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• Donations Let Kids Have School Photos Taken for Free

  02-11-2016 23:52
  
  A professional photographer hasn’t done a picture day at McDonough Expeditionary Learning School in about three years.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Statistical Model Provides Hints at Presidential Outcome

  02-11-2016 23:12
  
  Most people may look at the stock market and purely view it through a financial lens. The performance of the Dow Jones index may lead to a better performing portfolio or perhaps losses, but to some political and...
  
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• Police: Drunken trucker from Meriden was trying to change pants when he crashed

  02-11-2016 22:53
  
  WILLISTON, Vt. — Vermont state police say a drunken tractor-trailer driver was trying to change his pants while driving when his truck went off a road and rolled on its side. Police say 62-year-old Meriden, Connecticut, resident Allen R. Johnson Sr. had a blood alcohol level of 0.21 percent, five times the legal limit for operating a commercial motor vehicle on a public highway. The truck rolled onto its side on Interstate 89 in Williston on Wednesday morning. Police say […]
  
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• 2 Connecticut sites named among 10 newest national historic landmarks

  02-11-2016 22:47
  
  STONINGTON — Two historic Connecticut properties are being designated as national historic landmarks. The James Merrill House in Stonington and the Steward’s House in Cornwall are among 10 properties recognized as having exceptional value to the nation. They were announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service. The 10 landmarks include properties honoring the nation’s civil rights and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history. The J
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel makes kids cry again with 6th annual Halloween candy prank

  02-11-2016 22:30
  
  It’s the Halloween prank that never gets old. For the sixth year in a row, Jimmy Kimmel asked parents to pretend they ate all their kids’ Halloween candy – and parents delivered. The “I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy” challenge is back and possibly better than the years before. The Kimmel Show says they received more submissions than ever this year. Similar to years before, the video is filled with many tears, screams and tantrums.
  
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• Bridgeport police officers buy teen a new bike after he was robbed, assaulted

  02-11-2016 22:15
  
  BRIDGEPORT–A teen’s misfortune has been reversed, thanks to the local police department. On October 16, Kyle Marrero, a 14-year-old Bridgeport resident, was assaulted by two men. Marrero says they had a gun, and they stole his bicycle. Detectives Michael Fiumidinisi and Frank Delbouno learned of the theft felt for the kid, and took initiative to buy him a new bike. A local shop, Spoke and Wheel, built the bike for Marrero. “Kyle is a good kid and this is the […]
  
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• East Haven band director reinstated days after he was suspended, accused of verbal abuse

  02-11-2016 22:11
  
  EAST HAVEN — An East Haven band director has been reinstated after he was suspended and accused of verbal abuse. But, as soon as Chris Laundano was placed on leave, students past and present jumped to his defense. Chris Laudano has been the East Haven High School co-op marching band’s director for five years, and has helped the band win the state championship. He is also the school’s music teacher. On Monday, a parent made a complaint to the East Haven […]
  
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• Two Connecticut Sites Named As Historic Landmarks

  02-11-2016 22:06
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Two historic Connecticut properties are being designated as national historic landmarks.
  The James Merrill House in Stonington and Steward’s House in Cornwall are among 10 new properties being recognized as having exceptional value to the nation. They were announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service.
  Federal officials say the 10 new landmarks include properties that honor the nation’s LGBT a
  
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• Christmas tree growers in Connecticut: Drought not seriously hurting crop

  02-11-2016 22:06
  
  HARTFORD — New England Christmas tree growers say the region’s drought is having only minor effects on their crop. New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association Executive Director Jim Horst says some seedlings planted in the spring didn’t survive because they didn’t have deep, established roots. Jamie Jones, a sixth-generation farmer in Shelton, Connecticut, says his farm did hand-watering this year to save some younger trees, but full-size trees are in great shape and
  
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• Risk experts: Candidates focusing on terrorism, but that’s not the deadliest threat facing the US

