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• Atlantic Seafood in Old Saybrook stewing over lobster picture

  28-06-2017 23:58
  
  OLD SAYBROOK —  The owner of an Old Saybrook fish market is stewing over a lobster picture posted by the Transportation Security Administration. Several days ago, a customer purchased roughly 50 pounds of live lobsters from Atlantic Seafood in Old Saybrook to fly back with him to his home in Georgia. “I’m the one that packed that cooler,” said Lisa Feinman, the store owner. “I’m the one that took the care to put the wet paper in and you want to [&hel
  
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• Arrest Made After US Postal Worker Spots Man Carrying TV: PD

  28-06-2017 23:55
  
  A U.S. Postal worker helped police make an arrest after seeing a man carrying a television in Norwich on Wednesday.Photo Credit: Norwich Police Department
  
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• Mom Accused of Letting Toddler Wander Alone on Milford Beach

  28-06-2017 23:30
  
  A Massachusetts mom is accused of letting her 3-and-a-half-year-old daughter wander alone on Woodmont Beach in Milford for 45 minutes to an hour over the weekend.Photo Credit: Milford Police
  
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• Injured Hiker Rescued at Sleeping Giant in Hamden

  28-06-2017 23:29
  
  A rescue was underway for an injured hiker at Sleeping Giant in Hamden on Wednesday.Photo Credit: Hamden Fire Department
  
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• Person Dies After Being Hit by Train in Hartford

  28-06-2017 23:26
  
  An Amtrak train hit and killed a pedestrian in Hartford.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Ray Dunaway: The Millstone Fight Continues

  28-06-2017 22:10
  
  Christine Stuart of CT NewsJunkie discusses the latest as the fight over Millstone continues.
   
  
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• Prosecutor: No Crime Committed By Officer In Man’s Death

  28-06-2017 22:10
  
  EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A prosecutor says a Connecticut police officer was justified when he shocked a man with a stun gun for 20 seconds shortly before the man died of a heart problem and blunt injury to his head.
  Hartford State’s Attorney Gail Hardy announced her findings Wednesday in the case of Jose Maldonado, who died in April 2014 less than an hour after being beaten and shocked by officers at the East Hartford police department.
  Hardy says the 22-year-o
  
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• Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski Sneaks Onto North Texas HS Field

  28-06-2017 22:08
  
  New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski posts a video to social media Tuesday of himself sneaking onto Southlake Carroll's Dragon Stadium football field.Photo Credit: Snapchat - gronkThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Former Caregiver Charged

  28-06-2017 21:44
  
  LITCHFIELD, Conn. (AP) – A former caregiver accused of stealing over $75,000 from a Connecticut woman she cared for will face prison.
  The Republican-American reports that Judge John Danaher denied Tara Yard’s bid for accelerated rehabilitation at a hearing in a Litchfield court Tuesday. Yard is charged with first-degree larceny.
  Accelerated rehabilitation is available for first-time offenders.
  Investigators say the Norfolk woman made electronic transfers and wrote unauthorized checks
  
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• 6 Most Exciting Moments at the Travelers Championship

  28-06-2017 21:37
  
  by Rob Joyce
  The finish more than lived up to the anticipated hype. Arguably the most star-studded field in the 65-year history of PGA golf in Connecticut featured one of those big names hitting the shot of the year so far to win the event..@JordanSpieth has won the @TravelersChamp in INCREDIBLE fashion.
  UNBELIEVABLE! #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/qkeeaCg3ye
  — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 25, 2017
  From the shot itself, to the celebration, to who did it, Jordan Spieth’s bunker shot on the fi
  
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• UConn Trustees Adopt Budget, With State Budget Still Uncertain

  28-06-2017 21:04
  
  STORRS, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – University of Connecticut trustees have approved a more than $1.3 billion budget for the Storrs and regional campuses for the fiscal year starting July 1– largely flat compared to the current year.
  To offset reduced state funding, the school has increased tuition, restricted hiring, and cut spending. However, UConn President Susan Herbst says cuts do come with a cost– especially pulling back on hiring faculty.
  “We’re competing for g
  
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• Route 9 North in Middletown Reopens After Serious Crash

