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• Yale students petition administration to establish a sanctuary campus

  10-12-2016 23:43
  
  NEW HAVEN — Students called upon the administration at Yale University to uphold its commitment to diversity and inclusion by declaring itself a Sanctuary Campus, Yale University students and staff delivered a petition Friday with 2,400 signatures to Yale’s president asking for the school to affirm “the rights of all individuals to access education and employment, irrespective of immigration status.” “In a climate of fear and hate, it is more importan
  
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• Wintery Mix Hits State Sunday into Monday

  10-12-2016 23:38
  
  The season's first widespread wintry mix is on the way.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• RNC spokesman Sean Spicer casts doubt on Russian hacking Intel

  10-12-2016 23:27
  
  WASHINGTON — Republican National Committee communications director Sean Spicer said Saturday reports that the RNC was hacked by the Russians are not true and cast doubt on the Intelligence community assessments of Russia’s attempts to influence US elections. “If (US Intelligence communities are) so certain it happened, why won’t they go on the record and say it,” Spicer told CNN’s Michael Smerconish in a heated conversation. “I don’t understand it.
  
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• Missing American journalist alive in Syria, Senator says

  10-12-2016 23:19
  
  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has “high confidence” that missing American journalist Austin Tice is alive in Syria, Sen. John Cornyn said Friday. Freelance journalist Tice disappeared while reporting near the Syrian capital of Damascus in August, 2012.Texas Republican Cornyn, the second-ranking GOP leader in the Senate, said he had been briefed on the latest situation by White House hostage envoy James O’Brien. O’Brien was able to deliver “positive, ye
  
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• Major water main break along Silas Deane Hwy. on Wethersfield – Rocky Hill town line

  10-12-2016 22:53
  
  ROCKY HILL  — A major water main break caused traffic problems along  the Silas Deane Highway Saturday afternoon. The break happened on Town Line Road which is on the border of Rocky Hill and Wethersfield. The fire department reported water three feet deep in one area. Town Line Road provides access to a shopping center that includes Walmart and Stop and Shop. Crews from the Metropolitan District Commission were investigating the situation. Check back for further details as
  
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• Connecticut’s Domestic Violence Shelters Exceed Capacity

  10-12-2016 22:24
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Activists are pointing to what they say is a worrying surge in demand for Connecticut’s overloaded domestic violence emergency shelters.
  The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports that capacity at the shelters during the 2016 fiscal year — which ended June 30 — stood at 125 percent.
  Karen Jarmoc, chief executive officer of the coalition, says the number of domestic violence victims seeking safety in the emergency shelters has soare
  
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• Southington officers finish fundraiser by getting a close shave

  10-12-2016 21:52
  
  SOUTHINGTON — Police officers who sported facial hair all last month for “No Shave November” finally got it trimmed down. Now that it’s December, the officers got their beards shaped up at Sculptures Salon. Their efforts all last month helped benefit the Curtis Robinson Center at Saint Francis Hospital and their against fight prostate cancer. “Not only do we want to help the folks that don’t have the means to do it through Mr. Robinson’s foundation, we w
  
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• Police Give New Wheels to Bike Theft Victim

  10-12-2016 21:21
  
  A police officer in Stoughton, Massachusetts, had a wonderful gift for a 15-year-old whose bike was stolen for the sixth time earlier this month.Photo Credit: necn
  
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• Meriden dentist, previously charged with sexual assault, arrested for the fourth time

  10-12-2016 20:49
  
  MERIDEN — A dentist who was arrested three times earlier this year on sexual assault charges was arrested again Friday night on various charges including a stalking charge. On Friday around 10:00 p.m., police responded to a report of a burglary in progress.  As they arrived on the scene, officers saw a car leaving from the area which they found to be registered to Jeffrey Krahling.  Officers said they were unable to stop the car at that time. Po
  
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• Meriden Dentist Arrested on Stalking Charges: Police

  10-12-2016 20:21
  
  A Meriden dentist previously accused of sexually assaulting patients was arrested Friday on a slew of charges following a reported burglary Friday night.Photo Credit: Meriden Police Department
  
