant reports  Janell Campbell was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison in the death of a 3-week-old girl.
  Authorities say Campbell previously pleaded no contest to charges of second-degree manslaughter and risk of injury to a child.
  Investigators say Campbell and her young son were at the baby’s house and stayed until the early hours of Dec
  
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• Car Crashes Into Newington 7-Eleven

  12-09-2015 19:36
  
  A car crashed into the 7-Eleven in Newington early Saturday morning while some employees were inside.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Connecticut transit plan spares stately Merritt Parkway

  12-09-2015 19:19
  
  HARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s 30-year, $100 billion transportation plan goes light on the Merritt Parkway.In a bid to unclog Connecticut’s notorious traffic jams, the plan would widen sections of Interstates 84 and 95, but the stately Merritt Parkway would remain little changed from when it was completed in 1940.
  Major improvements planned for the Merritt are a $200 million interchange with a local road and a recreational trail that would run alongside the parkway.
  The Mer
  
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• Car Fire on I-95 in Branford

  12-09-2015 18:34
  
  Crews are on scene at a car fire on Interstate 95 north.Photo Credit: DOT
  
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• Car fire delays traffic on I-95 in Branford

  12-09-2015 18:03
  
  BRANFORD – Traffic was delayed after a car caught fire Saturday morning.
  The fire happened in I-95 Northbound between Exits 54 and 55 shortly after 11 a.m.The vehicle was in the center lane. There was no word on injuries.
  
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• Driver Runs Over Cop's Foot, Hits Police Car: PD

  12-09-2015 17:57
  
  Police arrested a driver possible under the influence of drugs who led police on a pursuit in Naugatuck, running over an officer's foot and hitting another police cruiser, police said.Photo Credit: NBC
  
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• Woman Charged In Police Pursuit, Striking Officer

  12-09-2015 17:43
  
  (Naugatuck, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A woman is under arrest after leading Naugatuck police on a pursuit Friday evening.
  They say around 7 p.m., 27-year-old Misha Flores was spotted driving eratically by another motorist, who flagged down an officer.
  The policeman followed Flores, who by this time had made her way from Cherry Street to Rubber Avenue and Old Firehouse Road.
  Police say along the way she swerved and nearly hit an oncoming vehicle.
  When she finally did stop, police say Flores
  
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• Tonight’s Tony Orlando concert in East Haven moved to 6 p.m.

  12-09-2015 17:35
  
  EAST HAVEN – The starting time for the Tony Orlando concert has been moved up to 6 p.m.
  The concert was originally scheduled for 9:30 p.m.
  Officials expect thousands to attend the concert which is part of the town’s Fall Festival.
  The two other bands scheduled to appear before Tony, Avenue Groove and Prime Time will appear after the Tony Orlando show, weather permitting.
  
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• Police: 2 officers injured following Naugatuck car chase

  12-09-2015 17:22
  
  NAUGATUCK – Two  police officers were injured while attempting to pull over a car during a police chase.
  One officer is recovering from minor injuries and a woman was taken into custody after police say she ran over the policeman’s foot.
  Friday night around 7 p.m. a driver stopped a patrol officer and reported an erratic driver he was following. The motorist said he knew the driver of the vehicle and said she was possibly impaired by drugs and or alcohol and was concerned t
  
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• Driver arrested after Naugatuck officer struck by car

  12-09-2015 17:22
  
  NAUGATUCK – An officer is recovering from minor injuries and a woman was taken into custody after police say she ran over the policeman’s foot.
  Friday night around 7 p.m. a driver stopped a patrol officer and reported an erratic driver he was following. The motorist said he knew the driver of the vehicle and said she was possibly impaired by drugs and or alcohol and was concerned that she was going to injure someone, according to police.
  The officer followed the  red Lexus onto
  
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• Suspect Sought In Bank Robbery

  12-09-2015 16:44
  
  (Killingworth, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A suspect is being sought after State Police say a bank was robbed late Friday afternoon in Killingworth.
  It happened at the TD Bank branch on Clinton Road, Route 81 in town.
  They say the lone suspect entered the bank around 5:30 p.m.
  There’s no word on whether he made off with any cash.
  No injuries were reported.
  Troopers are looking for a white male between 5-9 and 5-11 with a thin build and clean shaven.
  He was wearing dark shorts, sneakers,
  
