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• I-91 South in Meriden Shut Down Following Crash

  28-10-2016 23:42
  
  I-91 south in Meriden is shut down following a crash.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• First Lady to help commission fast attack sub in Groton Saturday

  28-10-2016 23:36
  
  GROTON — First Lady Michelle Obama will be on hand to help commission the future USS Illinois Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London. The Navy announced they will commission their newest fast attack submarine, the sub that will become the USS Illinois, SSN 786, during an 11 a.m.  ceremony Saturday. First Lady Michelle Obama is the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she will give the order to “man our ship and bring her to life!” The
  
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• I-91 south closed in Meriden after truck rollover

  28-10-2016 22:49
  
  MERIDEN–A multiple-vehicle crash has closed I-91 southbound in the area of Meriden. The road is closed between exits 18 and 17 following the crash, which occurred around 4:30 p.m. A truck rolled over, but it’s not clear how many other vehicles were involved or if anyone was injured. State Police are trying to redirect traffic off exit 18, but all of the lanes are currently blocked. It is expected to take less than four hours for the entire crash to […]
  
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• Supreme Court to take up case of transgender teen’s use of bathroom at Virginia school

  28-10-2016 22:46
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will take up transgender rights for the first time in the case of a Virginia school board that wants to prevent a transgender teenager from using the boys’ bathroom at his high school. The justices said Friday they will hear the appeal from the Gloucester County school board sometime next year. The high court’s order means that student Gavin Grimm will not be able to use the boys’ bathroom in the meantime. A lower court […]
  
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• Is there anything cuter than these tiny NICU tots in Halloween costumes?

  28-10-2016 22:29
  
  KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Surrounded by tubes and the constant beep of machines, the tiny babies at the St. Luke Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, will spend their first Halloween in the hospital. But an exceptional group of nurses and volunteers are determined not to let the holiday slip by uncelebrated. So they’ve outfitted the little guests at the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit in a costume: Superman, Captain America, Batman, Wonder Woman, and even a butterfly. The g
  
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• Fantasy Football: Who To Start, Who To Sit For Week 8

  28-10-2016 22:18
  
  CBS Sports' fantasy football experts Jamey Eisenberg and Dave Richard lay out their must-start and must-sit players of the week.
  
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• WATCH: Fire, smoke erupt from American Airlines plane after it crash lands at Chicago O’Hare

  28-10-2016 22:08
  
  CHICAGO –A plane crash landed at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago Friday afternoon. The plane was taking off from Chicago at 2:35 p.m. CT en route to Miami when it had an issue and had to abort the take off. It quickly crash landed, and passengers were able to exit. You can see passengers sliding down a slide off the plane. At least six ambulances responded to the scene, according to WGN, though it’s not clear if anyone was seriously hurt. […]
  
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• WATCH: Fire, smoke erupt from American Airlines plane after issue with takeoff at Chicago O’Hare

  28-10-2016 22:08
  
  CHICAGO –A plane burst into flames at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago Friday afternoon during takeoff. The American Airlines plane was taking off from Chicago at 2:35 p.m. CT en route to Miami when it blew a tire and had to abort the takeoff. Listen to the air traffic control audio from LiveATC.net  here. The 161 passengers and nine crew members on board were able to exit by sliding down a chute off the plane. They were then bused back to the terminal
  
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• Yale students protest to change name of Calhoun College

  28-10-2016 21:55
  
  NEW HAVEN–A group of dozens of students and coalition members gathered on Yale’s campus Friday afternoon to continue and ongoing protest to change the name of Calhoun College. “Join us as we rally with the New Haven community to demand that Yale University change the name of Calhoun College, named after one of the nation’s most ardent proponents of slavery,” the “Change the Name Coalition” wrote on a Facebook page for the protest. “The name Calhoun
  
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• Democrats Want Campaign Finance Reforms as Attack Ad Hits Airwaves

  28-10-2016 21:26
  
  Normally, television airspace is reserved for the most flush with cash campaigns during election season. With TV time priced in at least the tens of thousands, races like Connecticut House and Senate seats...Photo Credit: NBC10.com
  
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• This weekend marks 4 years since Hurricane Sandy hit Connecticut

  28-10-2016 21:06
  
  HARTFORD — Four years ago, a late season hurricane became one of the most costly in our nation’s history. The storm that eventually became Hurricane Sandy formed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22. It quickly strengthened, and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Sandy in just six hours. Two days later, it became a hurricane. It caused damage in Cuba and Jamaica as it moved north. It moved up the eastern seaboard and made landfall in New Jersey on October 29. The [&h
  
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• Show off your Halloween spirit!

