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• Red Sox Pick Up Options On Ortiz and Buchholz

  03-11-2016 23:56
  
   BOSTON (AP) _ The Boston Red Sox have exercised their 2017 option on designated hitter David Ortiz “as a formality,” even though he has said he will retire.
  The team also exercised its option on right-hander Clay Buchholz and declined the option on catcher Ryan Hanigan.
  Ortiz spent the last season on a farewell tour after announcing that he would retire at the age of 40. But the team picked up the $17.2 million option to retain his rights in case he changes his mind.
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• Mets Bring Back Bruce

  03-11-2016 23:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) _ Outfielder Jay Bruce’s $13 million option has been exercised by the New York Mets, who also exercised an option on infielder Jose Reyes for next year’s major league minimum.
  Bruce was an All-Star for the third time this year, hitting .265 with 25 homers and 80 RBIs for Cincinnati before the Mets acquired him on Aug. 1. The 29-year-old slumped badly with New York and was benched at times late in the season. He hit .219 with eight homers and 19 RBIs for New York.
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• City to relocate residents of deteriorating New London apartments

  03-11-2016 23:36
  
  NEW LONDON — The New London Housing Authority will start finding places for residents of the Thames River Apartments due to their deteriorating conditions. City officials said due to the continuing deterioration in the living conditions, they were working with federal and state officials to begin the process of relocating tenants of the complex. The city said they were also working with the tenant’s association, the tenants and the lawyers involved in the tenant’s lawsuit. The
  
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• Police: Waterbury daycare worker broke 3-year-old’s arm while trying to get her to listen

  03-11-2016 23:29
  
  WATERBURY–A daycare worker in Waterbury has been arrested after a 3-year-old girl broke her arm following an incident. On October 24, a mother picked her daughter up from Kids Town daycare, located at 835 Wolcott Street in Waterbury, and noticed that the girl’s arm was “hanging” strangely by her side. When she asked the teacher about it, the woman said that the girl was “acting up” and hurt her arm while throwing books around the classroom. The girl was taken
  
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• Woman missing for 2 months found ‘chained like a dog’ inside a container

  03-11-2016 23:14
  
  WOODRUFF, S.C. — A South Carolina woman who went missing with her boyfriend in late August has been found alive, according Spartanburg Sheriff Chuck Wright. Wright said that deputies found 30-year-old Kala Brown “chained like a dog” inside a large metal container after they heard her banging on the walls, according to WYFF. Authorities believe she had been kept in the container for the last two months. Brown said she had been chained by the neck inside the container, and s
  
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• Utah police: 13-year-old boys died from new synthetic opioid that’s available online

  03-11-2016 22:51
  
  PARK CITY, Utah — Toxicology tests confirm two 13-year-old boys in the Utah ski-resort town of Park City overdosed on a new synthetic drug that is available online, and that was also found at the estate of entertainer Prince after he died, police said Thursday. Ryan Ainsworth and Grant Seaver died of acute intoxication of a drug called U-47700, sometimes known as “pink,” Park City Police Chief Wade Carpenter said in a statement, citing results from the Utah Office of the [
  
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• Meriden Homicide Victim Had Been Dead for Weeks

  03-11-2016 22:51
  
  Police are investigating the death of an elderly man found decomposing in an apartment in Meriden Wednesday night and they are searching for his Nissan Sentra, which is missing from the home.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Teen Charged With Groping Woman In Cheshire

  03-11-2016 22:44
  
  (CHESHIRE,Conn./CBS Connecticut)  –  Cheshire police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with an attack on a 46-year-old woman, who said she was accosted by a male while walking in the Strathmore Drive neighborhood shortly after 4:30 Wednesday afternoon.
  The teen confessed to the crime, said police. He faces charges of fourth-degree sexual assault and second-degree unlawful restraint. The suspect is due in Waterbury Juvenile Court Friday.
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• Man Who Assaulted Woman on UConn Campus Arrested

  03-11-2016 22:37
  
  The man who assaulted a woman on a UConn Campus Thursday has been brought into custody.Photo Credit: UConn
  