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• Subway completes investigation into Jared Fogle, finds one ‘serious’ complaint

  12-09-2015 15:56
  
  NEW YORK  — Subway said it has concluded an “extensive review” of over a million customer comments and other documents and found one “serious” complaint about its former pitchman Jared Fogle.
  In a statement released Friday, Subway said the complaint submitted to its website in 2011 expressed “concerns” about Fogle. It said the complaint was serious but that “there was nothing that implied anything about sexual behavior or criminal activity.&r
  
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• Trump and Fallon both play Trump on ‘Tonight Show’

  12-09-2015 15:46
  
  NEW YORK — Self-deprecating, Donald Trump is not. But he played along, even when the jokes were at his expense, in his first late-night TV appearance as a presidential candidate.
  During a visit to NBC’s “Tonight Show” on Friday, Trump said “I like people that are nice to me,” raising the question of why he agreed to appear with host Jimmy Fallon.
  Trump has been giving comedians like Fallon plenty of material to work with ever since he entered the race in June.
  
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• Phoenix Interstate 10 shootings: Copycat may have struck

  12-09-2015 15:18
  
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• For Alzheimer’s patients, resveratrol brings new hope

  12-09-2015 14:57
  
  WASHINGTON, DC — Over the years, resveratrol, an antioxidant found in grapes, chocolate and red wine, has been touted as a possible antidote to Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, diabetes and many other conditions. Now, the first study in people with Alzheimer’s suggests that the compound, when taken in concentrated doses, may actually have benefit in slowing progression of this disease.Researchers at 21 medical centers across the United States looked at the safety and effectiveness
  
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• JetBlue passenger urinates on others

  12-09-2015 14:38
  
  PORTLAND, Or — A passenger on a Portland, Oregon-bound JetBlue flight is accused of urinating on fellow travelers, seats and luggage.Jeff D. Rubin, 27, slept through most of the three-hour flight originating from Anchorage, Alaska, according to a Port of Portland police report.
  About 30 minutes before landing “he stood up and began urinating through the crack of the seat onto the passengers seated in front of him,” read the report.
  “At some point Jeff Rubin lost his balan
  
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• Car slams into Newington building

  12-09-2015 14:27
  
  NEWINGTON – A car hit a convenience store Saturday morning.
  A Ford Focus hit the 7-Eleven store at 337 Willard Ave. in Newington.
  There were no reported injuries.
  
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• Foggy morning, Cloudy afternoon

  12-09-2015 14:20
  
  The brightest period of the whole weekend will be Saturday morning. Clouds will increase through the afternoon on Saturday with the chance for showers and thunderstorms by Saturday evening. Sunday doesn’t look like a total wash-out. But it will turn increasingly humid with mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers and thunderstorms (mainly during the afternoon). It turns less humid by Monday. Next week looks dry with a slow warming trend. But this time highs will be in the 80s instead of
  
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• Dry most of today, periods of rain and showers tonight & Sunday

  12-09-2015 14:20
  
  The fog will burn-off by midday allowing for a few hours of sunshine just in time for the UConn football game by noon.
  However, by late this afternoon, clouds will thicken up and showers and rain will fill in across western part of the state early this evening, central and eastern Connecticut by late evening towards midnight.
  You can expect periods of rain overnight with a few embedded thunderstorms. Some of the rain could be heavy at times adding another inch or two to the rain buckets.
  The ra
  
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• 20 Connecticut schools make White House college scorecard

  12-09-2015 14:03
  
  NEW YORK  — There’s a ton of info about colleges. But when it comes down to it, what most students really need to know is how much it’s going to cost them and if they’ll land a job after graduation.The White House says that information is too hard to find. It published a new online tool on Saturday that lays out those stats and more, aiming to make it easier for high school students and their families to choose the right college.
  Schools in Connecticut that made the
  
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• Dickie Moore, Child Star Of The 1930’s, Dies At 89