  28-10-2016 20:59
  
  HARTFORD — Every year, kids are asked a simple question: “What would you like to be for Halloween?” Young boys might be steered toward G.I. Joe, Han Solo, Robin Hood, a Ninja Turtle, or any character from a long list of superheroes and action films and TV shows. For girls, at least in the last decade, Halloween costumes largely gravitated toward princesses. For the past 11 years, princess costumes have been the top-selling children’s Halloween costumes, according to
  
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• Fire Closes Fourth Street in Norwich

  28-10-2016 20:45
  
  Part of Fourth Street in Norwich is closed because of a fire. The street is closed near Page Street.Photo Credit: NBC 7
  
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• Connecticut healthcare exchange will offer fewer choices this year

  28-10-2016 20:24
  
  HARTFORD — Connecticut’s health insurance exchange is preparing for its fourth open enrollment period, but this time customers will find fewer choices. Two insurance companies, Anthem and ConnectiCare, will be offering plans to individuals through Access Health CT this year. There were a high of four insurers during last year’s open enrollment, but United Healthcare and HealthyCT are no longer participating. This year’s open enrollment begins Nov. 1 for health insura
  
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• Gas Leak Closes Road in Vernon for Hours

  28-10-2016 20:18
  
  Gas has been off for around 140 Eversource customers for hours after a construction crew hit a gas line Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Quinnipiac Students Warned About Halloween Costume Choices

  28-10-2016 20:07
  
  As students at colleges across the country prepare to get in costume to celebrate Halloween, leaders at Quinnipiac University in Hamden are sending a message to students to make sure the Halloween costume...
  
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• Man Charged in 4 Armed Robberies in Southington

  28-10-2016 20:06
  
  Southington police have charged one man with four armed robberies in this month at a Subway restaurant, two liquor stores and a gas station.Photo Credit: Southington Police
  
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• Malloy Urges Water Usage Limit Amid First “Drought Watch”

  28-10-2016 20:03
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is urging residents to reduce their water usage whenever possible.
  The governor says steps need to be taken to “stretch our water supply” given the state’s persistent drought conditions.
  The Democrat made the plea on Friday. It comes after the Connecticut Interagency Drought Workgroup issued the state’s first-ever “drought watch” for Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, N
  
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• Keidel: Rex Ryan Is Back… Or Is He?

  28-10-2016 20:02
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Just as we were putting the postmortems on Rex Ryan’s head-coaching career, his Buffalo Bills ripped-off four straight wins. Those of us who live around New York City have seen this before — a boost just as the nails were being drilled into Ryan’s vocational coffin.
  A few years ago, the Jets were in a midseason free fall, only to hit a similar streak and finish the season 8-8. A tearful Jon Idzik (the Jets’ general manager) announced to the party-hear
  
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• Aaron Hernandez phone calls were tapped before 1st murder trial

  28-10-2016 19:46
  
  BOSTON — A new report says former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez had his jailhouse phone calls hacked ahead of his first murder trial. A Suffolk Sheriff’s Department spokesman tells the Boston Herald the hacking happened in 2014, when Hernandez was being held in a Boston jail. He was convicted in 2015 of killing the boyfriend of his fiancee’s sister. The spokesman says the breach was discovered in a database operated by Securus Technologies during a routine secu
  
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• Grandmother arrested after duct taping child’s mouth: Bridgeport police