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• 15-year-old charged after woman groped on afternoon walk in Cheshire

  03-11-2016 22:31
  
  CHESHIRE — Police arrested a teenager after a woman reported being groped on Wednesday. A 46-year-old woman said she was groped while in the area of Strathmore Drive in Cheshire around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. She said the male, who she described as a teenager, approached her from behind, grabbed her shoulders and chest so she couldn’t move, and then reached between her legs. The teen male ran off. On Thursday, a 15-year-old admitted to police that he was responsible after [&hell
  
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• Police Arrest 15-Year-Old Who Groped Woman in Cheshire

  03-11-2016 22:26
  
  Police have charged the 15-year-old who grabbed a woman from behind in Cheshire on Wednesday night, but they continue to investigate four other similar assaults on women in town since May.
  
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• UConn Police Apprehend Assault Suspect

  03-11-2016 22:19
  
  STORRS, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – University of Connecticut police say they have arrested a man suspected of grabbing a woman’s buttocks outside the Commissary Warehouse on Gurleyville Road in Storrs Thursday.
  Police say the man ran from the area after the incident, which occurred just before 2 p.m. A campus-wide alert was issued soon after and the suspect was apprehended later in the afternoon, said officials.
  The suspect’s name was not immediately available.
  
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• West Hartford traffic stop yields gun, drugs, two arrests

  03-11-2016 22:00
  
  WEST HARTFORD — A traffic stop ended in the arrest of two people on gun and drug charges. Police stopped a car with heavily tinted windows on Flatbush and Newfield Avenues In West Hartford on Tuesday. When they talked to the driver, police noticed a heavy odor of marijuana,  and the driver admitted having a marijuana cigarette. When the car’s occupants got out of the vehicle, officers noticed gun on one of the passengers. The passenger was taken to the […]
  
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• 3 New Haven cops reunite man missing since 1994 with his family

  03-11-2016 21:59
  
  NEW HAVEN — It’s been 22 years since a mother last saw her son, but the long wait to be reunited has ended. A man named John went missing in 1994. His family says he was a “Deadhead” at the time, or a fan of the Grateful Dead. He traveled from concert to concert, they said. Then, in 1994, John went missing. His mother said they thought he may have been scared at the time from his alleged involvement in […]
  
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• Chihuahua, 2 Puppies Rescued Thanks to New Britain Community

  03-11-2016 21:36
  
  A mother Chihuahua and her puppies living in dug-out tunnel on a hillside in New Britain were rescued thanks to some students and neighbors.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Yoga instructor saves dying student who collapsed in class

  03-11-2016 21:31
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – When you think of a strenuous, heart-pounding workout, yoga doesn’t usually come to mind. But during a recent class at Hidden Dragon in Oklahoma City, yoga instructor Ryan Tigner was faced with the unexpected. “Having someone collapse and have a moment is not the norm,” Tigner told KFOR. 50-year old Nick Zaizar had a preexisting heart condition and crumbled out of his Standing Warrior position. “It was very abrupt, like a sack of potatoes hittin
  
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• City Seeking Approval to Relocate Tenants at Housing Complex

  03-11-2016 21:24
  
  The City of New London is seeking approval to relocate tenants living with mold, cracked foundations and roach infestations at the Thames River Apartments.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• UConn police searching for man accused of grabbing woman on campus

  03-11-2016 21:01
  
  STORRS — UConn Police Department put out an alert Thursday after a woman said she was grabbed on campus. Around 1:55 p.m. a man approached a woman outside of the Commissary Warehouse in Storrs and touched her buttocks. Then the male ran away from the area. The man involved is a college-aged male. Police called the incident harassment and assault. UConn Police ask that you call 860-486-4800 if you can identify the man involved.
  
