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• NJ Trooper Stopped Drivers to Ask Them on Dates: Prosecutor

  13-12-2016 23:57
  
  A New Jersey state trooper has been accused of covering up an alleged habit of pulling over women to ask them on dates.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Ohio governor vetoes ‘heartbeat’ bill, signs bill outlawing abortion at 20 weeks

  13-12-2016 23:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Latest on Republican Gov. John Kasich’s signing into law a ban on abortions after 20 weeks (all times local): 5:30 p.m. A proponent of a bill that would outlaw abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected is calling on lawmakers to override Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s veto of it. Janet Porter is president of the anti-abortion group Faith2Action. On Tuesday she asked Republican House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger to bring an override vote to the Hous
  
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• The death of JonBenet: A case that’s captivated the country for 20 years

  13-12-2016 23:28
  
  BOULDER, Colorado — Maybe it’s the time of year she was killed. Maybe it’s the fact that her parents were considered suspects and later cleared. Maybe it’s because the murder of a 6-year-old beauty queen has never been solved. Twenty years later, the public continues to be captivated by the JonBenet Ramsey case. A short life in the spotlight 1996 started as a magical holiday season for the Ramsey family. John Ramsey’s company Access Graphics had grossed more than $1
  
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• Suspect in Fatal Groton Shooting Detained at Canadian Border

  13-12-2016 22:56
  
  A 24-year-old man is dead after a shooting outside Ryan’s Pub in Groton over the weekend and police say the "armed and dangerous" suspect has been detained at the Canadian border.Photo Credit: Groton Town Police Department
  
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• In win for Sen. Murphy & Sandy Hook families, President Obama signs Mental Health Reform Act

  13-12-2016 22:48
  
  WASHINGTON — On Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama signed into law the Mental Health Reform Act, written by Connecticut Sen. Murphy and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. “This bill is a huge step in the right direction,” Sen. Murphy told FOX 61 on Tuesday from Washington, D.C. The Mental Health Reform Act introduces reforms to make insurance companies cover mental illness more extensively, provides more funding for prevention, gives more rights to pare
  
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• A few snow showers overnight, harsh cold moves in Thursday

  13-12-2016 22:43
  
  The big-story: the harsh and unusual cold later this week on Thursday and Friday. While the evening commute will be fine, snow showers will move in later, after 8 p.m. While snow will be hit-or-miss, there’s a chance some towns could get a light dusting or coating by Wednesday morning. The exception to this is the northwest hills where up to an inch is possible. Wednesday will be calm with plenty of sun and highs in the 30s and 40s. Then […]
  
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• Pedestrian killed in crosswalk near Shelton hiking trail

  13-12-2016 22:23
  
  SHELTON — Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian last week. On December 9 around 5:15 p.m., police say Ronald Richard, 48, of Shelton, was walking in the crosswalk near the entrance to the hiking trails on Meadow Street, near Shelton Avenue — also known as Route 108.  This is where the Shelton Lakes Recreation Path is located. He was crossing the street when he was hit by a car. Police have identified the 45-year-old driver, but he has […]
  
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• Report finds skyrocketing rate of babies going through opiate withdrawal

  13-12-2016 21:57
  
  HUNTINGTON, West Virginia — The high-pitched, inconsolable screams of babies born dependent on heroin and other opiates echo across the otherwise quiet facility. The babies also shake, vomit and suffer from diarrhea. But it is their shrill screams that caretakers find so heart-wrenching. “When they are born, because they’re no longer being exposed to an opiate, they’re going to go through withdrawal. That is what we deal with. We deal with babies going through withdrawal,
  
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• Watch live: Police arrest man suspected of killing Groton good Samaritan near US-Canadian border

  13-12-2016 21:54
  
  GROTON — Groton Police and the parents of a man shot and killed in a senseless act of violence met on Tuesday afternoon to speak about the young man’s life and death. Joseph Gingerella, 24, of Groton, was shot and killed around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. Police say he was at Ryan’s Pub, located at 112 Fort Hill Road in Groton, when he noticed a man beating a woman, later determined to be the suspect’s girlfriend, in the parking lot. Gingerella, […]
  
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• Man accused of killing Groton good Samaritan arrested in Canada; victim’s family speaks out