  02-11-2016 21:50
  
  WASHINGTON — It’s a scary world out there, risk experts agree, but they say Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton often focus on the wrong dangers — fixating on hazards that are unlikely, or unlikely to cause massive pain. The Associated Press asked 21 risk experts to analyze the presidential campaign and list what they consider the five biggest threats to the world. Climate change topped the list with 17 mentions, often as the top threat. It was followed by use […]
  
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• Bridgeport Officers Recognized

  02-11-2016 21:47
  
  (Bridgeport,Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Two Bridgeport police officers are being recognized for going above and beyond helping a teenaged assault and robbery victim.
  Fourteen-year-old Kyle Marrero was assaulted October 16 by two men, one of whom said he had a gun.
  The detectives on the case–Michael Fiumidinisi and Frank Delbouno–met with the victim’s mother during their investigation.
  It was upon learning Kyle had his bicycle stolen that the officers purchased a new bike on
  
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• Goldberg Is Back In WWE… Why We Shouldn’t Be Surprised

  02-11-2016 21:45
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  There’s an old saying in pro wrestling — never say never. No matter how much animosity or how great the real-life drama, somehow in the end wrestlers always seem to return to WWE. In recent years we’ve seen Bruno Sammartino put aside his differences with the McMahon family. Ditto for the Ultimate Warrior who buried the hatchet just days before his untimely death. And most recently, Goldberg.
  The man who set World Championship Wrestling on fire as a central figu
  
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• Couple married 74 years die on same day

  02-11-2016 21:43
  
  MULDOON, Texas — Together for 74 years, even death couldn’t keep Leonard Cherry and his wife Hazel apart. The Cherrys were high school sweethearts, married in January 1942 in Muldoon, Texas. Last week they died, just a few hours apart. Their only grandson, Craig Cherry, said their love was the strongest love that he had ever seen. “The two were always smiling and always deeply in love,” Cherry told CNN affiliate KWTX. Although family members are mourning their loss, the [
  
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• DOT vehicle struck in Milford: State Police

  02-11-2016 21:41
  
  MILFORD — A Connecticut Department of Transportation truck was struck by a driver with a suspended license Wednesday morning according to State Police. ***DOT VEHICLE STRUCK IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE*** https://t.co/iwwuD2pYTH pic.twitter.com/0zZVRU1rfl — CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) November 2, 2016 Police said around 10:50 a.m., a Nissan Maxima hit a DOT crash truck that was operating in the left lane of an active construction zone north of Exit 34 on I-95 South in Milford. Author
  
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• Christmas Tree Growers: Drought Not Seriously Hurting Crop

  02-11-2016 21:18
  
  By PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – New England Christmas tree growers say the region’s drought is having only minor effects on their crop.
  New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association Executive Director Jim Horst says there were losses in seedlings planted in the spring. They didn’t get a chance to establish roots.
  Jamie Jones, a sixth-generation farmer in Shelton, Connecticut, says his farm did hand-watering this year to save some
  
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• Bridgeport Police Buy Teen Robbery Victim New Bike

  02-11-2016 21:18
  
  Bridgeport Police officers decided to buy a 14-year-old a bike after his bike was stolen during an assault in the city last week.Photo Credit: Bridgeport Police
  
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• Man Wounded In Gas Station Shooting Arrested

  02-11-2016 21:14
  
  (New Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – One of two men wounded in an apparent shootout at a New Haven gas station last week is now under arrest.
  The incident occurred October 24 when 25-year-old Akeem Whitley was found on the nearby Ferry Street bridge with leg and stomach wounds.
  Thirty-one-year-old Labian McKnight was found in the doorway of the station suffering from shoulder and back wounds.
  McKnight was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but checked himself out a week later.
  He
  
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• Berlin Police Respond to False Home Invasion Report

  02-11-2016 21:04
  
  Berlin police were investigating a possible home invasion on Tuesday that ended up being a false alarm.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Berlin Police Investigating Possible Home Invasion

  02-11-2016 20:59
  
  Berlin police are investigating a possible home invasion.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police ID Man Found Dead In River