  12-09-2015 12:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) _ Dick “Dickie” Moore, a saucer-eyed child star of the 1930s who appeared in “Our Gang” comedies, gave Shirley Temple her first screen kiss and was featured in many major Hollywood productions, has died. He was 89.Helaine Feldman, a senior staff member at Dick Moore & Associates Inc., confirmed that Moore died Monday in Connecticut.While not as famous as Temple or Mickey Rooney, Moore was a veteran of dozens of films, many of them top-drawer productions
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: The Bridgeport mayoral race

  12-09-2015 11:32
  
  HARTFORD  - They are two of the most anticipated mayoral election in recent memories. In Bridgeport, incumbent Bill Finch is fending off the challenge of disgraced former Mayor Joe Ganim and businesswoman Mary Jane Foster. Meanwhile, in the capital city, Incumbent Mayor Pedro Segarra lost the endorsement of the Democratic party to upstart Luke Bronin, who was raised in Greenwich.
  In both Bridgeport and Hartford, the candidates are engaged in a street-by-street fight for votes.
  The Cou
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: More on the Bridgeport mayoral race

  12-09-2015 11:31
  
  HARTFORD - In both Bridgeport and Hartford, mayoral candidates are engaged in a street-by-street fight for votes.
  The Courant's Capital Bureau Chief Chris Keating ia back to discuss the latest on these respective campaigns with Stan.
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: The Hartford mayoral race

  12-09-2015 11:30
  
  HARTFORD - Stan discusses Hartford's hot primary race with two supporters of the rival candidates for Hartford mayor to get their perspectives, Hartford Councilman Raul De Jesus and city businessman J. Stan McCauley give their perspectives.
  
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• NFL Clears Patriots Of Headset Suspicion In Opening Game

  12-09-2015 10:26
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) _ The NFL says the New England Patriots had nothing to do with audio interference that rendered the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching headsets useless during the first quarter on opening night.Spokesman Michael Signora said on Friday that the league believes the problem “involved no manipulation by any individual and that the Patriots had nothing to do with it.”The statement said the problem was “entirely attributable to an electrical issue made worse by the i
  
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• Blue Jays Derail Yankees 11-5

  12-09-2015 06:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) _ Russell Martin homered twice and drove in four runs against his former team, and the Toronto Blue Jays went deep five times to beat the New York Yankees 11-5 Friday night in the opener of their weekend showdown for first place in the AL East.
  Josh Donaldson and Justin Smoak each hit a two-run shot in a five-run first inning to build a big lead for David Price. Edwin Encarnacion added a titanic drive after the Blue Jays chased rookie starter Luis Severino in the third.
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• Hebron Harvest Fair helps kick off fall fair season

  12-09-2015 05:18
  
  HEBRON – The Hebron Harvest Fair is expected to bring in big crowds this weekend, which is a good thing after the event got off to a rough, rainy start on Thursday.
  The four-day event is in its 45th year and is a tradition for many people in Connecticut, especially Hebron residents.
  “It’s one of the best events that the town hold,  and it's one of the greatest things we have to offer to people outside of our town,” said Ray Bieri of Hebron.
  People come back yea
  
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• Simsbury Honors Football Player Recovering From Heart Transplant

  12-09-2015 05:09
  
  The Simsbury High School football team played Friday's game in honor of teammate Danny Deitz
  
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• East Windsor neighbors against proposed State Police firearms training facility

  12-09-2015 05:01
  
  EAST WINDSOR -- Around two dozen people packed into a Town Hall meeting room Friday evening to discuss plans for a Connecticut State Police firearms training facility.
  "Within a mile of the facility are many many homes. Right across the street from the facility is a church cemetery, there's the broad brook school that's 3/4 of a mile of the range, imagine your kids going to school and hearing gunshots," said Michael Scalzo, a neighbor who lives near the proposed site. "We can't think of any rea
  
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• Mets Expand N.L. East Lead

  12-09-2015 04:59
  
  ATLANTA (AP) _ Rookie Steven Matz pitched five strong innings, Yoenis Cespedes had a home run and three RBIs and the New York Mets took another step toward a division title with a 5-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
  With Washington losing to Miami 2-1, the Mets lead the NL East by a season-high 8 1/2 games. It was the Mets’ fifth straight victory.
  Matz allowed one run and six hits as he improved to 3-0 in four career starts and lowered his ERA to 1.88 against an anemic Braves
  