  13-12-2016 21:54
  
  GROTON — Groton Police and the parents of a man shot and killed in a senseless act of violence met on Tuesday afternoon to speak about the young man’s life and death. Now, a suspect is in custody. Joseph Gingerella, 24, of Groton, was shot and killed around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. Police say he was at Ryan’s Pub, when he noticed a man beating a woman, later determined to be the suspect’s girlfriend, in the parking lot. Gingerella tried to intervene, […]
  
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• Watertown police launch ‘Operation Smackdown’ to curb sale of heroin; 4 arrested, 3 on the run

  13-12-2016 21:09
  
  WATERTOWN — Four people are facing charges and police are searching for three more in what they’re calling “Operation Smackdown.” It’s an effort to curb the sale of heroin, crack cocaine and prescription opiates, Watertown police said Tuesday. Starting in early September, detectives used informants, surveillance and undercover narcotics purchases, police said. All of the narcotics were purchased in Watertown by dealers who mainly resided in Waterbury. Police said it
  
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• Man Hit and Killed by Car Near Shelton Hiking Trails

  13-12-2016 21:06
  
  A 48-year-old Shelton man is dead after being hit by a car on Meadow Street near the hiking trails Thursday evening.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• NFL teams may drop breast cancer awareness campaigns

  13-12-2016 20:28
  
  NEW YORK — NFL fans have come to know October for its pink everything — the league’s way of raising awareness about breast cancer. But, beginning in October 2017, other forms of cancer may get their time to shine as teams will get to choose what form of cancer awareness they want to support. The NFL has partnered with the American Cancer Society since 2009 on “A Crucial Catch,” which raises money for screenings and education. The new direction of […]
  
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• 4 years after Sandy Hook tragedy, gun control advocates tailor efforts

  13-12-2016 20:17
  
  HARTFORD — Many gun control advocates may be disappointed NRA-backed Donald Trump won the presidential election and Congress is still controlled by Republicans, but they’re pushing ahead anyway with a long-term strategy. Activists say they’ve generated a base of support since the Sandy Hook school shooting four years ago that allows them to bypass Washington. Besides working to elected like-minded lawmakers, such as Democratic Senate candidate Maggie Hassan in New Hampshir
  
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• Stadium Authority Meeting Postponed

  13-12-2016 20:16
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — This afternoon’s meeting of the Hartford Stadium Authority this afternoon has been postponed.
  Stadium Authority Chairman I. Charles Mathews says officials were unable to get all of the participants to the gathering.  He said unexpected scheduling conflicts came up.
  Mathews says he wants to make sure he has arch Insurance, the construction company now overseeing the project, Whiting-Turner, the Yard Goats, and all the players at the table.
  Stadium Authority st
  
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• Report: Chronic homelessness down 50 percent in Connecticut

  13-12-2016 19:59
  
  HARTFORD — An advocacy group for affordable housing says Connecticut is making significant progress toward ending chronic homelessness. The group Partnership for Strong Communities released its annual housing report on Tuesday. The report found that chronic homelessness declined almost 50 percent in the state between 2014 and 2015, with 538 chronically homeless people being housed by the state’s shelter network in 2015, down from 1,026. The report also found that 49 percent of r
  
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• Five Most Underrated 2016-17 Bowl Games

  13-12-2016 19:32
  
  by Rob Joyce
  Bowl season officially begins this weekend with five games coming Saturday, starting with the New Mexico Bowl. All eyes are, obviously, on the Fiesta and Peach Bowls as Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson and Washington fight for a national championship. Those two and the subsequent national title game are obviously the most intriguing bowl games this year.
  But among the other 38 bowl games, here are the five ones you should be tuning in for during the holiday season:
  5) Las Vegas Bowl &nd
  
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• More than $1 billion of marijuana sold in Colorado in 2016

  13-12-2016 19:30
  
  It’s always 4/20 somewhere — at least in Colorado. The state’s marijuana shops have reached a massive new milestone: $1 billion in legal, regulated sales in the first 10 months of 2016. Voters legalized marijuana in Colorado back in 2012, but the dispensaries didn’t open until 2014. Last year, the marijuana industry created 18,000 full-time jobs and generated $2.39 billion in economic activity in the state. And the boom is still growing. According to new data from th
  
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• Google self driving car, now has company name