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• Many Could See Snow Accumulation Sunday into Monday

  10-12-2016 20:17
  
  The season's first widespread wintry mix is on the way.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Bill Would Return Historic Wharf To The Town Of Stonington

  10-12-2016 20:16
  
  STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A bill that would return a historic Connecticut wharf to the town of Stonington has reached President Barack Obama’s desk.
  The U.S. Senate joined with the U.S. House in passing legislation that would transfer control of the deteriorating rock structure, dating back to 1827, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Stonington.
  The wharf was once used as a gangway for wagons to unload 19th century schooners.
  Supporters of the move to return the wharf to the to
  
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• State Police Sergeants, Troopers Earn Thousands In Overtime

  10-12-2016 19:57
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — More than 100 state police sergeants and troopers have been paid more than $50,000 in overtime this year.
  The Hartford Courant reports that hundreds of Connecticut state police troopers and sergeants are earning thousands in overtime on top of their base salaries of $91,000 and $101,000.
  A total of $26.6 million has been spent on department overtime this year.
  The paper said the statistics come from a new website launched by State Comptroller Kevin Lembo intended to
  
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• New London police investigating after man found dead in apartment

  10-12-2016 19:32
  
  NEW LONDON — New London police are investigating after they discovered a deceased man in an apartment in New London. Police recieved a call around 6:47 a.m. and were dispatched to an apartment at 206 Shaw Street for a report of a possible untimely death.  When they arrived, crews found a deceased man in an apartment on the second floor. Police identifiy him as 35 year old Frank Marquez. The scene was secured and detectives collected evidence. The Office of […]
  
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• 35-Year-Old Man Found Dead in New London: Police

  10-12-2016 18:48
  
  New London police are investigating after a 35-year-old man was found dead in an apartment on Shaw Street Saturday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Orlando shops designate themselves ‘safe places’ for LGBTQ community

  10-12-2016 18:43
  
  ORLANDO, Fla.  — Officials in a Florida city are launching a program allowing businesses to designate themselves as safe places for gays and lesbians if they feel threatened. Orlando officials will begin distributing decals Monday to local businesses to post in their windows identifying them as places members of the LGBTQ community can go if they feel they are in jeopardy. The rainbow-colored decals are in the shape of a police badge and say, “Safe Place.” The program is s
  
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• Mom says she found daughter, 5, with ‘poop all over’ after school didn’t help her

  10-12-2016 18:34
  
  GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A North Carolina mother was shocked when she showed up to her daughter’s school Monday and found her standing alone in a bathroom, covered in her own feces. “When I entered the restroom, she had her hands up,” said Price, who didn’t want her full name used for the interview with WGHP-TV. “She was standing in a corner and it was poop all over hands.” “She had poop all over her hands, on her legs, her backside, […]
  
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• 2 Dead in Overnight Rocky Hill House Fire

  10-12-2016 16:52
  
  Fire officials say that a man and woman are dead Saturday morning following an overnight fire at 65 Walnut Road in Rocky Hill.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Bridgeport Firefighters Knock Down Fire on Hanover Street

  10-12-2016 16:24
  
  Bridgeport fire officials are investigating a fire at a vacant home on Hanover Street Saturday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Donald Trump takes aim at US intelligence community on Russia

  10-12-2016 16:10
  
  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump‘s transition team slammed the CIA Friday, following reports the agency has concluded that Russia intervened in the election to help him win. In a stunning response to widening claims of a Russian espionage operation targeting the presidential race, Trump’s camp risked an early feud with the Intelligence community on which he will rely for top secret assessments of the greatest threats facing the United States. “These are the same
  
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• Outdoor Workers Prep for Winter Cold

  10-12-2016 15:35
  
  As temperatures continue to drop with the an incoming winter storm, those who work outside are preparing to deal with extra cold conditions.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• 2 Dead In Rocky Hill Fire

