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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Matthew’s Impact On Haiti

  11-10-2016 23:40
  
  Anne D’Orvilliers is the Board Chairperson of Medical Aid to Haiti (MATH), and she has followed the devastation of Matthew and its impact on people of Haiti.  She shares this with Ray, as well as info on a timely fundraiser on Friday in order to raise funds to help those in need.
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: What ‘Locker-Room Banter’ Really Means

  11-10-2016 23:39
  
  Chris Powell, Managing editor of Journal Inquirer, says what Donald Trump was recorded saying in that video from 11 years ago was not mere “locker-room banter.” It has been the outlook on life of many privileged and powerful people throughout history.
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: End of Life Preferences

  11-10-2016 23:38
  
  Carl Anderson, Vice President of Mission Effectiveness for Masonicare, joins Ray Dunaway to discuss the importance of talking about end of life preferences.
  The Hospice Foundation of America has coordinated a nationwide public awareness campaign on this topic, as well as goals to set with loved ones and your medical professional.
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Leadership Greater Hartford Turns 40

  11-10-2016 23:37
  
  Ted Carroll is President of Leadership Greater Hartford, who have just celebrated their 40th anniversary.  Carroll discusses this milestone with Ray Dunaway.
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• Small Plane Crashes in East Hartford, Pilot Hospitalized

  11-10-2016 23:19
  
  Police said a plane crashed in East Hartford.Photo Credit: Rob N Jaye Amirault
  
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• Mostly Dry This Week, Save for a Shower Thursday

  11-10-2016 22:40
  
  Mainly dry weather will continue this week, exasperating the drought across the state.
  
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• Plane Crash In East Hartford

  11-10-2016 22:13
  
  (East Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A plane has crashed in East Hartford.
  According to police, the crash occurred in the 400 block of Main Street near Brewer Street.
  There’s no word on what type of plane or the extent of any injuries.
  The ramp from Interstate 84 east to Route 2 in East Hartford is closed.
  On another front, Eversource is reporting 500 outages in East Hartford.
   
  
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• Authorities Investigating Whether Plane Crash Was Intentional

  11-10-2016 22:13
  
  (East Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A crashed in East Hartford Tuesday afternoon– killing one person and injuring another.
  CBS News has confirmed that the F.B.I. is investigating whether the crash was intentional.
  The pilot, Feras M. Freitekh, was a Jordanian national who first entered the US in 2012 on an M1 Visa as a student to fulfill a course of study for flight school, according to sources.
  The crash occurred in the 400 block of Main Street near Brewer Street.
  The Federal A
  
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• Route 2 in East Hartford closed for plane crash investigation

  11-10-2016 21:53
  
  EAST HARTFORD–State Police have shut down Route 2 in East Hartford to investigate an aircraft crash. The exit 55 ramp to Route 2 is also closed. Police say the investigation is on Main Street, and reports indicate it is near the 400 block, which is where Pratt & Whitney is located. An airstrip used to operate at the campus. There are 520 people without power in East Hartford, according to Eversource. Witnesses reported seeing a plane crash, followed by an explosion, […]
  
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• Aircraft Crashes in East Hartford

  11-10-2016 21:53
  
  Police said a plane crashed in East Hartford.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 3 hurt, 1 ‘assumed’ dead after fiery plane crash in front of Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford

  11-10-2016 21:53
  
  EAST HARTFORD–A fiery plane crash in East Hartford sent smoke billowing for miles on Tuesday afternoon. Two people were on board during the crash; one, the pilot, was taken to the hospital with significant injuries, and a second is unaccounted for but is believed to still be in the plane. The fire chief says it’s a “safe assumption” that person is dead, but they cannot get into the plane to confirm that. Also, two people who were inside a vehicle […]
  
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• 3 hurt, 1 dead after fiery plane crash in front of Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford

  11-10-2016 21:53
  
  EAST HARTFORD–A fiery plane crash in East Hartford sent smoke billowing for miles on Tuesday afternoon. Two people were on board during the crash; one, was taken to the hospital with significant injuries, and a second is dead. Also, two people who were inside a vehicle near the crash scene were also taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The crash occurred around 3:40 p.m. at 519 Main Street, just outside of the west gate of the Pratt & Whitney campus. […]
  
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• 1 missing after plane goes down in fiery crash in front of Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford

  11-10-2016 21:53
  
  EAST HARTFORD–A fiery plane crash in East Hartford sent smoke billowing for miles on Tuesday afternoon. Two people were on board during the crash; one was taken to the hospital, and a second is unaccounted for. Two people who were inside a vehicle near the crash scene were also taken to the hospital. The extent of the injuries is unclear. The crash occurred around 3:40 p.m. at 519 Main Street, just outside of the west gate of the Pratt & Whitney […]
  
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• Woman Sentenced to Year in Prison in Connection to Heroin Overdose Death

  11-10-2016 21:24
  
  A West Haven woman has been sentenced to a year in prison for her role in a heroin overdose death in Milford in January.
  
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• Photos of Car That Fatally Struck Mom in Meriden Hit-and-Run

  11-10-2016 20:56
  
  Photos have been released of the car that is believed to have fatally struck a mother in Meriden who was walking with her 7-year-old daughter on Friday night.Photo Credit: Meriden PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Meriden police hope photos of car in fatal hit-and-run will lead to suspect

  11-10-2016 20:56
  
  MERIDEN–As police continue to search for the person responsible for hitting a young mother and killing her before driving of, new information is being released. Meriden Police have released still images from nearby surveillance video that they believe depicts the responsible vehicle for the fatal hit-and-run that left Dania Cedeno-Delrosario dead. Police describe the car they are looking for as a four door red Nissan sedan with tinted windows, with heavy windshield damage. Parts from
  
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• 11-year-old girl abducted, sexually assaulted while waiting for school bus in North Carolina

  11-10-2016 20:30
  
  MEBANE, N.C. — Investigators in North Carolina are searching for a man who allegedly abducted an 11-year-old girl while she was waiting for the school bus and sexually assaulted her, according to deputies in Alamance County. Around 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, deputies with the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to a child abduction in Mebane. Upon arrival, officers were advised that an 11-year-old girl had been abducted while waiting for the school bus. A boy who w
  
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• Couple disappears 6 weeks ago, baffling Facebook posts add to mystery

  11-10-2016 20:19
  
  ANDERSON, S.C. — A South Carolina couple vanished without a trace nearly six weeks ago — and now Facebook posts are adding to the mystery surrounding their disappearance. Charlie Carver, 32, and Kala Brown, 30, were reported missing after they went several days without communicating with family and friends, according to WYFF. Kala’s friend said several friends stopped receiving texts from her on August 31. The last photos of Charlie are from a surveilla
  
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• Scene Clear After Construction Company Hits Gas Line in Bethel

  11-10-2016 20:18
  
  A construction crew hit a gas line in Bethel and a couple businesses were evacuated as a precaution, but the scene is now clear.
  
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• Construction Causes Water Issue in Canton

  11-10-2016 20:04
  
  The Canton Department of Public Works is warning customers about a water issue after construction caused an issue with a water pipe on Simonds Avenue this afternoon.Photo Credit: Shutterstock
  
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• Biggest Postseason Underachievers in Sports

  11-10-2016 20:00
  
  by Rob Joyce
  The Red Sox paid David Price an awful lot of money ($217 million to be exact) to be their ace. Under that title, one assumes that Price is expected to be a stud in the biggest of games, especially in the postseason. But after allowing five runs on six hits in just 3.1 innings in Game 2 of the ALDS, Price’s postseason numbers continue to be vastly underwhelming for someone with his talent.
  Deservedly or not, there are athletes and programs in every sport who have all the talent
  
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• Dad and daughter spend $16 on park admission; find 2.03 carat diamond