  02-11-2016 20:44
  
  (New Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in New Haven have released the name of a man whose body was found Tuesday in the Quinnipiac River.
  They say the man is 59-year-old Gary Crawford of New Haven.
  His body was spotted by a bridge tender just east of the Grand Avenue railroad bridge, according to police.
  So far, there’s no word on a cause of death.
  Crawford’s body has been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
  
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• Police ID Man Found Dead in Quinnipiac River

  02-11-2016 20:40
  
  Police have identified the man whose body was pulled from the Quinnipiac River in New Haven on Tuesday afternoon, but they are not sure how he wound up in the water.Photo Credit: New Haven Police
  
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• Victim Hurt in New Haven Double Shooting Arrested

  02-11-2016 20:31
  
  One of the men who were injured during a shooting at a New Haven gas station last week has been charged, police said.Photo Credit: New Haven Police
  
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• Second Suspect in Norwalk Pawn Shop Robbery Arrested

  02-11-2016 20:30
  
  U.S. marshals have arrested another suspect in an armed robbery at a Norwalk pawn shop in September.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police
  
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• UConn Has A 75-Game Winning Streak And Something To Prove

  02-11-2016 20:04
  
  PAT EATON-ROBB, AP Sports Writer
  STORRS, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — Perhaps it’s fitting that UConn’s freshman point guard is named Dangerfield.
  Like Crystal Dangerfield’s namesake Rodney, the four-time defending national champions feel they aren’t getting enough respect.
  UConn enters the season on a 75-game winning streak, but is ranked third behind Notre Dame and Baylor in the preseason AP poll.
  “I think it’s going to let us play with a little ch
  
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• Man in Critical Condition After New Britain Crash

  02-11-2016 19:49
  
  A man is in critical condition after a crash in New Britain on Monday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Stamford swim coach reinstated after investigation

  02-11-2016 19:44
  
  STAMFORD — A longtime high school swim coach in Stamford who was placed on leave when several of his swimmers became sick after practicing in an improperly chlorinated pool has been reinstated. The Stamford Advocate reports that Rick Lewis, head coach of the Westhill-Stamford girls’ co-op swimming and diving team, as well as his assistant, were reinstated Tuesday after they were cleared of wrongdoing. They were placed on leave a week ago after allegedly holding a team practice i
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Regarding CT’s Deficit

  02-11-2016 19:37
  
  Kevin Lembo, State Comptroller, announced Tuesday that his analysis of recent spending data indicates that the state is currently on track to end the year with a $42-million deficit.
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: The GOP’s Odds In The State Senate

  02-11-2016 19:35
  
  The Courant’s Dan Haar wrote the “GOP Hopes For Taking Over State Senate, Once Stronger, Now Remote.”
  What does Senate minority leader Len Fasano think about this statement?
  
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• Merrill: Connecticut Poll Workers Well-Prepared For Election

  02-11-2016 19:33
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Secretary of the State Denise Merrill says Connecticut poll workers will be more prepared than in past years for next week’s hotly contested presidential election, thanks partly to recent state legislation.
  Merrill points out how all registrars of voters and moderators must now receive training and certification. She says such changes have led to more standardization across the state.
  Merrill says there have also been more training sessions
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Mayor Luke Bronin Talks Capital City’s Issues

  02-11-2016 19:32
  
  Mayor Luke Bronin joins Ray for an hour-long discussion on the issues the Capital City is facing.
  Hear the latest now:
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Elon Musk & America’s Future Foreign Policy

  02-11-2016 19:31
  
  Matthew Schmidt is assistant professor of national security and political science at the University of New Haven.  He believes Elon Musk could likely have more influence on America’s future foreign policy than whoever ends up as president.
  Find out why.
  
