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• Rain and Snow Showers New Year's Eve

  30-12-2016 23:06
  
  A fast-moving system passing to the north of Connecticut will bring some snow showers late on New Year's Eve.
  
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• Alcohol Banned on Metro-North for New Year's

  30-12-2016 23:05
  
  Alcohol will be banned on Metro-North trains and stations for New Year's.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Blazing Comet to Brighten New Year's Eve Sky

  30-12-2016 22:18
  
  Fireworks won’t be the only thing lighting up the night sky on New Year’s Eve – according to NASA, a comet may be visible as we ring in the new yearPhoto Credit: NASAThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Bowl Preview – Friday December 30th Part 2

  30-12-2016 22:01
  
  By Mike Bachini, CBS Connecticut
  Connecticut (CBS) –
  Friday, December 30th
  Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl – Tennessee (8-4) vs. Nebraska (9-3) 3:30PM ESPN
  Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
  Line: Tennessee -10
  Bowl Fun Fact: Tennessee lost a heartbreaker in their last appearance in the Music City Bowl, 30-27 to North Carolina. Nebraska is making their first appearance.
   
  Tennessee Points For: 36.2 Points Against: 29.2
  Nebraska PF: 26.8 PA: 22.8
  Tennessee’s se
  
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• Skakel Murder Conviction Reinstated

  30-12-2016 21:47
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A divided Connecticut Supreme Court has reinstated Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s murder conviction in the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley, rejecting a lower court ruling that his trial lawyer didn’t adquately represent him.
  The state’s highest court on Friday released its 4-3 ruling.
  Skakel’s lawyer said he was reviewing the ruling and had no immediate comment.
  Skakel was convicted in 2002 of killing Moxley in Greenwich, whe
  
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• State Police relaunch search effort for missing Sterling teen; Major Crimes Unit now involved

  30-12-2016 20:29
  
  STERLING — After a one-day hiatus due to inclement weather, State Police relaunched the search effort for Todd “TJ” Allen, 18, from Sterling, who went missing on Monday while dirt biking. On Friday, State Police said that not only had troopers returned to search the woods, but detectives from the Eastern District Major Crimes Unit, the State Police Aviation Unit helicopter, K9 search and rescue teams and others had joined in the search. The search area has also been expand
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Tips For A Healthy 2017

  30-12-2016 20:04
  
  Dr Eric Kusher, New England Fat Loss, joined Ray live in the studio.  The New Year is coming… what are tips to make a better and healthier you in 2017? Dr. Kushner offers some helpful healthy hints.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: An Enforceable Government Spending Cap

  30-12-2016 20:04
  
  Sen. Rob Kane, R-Watertown, represents the 32nd District towns of Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown and Woodbury. He is Senate ranking member on the legislature’s Appropriations Committee, which oversees state government spending, and he shares recommendations for an enforceable cap on state-government spending.
  
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• Local Leaders Decry $50-million In Mid-year State Aid Cuts

  30-12-2016 19:21
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut education and municipal leaders are voicing concerns about $50 million worth of mid-year cuts to state aid for local schools and governments.
  The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities said Friday the cuts announced by Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget office are “untenable” given that local budgets are already set.
  A $20 million cut mostly affecting Connecticut’s largest education grant was included in Malloy’s ch
  
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• 9 last-minute Obama moves to stymie Trump’s agenda

  30-12-2016 18:30
  
  WASHINGTON — With the finish line in view, President Barack Obama is entering a sprint. He’s scaled up his executive power moves in a bid to solidify some of his legacy items before Donald Trump takes office. Many of his actions won’t be easily reversed. Here’s a look at what Obama’s done since Election Day, and what he’s expected to do in the coming weeks. 1. Russia sanctions Obama action: Obama vowed to respond to Moscow for its cybermeddling in the [&h
  
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• Mormon Tabernacle Choir member quits, refuses to sing for Trump

  30-12-2016 18:24
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Another member of a group selected to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration is protesting. Jan Chamberlin, a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is quitting the group and saying that she could never sing for Trump. She sent a resignation letter to the choir president this week. “I’ve tried to tell myself that it will be all right and that I can continue in good conscience before God and man,” Chamberlin wrote in a Facebook post. […]
  
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• New Haven Police Seek Suspect in 'Smash-and-Grab' Burglaries

  30-12-2016 18:17
  
  New Haven police are investigating a series of smash-and-grab burglaries downtown overnight.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut/New Haven Police Department
  
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• Bowl Preview – Friday December 30th Part 1

  30-12-2016 18:07
  
  By Mike Bachini, CBS Connecticut
  Connecticut (CBS) – Today there are five games starting at Noon. I am breaking today’s preview into two parts, two games in part 1 and three games in part 2. Today’s slate consists of the final battle between non Power Five teams (South Alabama vs. Air Force) and the first New Year’s Six Bowl (Florida State vs. Michigan) plus a few other games with some interesting storylines.
   