  11-10-2016 19:53
  
  MURFREESBORO, AR — There are those who go to the Crater of Diamonds State Park, armed with shovels and buckets and kneepads and maps to spend the day meticulously digging for diamonds. And then there’s Dan Frederick and his daughter Lauren, who less than an hour after setting foot in the park for the first time, found a 2.03 carat diamond just lying there, staring back at them. The state park in Arkansas is the only diamond-producing site in the […]
  
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• 5 Sports Promotions that Backfired

  11-10-2016 19:50
  
  by Rob Joyce
  If you missed it over the weekend (and if you watched, clearly you’re a fan of torture), Michigan beat Rutgers in ways rarely seen in conference play. The Wolverines allowed 39 total yards, two first downs and made the Scarlet Knights go 0-17 on third down conversions in a 78-0 beatdown. It was Michigan’s most lopsided win since 1939, and Rutgers’ worst loss since 1888 – that’s 128 years ago for those keeping track at home.
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• Comcast hit with FCC’s biggest cable fine ever

  11-10-2016 19:47
  
  NEW YORK — Comcast is being forced to pay the largest fine the FCC has ever levied against a cable operator. Its offense: Charging customers for services and equipment they didn’t ask for. The company agreed to pay a $2.3 million civil penalty and to submit to a “compliance plan,” in which regulators will monitor Comcast for the next five years to ensure it cleans up its act. “It is basic that a cable bill should include charges only for […]
  
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• Western Michigan’s PJ Fleck Quickly Rising As Top Coaching Candidate

  11-10-2016 19:42
  
  Ryan Mayer
  The college football season nears its relative midway point as we now enter Week 7 and the coaching carousel has already begun to take shape in terms of which jobs will likely be open come December. LSU fired Les Miles a couple of weeks ago and have been positioning themselves for the man who is expected to be the prize of this year’s coaching sweepstakes: Houston’s Tom Herman. With rumblings surrounding the job security, or better yet, lack thereof, of Texas coach Charlie
  
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• A store is selling a Kim Kardashian robbery Halloween costume

  11-10-2016 19:39
  
  Following a yearly trend of offensive Halloween costumes, a costume company is now selling an outfit based on Kim Kardashian’s Paris robbery, where she was bound and forced into a bathtub. Costumeish, which was called out just last year for its “foxy Megyn’s bloody tampon” costume, received immediate backlash for promoting the violent incident. The costume’s description does not make a direct reference to Kardashian, instead passively describing the subject as someo
  
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• Driver Busted on I-84 for Going 136, Another for 123: Police

  11-10-2016 19:34
  
  State police arrested three people accused of driving more than 100 miles per hour on Interstate 84 in Vernon in two days, including one driver who’s accused of going more than double the speed limit and another...Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Report Suggests State Could Lose Big With Springfield Casino

  11-10-2016 19:23
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The General Assembly’s fiscal office is predicting Connecticut could lose $68.3 million in revenue once MGM Resorts International’s planned casino opens in nearby Springfield, Massachusetts, in the fall of 2018.
  The Office of Fiscal Analysis was asked to update lawmakers on the new casino’s potential impact on Connecticut’s revenues for fiscal year 2019.
  Leaders of Connecticut’s two federally recognized tribes have warned that business a
  
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• State-Of-The-Art Machine Employed Along Hartford Commuter Rail Line

  11-10-2016 19:16
  
  WALLINGFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – As work continues along the rail line linking New Haven, Hartford and Springfield, officials Tuesday showed off a state-of-the-art track-laying machine, which is being used to assemble part of the second set of tracks along the route between New Haven and Hartford.
  The mammoth-sized equipment has been used around the globe from India to Brazil, but this is the first time it’s been used in Connecticut. It can put down track at a significantly fas
  
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• WHO urges countries to raise taxes on sugary drinks

  11-10-2016 19:14
  
  GENEVA — The U.N. health agency is recommending that countries use tax policy to increase the price of sugary drinks like soft drinks, sport drinks and even 100-percent fruit juices as way to fight obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. The World Health Organization, in a statement timed for World Obesity Day, says the prevalence of obesity worldwide more than doubled between 1980 and 2014, when nearly 40 percent people globally were overweight. Drawing on lessons from campaigns to fight tobac
  