  10-12-2016 14:50
  
  (Rocky Hill, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Fire in Rocky Hill early this morning turns deadly.
  The 911 call came in from a neighbor at around a quarter after 3 to the house at 65 Walnut Road.
  Police that arrived on scene say the blaze was located in the rear of the structure, which was fully involved.
  Fire crews were able to make quick work of the blaze but a search of the home turned up the two victims, dead at the scene.
  Rocky Hill police detectives, along with the town and state fire marshal
  
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• 2 dead after fire rips through Rocky Hill home

  10-12-2016 13:23
  
  ROCKY HILL — Two people are dead after a fire erupted in a home on Walnut Road in Rocky Hill. According to Assistant Fire Cheif David Kromas, a call came in around 3:14 a.m. from a neighbor reporting that the house at 65 Walnut Road was on fire. Upon arrival, heavy fire was seen from two sides of the house, in which they deployed a heavy interior fire attack. The Rocky Hill Fire department was able to knock down the […]
  
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• 2 People Perish in Overnight Rocky Hill House Fire

  10-12-2016 13:17
  
  Fire officials say that a man and woman are dead this morning, following an overnight fire at 65 Walnut Road in Rocky Hill.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Stan Simpson: Sitting down with local author Trinene Davis

  10-12-2016 12:02
  
  HARTFORD — New Britain’s Trinene Davis is a children’s author. She focuses and empowering young people and helping them to cope with such things as adversity, transitions – and grieving for a loved one. Her latest book, “The Butterfly in Me,” deals with a young girl who is saddened and confused by the death of a favorite cousin. She uses her books to help empower young navigate and cope with life issues.
  
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• Stan Simpson: Trump taps Connecticut’s Linda McMahon for cabinet position

  10-12-2016 12:01
  
  HARTFORD — Time for a little political chatter on The Stan Simpson Show. Courant Capital Bureau Chief Chris Keating updates us on the very latest including a Connecticut tie to Donald Trump’s future cabinet. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Linda McMahon to head the Small Business Administration in his Cabinet. McMahon previously served as CEO of the World Wrestling Entertainment, which is based in Stamford, Connecticut. In a statement from his transition team, Trump said h
  
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• Dad, 6-year-old daughter buy coffee for officers manning police funeral roadblock

  10-12-2016 11:45
  
  TACOMA, Wash. – Mario Woodworth brought his family to pay their respects for fallen Tacoma, Washington, police officer Jake Gutierrez. With temperatures in the 30s Friday,  Mario and his 6-year-old daughter, Izabel, decided to buy coffee for officers manning a roadblock for the funeral procession as a simple way to say thank you, according to KCPQ-TV. Speaking of police officers in general, Mario said, “There’s a good chance that they might not come home, they might n
  
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• Dramatic Video Shows State Trooper Rescuing Driver

  10-12-2016 05:45
  
  A video released to NBC Connecticut shows an early morning highway rescue.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Muslim teen harassed, called ‘terrorist’ on New York subway is now missing: police

  10-12-2016 05:13
  
  NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. — A Muslim teen who said she was harassed and called a terrorist while riding the subway last week has been reported missing, police confirmed. An alert was issued by police Friday evening saying Yasmin Seweid, 18, had been missing since Wednesday. She was last seen leaving her home in New Hyde Park, Long Island at 8 p.m., according to WPIX-TV. Last week, Seweid spoke out about being harassed at the 23rd Street subway station by three men […]
  
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• Winter Storm on the Way

  10-12-2016 05:10
  
  The season's first widespread wintry mix is on the way.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Agency to Pursue XL Center Renovation Worth $250 Million

  10-12-2016 05:07
  
  The Capitol Region Development Authority's board voted Thursday night by a margin of 8-1, that it would pursue a plan that would renovate the aging XL Center, to the tune of $250 million.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Talks of $15M Hotel Project on Fort Trumbull Property

  10-12-2016 05:06
  
  There's talk of a new $15 million hotel project being built on an empty parcel of land in the Fort Trumbull area.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 2 Arrested for Kidnapping Man's Ex-Girlfriend in New London