  13-12-2016 19:20
  
  SAN FRANCISCO  — The self-driving car project that Google started seven years ago has grown into a company called Waymo. The new identity announced Tuesday marks another step in an effort to revolutionize the way people get around. Instead of driving themselves, people will be chauffeured in robot-controlled vehicles if Waymo, automakers and ride-hailing service Uber realize their vision within the next few years. Waymo is within Google’s parent company, Alphabet, which was crea
  
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• Suspect Broke Into Home While Resident Slept: North Haven PD

  13-12-2016 19:18
  
  North Haven police have released surveillance photos of two suspects police say burglarized a home on Standish Avenue while the resident and her kids were sleeping.Photo Credit: North Haven Police Department
  
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• University Of Hartford Names Gregory Woodward As President

  13-12-2016 18:49
  
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The University of Hartford has appointed Gregory Woodward as the school’s sixth president in its 59-year history.
  The composer and musician has been president of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, since 2012. In July he will take the place of Walter Harrison, who will be retiring after 19 years as president.
  The school’s board of regents appointed Woodward on Tuesday. He said he was impressed by the wide range of programs off
  
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• Glastonbury School Board Votes to Close Elementary School

  13-12-2016 18:38
  
  After much debate, the Glastonbury Board of Education has decided to close the Eastbury Elementary School.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Year’s Eve Fashion Guide

  13-12-2016 18:36
  
  Put your best foot forward on New Year’s Eve with looks that will have you strutting your stuff right into the new year. It’s time to retire the sequins and ring in the new year with style. When choosing an outfit look for trendy textiles in velvet, silk or metallic. Stick to colors like burgundy, navy, champagne, gold and classic black. Check out these outfit suggestions for every occasion that will leave you with the title of “Best Dressed.”
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• Hartford heroin dealer charged with bringing drugs to Wallingford, police say

  13-12-2016 18:11
  
  WALLINGFORD  —  A Hartford man  was arrested Tuesday for narcotic related charges. Wallingford Police Department’s Detective and Narcotics arrested Felix Sierra, 27.  An investigation revealed that  Sierra traveled from Hartford to Wallingford to sell heroin, police said. Police arrested Sierra on South Colony Road in Wallingford, after a traffic stop.  Fifty bags of heroin and over one ounce of marijuana was seized during the investigation. Si
  
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• Couponing mom attacked inside grocery store for holding up the line

  13-12-2016 17:31
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn.  – A “couponing” mom in Tennessee says she was attacked inside a grocery store because a customer said she was holding up the line, according to WREG. Megan Wilson was attempting to use several coupons at a Kroger store in Memphis on Friday when a customer got frustrated because it was taking a long time at the checkout register. “He started shouting ‘Come on, there’s other people out here. Nobody has time for this,'”&n
  
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• Tractor Trailer Crash Causes Delays on I-91N in Wethersfield

  13-12-2016 17:18
  
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded after a tractor trailer crashed on I-91 north in Wethersfield and began leaking fuel, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Northwest Connecticut to See Snow Tonight

  13-12-2016 17:16
  
  A quick round of snow will coat the roads in northwest Connecticut tonight.
  
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• West Hartford Police Arrest Two Alleged Package Thieves

  13-12-2016 17:12
  
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – West Hartford police say a man and a woman working for a subcontractor hired by a cable company to go door-to-door soliciting business were also stealing packages on doorsteps.
  Justice Johnson, 24, and Deanna Gordon, 20, both of Waterbury, were arrested Monday on charges of sixth-degree larceny, interfering with an officer, and simple trespass.
  Police credit an alert resident along the 1300 block of Boulevard, who first noticed the pair without pack
  
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• PD: Fake cable company reps were stealing packages in West Hartford

  13-12-2016 17:03
  
  WEST HARTFORD – West Hartford Police arrested two people they said were pretending to be cable company reps but instead were stealing packages. On Monday,  police said they  were called by an ‘alert resident’ who saw what he believed to be package thefts. The caller said two salespeople came to his house representing the cable company but they didn’t have the town issued solicitor’s badges, so he was suspicious. The town of West Hartford requires all
  
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• Woman dragged off Delta flight was reportedly upset about overhead bin space