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• Report: Connecticut could lose $68.3 million from Springfield MGM casino

  11-10-2016 19:02
  
  HARTFORD — The General Assembly’s fiscal office is predicting Connecticut could lose $68.3 million in revenue once MGM Resorts International’s planned casino opens in nearby Springfield, Massachusetts, in the fall of 2018. The Office of Fiscal Analysis was asked to update lawmakers on the new casino’s potential impact on Connecticut’s revenues for fiscal year 2019. Leaders of Connecticut’s two federally recognized tribes have warned that business at their two
  
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• Mother gives birth in Walmart checkout line – after paying for merchandise

  11-10-2016 18:47
  
  PAYSON, Utah — A mother unexpectedly gave birth in Walmart while shopping with her family Sunday morning. “In about 15 minutes we went from having a little bit of stomach problem to delivering a baby,” store manager Dustin Haight told FOX13. Employees at Walmart say register 11 will never be the same. “I think we’ve renamed it register baby – so whenever we call for help on register 11 it will be now register baby,” Haight said. Employees say a […
  
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• Aetna Exploring Cost Cutting Measures

  11-10-2016 18:30
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Aetna says it’s looking for ways to reduce it’s operating costs.
  While not specifically addressing job reductions, the company in a statement today says it is “constantly looking for ways to reduce operating costs, which includes reviewing how our resources are deployed.  This is typical of any responsible company, large or small”.
  The statement goes on to say that Aetna has informed it’s employees of several actions th
  
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• Aetna Cutting Costs, Offering Early Retirement Program

  11-10-2016 18:28
  
  Hartford-based insurance company Aetna is working to cuts costs and said it includes a voluntary early retirement program.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Man arrested 3 times in 3 hours after abusing a puppy, Thomaston police say

  11-10-2016 18:19
  
  THOMASTON — A Plymouth, Connecticut man is facing several charges after police said he was arrested three times in under three hours. It all started around 4:45 p.m. Monday. Police in Thomaston were called to South Main Street for a drunk man abusing an 8-week-old puppy. Animal Control officers also responded to the scene and found Ronald Boivin, 45. He was issued a misdemeanor summons for cruelty to animals and promised to appear in court, police said. The puppy was taken […]
  
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• Yale Issues Apology Over Racist Football Program Images

  11-10-2016 18:14
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – Yale University officials are apologizing for using racist images of Native Americans on the cover of the program for last weekend’s football game against Dartmouth College.
  The program was designed for the 100th game between the Ivy League schools on Saturday and featured images of several previous program covers from games between the schools. One from 1944 showed a Yale player setting fire to an American Indian’s clothing.
  Mary Kathryn Nagle, executiv
  
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• Mostly Dry This Week, Save for a Shower Late Thursday

  11-10-2016 18:14
  
  Mainly dry weather will continue this week, exasperating the drought across the state.
  
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• Childhood’s End

  11-10-2016 17:52
  
  President Obama will be on the road today campaigning for Hillary Clinton. He will speak at North Carolina A, T, and T State University on gun violence. But in light of the recent flooding that resulted from Matthew, there’s no doubt that there will be at least a passing reference to climate change, which has been linked to an increase in violence.
  Think I’m kidding?
  Which brings us to today’s topic; childhood’s end.
  When I was in elementary school, our main worry was Com
  
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• Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Crash on Route 37 in Danbury

  11-10-2016 17:50
  
  A bicyclist who was hit on Route 37, or North Street, in Danbury on Tuesday morning and pinned under a pickup is in serious condition, according to a police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Yale apologizes for racist imagery on football program cover

  11-10-2016 17:47
  
  NEW HAVEN — Yale University officials are apologizing for using racist images of Native Americans on the cover of the program for last weekend’s football game against Dartmouth College. The program was designed for the 100th game between the Ivy League schools on Saturday and featured images of several previous program covers from games between the schools. One from 1944 showed a Yale player setting fire to an American Indian’s clothing. Program cover for the Yale-Dartmout
  