  10-12-2016 05:04
  
  Two people were arrested for kidnapping a woman in New London on Friday.Photo Credit: New London Police
  
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• CT Police Chief’s Association warns about scammers using their name for donations

  10-12-2016 05:00
  
  FAIRFIELD –This is the time of year when many of us get phone calls asking for a charitable donation, but it’s important for you to know exactly where your money is going, so that you don’t fall victim to a scams like others in the state. Many people have been getting phone calls asking for donations to the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, it’s a real organization that represents all the police departments in the state of Connecticut, but these recent phone [&h
  
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• Some Post Offices to be open on Sundays to handle holiday rush

  10-12-2016 04:42
  
  HARTFORD — Some post offices will be open Sunday December 11 and 18 to accommodate people mailing packages for the holidays. The Postal Service predicts that December 19 will be the busiest day of the year. Cheshire 06410     12:00 p.m.  – 4:00 p.m. Darien 06820     12:00 p.m.  – 4:00 p.m. Fairfield – Main office 06825     12:00 p.m.  – 4:00 p.m. Greenwich 06831     12:00 p.m.  – 4:00 p.m. Glastonbury
  
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• Man arrested for Hartford package thefts could be involved in similar crimes in West Hartford

  10-12-2016 04:11
  
  WEST HARTFORD — Police are using security camera video to determine if a man arrested by Hartford police could be linked to similar crimes in West Hartford. Police said the suspect, Isaih Riggins, 20, was arrested in Hartford on Thursday in connection with the theft of packages that had been delivered to homes. Police in West Hartford determined Riggins resembled the person seen on security cameras stealing packages from a home on Simsbury Road on Wednesday. West Hartford police
  
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• With therapists help, paralyzed man proposes to girlfriend at Wallingford hospital

  10-12-2016 03:44
  
  WALLINGFORD — A man who was paralyzed in a diving accident last summer proposed  to his girlfriend with the help of his therapists Thursday. Joe Graham, 29, broke his neck and crushed vertebrae when he dove into a pool this past July. At the time he was told he would be on a ventilator to help him breathe for the rest of his life. According to Gaylord Hospital, while he was In the intensive care unit, his girlfriend Tonya told him she […]
  
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• Egyptian blasts, one near pyramids, kill and wound officers

  10-12-2016 03:25
  
  CAIRO — Two bombs killed six police officers and a civilian on Friday, according to Egyptian state media. One bomb went off in Giza’s Haram district on the street leading to the pyramids, killing the officers and wounding three others, state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper reported. A second bomb in Kafr El-Sheikh killed one civilian motorist and wounded three police officers. That bomb apparently targeted a police vehicle. There was no immediate credible claim of responsibility for either
  
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• ‘Days of Our Lives’ bad guy Joseph Mascolo dies at 87

  10-12-2016 03:03
  
  LOS ANGELES — Joseph Mascolo, who played bad guy Stefano DiMera on NBC’s daytime serial “Days of Our Lives,” has died. He was 87. A statement released Friday by NBC on behalf of Mascolo’s wife said he died Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Mascolo was born in West Hartford. Although best known for his soap opera role, Mascolo was a classically trained musician and appeared on Broadway in plays including “Dinner at Eight”
  
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• Bristol nun receives hearing aids, will be able to hear her students clearly for the first time in years

  10-12-2016 02:46
  
  BRISTOL — After years of struggling, a local nun finally received life-changing hearing aids. Sister Elizabeth Reyes just received new hearing aids after her friends recommended she get her ears checked out and can hear clearly for the first time in years. “I didn’t think I needed hearing aids, but, I can see the difference.  When I would talk with her and she would get mad because she doesn’t understand. Then, I’d get mad because she doesn’t talk loud en
  
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• Pedophile dies after angry parents attacked him during church concert: report

  10-12-2016 02:27
  
  MORÓN, Argentina – A 42-year-old pedophile who was convicted of molesting five preschool children died this week, more than a month after he was beaten by a group of angry parents at a church concert in Argentina, according to multiple reports. Marco Fabian Pecollo was playing the trumpet in an orchestra at a church in the Buenos Aires suburb of Morón on Oct. 30 when the group of parents stormed the cathedral yelling, “There is a pedophile and a rapist in […
  