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• Woman dies after falling off cruise ship near Cape Ann

  12-09-2015 04:53
  
  CAPE ANN, Mass.–The Coast Guard reported on Friday evening that it had recovered the body of a woman who fell off a cruise ship.
  The cruise ship was about 10 miles off the shore of Cape Ann.
  The Coast Guard got the call about the passenger going overboard on the Seabourn Quest at 7 p.m. Several crews were deployed on the water and in the air to try and locate the victim.
  Around 8:30 p.m. her body was found by the Rockport Harbormaster, which had emergency personnel aboard.
  “We search
  
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• Bullpen Meltdown

  12-09-2015 04:47
  
  By MARK DIDTLER   Associated Press
   
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Asdrubal Cabrera and J.P. Arencibia hit two-run homers in a five-run eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Friday night.
  After Logan Forsythe had an RBI single, Cabrera made it 6-4 on his drive to center off Junichi Tazawa (2-7). Arencibia then gave Tampa Bay an 8-4 lead with his fifth homer in 34 at-bats since being called up Triple-A Durham on Aug. 26.
  Andrew Bellatti (3-1) pitched a s
  
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• Serial Bank Robber Strikes Again in Killingworth: Source

  12-09-2015 04:30
  
  Investigators believe the man who robbed a bank in Killingworth Friday evening may have committed six other robberies in the state, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Biden says unsure if he’s ‘there’ for a run, discusses death of son on Colbert

  12-09-2015 03:58
  
   Watch VideoNEW YORK — Sounding more unsure about a run for president than he has to date, Vice President Joe Biden told Stephen Colbert in an emotional interview that he’s far from ready to mount a campaign.
  “I’d be lying if I said that I knew I was there,” he told Colbert on “The Late Show.” “I’m being completely honest.”
  Biden, still wrestling with the death this spring of his eldest son, told Colbert that any person running for
  
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• Kitten Suffers Serious Injury at the Hands of Kids: Officials

  12-09-2015 03:33
  
  New London Animal Control is working to save a 4-month-old cat who suffered a serious injury at the hands of neighborhood kids.Photo Credit: New London Animal Control
  
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• Woman Dies in Fall From Cruise Ship

  12-09-2015 03:26
  
  The United States Coast Guard confirms the body of a woman who fell from the Seabourn Quest was recovered in the waters of Rockport, Massachusetts.Photo Credit: FILE-NBC10
  
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• Expanding Campus Makes for UConn Parking Problems

  12-09-2015 03:20
  
  Student parking is at a premium on the ever-expanding University of Connecticut campus in Storrs.
  
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• State to Fund Putnam Bridge Walking Path Connectors

  12-09-2015 03:16
  
  The state will provide $1 million to design and engineer the connectors that will link the pedestrian path on Route 3's Putnam Bridge, according to Transportation Commissioner Jim Redeker.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Business Survey Shows Growth and Concerns

  12-09-2015 03:09
  
  The report released by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association revealed that many Connecticut businesses are thriving but have concerns about what the future may hold.
  
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• Connecticut advocates call for more than 10k Syrian refugees

  12-09-2015 02:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Murphy and Connecticut resettlement advocates are calling on President Obama to admit more than 10,000 Syrian refuges.
  “People are dying over there. People are starving. Little kids are being left for dead on the beaches of Europe. The United States can't just stand back in do nothing,” Murphy said on Friday. “So, we need to allocate some more money for this refugee program because it's the right thing to do.”
  Integrated Refugee and Immigran
  
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• Simsbury High School Football Player Gets a New Heart

  12-09-2015 02:40
  
  A Simsbury High School football player is on the road to recovery after undergoing a successful heart transplant.
  
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• Search for missing Easton couple leads back to Putnam landfill

  12-09-2015 02:14
  
  PUTNAM— State Police confirmed to Fox CT Friday that they were continuing to look for clues at a Putnam landfill that has been linked to the missing couple from Easton.
  A worker at the Putnam Ash Residue Landfill last month said 25 to 30 detectives have been searching for clues to help find out what happened to Jeffrey and Jeanette Navin.
  The landfill now appears to be the focus of foul play.
  The Hartford Courant reports police have requested the assistance of the medical examiner&rsq
  
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