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• Man Killed In Somers Crash

  03-11-2016 21:01
  
  SOMERS, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A Stafford man was killed in a one-vehicle crash in Somers Thursday morning
  State police say Lawrence Bourque, 24, lost control of his 1994 Nissan Sentra and struck a utility pole on Ninth District Road just before 5:30 a.m.
  Bourque was taken to Johnson Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead, said troopers.
  The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call 860-896-3200.
  
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• Man in custody accused of grabbing woman on UConn campus

  03-11-2016 21:01
  
  STORRS — UConn Police Department has a suspect in custody after a woman said she was grabbed on campus Thursday afternoon. Police said around 1:55 p.m. a man approached a woman outside of the Commissary Warehouse on Gurleyville Road in Storrs and touched her buttocks. Then the male ran away from the area. Police called the incident harassment and assault. Authorities said the man they were looking for was a college-aged male. The suspect has not been identified. Police expect to
  
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• Police ID Stafford Man Killed in Somers Crash

  03-11-2016 20:58
  
  A 24-year-old Stafford man was killed in a crash on 9th District Road in Somers this morning, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Woman arrested in Monroe Goodwill parking lot for shooting heroin with child in car

  03-11-2016 20:56
  
  MONROE–A mother was arrested after a bystander allegedly witnessed her shooting up heroin. On Wednesday around 7:40 p.m. police responded after a person made a complaint that a woman was “shooting up” heroin in her car in the Goodwill parking lot, located at 252 Monroe Turnpike in Monroe. The complainant said there was a young child present in the car at the time. When police arrived they found an empty syringe and paper fold that resembled packaging that heroin is […]
  
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• Daycare Worker Accused of Dragging 3-Year-Old, Breaking Arm

  03-11-2016 20:55
  
  Waterbury police have arrested a daycare worker who is accused of dragging a 3-year-old child in her care and breaking the child’s arm.Photo Credit: Waterbury Police
  
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• Sears in West Hartford to Close

  03-11-2016 20:46
  
  The Sears store, as well as the Sears Auto Center, in Corbin’s Corner in West Hartford will be closing in January, according to Sears Holdings.Photo Credit: Joe Raedle/Staff
  
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• Sears, Sears Auto Center At Corbin’s Corner To Close

  03-11-2016 20:32
  
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – The Sears and Sears Auto Center at Corbin’s Corner in West Hartford are closing.
  Sears Holdings says the outlets will close in early January.
  The store was recently sold to Seritage Growth Partners and is leased by Sears holding. Under the agreement, Seritage contractually has the right to recapture the space occupied by the store and Sears Auto Center locations, the company said in a statement. “Seritage informed us that they will be ex
  
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• Operation ELF Begins

  03-11-2016 20:17
  
  The 15th annual Operation ELF promotion is underway and they are looking for donations to help ease the financial stresses military families face because of the call to active duty.
  
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• Operation ELF Celebrates 15 Years

  03-11-2016 20:16
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – For the 15th year, the Connecticut National Guard is collecting items to make the holidays a little brighter for families who have a loved one serving overseas in the military.
  Items being sought through Operation ELF— Embracing Lonely Families include new unwrapped toys, gift cards, and goods and services such as home heating oil and snow removal.
  Donations are being accepted through December 13 at the following locations:
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• Calls To Reform State Bail System

  03-11-2016 20:12
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Advocates for bail reform have urged Connecticut officials to overhaul pretrial detention practices in the state, saying too manypeople are being held on high bonds on minor criminal charges.
  The Connecticut Sentencing Commission held a public hearing on the issue Thursday as it evaluates the state’s pretrial detention practices at the request of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
  About 650 people are detained in state prisons on bails of less than $20,000.
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• Officials Announce Connecticut Hotline For Abuses At Polls

  03-11-2016 20:06
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut and federal officials are announcing a hotline for anybody to report rights abuses or fraud at the polls on Election Day.
  Workers from the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission will staff the hotline during the voting hours on Tuesday.
  The office of Connecticut’s top federal prosecutor says its representatives and the FBI will be in touch with state officials to receive any complaints. An assistant U.S. attorney, Sus
  
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• NFL Picks Week 9: Lions Upset Vikings, Steelers Roll Past Rival Ravens