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• Office of Chief Medical Examiner Could Lose Accreditation

  02-11-2016 19:21
  
  The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is in danger of losing its accreditation because of budget cuts and staffing levels, according to a letter from the National Association of Medical Examiners....Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Community Colleges Coordinate Efforts To Combat Sex Assault

  02-11-2016 19:20
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Connecticut’s 12 community colleges are launching a new coordinated effort to combat sexual assault on campus.
  Using a $750,000 federal grant awarded last year, the schools are introducing new software to educate students about bystander intervention, consent, stalking and domestic violence.
  The colleges are also pursuing formal agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies outlining how sexual assault complaints are to be handled.
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• Police: ‘Vote Trump’ vandalism, fire at Mississippi church a hate crime

  02-11-2016 19:05
  
  GREENVILLE, Miss. — Police are treating the burning of a black church in Mississippi — during which vandals spray-painted “Vote Trump” on a wall — as a hate crime, saying it amounts to an act of voter intimidation. A 911 call reporting the fire at Hopewell Baptist Church in Greenville came in at about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. Most of the damage to the 111-year-old church was to the sanctuary, pastor Carolyn Hudson
  
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• Gawker’s shell settles with Hulk Hogan for $31 million

  02-11-2016 18:54
  
  NEW YORK  — The shell of Gawker has settled with Hulk Hogan for $31 million, ending a years-long fight that led to the media company’s bankruptcy, the shutdown of Gawker.com and the sale of Gawker’s other sites to Spanish-language broadcaster Univision. Gawker founder Nick Denton in a Wednesday blog post said that the “saga is over.” Denton filed for personal bankruptcy because of the $140 million verdict won by the former professional wrestler in a Florida cou
  
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• Expect more HOPE for the Holidays

  02-11-2016 18:17
  
  HARTFORD — FOX 61’s Expect more HOPE initiative brings our community together by Helping Organizations Promote Education. For a child or an adult who is suffering from poverty, hunger, homelessness, or illness, a holiday gift given with love is a reminder to them that there is joy and hope among the despair. FOX 61 is committed to helping our neighbors most in need year-round, but we find it especially encouraging to help those in need over the holidays. This season, we [&hellip
  
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• American Red Cross putting Hope in the Holidays for veterans in need

  02-11-2016 18:10
  
  FARMINGTON — The American Red Cross in Connecticut is supporting homeless veterans through the Hope for the Holidays collection drive. In partnership with FOX 61’s Expect More Hope program, in coordination with The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk and AAA Allied Offices, the Red Cross will be collecting winter weather items to be distributed to homeless veterans this holiday season. Hope for the Holidays will provide donated care packages to homeless veterans through agencies a
  
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• State medical examiner’s office expected to lose accreditation in January

  02-11-2016 17:54
  
  FARMINGTON — The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is expecting to lose its accreditation in January due to staffing issues. James Gill, M.D. Chief Medical Examiner, released a letter from the National Association of Medical Examiners, NAME,  and stated, “Current phase II deficiencies will result in loss of full accreditation of the OCME.  They note that ‘Phase II standards are considered essential requirements and any such deficiency may seriously impact
  
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• Man kills co-worker’s 3-year-old daughter at factory ‘for no apparent reason,’ police say

  02-11-2016 17:51
  
  LOS ANGELES – In an unprovoked attack with no known motive, a 34-year-old man fatally stabbed a coworker’s 3-year-old child at the downtown Los Angeles garment factory where he and the girl’s mother worked together, police told KTLA on Tuesday. The man, identified as Ricardo Augusto Utuy, was booked on suspicion of murder in the little girl’s death. The child had just been picked up from day care to be with her mother at the clothing factory in the 800 block of
  
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• Girl missed trick-or-treating because of dog attack – so the neighborhood organized a re-do

  02-11-2016 17:38
  
  NEW CASTLE, Ind. – The city of New Castle came together on Tuesday night to give a little girl the Halloween experience she missed out on this year. Cailynn Richards, 4, wasn’t able to trick-or-treat Monday because she was attacked by a neighbor’s dog that afternoon, according to WXIN. Cailynn’s mom said the little girl is OK, but she was very upset when she woke up Tuesday and realized she’d missed out on the festivities. New Castle residents gathered in costu
  
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• 4-year-old’s body found in plastic tote; police say girl died at least 4 years ago