  Friday, December 30th
  Autozone Liberty Bowl – TCU
  
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• Sears to Close Enfield Square Location

  30-12-2016 18:05
  
  Sears has announced it will be closing its location at the Enfield Square Mall.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• New Haven police search for suspects in overnight burglaries

  30-12-2016 18:01
  
  NEW HAVEN — New Haven police are searching for possibly two suspects after overnight burglaries. The first burglary occured around 11:15 p.m. whehn officers were dispatched to Fornarelli’s Ristorante after their burglar alarm was triggered. There, they found a glass door pane was smashed, and the restaurant had been burglarized. Officered found a toppled over cash register and money all over. The business owner later arrived, and indicated some money was missing as well as two b
  
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• In Formal Introduction As New Coach, Edsall Apologizes For The Way He Left UConn

  30-12-2016 17:44
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — In a ceremony at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, UConn today formally introduced its new football head coach.
  Randy Edsall previously coached the team as it moved to division I-A, and to three bowl wins.
  Edsall apologized for leaving the university abruptly to take a job at Maryland after the Huskies’ loss in the Fiesta Bowl in 2010.
  “Almost six years ago, I made one of the worst decisions in terms of how I left the university of Connecticut,&
  
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• In Formal Introduction As Coach, Edsall Apologizes For Way He Left UConn

  30-12-2016 17:44
  
  Listen to Randy Edsall address fans, former players, and reporters today:https://cbshartford.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/randy-edsall-introduced-dec-30-2016.mp3
  (CBS Connecticut) — In an emotional ceremony at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, UConn today formally introduced its new football head coach. Randy Edsall previously coached the team from 1999 to 2010 as it moved to division I-A, and won three bowl games.
  He apologized for leaving the university abruptly to take a job
  
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• Man killed in freak weight lifting accident

  30-12-2016 17:27
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa man is dead after a weight lifting accident at a metro gym. According to the Elite Edge Transformation Center in Ankeny, 22-year-old Kyle Thomson was bench pressing, when the weights slipped from his grip on Monday morning. Thomson was taken to the hospital where he later died from severe internal injuries. “This is a difficult and painful time, and our thoughts are with the member’s family. Grief counselors are meeting with staff and gym […]
  
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• Search For Missing Dirt Biker Suspended

  30-12-2016 17:21
  
  STERLING, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut state police have temporarily suspended the search for a dirt biker who disappeared Monday after texting his girlfriend that he had fallen off his motorcycle and hurt his leg.
  A dispatcher at the Danielson state police barracks tells The Bulletin of Norwich  the search for 18-year-old Todd
  Allen of Sterling stopped around 4:30 p.m. on Friday. It’s scheduled to resume Monday.
  Police say Allen was last seen Dec. 26 on his dirt bike, which he often rode
  
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• Authorities Search A Fifth Day For Missing Dirt Biker

  30-12-2016 17:21
  
  STERLING, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut authorities are searching for a fifth day for a dirt biker who disappeared Monday after texting his girlfriend that he had fallen off his motorcycle and hurt his leg.
  Police with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection returned to wooded areas in Sterling to search for 18-year-old Todd Allen. Volunteers and state police search and rescue dogs were also expected at the scene.
  Police say Allen was last seen Monday aft
  
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• Preston Church Vandalized Over Christmas Holiday

  30-12-2016 17:07
  
  Police are investigating after someone caused up to $10,000 worth of damage to a Preston church.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Up to 20,000 dead fish, other sea animals wash up on Canadian coast

  30-12-2016 16:45
  
  NOVA SCOTIA, Canada — The carcasses of thousands of sea creatures have mysteriously washed up on the western coast of Nova Scotia. As many as 20,000 fish, lobsters, starfish, scallops, crabs and other animals have turned up dead at Savory Park, Canadian authorities said. And they have no idea why. Canada’s Fisheries and Oceans department tweeted images of the massive cross-species graveyard. Herring found by DFO C&P Officers in Southwest Nova Scotia yesterday was not fresh (4-5 d
  
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• Fire Damages Historic Thompson Church

  30-12-2016 16:34
  
  THOMPSON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – The cause of an overnight fire at the Thompson Congregational Church is under investigation.
  The blaze in the centuries-old church was reported around 10 p.m. Thursday, according to First Selectman Ken Beausoleil. The state and local fire marshals were on the scene Friday morning.
  The fire caused extensive damage to the rear of the church, and extended up into the building’s roof.
  The church survived a steeple fire decades ago.
  