  03-11-2016 19:41
  
  Bryan Altman
  Last week was BRU-TAL, so please excuse me while I indulge in a brief Bart Simpson chalkboard moment.
  I Will Not Go 4-9 Ever Again. I Will Not Go 4-9 Ever Again. I Will Not Go 4-9 Ever Again. I Will Not Go 4-9 Ever Again. I Will Not Go 4-9 Ever Again. I Will Not Go 4-9 Ever Again. I Will Not Go 4-9 Ever Again. I Will Not Go 4-9 Ever Again. I Will Not Go 4-9 Ever Again. I Will Not Go 4-9 Ever Again…
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• Advocates Urge Pretrial Detention Reforms In Connecticut

  03-11-2016 19:31
  
  By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Advocates for bail reform have urged Connecticut officials to overhaul pretrial detention practices in the state, saying too many people are being held on high bonds on minor criminal charges.
  The Connecticut Sentencing Commission held a public hearing on the issue Thursday as it evaluates the state’s pretrial detention practices at the request of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
  About 650 people are detained
  
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• West Hartford Sears and Sears Auto Center to close in January

  03-11-2016 18:55
  
  WEST HARTFORD — The Sears and Sears Auto Center in West Hartford will close its doors come January 2017. Sears takes up a large portion of the shopping center known as Corbins Corner across from West Farms mall. “Until then, the store itself will continue to remain open and we will continue to serve our customers and members,” said Howard Riefs, Director of Communications for Sears Holding. “The store will begin its liquidation sale on November 11.” The closing is [
  
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• Subway Offering Free Subs for National Sandwich Day

  03-11-2016 18:15
  
  Today is National Sandwich Day, and Connecticut-based Subway is celebrating what it calls #GoodDeedFeed.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Eversource customers to see lower winter energy costs

  03-11-2016 17:57
  
  BERLIN – With winter, and colder weather, approaching, Eversource said they are delivering cost-savings for their customers on its Standard Service rate in Connecticut. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Thursday approved electricity prices from power suppliers that are 18 percent lower than last winter, which was the lowest winter rate since 2013. On January 1, 2016, the residential Standard Service supply price will be 7.87 cents per kilowatt-hour, down from last winter&
  
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• Justice Zarella leaving Connecticut Supreme Court after 16 years

  03-11-2016 17:52
  
  HARTFORD — Justice Peter T. Zarella will retire from the Connecticut Supreme Court at the end of December after nearly 16 years as one of the court’s most conservative members. The 67-year-old Zarella announced his retirement Thursday. He will start work in January at the law firm McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter. Zarella was among the dissenting justices when the Supreme Court abolished the state’s death penalty last year, and he accused the majority of tailorin
  
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• I-395 in Putnam Clear After Truck Rollover

  03-11-2016 17:46
  
  Interstate 395 North in Putnam was closed for several hours after a tractor-trailer rolled over.Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• Mass. man makes 90-mile march to raise awareness for vets with PTSD

  03-11-2016 17:07
  
  HARTFORD – An Massachusetts army veteran has started marching to his state’s capital to raise awareness for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. His name is James Chartier and he is a former Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. “As we all know, Veterans suffering from PTSD are at an ultimate high,” Chartier wrote on his Facebook page. “In some cases, left homeless. This is why I am walking 90 Miles to raise awareness. But, more can be done. I will […]
  
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• Naugatuck Considers a Longer School Day

  03-11-2016 17:06
  
  The school district in Naugatuck is considering starting school later in the day and believes the small change could have a big impact.
  