  28-10-2016 19:29
  
  BRIDGEPORT — A Bridgeport grandmother is facing charges after police said she duct-taped her 6-year-old granddaughter’s mouth. Police said they arrested Jacqueline Frasier, 50, on charges of risk of injury to a minor and disorderly conduct Wednesday after they got a call from the little girl’s mother. She told police Frasier was babysitting for the 6-year-old when an uncle came home and found the duct tape wrapped over the girl’s mouth. Frasier told police she did it to k
  
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• FBI notifies Congress it will investigate new emails found in probe of Clinton’s private server

  28-10-2016 19:20
  
  NEW YORK — FBI Director James Comey said Friday the bureau is reviewing new emails related to Hillary Clinton‘s time as secretary of state, according to a letter sent to eight congressional committee chairmen, a surprise development with 11 days until the election. After recommending this year that the Department of Justice not press charges against the Secretary of State, Comey said in the letter to eight congressional committee chairman that “recent developments” u
  
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• Emails related to Clinton investigation came from sexting probe of Anthony Weiner

  28-10-2016 19:20
  
  NEW YORK — FBI Director James Comey said Friday the bureau is reviewing new emails related to Hillary Clinton‘s time as secretary of state, according to a letter sent to eight congressional committee chairmen, a surprise development with 11 days until the election. After recommending this year that the Department of Justice not press charges against the Secretary of State, Comey said in the letter to eight congressional committee chairman that “recent developments” u
  
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• Drought Watch Issued for 6 Connecticut Counties

  28-10-2016 19:09
  
  Six of Connecticut’s eight counties are in a drought watch, Gov. Dannel Malloy said during a news conference on Friday afternoon, and residents of the affected counties are being asked to cut water usage by...Photo Credit: AP
  
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• 12 K9 dogs and their handlers graduate after weeks of training

  28-10-2016 19:04
  
  MIDDLETOWN — Some new paws are hitting the road to keep you safe! Friday morning, twelve K9 handlers and their dogs graduated after eight weeks of training. All of the dogs are labradors from Guiding Eyes in New York. The handlers from State Police are all assigned to the Emergency Services Unit. The troopers and their K9s will assist with sweeping venues that host significant events and also respond to bomb threats. Congrats to all of the graduates! Connecticut State […]
  
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• State and Enfield police investigating after woman’s body found in the woods

  28-10-2016 18:55
  
  ENFIELD — A woman’s body was found in the woods around 11 a.m. Friday in Enfield. Police are investigating the scene on Windsor Court behind an apartment complex which is near Lafayette Park. State and Enfield police are investigating. A woman between 50 and 60 years old was reported missing Thursday night and police checked out her apartment. Friday, K9 units were brought in to help look for her and a body was found about 300 years from the home. Police […]
  
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• City of Hartford drops home-sharing suit against ‘Scarborough 11’

  28-10-2016 18:47
  
  HARTFORD – The City of Hartford has withdrawn a suit against residents known as the Scarborough 11, a household of eight adults and three children who say they have a constitutional right to live together as their own family in the home they collectively purchased on Scarborough Street. Peter Goselin, attorney for ‘Scarborough 11’,  said that they’re relieved they are not going to be fined or forced to leave their home, but said the issue isn
  
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• Gov. Malloy: 6 of 8 Connecticut counties upgraded to ‘drought watch’

  28-10-2016 18:21
  
  NEW BRITAIN — Governor Malloy announced Friday that six of eight Connecticut counties have now been upgraded to drought watch from drought advisory. Those include Litchfield, Hartford, Tolland, Fairfield, New Haven, and Middlesex Counties. New London and Windham counties remain in drought advisories. Speaking at a news conference in New Britain, Malloy asked for a voluntary 15 percent drop in usage across those counties. There is a voluntary 10 percent drop in place in the remaining two co
  
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• Governor to Announce State's Efforts to Address Drought

  28-10-2016 18:08
  
  The ongoing drought is affecting water supplies across Connecticut and state officials will be holding a news conference this afternoon to discuss what they are doing about it.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Woman Reported Missing in Enfield Found Dead: Police

  28-10-2016 18:02
  
  Police are investigating the death of a 56-year-old woman reported missing from the Windsor Court public housing complex in Enfield on Thursday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Gas Leak in Vernon Could Close Road for Hours

