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• Pedestrian struck in Bristol; Rt. 72 closed

  19-11-2016 23:45
  
  BRISTOL — Police have blocked Route 72 as a result of a pedestrian accident. The accident happened at Pine Street, Rt. 72, and Emmett Street in Bristol Saturday afternoon. Check back for further details as they develop.  
  
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• Pedestrian struck in Bristol

  19-11-2016 23:45
  
  BRISTOL — Police are investigating an accident on Route 72. The accident happened at Pine Street, Rt. 72, and Emmett Street in Bristol Saturday afternoon. Check back for further details as they develop.  
  
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• Bicyclist dies after being struck by car in Bristol

  19-11-2016 23:45
  
  BRISTOL — Police are investigating an accident on Route 72 that resulted in the death of a bicyclist Saturday. The accident happened at Pine Street, Rt. 72, and Emmett Street in Bristol Saturday afternoon. just before 5 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a 49-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to the hospital where he died. Police said that the man was headed north across Pine street when he was hit by a Honda Accord driven by a 75-year-old man. [&helli
  
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• Route 72 in Bristol Closed Due to Accident

  19-11-2016 23:33
  
  Route 72 in Bristol is closed because of an accident, according to police.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• Pedestrian Struck on I-95 in Greenwich

  19-11-2016 23:26
  
  Interstate 95 south was partially closed in Greenwich because of a crash involving a tractor trailer and a pedestrian, state police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Hartford To Sell PD's Horses for $500: City Council

  19-11-2016 23:21
  
  The City of Hartford has disbanded the police department’s mounted patrol unit and has plans to sell the animals and equipment for a shockingly low price, according to the city council.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Whitney Avenue in Hamden Closed After Car Strikes Pole

  19-11-2016 23:07
  
  Whitney Avenue in Hamden is closed after a car struck a utility pole Sunday afternoon.Photo Credit: Hamden Police Department
  
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• Lyme-Old Lyme High School Wall Vandalized

  19-11-2016 22:54
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A school official says a wall at the Lyme-Old Lyme High School and a few other sites in Old Lyme have been vandalized with graffiti.
  Superintendent of Schools Ian Neviaser says the graffiti was discovered Saturday morning and immediately removed.
  He says most of the graffiti was related to the girls soccer state championship game on Saturday and there was one negative message about Republican President-elect Donald Trump.
  Neviaser says he’s
  
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• Enfield Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspect

  19-11-2016 22:50
  
  Enfield police are searching for a man who robbed a local gas station at gunpoint Saturday afternoon.Photo Credit: Enfield Police Department
  
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• School official: Lyme-Old Lyme High School wall vandalized

  19-11-2016 22:46
  
  HARTFORD — A school official says a wall at the Lyme-Old Lyme High School and a few other sites in Old Lyme have been vandalized with graffiti. The Hartford Courant reports  that Superintendent of Schools Ian Neviaser says the graffiti was discovered Saturday morning and immediately removed. He says most of the graffiti was related to the girls soccer state championship game on Saturday and there was one negative message about Republican President-elect Donald Trump. Neviaser says he&
  
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• Boston College Shuts Out UConn

  19-11-2016 22:44
  
  KYLE HIGHTOWERAP Sports Writer
  BOSTON (CBS Connecticut and AP) — Patrick Towles passed for 183 yards and a touchdown in his final home game, Davon Jones added a rushing score and Boston College kept alive its bowl hopes will a 30-0 win over UConn on Saturday.
  Eagles senior linebacker Matt Milano added a 19-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
  Boston College (5-6) can become bowl-eligible with a victory in its regular-season finale at Wake Forest next week.
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• Enfield Police Investigate Armed Robbery

  19-11-2016 22:15
  
  ENFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Enfield police are seeking the public’s help in finding the man who robbed a gas station at knife point Saturday afternoon.
  Around 1 p.m., the suspect– described as a white male standing 5’9″ with a medium build wearing glasses, an orange knit hat, green pants and tan pants– entered the Sunoco station at 600 Enfield Street and demanded money, said police.
  The suspect fled southbound toward Enfield Plaza.
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• Boston College bowl chances alive after 30-0 win over UConn