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• Social media influence in the 2016 presidential election

  11-10-2016 17:30
  
  HARTFORD — Social media’s influence in this presidential election is stronger than it has ever been. Social media is a way for the candidates to get media outreach without spending any money – free media. It allows voters and news consumers the ability to get new information about the candidates 24/7. Tuesday, Steve Wolfberg, Principal and Chief Creative Officer, of Cronin and Company, stopped by FOX 61’s Good Day Connecticut to talk about the election. According to Wolfb
  
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• Regional Water Authority Requests Customers Conserve

  11-10-2016 17:29
  
  (New Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The Regional Water Authority is asking it’s customers to voluntarily conserve.
  The New Haven-based company is the latest among several that have put out the request to it’s customers  in recent months in light of the prolonged dry spell and varying drought conditions.
  The RWA says this weekend’s rain did little to overcome the drought.
  Ted Norris, RWA vice president, says although their reservoir supplies are adequate, the lack of
  
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• Evacuations After Crew Hits Gas Line in Bethel

  11-10-2016 17:22
  
  A construction crew hit a gas line in Bethel and a couple businesses have been evacuated as a precaution.
  
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• Water Authority Asks 430,000 Customers to Cut Water Usage

  11-10-2016 17:10
  
  The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, which serves about 430,000 people in Greater New Haven, is asking customers to cut water usage by 10 percent because of drought conditions in the region.
  
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• Two Connecticut children’s hospitals are in merger talks

  11-10-2016 16:58
  
  NEW HAVEN — Two Connecticut children’s hospitals are in merger talks. Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and Hartford-based Connecticut Children’s Medical Center said in a joint statement that they are exploring “a partnership to create a new Connecticut and regional system of pediatric care with national prominence and deep community engagement.” Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital is part of Yale New Haven Hospital system, while the Connecticut Chi
  
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• Regional Water Authority asks people of Greater New Haven to reduce water usage

  11-10-2016 16:50
  
  NEW HAVEN — The state has seen a severe lack of rain over the last several months, and now many communities are being asked to reduce their water usage. Tuesday, the Regional Water Authority, which operates in Greater New Haven, asked customers to voluntarily reduce their water use by 10 percent. The past weekend’s rains were not nearly enough to overcome the drought. The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority provides water to almost 430,000 people in 15 cities
  
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• It’s Their Vacation Too

  11-10-2016 16:49
  
  So last week I took some time off from work and headed to Lake George for the annual Adirondack Balloon Festival. It was a great long weekend and got me thinking about getting this blog going. If you have never heard of the Adirondack Balloon Festival, it is a great event and worth a visit.
  The weekend was packed with things to do and plenty of electronics to go around. With three kids, that means three Kindles, headphones, charging cables and misc. accessories they wanted. Cameras so the boys a
  
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• Bicyclist Hit on Route 37 in Danbury: Paramedic

  11-10-2016 16:34
  
  A bicyclist was hit on Route 37, or North Street, in Danbury on Tuesday morning, according to a paramedic at the scene.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Officer who saved baby’s life becomes her Godfather

  11-10-2016 16:26
  
  MERIWETHER COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia sheriff’s lieutenant has accepted the role of Godfather for a child whose life he saved.  Lt. Kenneth Knox, of Meriwether County, Georgia, detailed his story on his Facebook page. “I am so overwhelmed at the public outpouring and support. Ma’Yavi Parham is now my Goddaughter which blesses me as a person and a man,” he wrote. “I am the one who was blessed with her being brought into my life. She is a beautiful […]
  
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• Children’s Hospitals Mull Merger

  11-10-2016 16:17
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – Two Connecticut children’s hospitals are in merger talks.
  Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and Hartford-based Connecticut Children’s Medical Center said in a joint statement that they are exploring “a partnership to create a new Connecticut and regional system of pediatric care with national prominence and deep community engagement.”
  Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital is part of Yale New Haven Hospital system, while the Connecti
  
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