  28-10-2016 17:54
  
  Part of Merline Road in Vernon is closed after a gas leak this this morning, the gas has been shut off for 140 Eversource customers and the road is expected to be closed for at least 12 hours.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Daredevil jumps from mountain in wingsuit, records own crash into pine trees below

  28-10-2016 17:49
  
  SAN DIEGO – A Navy pilot from San Diego is lucky to be alive after jumping off a mountain peak in France in a wingsuit. Eric Dossantos woke up in a French hospital after his wingsuit stunt failed in late September. Dossantos, an avid base jumper, was wearing the suit when he jumped off a peak in Chamonix. Video he posted online on Tuesday shows his decent from the mountaintop all the way down to his spectacular crash into pine […]
  
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• Mom overdoses in car with baby in backseat

  28-10-2016 17:45
  
  HOPE, Indiana — A startling new photo shows an Indiana woman passed out behind the wheel of a car after an apparent heroin overdose with a syringe clutched in her fist. This is exactly how police found 25-year-old Erika Hurt in a parking lot Saturday in Hope, Indiana. What’s more disturbing is the fact that her infant son was found crying in the back seat. According to a statement issued by the Hope Police Department, officers gave Hurt two doses […]
  
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• Seasonable With an Abundance of Clouds This Weekend

  28-10-2016 17:37
  
  An abundance of clouds is expected this weekend, and a few showers are possible Sunday.
  
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• Report: Hernandez Calls Hacked Before 1st Murder Trial

  28-10-2016 17:27
  
  BOSTON (AP) – A newspaper is reporting that former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez had his jailhouse phone calls hacked when he was being held ahead of his murder trial, and prosecutors weren’t told.
  A Suffolk Sheriff’s Department spokesman tells the Boston Herald (http://bit.ly/2dTprym ) the hacking happened in 2014, when Hernandez was being held a Boston jail. He was convicted in 2015 of killing the boyfriend of his fiance’s sister.
  The spokesman says the brea
  
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• Report: Aaron Hernandez's Jail Phone Calls Were Tapped

  28-10-2016 17:19
  
  Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's jailhouse phone calls were tapped while he sat in prison awaiting his murder trial.Photo Credit: FILE - Getty Images
  
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• Portrait of Girl Who Died of Cancer on Display at Department

  28-10-2016 16:44
  
  A 9-year-old girl who died of cancer earlier this year will forever be honored by the police department that made her an honorary police officer last year.Photo Credit: Waterford 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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• Let’s Relieve Some Stress

  28-10-2016 16:40
  
  With the election ever closer, for many, tensions are running high, even to the point that a yard sign for the wrong candidate can result in vandalism.
  So let’s relieve the stress if only for a moment.
  Now this is fun. Here’s a story about a Brit who compiled a list of the worst songs ever after a tweet to his 1000 followers garnered 10’s of thousands of replies. You may disagree with some of the nominees, but either due to fatigue or pitiful musicianship, you’ll certainl
  
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• Power Outage Likely Caused Water Main Break: Mayor

  28-10-2016 16:25
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Middletown officials may never know for sure what caused Wednesday’s massive water main break in the area of Silvermine Road, but they believe it was likely caused by a power outage a week earlier.
  Mayor Daniel Drew says the outage in the area of the Roth water treatment facility caused valves to close suddenly– placing a tremendous amount of pressure on the 24-inch water line. Officials believe the pressure caused a hairline crack in the l
  
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• First Lady Comes to Navy Sub Base Groton This Weekend

  28-10-2016 15:52
  
  First Lady Michelle Obama will be in Groton on Saturday morning when the U.S. Navy commissions a new ship.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Crew Hits Gas Line In Vernon

  28-10-2016 15:43
  
  VERNON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Crews were working to repair a natural gas line which was struck by a construction crew– causing a leak Friday morning in Vernon.
  Eversource says the line was hit in the area of 31 Merline Road. A crew was on the scene making repairs.
  The utility says 141 gas customers are without service. It could be Friday night before service is restored, said police
  Merline Road is closed between Route 30 and Vernwood Drive.
  There were no reports of injuries.
  