  19-11-2016 22:12
  
  BOSTON — Patrick Towles passed for 183 yards and a touchdown in his final home game, Davon Jones added a rushing score and Boston College kept alive its bowl hopes will a 30-0 win over University of Connecticut on Saturday. Eagles senior linebacker Matt Milano added a 19-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Boston College (5-6) can become bowl-eligible with a victory in its regular-season finale at Wake Forest next week. Neither team entered Saturday having [&hel
  
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• Branford group protests North Dakota pipeline

  19-11-2016 22:01
  
  BRANFORD — A group of about a dozen protesters took to the town green to protest the North Dakota pipeline. The Branford group had signs and played drums in an effort to raise awareness about the controversial  project in hopes that construction will be stopped. The $3.8 billion pipeline to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois is largely complete except for a stretch under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota. The Standing Rock Sioux fears a leak could contaminate […]
  
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• New Britain fire leaves at least 4 displaced

  19-11-2016 21:33
  
  NEW BRITAIN — SIX people were displaced in a Saturday morning fire in New Britain. Firefighters were called to 17 Carlson Street at 6:10 a.m. when second floor residents reported the smoke alarms in the vacant third floor apartment were going off. The Red Cross said they were helping six people. First and second floor residents were able to get out safely and were being helped by the Red Cross.  Deputy Chief Paul Walsh says the exact cause of the fire, […]
  
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• New Britain fire leaves 4 displaced

  19-11-2016 21:33
  
  NEW BRITAIN — Four people were displaced in a Saturday morning fire in New Britain. Firefighters were called to 17 Carlson Street at 6:10 a.m. when second floor residents reported the smoke alarms in the vacant third floor apartment were going off. First and second floor residents were able to get out safely and were being helped by the Red Cross.  Deputy Chief Paul Walsh says the exact cause of the fire, which started in the third floor bedroom,  is […]
  
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• Trump-Romney meeting another wild 2016 twist

  19-11-2016 21:24
  
  WASHINGTON — Forget a Team of Rivals. This would be a double act of denouncers. The thought that Mitt Romney would ever join the cabinet of Donald Trump — given their fuming hostility, mutual contempt and venomous rhetorical exchanges — might be the most absurd notion yet of a crazy political year. But the possibility that Trump and the man he labeled a “choke artist” could find common cause in the new administration was nonetheless a hot topic ahead of […]
  
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• America’s shift to SUVs is on display at L.A. Auto Show

  19-11-2016 20:59
  
  LOS ANGELES — America’s shift from cars to SUVs is starting to look permanent, and automakers are scrambling to meet the demand. Toyota, Ford, Subaru, Jeep and Volkswagen are all showing new SUVs at this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show. Even traditional luxury car makers like Jaguar and Alfa Romeo are debuting SUVs at the show, which opened to the public on Friday. Americans bought more SUVs than four-door cars for the first time last year, and the momentum is […]
  
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• Inaugural Class Graduates From The Latino Leadership Academy

  19-11-2016 19:38
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The inaugural class of the Latino Leadership Academy has graduated.
  U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and the Connecticut Hispanic Democratic Caucus created the academy this year to help participants learn more about government, politics, campaigns and the advocacy process.
  Murphy says 18 emerging community leaders graduated Saturday morning during a ceremony at the State Capitol in Hartford.
  The Connecticut Democrat says they’ll bring fresh voices to
  
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• Hartford Police investigating after a suspected overdose in car

  19-11-2016 19:15
  
  HARTFORD — Hartford Police are investigating after they say a man died of an apparent overdose from a white powder substance. Police responded to the parking lot of 298 Farmington Avenue around 6:18 p.m. Friday on the report of an unresponsive male slumped over in the passenger seat of a vehicle. The Hartford Fire Department was on scene and provided medical attention before he was taken to St. Francis Hospital. He was pronounced dead less than an hour later. The […]
  