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• Cumberland Farms offers free coffee for New Year’s

  30-12-2016 16:09
  
  HARTFORD — Cumberland Farms will offer customers a free coffee, hot or iced, from 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve Saturday through 5 a.m. on New Year’s Day 2017. The deal includes the Farmhouse Blend coffee, hot chocolate, tea or cappuccino, in any size. Customers can also customize their beverage by adding in the limited-time offer peppermint or gingerbread flavor shots, also for no additional cost. This event is part of a pattern where Cumberland Farms offers a cup of coffee [&
  
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• Police: Facebook Carjacking Foiled

  30-12-2016 16:08
  
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A 19-year-old Hartford man is under arrest, accused of trying to carjack a vehicle posted for sale on Facebook.
  Police say Clifford Walker was test driving the vehicle in the area of South Quaker Lane and Park Road Thursday night, when he stopped the vehicle, pointed a handgun at the owner, and ordered him out of the vehicle. The victim grabbed the gun, began striking Walker, and took the gun away, said police. The weapon turned out to be a BB gun.
  
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• 5 College Basketball Players Who Could Become Household Names In March

  30-12-2016 16:00
  
  By Andrew Kahn
  As conference play gets underway, here are five players to keep an eye on. Come March, they could become household names you’ll want to be familiar with.
  Note: All stats and records reflect games played through Tuesday, Dec. 27.
  Marcus Foster, Creighton
  This is a name you may have forgotten, as Marcus Foster sat out last season after transferring from Kansas State, where he led the Wildcats in scoring his two years there. He’s doing the same so far (19.1 points per gam
  
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• Man Tried to Steal Car During Craigslist Transaction: PD

  30-12-2016 15:59
  
  West Hartford police have arrested a man accused of trying to steal a car by brandishing a fake gun during a sale arranged on Craigslist, and police said the suspect has a history of similar crimes.Photo Credit: West Hartford Police Department
  
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• New Haven Police Investigate 'Smash-and-Grab' Burglaries

  30-12-2016 15:43
  
  New Haven police are investigating a series of smash-and-grab burglaries on Crown Street overnight.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway December 30, 2016

  30-12-2016 15:42
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  7:20- Sen. Rob Kane, R-Watertown, represents the 32nd District towns of Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown and Woodbury. He is Senate ranking member on the legislature’s Appropriations Committee, which oversees state government spending, and he shares recommendations for an enforceable cap on state-government spending.
  8:30- Dr Eric Kusher, New England Fat Loss, jo
  
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• 6 missing after small plane loses contact over Lake Erie

  30-12-2016 15:26
  
  CLEVELAND — The US Coast Guard was searching Friday for a small plane that went missing Thursday night over Lake Erie shortly after takeoff from Cleveland. Six people were on board the twin-engine Cessna Citation 525 that was headed for the Ohio State University airport, a Coast Guard statement said. Three adults and three children were on board the aircraft, CNN affiliate WEWS reported. All had attended the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game Thursday night before flying out of the city,
  
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• Father Worries Child’s Car Seat is Unsafe

  30-12-2016 15:16
  
  Brendon Griffin called NBC Connecticut Responds because he believes his daughter’s Graco 4Ever all-in-one car seat has a design flaw that allows children to loosen the harness by themselves.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Vandals Cause Up To $10,000 In Damage To Preston Church

  30-12-2016 15:01
  
  PRESTON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police are investigating after vandals broke into a Preston church and caused as much as $10,000 in damage.
  The Rev. Ted Tumicki, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic church, tells The Day of New London that the vandalism occurred sometime between Christmas Day and Wednesday morning, when the damage was discovered.
  He says the vandals shattered glass in the side entrance door, damaged the door to the sacristy, broke the Easter candle and
  
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• WATCH LIVE: UConn welcomes Randy Edsall back as head football coach

  30-12-2016 14:58
  
  STORRS – The University of Connecticut welcomes Randy Edsall back as the new head football coach. Edsall will coach the UConn football team again after a prior 1999 – 2010 stint before leaving for Maryland for the same position. He compiled a 22-24 record while leading the Terripans before being fired midway through his fifth season there. The move comes just days after Bob Diaco was fired following a 3-9 season that was marred by poor offensive play and inconsistent perfor
  
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• UConn welcomes Randy Edsall back as head football coach

  30-12-2016 14:58
  
  STORRS – The University of Connecticut welcomes Randy Edsall back as the new head football coach. Edsall will coach the UConn football team again after a prior 1999 – 2010 stint before leaving for Maryland for the same position. He compiled a 22-24 record while leading the Terripans before being fired midway through his fifth season there. The move comes just days after Bob Diaco was fired following a 3-9 season that was marred by poor offensive play and inconsistent perfor
  
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• UConn to welcome Randy Edsall back as head football coach

  30-12-2016 14:58
  
  STORRS – The University of Connecticut will welcome Randy Edsall back as the new head football coach. Edsall will coach the UConn football team again after a prior 1999 – 2010 stint before leaving for Maryland for the same position. He compiled a 22-24 record while leading the Terripans before being fired midway through his fifth season there. The move comes just days after Bob Diaco was fired following a 3-9 season that was marred by poor offensive play and inconsistent [&helli
  