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• Mystic Aquarium Releases Harbor Seal Pups

  28-10-2016 15:23
  
  CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium has released three seal pups in waters off Charlestown, Rhode Island, after they were rescued earlier this year.
  The harbor seal pups were returned to the water at Blue Shutters Beach on Thursday.
  The aquarium says the pups had been abandoned shortly after birth. Mystic’s first responders found one of the pups in North Kingstown, while two others were rescued on the coast of Maine.
  The pups_ named Crysta
  
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• Changes in your ‘like’ button? Here are some Halloween treats from Facebook

  28-10-2016 15:09
  
  HARTFORD — Notice anything different on your Facebook page today? Now, you can  express if you like, love, haha, wow, sad, or are angry about something using Halloween-themed symbols! The symbols come to life when you tap on them. The limited-edition reactions launched to Facebook users in a select set of countries in the days leading up to and through Halloween. From a cackling witch to express laughter, to a grimacing jack o’lantern to show anger, you’ll be sure to [&hel
  
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• WWF: Two-thirds of wildlife may be gone by 2020

  28-10-2016 15:06
  
  More than two thirds of the world’s wildlife could be gone by the end of the decade if action isn’t taken soon, a new report from the World Wildlife Fund revealed on Thursday. Since 1970, there has already been a 58 percent overall decline in the numbers of fish, mammals, birds and reptiles worldwide, according to the WWF’s latest bi-annual Living Planet Index. If accurate, that means wildlife across the globe is vanishing at a rate of 2 percent a […]
  
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• Gas leak closes Merline Road in Vernon

  28-10-2016 14:52
  
  VERNON – A potential gas leak has closed a road in Vernon. Vernon police said a road closure is impacting Merline Road only Friday morning. Police said the gas company is on the scene. Stay with FOX 61 as this story develops.
  
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• Michael Phelps secretly got married

  28-10-2016 14:28
  
  Here’s one thing Michael Phelps did not Facebook Live. The Olympic swimming champion and Nicole Johnson secretly married on June 13 in Paradise Valley, Arizona, according to a copy of their record of marriage. Phelps’ friend and agent, Peter Carlisle, conducted the ceremony. The couple got engaged in February 2015. Johnson gave birth to their son, Boomer, in May. The pair are pretty active on social media, and Johnson may have hinted at the ceremony when she posted a family […
  
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• Ski, Sun & Travel Expo ready for take-off at Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville

  28-10-2016 14:23
  
  HARTFORD –  Hosted by Emmy-award winning FOX 61 Daytrippers and travel experts Jim Altman and Sarah Cody, The Ski, Sun & Travel Expo will include a wide range of representatives from everywhere from ski resorts, European destinations, Caribbean islands and top cruise lines this Sunday at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Visitors will be able to learn more about area recreational activities, attractions and daytrip opportunities, many of which will be offering exclusive
  
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• 2 Bridgeport Brothers Plead Guilty To Distributing Heroin

  28-10-2016 14:21
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Federal authorities say two Bridgeport brothers have pleaded guilty to heroin distribution charges in connection with the overdoses of two people.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 39-year-old Erick Delgado and 28-year-old Anoris Delgado both pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of distribution of heroin.
  Authorities say the men were involved in distributing heroin to a 24-year-old man who overdosed but was revived with the overdose reversal
  
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• Police Warn of Water Department Imposters in Waterbury

  28-10-2016 14:08
  
  Waterbury police are investigating reports of imposters posing as city water department employees and they are asking residents to contact authorities if someone shows up at your house and doesn’t have a marked...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Recipe: Sweet Maria’s Halloween cupcakes

  28-10-2016 13:48
  
  HARTFORD – It is National Chocolate Day and Maria Sanchez of Sweet Maria’s Bakery in Waterbury is on Good Day CT with her Sweet Maria’s Halloween Cupcakes! White Cupcakes, (makes 20 cupcakes) 2 ½ cups cake flour 1 ½ cups sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ¼ pound, plus 3 tablespoons butter, softened 5 egg whites 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350. Line cupcake pans with paper liners. In an electric mixer, on [&hell
  
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