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• A transgender Marine comes out, tests military’s new policy

  19-11-2016 19:05
  
  CAMP PENDLETON, Cali. — Lance Cpl. Aaron Wixson is looking forward to the day he can attend the annual Marine Corps Ball in the outfit he feels most comfortable in. Last Friday, he wore female Dress Blues to the gala at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. But next year, Wixson hopes to trade in the female uniform for the iconic Dress Blues worn by men — the gender he identifies with even though it’s not the one on […]
  
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• Federal Funds To Help Reduce Food Waste In Connecticut

  19-11-2016 18:33
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut is using new federal funding to help reduce the amount of food that’s wasted in the state.
  Officials estimate nearly 520,000 tons of food waste is generated annually in Connecticut, some of which could’ve been donated to feed needy people.
  A $75,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a $25,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been awarded to the Massachusetts-based Center for EcoTechno
  
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• Avon Firefighters Open Training Course to Community

  19-11-2016 18:27
  
  Saturday people in Avon gained a bit of gratitude for the hard work of the volunteer firefighters who serve their community.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 3 Injured in Head-on Crash in Willimantic

  19-11-2016 18:16
  
  Three people have been sent to the hospital following a serious overnight crash in Willimantic near the Capitol Garage on Route 32 at around 2 a.m. Saturday morning, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Episcopalians Consider Gun-Free Zones

  19-11-2016 17:55
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut Episcopalians gathering for a convention this weekend are considering a resolution that would ask all parishes in the state to declare themselves as gun-free zones.
  More than 600 Episcopalians from parishes around the state are meeting Saturday at the Convention Center in Hartford for their 233rd annual convention.
  In addition to the resolution on guns, the clergy and other delegates also will consider others, including one expressing support for Christia
  
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• Facebook will develop tools to fight fake news

  19-11-2016 17:19
  
  LONDON  — Mark Zuckerberg has outlined a series of measures that should help prevent fake news from being shared on Facebook. The planned controls, which were announced in a late night Facebook post, follow accusations that a flood of fake news stories influenced the U.S. presidential election. “The bottom line is: we take misinformation seriously,” wrote Zuckerberg. “We take this responsibility seriously. We’ve made significant progress, but there is more work
  
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• President-elect tweets he could have won Trump University trial

  19-11-2016 17:15
  
  NEW YORK  — President-elect Donald Trump sent two tweets on Saturday to claim he would have won the lawsuits against Trump University he has agreed to settle for $25 million. “The only BAD thing about winning the presidency” is he doesn’t have time to sit for a trial he says he would have won, he tweeted. “Too bad!” Trump also said the $25 million settlement was much less than his potential financial exposure in the cases, which alleged Trump defrauded [&
  
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• Snow Showers Expected Sunday and Monday

  19-11-2016 16:41
  
  High pressure is in control of Connecticut's weather through Saturday, meaning dry, sunny weather. But big changes are in sight.
  
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• Enjoy a very warm sunny Saturday; a taste of winter Sunday

  19-11-2016 16:21
  
  Our beautiful stretch of mild and sunny weather continues for more day today with temperatures low 60s. Then get ready for a taste of winter starting Sunday with much colder air and even some snow in parts of the state! After a bright and mild Saturday, clouds will start moving in late-day.  Rain showers will develop around/after midnight. Some of that rain could be briefly heavy between 2 AM and 5 AM Sunday as a strong cold front moves through. As […]
  
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• 3 Injured In Early Morning Crash In Willimantic

  19-11-2016 16:20
  
  (Willimantic, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Three people were injured overnight in a two-vehicle crash in Willimantic.
  Police Lieutenant Stan Parizo says they received 911 calls around 2 a.m. about a two-vehicle crash on West Main Street, Route 32.
  Parizo says one victim, a female, was unconscious when they arrived.
  She was transported to Windham Hospital then flown to Hartford Hospital with a head injury.
  Parizo says two other victims, both males, were treated and released.
  He says they’
  