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• 5 things not to do when trying to rebuild your credit

  10-12-2016 02:15
  
  Is your credit rating in the dumps? Recognizing that you have a problem is the first step toward credit redemption. However, there are many pitfalls along the way that can delay (or even completely derail) your path toward improved credit. Five of the more important ones are listed below. 1. Fail to Check Your Credit Reports – If you don’t check your credit periodically, how can you tell if you are making progress? You can check your credit score and […]
  
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• Heartbreaking video shows dog saying goodbye to owner in hospital

  10-12-2016 00:58
  
  MARYSVILLE, Calif. – Often we have to say goodbye to our pets, but sometimes pets have to say goodbye to us. Heartbreaking video of the moment a dog had to say goodbye to her owner has gone viral. For more stories about pets and animals, click here. Ryan Jessen, 33, thought he had a severe migraine. However, he was hospitalized and diagnosed with a fatal ventricular brain hemorrhage. During Jessen’s final moments, his loved ones gathered around his hospital bed to […]
  
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• 4 state football titles being decided this weekend

  10-12-2016 00:53
  
  HARTFORD — This weekend four state football titles will be decided with two being played in West Haven and the other two in New Britain. The first game scheduled at New Britain the Class S title features two programs with vastly different levels of post season experience. The Ansonia Chargers are hoping to win the programs 20th state title, while the Terriers of Rocky Hill are making their first appearance in a state championship game. While the two teams may […]
  
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• Arctic blast this weekend, tracking the chance for snow & rain

  10-12-2016 00:42
  
  The coldest air-mass of the season has moved into our neck of the woods with gusty northwest wind, and wind chill in the teens and 20s.  Tonight temperatures will bottom out in the teen and 20s under a mostly clear sky.  At least the wind will diminish overnight. The heart of the cold air arrives Saturday with highs only in the low 30s. Once again, the breeze will make it feel a lot cooler with gusts up to 20-25 mph. […]
  
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• Chamber Promotes Small Businesses Through Holiday Selfies

  10-12-2016 00:30
  
  Elvis Alejandro takes pride in decorating The Dressing Room’s storefront for the holiday season.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Homeless encampment in New Haven ordered shutdown 

  10-12-2016 00:28
  
  NEW HAVEN — Last week, some 12 tons of trash was removed from a New Haven homeless encampment, near I-91. Now, the city wants all the occupants out. “For them to kick us out, on the (Dec.) 15th, that’s like a bitter pill right now,” said Lora Weeks, who has lived with her husband in the encampment since last spring. Nearby residents have complained about the filth and untoward activity. City housing officials determined those factors, coupled with
  
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• Hartford man appears in court charged with 3 cold case murders

  10-12-2016 00:14
  
  HARTFORD — The man accused in three Hartford cold case murders from Summer 2008 faced a judge on Friday. In Hartford Superior Court, bail for Harold Peterson, 34 of Hartford, was set at $3 million. Peterson is accused of fatally shooting one man in June of 2008 then using the same gun to kill two more men in an unrelated incident two months later. He was arrested Thursday after an investigation by the Cold Case Unit of the Office of […]
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously injured in Ellington crash

  10-12-2016 00:00
  
  ELLINGTON — A motorcyclist was injured in crash  with a septic truck Friday afternoon. The accident happened at 38 West St. after 5 p.m. The road was closed for the investigation.  The victim suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to Rockville General Hospital where Lifestar will transport them to a different hospital. Check back for further details as they develop.  
  
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• Motorcyclist injured in Ellington crash

  10-12-2016 00:00
  
  ELLINGTON — A motorcyclist was injured in crash  with a truck Friday afternoon. The accident happened at 38 West St. after 5 p.m. The victim was taken to Rockville General Hospital where Lifestar will transport to a different hospital. Check back for further details as they develop.  
  
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