  02-11-2016 17:35
  
  EVERETT, Wash. – Detectives have found the remains of a 4-year-old girl who died at least four years ago hidden in a plastic tote in Everett, Washington. Snohomish County sheriff’s detectives said they believe the girl died several years ago while she was with her biological mother and the mother’s boyfriend. The mother and boyfriend panicked when the girl died because they had a history with the police, detectives believe. Rather than report the death, they wrapped the gi
  
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• Route 8 to Close in Litchfield, Harwinton Friday

  02-11-2016 17:30
  
  Part of Route 8 in Litchfield and Harwinton will be closed Friday for bridge work.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Connecticut OME To Lose Full Accreditation

  02-11-2016 17:26
  
  (Farmington, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has been informed by the National Association of Medical Examiners that is losing it’s full national accreditation.
  In a statement, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. James Gill says it means his office does not meet the “minimum standards for an adequate medicolegal death investigation system”.
  NAME says the office faces a number of challenges, most notably an insufficient number of forens
  
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• What Residents Need to Know on Election Day

  02-11-2016 16:52
  
  We are less than a week away from Election Day and Wednesday state officials held a news conference about the state’s preparedness for the election and residents casting votes for the next president, as well as...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 9 movie theaters around the state to show ‘Newtown’ documentary Wednesday night

  02-11-2016 16:50
  
  HARTFORD — Nine theaters in the state will show a new documentary about the Sandy Hook tragedy Wednesday night. “Newtown”  includes interviews with families and residents to tell the story of the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history on December 14, 2012. The showing at 7:30 p.m. in theaters will include a town hall discussion hosted by CNN‘s Chris Cuomo. The discussion will focus on gun violence, collective trauma,
  
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• Springfield police continue search for ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect whose crime spree started in Enfield

  02-11-2016 16:44
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Police in Springfield, Mass. continue to look for a man considered armed and dangerous they said was in a car that ran down two city police officers. Meanwhile, two co-defendants are in court Wednesday to face charges connected to a string of alleged crimes that started late Monday night in Enfield and also involved a convenience store robbery in Springfield. Police said they tried to pull over a vehicle with Rhode Island plates and three occupants wanted […]
  
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• Driver Hits DOT Truck on I-95 South in Milford

  02-11-2016 16:38
  
  There are delays on Interstate 95 South in Milford after a driver hit a Department of Transportation truck that has been filling pot holes, according to police.Photo Credit: Department of Transportation
  
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• Manatee Treated At Mystic Released Off Florida Coast

  02-11-2016 16:37
  
  MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) – A pregnant manatee rescued from the waters off Cape Cod in September has been released back into the wild off the coast of Florida.
  The nearly 900-pound marine mammal dubbed Washburn was fitted with a tracking transmitter before she was released Tuesday into the Indian River in Oak Hill.
  The manatee was rescued off Washburn Island in Falmouth by the International Fund for Animal Welfare on Sept. 22.
  The group said it was concerned that the northern waters would soon be
  
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• Swim Coach Reinstated

  02-11-2016 16:14
  
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) – A longtime high school swim coach in Connecticut who was placed on leave when several of his swimmers became sick after practicing in an improperly chlorinated pool has been reinstated.
  The Stamford Advocate (http://bit.ly/2fcQhUi ) reports that Rick Lewis, head coach of the Westhill-Stamford girls’ co-op swimming and diving team, as well as his assistant, were reinstated Tuesday after they were cleared of wrongdoing.
  They were placed on leave a week ago after
  
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• Meriden dentist arrested for the third time on sexual assault charges

  02-11-2016 16:10
  
  MERIDEN — A dentist has been arrested for the third time on fourth degree sexual assault charges. Police said Jeffrey Krahling, 51, of Wallingford, was arrested October 28 and charged with sexual assault in the fourth degree for the third time in two months. They said Krahling was also charged with that same crime on Sept. 2 and Sept. 22. Krahling has an office at 12 Curtis St., Suite 14, in Meriden. Police said he is accused of sexually assaulting patients as […]
  
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