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• No Injuries Reported in New Britain House Fire

  19-11-2016 16:04
  
  Some New Britain residents received a scary wake-up call Saturday morning when fire broke out at a multi-family home on Carlson Street.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Rocky Hill Man Dead of Suspected Overdose: Hartford PD

  19-11-2016 15:48
  
  Hartford police are investigating after one person died of a suspected overdose Friday evening.Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department
  
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• Hartford Police Possible Overdose Death

  19-11-2016 15:24
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A man is dead and Hartford police are investigating the case as a possible overdose.
  They say just before 6:30 Friday evening, a 54-year-old man from Rocky Hill was found in the front passenger seat of a vehicle in the parking lot of 298 Farmington Avenue.
  The person was rushed to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center by was pronounced dead just before 7 o’clock.
  Officers say the owner of the vehicle signed a consent to search of the vehicle, aft
  
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• Rt. 32 Reopens After Overnight Head-on Crash in Willimantic

  19-11-2016 15:23
  
  Three people have been sent to the hospital following a serious overnight crash in Willimantic near the Capitol Garage on Route 32 at around 2 a.m. Saturday morning, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Missing Meriden Man With Developmental Disorder Found Safe

  19-11-2016 14:36
  
  A man in Meriden who has a development disorder reported missing on Friday has been found safe in Cheshire, police said.
  
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• Rt. 32 Re-Opens After Overnight Head-on Crash in Willimantic

  19-11-2016 14:19
  
  Three people have been sent to the hospital following a serious overnight crash in Willimantic near the Capitol Garage on Route 32 at around 2 a.m. Saturday morning, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• ‘Hamilton’ cast urges Pence to ‘uphold our American values’

  19-11-2016 14:08
  
  NEW YORK — Vice president-elect Mike Pence became part of the show Friday when he attended a performance of “Hamilton” in New York and was directly addressed by the cast. Word spread on social media that Pence was in the house for the hit Broadway show, and during the curtain call, cast member Brandon Dixon, who portrays Aaron Burr, directly addressed Pence. “Vice President-elect Pence, we welcome you and we truly thank you for joining us here at ‘Hamilton: An [&hel
  
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• Route 32 back open after serious head-on collision

  19-11-2016 13:14
  
  WILLIMANTIC – Willimantic Police are investigating after a head-on collision on West Main Street otherwise known as Route 32 in Willimantic resulted in 3 people being taken to the hospital. The call came in to police around 2:00 a.m.. On arrival, first responders found one woman trapped in a car, unconscious. City Fire Rescue was able to extricate her, and she was then taken to Windham Hospital in an ambulance. When she arrived, she was immediately flown to Hartford Hospital […]
  
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• Head-on collision closes Route 32 in Willimantic

  19-11-2016 13:14
  
  WILLIMANTIC – Willimantic Police are investigating after a head-on collision on West Main Street otherwise known as Route 32 in Willimantic resulted in 3 people being taken to the hospital. The call came in to police around 2:00 a.m.. On arrival, first responders found one woman trapped in a car, unconscious. City Fire Rescue was able to extricate her, and she was then taken to Windham Hospital in an ambulance. When she arrived, she was immediately flown to Hartford Hospital […]
  
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• Overnight Head-on Crash in Willimantic Shuts Down Route 32

  19-11-2016 12:24
  
  Three people have been sent to the hospital following a serious overnight crash in Willimantic near the Capitol Garage on Route 32 at around 2 a.m. Saturday morning, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New London Whalers keep up undefeated season with just 1 more regular season game

  19-11-2016 05:15
  
  The New London Whalers improved to 9-0 with a 34-6 win over the Lancers from Waterford. The game started out slow as the first quarter ended 0-0. In the second quarter Whalers opened up the scoring by tallying two touchdowns at the hands of senior Melquann Gomez. The first he ran in a TD on the QB keeper, and the second he threw to Giovanni Lopez, who made several defenders miss on his way to a 35 touchdown reception as […]
  