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• Acupuncture events help veterans suffering from stress disorder

  30-12-2016 14:47
  
  HARTFORD – David LoPriore of Warriors for Warriors stopped by FOX 61’s Good Day Connecticut to talk about post-traumatic stress disorder or PSTD. PTSD is something our nation’s veterans know all too well. Many suffer from it, and it can lead to depression and even suicide. Warrior for Warriors is a non-profit hoping to help by teaching “warriorship-based” holistic wellness programs. Their health, wellness and medical services include Community Acupuncture for V
  
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• Recipe – Hartford Yard Crostini

  30-12-2016 14:27
  
  HARTFORD – Chef Carol Koty grew up and lives in Stratfordand she has been passionate about cooking  all of her life.  She stopped by FOX 61’s Good Day Connecticut to share her recipe for Hartford Yard Crostini. (Makes 24 hors d’oeuvres) Warm garlic butter crostini topped with herbed goat cheese spread, peppery arugula, toasted walnuts, shaved prosciutto, pomegranate seeds, and finished with a drizzle of champagne glaze Crostini ½ cup Unsalted butter 1
  
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• Ex-Student Charged With Cyberattack On School’s Internet

  30-12-2016 14:24
  
  SHELTON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Shelton juvenile has been charged with launching cyberattacks against a school’s internet service in connection with outages that happened in 2015 and earlier this year.
  Police say the former Shelton High School student, whose name and age haven’t been released, was arrested Thursday on a charge of computer crimes in the third-degree. He’s due in juvenile court on Friday.
  Police say that between November and December 2015 and Ma
  
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• Man Seriously Injured After Shooting In Hartford

  30-12-2016 14:21
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police say a man was seriously injured after he was shot six times in Hartford.
  Officers arrived at the city’s Barry Square neighborhood early Thursday and found the 26-year-old man inside an apartment.
  An investigation found that the man was shot in the face and body while sitting in his parked car. He was able to make it to a nearby apartment building to get help.He was taken to Hartford Hospital where he’s in critical but stable con
  
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• Thompson church fire knocked down

  30-12-2016 14:07
  
  THOMPSON — A Thompson church was seriously damaged after a fire Thursday night. The call came in at around 10 p.m. for the fire at the Thompson Congregational Church on Thompson Hill Road. The bulk of the fire was knocked down by morning. The back side of the church sustained heavy damage with partial roof collapse in that area. Nobody was inside and there were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There was mutual aid […]
  
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• Fire seriously damages Thompson Church

  30-12-2016 14:07
  
  THOMPSON — A Thompson church was seriously damaged after a fire Thursday night. The call came in at around 10 p.m. for the fire at the Thompson Congregational Church on Thompson Hill Road. The bulk of the fire was knocked down by morning. The back side of the church sustained heavy damage with partial roof collapse in that area. Nobody was inside and there were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There was mutual aid […]
  
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• Court: No environmental study needed for gas expansion plan

  30-12-2016 13:41
  
  HARTFORD — The state Supreme Court has ruled that state officials did not violate state law when they approved a natural gas expansion plan in 2013 without studying potential environmental impacts. Justices ruled 4-1 Thursday in a case brought by the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, which represents gasoline and heating fuel marketers. The plan approved by environmental officials and utility regulators calls for expanding natural gas service to 300,000 more homes and building
  
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• Man Critically Injured After Being Shot 6 Times in Hartford

  30-12-2016 13:30
  
  A man was critically injured when he was shot six times in Hartford Thursday, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Amazon patent hints at floating warehouses in the sky

  30-12-2016 13:19
  
  WASHINGTON — Amazon may one day use blimps stocked with drones to get packages to customers even faster. The e-commerce giant was approved for a patent in April for airborne warehouses that use drones to make speedy deliveries. The patent was recently discovered by an analyst at CB Insights. Amazon’s patent contends that such a system would allow for deliveries to be made in minutes. The move could also reduce the resources needed to make a delivery. The patent describes […]
  
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• WATCH: live ‘Eagle Cam’ shows egg starting to crack!

  30-12-2016 13:06
  
  FORT MEYERS, Florida — Thousands of people are watching a live camera of an eagle nest in North Fort Myers, Florida, where two eagle eggs are expected to hatch. One of the eagle eggs started to crack Thursday. The hole pecked through the egg-shell is called the external pip. The whole hatching process can take 24-48 hours. Mom, Harriet, and dad, M15, are taking turns keeping them warm. The live stream is provided by Southwest Florida Eagle Cam. The website […]
  
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• Historic Thompson Church Damaged by Fire

  30-12-2016 13:04
  
  Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged a historic church in Thompson Thursday night.Photo Credit: Valentine Iamartino
  
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