  13-12-2016 17:02
  
  SAN DIEGO — A passenger posted video of a woman getting dragged down the aisle of a Delta airplane by a law enforcement officer on Monday. Rene deLambert shared the passenger’s video that was taken aboard Delta flight 2038 from Detroit to San Diego Monday around 8 a.m. DeLambert was told the woman “blew by gate agent and didn’t check in because she wasn’t an early boarder and deserved overhead bin space,” according to KSWB. Several reports stated the offi
  
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• Best Places To Take Your Holiday Photos In Connecticut

  13-12-2016 17:00
  
  By Joshua Palmes
  ‘Tis the season to send out holiday cards to friends, relatives and acquaintances. And of course you want to include a family photo that shows how everyone has changed and grown in the past year. Rather than gathering around your fireplace though, why not leave the house and snap some shots at one of the state’s landmarks. Here are some great Connecticut settings for holiday photos that will really capture the Yuletide spirit.
  The Historical Christmas Barn
  150 Danbu
  
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• Connecticut Senate President To Get Kidney Transplant

  13-12-2016 16:46
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney is getting a new kidney.
  The 68-year-old New Haven Democrat says a friend, one of about 30 people who volunteered to be considered, has been found to be a compatible donor.
  Looney has suffered from a form of arthritis that affects the neck and spine since he was a teenager. Doctors told him his kidney problems are a side effect of some of the drugs used to treat that condition.
  Surgery is scheduled for Dec. 20.
  
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• Fake Solicitors Stole Delivered Packages: West Hartford PD

  13-12-2016 16:36
  
  West Hartford police have arrested two people accused of masquerading as cable company solicitors and stealing packages.Photo Credit: West Hartford Police Department
  
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• What a Fed rate hike means for you

  13-12-2016 16:25
  
  NEW YORK – Higher rates are coming back to America. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its key interest rate on Wednesday. It would be only its second rate hike since 2006. The first was in December 2015. One rate hike won’t change the world but the process of rising rates affects millions of Americans. If you have a credit card or savings account, invest in stocks or bonds, want to buy a home or a car, pay attention. […]
  
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• Police Use of Force in Bolton Shooting Justified: Report

  13-12-2016 16:17
  
  The New London State’s Attorney’s office has ruled that the use of deadly force by two officers during a confrontation with a South Windsor bank robbery suspect in Bolton in Aug. 2015 was justified, according toPhoto Credit: Storm Parker
  
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• Pet of the Week – Brandy

  13-12-2016 16:17
  
  HARTFORD – Brandy is a 4-month-old Havanese puppy. Brandy is possibly a mix because of his size already at just 4 months. Brandy can live with anyone, in any type of home. He is very energetic and vocal so he will need exercise and lots of attention,  just like any puppy. This little guy loves to be with his people and to be held. For more information on Princess or other pets that need homes, contact the CT Humane Society.
  
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• Hartford Officials: Stadium On Schedule For Opening Day

  13-12-2016 16:17
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Hartford officials say the city’s new minor league baseball stadium is on track to be ready for opening day next year.
  The Hartford Stadium Authority will get its first formal, public update from Whiting Turner, the company now overseeing construction.
  In a memo dated Monday, the executive director of the stadium authority, Sean Fitzpatrick, says the schedule will allow for substantial completion in time for the April 13 home opener, and give the team enough time
  
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• Kanye West visits Trump Tower Tuesday morning

  13-12-2016 15:48
  
  NEW YORK – Kanye West is visiting Trump Tower this morning. The musician entered the building shortly after 9 a.m. with a large entourage. West was not accompanied by wife Kim Kardashian West. The 39-year-old recently spent over a week in Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles for stress and exhaustion. West did not stop to talk to reporters gathered in the lobby. Also on Tuesday morning, President-elect Donald Trump selected former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to lead the [&hellip
  
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• Darien Police Issue Warning After Dog Killed by Coyote

  13-12-2016 15:34
  
  Darien police are warning residents to keep an eye out for coyotes after a small dog was killed in a coyote attack in the northern section of town.
  