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• Malloy announces more funding made available for electric car rebates

  19-11-2016 05:07
  
  HARTFORD — An additional $2.7 million is being made available to encourage Connecticut consumers to purchase electric vehicles. Democratic Gov. Dan Malloy announced the extra funding for the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate Program on Friday during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Connecticut International Auto Show in Hartford. Under the program, residents, businesses and municipalities that purchase or lease a battery electric, fuel cell, or plug-in hybrid can
  
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• Wallingford police arrest man for stealing firearm from gun shop

  19-11-2016 04:58
  
  WALLINGFORD–After a local shop noticed a gun was missing from its display case, it did a little digging, which led to police involvement. On Thursday, employees at Delta Arsenal, located at 372 Quinnipiac Street in Wallingford, noticed a missing gun from the case. When they went back and looked at surveillance video, they saw a man reach over the counter, grab the gun, and leave. Employees called police, who viewed the surveillance video, and the shop put out an alert […]
  
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• New overtime law means millions of workers may make more starting Dec. 1

  19-11-2016 04:49
  
  A new federal law goes into effect on Dec. 1st that could potentially affect millions of workers across the U.S. Businesses have been scrambling to prepare for the onset of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which changes the threshold for overtime pay to $47,500. Salaried workers who make less than that are eligible for overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours in a week. As the rules currently work, companies can avoid paying overtime to full-time salaried employees […]
  
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• One of the most popular choices for Thanksgiving is … Cracker Barrel?

  19-11-2016 04:44
  
  Cracker Barrel restaurants around the nation are busy preparing for their busiest day of the year, and that day is Thanksgiving. According to a press release from a Cracker Barrel executive, the restaurant is expecting to serve about 1.5 million guests on Thanksgiving. People choose to eat out for many reasons, maybe they burned their turkey or didn’t have the time to cook for family and friends. On Thanksgiving Cracker Barrel expects to serve: 460,000 pounds of turkey – enough
  
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• BMW with license plate ‘Zyklon’ offends Kansas residents reminded of Holocaust

  19-11-2016 04:40
  
  PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — A Kansas resident says he was offended to see a German-built BMW with the Johnson County license plate “Zyklon.” “Zyklon B” is a cyanide-based gas that Nazis used during the Holocaust to exterminate millions of Jews. “When I was buying the car, looking at this black, high-speed BMW, with a light tan interior, and I just had a lot of imagery of like a hurricane, or a cyclone,”the car’s owner, Steven Sanks, explained. A F
  
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• Kids raise enough money for 8,000 meals as part of Foodshare’s holiday fundraising

  19-11-2016 04:33
  
  BLOOMFIELD–A group of teenagers made a big difference for some families this Thanksgiving. The Power of Peace group raised $3,200 for Foodshare’s Thanksgiving program, and also donated some turkeys. Nearly 16,000 local families have requested a turkey for this Thanksgiving, and so far nearly 10,000 have been donated. The money raised by the kids will go towards feeding more families. “We want to promote change as a young group, and help our community, because this is our world,
  
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• Refugees dine together at Berlin mosque at event to discuss fears of Trump administration

  19-11-2016 04:30
  
  BERLIN — Refugees living in the Greater Hartford area gathered at a mosque in Berlin to support each other Friday night, sharing stories of their escapes to America for a better life. “I love life in America, I love people in America, I love people in the church welcoming me and I love the people in the mosque,” said Ali Alfagar, who came to Connecticut from Syria as a refugee with his wife and three daughters. Now, the family lives in […]
  
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• Faith Leaders Gather At Greater Hartford Mosque

  19-11-2016 04:19
  
  Dozens of people from all faiths gathered to process the result of the presidential election Friday afternoon, hoping to spread the message of coming together and moving forward.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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