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• UConn Student Died of Drug Overdose: Medical Examiner

  03-11-2016 17:05
  
  A UConn student who died early last month died of a drug overdose, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Lyft comes to Connecticut, offering alternative to Uber

  03-11-2016 17:05
  
  HARTFORD — Need a lift? Connecticut ride-sharing app users now have a new option: Lyft.  Until Thursday, Uber was the only ride-sharing app operating in the state. “Anyone and everyone in Connecticut will be able to get a safe and affordable ride with the download of an app,” said a Lyft spokesperson. “Wherever you’re headed, you can count on Lyft in minutes! Need a quick ride to Metro-North to dash into the city? We have you covered. The Lyft app matches
  
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• CBS Sports’ Ian Eagle Talks Steelers-Ravens, Jets-Dolphins In Week 9

  03-11-2016 17:01
  
  By Danny Cox
  The first half of the NFL season is in the books, and a handful of AFC teams have started to pull away from the pack. Others need to win now, or winning won’t matter in the season’s second half.
  Week 9 features two important AFC divisional games, as Pittsburgh heads to Baltimore and the New York Jets land in Miami. The Steelers, who have been without their starting quarterback, still find themselves leading a messy AFC North, and the only team with a winning re
  
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• Zarella Leaving Connecticut Supreme Court After 16 Years

  03-11-2016 16:38
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Justice Peter T. Zarella will retire from the Connecticut Supreme Court at the end of December after nearly 16 years as one of the court’s most conservative members.
  The 67-year-old Zarella announced his retirement Thursday.
  Zarella was among the dissenting justices when the Supreme Court abolished the state’s death penalty last year, and he accused the majority of tailoring its ruling based on personal beliefs. He also dissented when the court approved
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Yale’s New Alzheimer’s Study

  03-11-2016 16:25
  
  Dr. Reisa Sperling, Internationally recognized Alzheimer’s researcher of Harvard University, talks a local Alzheimer’s study that will be taking place in New Haven at the Yale University School of Medicine.
  More than five million Americans are currently suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. By 2050, scientists expect this number to triple to 15 million or more. A groundbreaking study testing whether an investigational drug can prevent or slow the development of Alzheimer’s
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Why Hospitals Are Asking Feds For Help

  03-11-2016 16:25
  
  Arielle Levin Becker covers health care for The Connecticut Mirror.  Hospitals have asked the feds to declare Connecticut’s Medicaid rates and hospital tax illegal.
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Salute To Veterans In Connecticut

  03-11-2016 16:25
  Peter DePaola joins Ray to preview Veterans Day in Connecticut. To salute Connecticut’s 213,000 veterans there will be a Veterans Day event on November 12th at Patriot Park in Coventry.  The event will include military displays, a pull up bar, and a 4 mile fun run.  All proceeds will go to the CT American Legion, the Woman Marines, VFW, and the DAV. A van from the CT VA will help veterans with access services.
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• Police Search for Car Belonging to Meriden Homicide Victim

  03-11-2016 16:19
  
  Police are investigating the death of an elderly man found decomposing in an apartment in Meriden Wednesday night and they are searching for his Nissan Sentra, which is missing from the home.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Meriden Truck Driver Drunk, Changing Pants Before Truck Rollover: Police

  03-11-2016 15:25
  
  A Meriden man was drunkenly changing his clothes before his tractor-trailer rolled over on a Vermont highway Wednesday morning, according to Vermont State Police.Photo Credit: Vermont State Police
  
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• Crews Moving Tractor-Trailer from I-395 in Putnam

  03-11-2016 15:20
  
  Crews are moving a tractor-trailer that rolled over on Interstate 395 North in Putnam and closed the road for several hours.Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• Police Investigate 5th Groping in Cheshire

  03-11-2016 15:11
  
  Police are searching for a teen who grabbed a woman from behind in Cheshire on Wednesday night and they are looking into four other similar assaults on women in town since May.
  
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• Parents outraged after principal dresses as Trump, secretary as Clinton in prison garb

  03-11-2016 15:06
  
  STAUNTON, Va. – Some parents are outraged after the Principal at Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton, Virginia  dressed up as Donald Trump and a school secretary dressed as Hillary Clinton in prison garb for Halloween. A photo of pair was posted on the school’s website in a Halloween photo album of costumes worn by students and staff. The photo shows Principal Mark Rowicki dressed as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and secretary Stephanie Corbett dressed as Hill
  
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