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• Cuisinart recalls 8 million food processors

  13-12-2016 15:28
  
  NEW YORK — Cuisinart is recalling 8 million food processors because pieces of the blade can break off and wind up in food. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that Conair, which owns Cuisinart, has fielded 69 reports from people who found pieces of blades in their processed food, including 30 who have cut their mouths or broken their teeth. Conair said in a press release that the S-shaped, riveted blade on the affected models can crack over time. […]
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway December 13, 2016

  13-12-2016 15:26
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  WTIC’s Holiday Store continues!  We will collect nonperishable food items, new unwrapped toys and monetary donations to benefit the Salvation Army.  Read more about this year’s campaign, including the full broadcast schedule, dates, and more.
  7:20- Chris Powell will discuss Governor Malloy and the state employee unions, which have agreed to try to make the state employee pension fund solvent by taxing people
  
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• Yale Law School librarian releases annual list of most notable quotes

  13-12-2016 14:57
  
  NEW HAVEN — Donald Trump‘s boast on the campaign trail that he could “shoot somebody” and not lose any voters tops a Yale Law School librarian’s list of the most notable quotes of 2016. Sound bites from the presidential campaign dominated the 11th annual “Yale Book of Quotations” list from Fred Shapiro, an associate director of the library. He chooses quotes that are famous or revealing of the spirit of the times, and not necessarily eloquent or adm
  
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• Cosby judge to weigh potential testimony of 13 other women

  13-12-2016 14:48
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Lawyers for Bill Cosby will battle in court starting Tuesday to try to limit the number of other accusers who can testify at the comedian’s sexual assault trial. Prosecutors near Philadelphia hope to call 13 other women to show Cosby had a pattern of drugging and molesting women. The defense will attack their credibility and relevance to his 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Constand. The case started a decade ago when the Temple University employee filed a [&helli
  
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• Images Seen As Racist Covered On Holiday Ride

  13-12-2016 14:43
  
  GREENWICH, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Images criticized as racist that appeared on a children’s ride at a Connecticut holiday festival have been covered up.
  The Greenwich Time reports tape and signs reading “Happy Holidays” were put over the images at the Greenwich Reindeer Festival.
  The pictures depicted a black cannibal with oversized red lips and a bone in his hair wearing a loin cloth and trying to cook a white man.
  The owner of Sam Bridge Nursery, where the eve
  
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• CEO Sentenced For Misusing More Than $300K In Client Funds

  13-12-2016 14:15
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Federal authorities say the chief executive officer of a New York City venture capital firm will spend less than a year behind bars for misusing more than $300,000 of clients’ funds.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Joseph McAndrew, of Pawcatuck, was sentenced Monday in Bridgeport to a 30-day prison term, six months of home confinement and three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay full restitution.
  The 75-year-old
  
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• Ask the Attorney – Sued after accident

  13-12-2016 14:13
  
  Ask the Atty, I was involved in an accident on the highway, when a truck swerved into my lane and I started a three-car pileup. I didn’t get a ticket for the accident but I just got a letter from a lawyer that I was getting sued. Is there anything that I should be aware of and should I be speaking to a lawyer myself? Tom
  
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• Court Upholds Life Sentence For Man Convicted Of 2012 Murder

  13-12-2016 14:11
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The Connecticut appeals court has upheld the life sentence of a Waterbury man convicted of killing another man during an alleged drug deal four years ago.
  The Republican-American reports the three-judge panel did overturn Joseph Walker’s conviction for conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery on the ground of double jeopardy. It sustained Walker’s convictions for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and first-degree robbery.
  Walker was
  
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• December 12 – 18

  13-12-2016 14:09
  
  Tuesday, December 13 Jet.com Diaper Drive
  
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• It is time to ‘Stuff the Sleigh’ for the United Way and children in need

  13-12-2016 14:04
  
  HARTFORD – The United Way is hosting their annual Stuff the Sleigh event and they are asking local workplaces and individuals to support the program by donating new hats, mittens and gloves, for children ages K-3. Your workplace can also host a drive. Many children don’t have warm winter accessories, yet those who have them are more likely to attend school. Collected supplies will be delivered to students throughout central and northeastern Connecticut. On Wednesday and Thursday
  
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• New drug approved to reduce cardiovascular death risk for type-2 diabetics

  13-12-2016 14:03
  
  HARTFORD – Almost 30 million Americans have diabetes, which is a major cause of blindness, kidney disease, and heart disease in the United States. The FDA stated earlier this month that a newer drug for type-2 diabetes called Jardiance could do more than just help reduce blood sugars. It could also reduce the risk of cardiovascular events. Type-1 diabetes is caused by the destruction of the Islets of Langerhans, cells in the pancreas who make insulin. For type-1 diabetics, they need [
  
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