  28-06-2017 21:03
  
  Route 9 North was closed in Middletown for almost two hours after a crash that caused serious injuries.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation Cameras
  
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• Larry McHugh Stepping Down As UConn Trustees Chairman

  28-06-2017 20:50
  
  STORRS, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – He is arguably the University of Connecticut’s biggest cheerleader. Larry McHugh, who has been chairman of UConn’s Board of Trustees for the past eight years, announced Wednesday that he will not serve another term.
  McHugh told trustees that Governor Dannel Malloy asked him earlier this year if he was interested in being reappointed as board chair.
  “After a long period of reflection, I let the governor know that I did not wish to be consi
  
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• Officer Cleared in Death of Suspect Shot with Stun Gun

  28-06-2017 20:45
  
  The Hartford State’s Attorney’s office has determined an East Hartford police officer was justified in his use of force when he used a stun gun on a suspect during an incident in 2014. The suspect died following
  
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• Caretaker Accused of Assaulting Disabled Client

  28-06-2017 20:22
  
  A caretaker for an organization that provides services to people with disabilities is accused of assaulting a client.Photo Credit: Middletown Police
  
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• Black Girls Seen As “Less Innocent” Than White Girls, Study Finds

  28-06-2017 20:18
  
  CBS Local– Adults view black girls as “less innocent” than they do white girls, according to a study from Georgetown University law school’s Center on Poverty and Inequality. The study found that black girls are not given the same benefits as white girls are, something the authors call “adultification.”
  Researchers surveyed a group of 325 adults that was 74 percent white. The group is well educated, as 69 percent of them have earned an advanced degree. Th
  
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• Racist Graffiti In Guilford

  28-06-2017 20:17
  
  (Guilford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in Guilford are investigating after they received a report from a pedestrian reporting racist anti-Asian slurs on a home in town.
  The find was made June 20, police said.
  Investigators say the residents of the Old Whitefield Street home are not of Asian descent.
  Taking into account the nature of the graffiti, police painted over the slurs and launched their probe.
  In a statement, Guilford Police Chief Jeffrey Hutchinson says they condemn the act, w
  
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• Governor Slams House Leaders Over Lack Of Budget

  28-06-2017 20:07
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Governor Dannel Malloy today said it would be a dereliction of duty for lawmakers in the state Senate to fail to vote on  at least his temporary budget plan by the start of the new fiscal year Saturday.
  “The Republican leader should bring half of her folks, and the Democratic leader should bring half of his folks, and all of a sudden we will have resolve, at least temporarily some of the most egregious cuts,” Malloy said. “Those cuts include renta
  
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• Smartphones Reduce Cognitive Ability Even When Not In Use, Study Finds

  28-06-2017 20:01
  
  CBS Local– Smartphones have begun to consume our lives, with some going as far as calling them the addiction no one is diagnosing. But can phones have a negative effect on us even when we’re not using them?
  According to a study published by the University of Texas, phones reduce our cognitive ability when they’re near us even when we’re not using them.
  Researchers experimented with 520 college students. Some had their phones in “high salience,” nearby and
  
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• Bloomfield Lumentum Factory to Close in March

  28-06-2017 19:56
  
  A manufacturing company will close its Bloomfield facility in June.
  
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• Sacred Heart University Student Held Without Bail Accused of Stockpiling Weapons, Impersonating Cop

  28-06-2017 19:39
  
  A Sacred Heart University student is being held without bail in Massachusetts, accused of stockpiling weapons and impersonating a police officer.
  
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• Route 6 in Watertown Closed Due to Tractor Trailer Crash

  28-06-2017 18:55
  
  Route 6 in Watertown is closed due to a rollover accident involving a tractor trailer.
  
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• 79-Year-Old Bicyclist Has Life-Threatening Injuries After Hamden Crash

  28-06-2017 18:42
  
  A 79-year-old Middlebury man has life-threatening injuries after his bike hit a vehicle in Hamden on Tuesday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Gary McCord On Quicken Loans National: ‘[TPC Potomac] Very Challenging’

  28-06-2017 18:35
  By Dave Shedloski
  The $7.1 million Quicken Loans National has moved around throughout its history. This week the prestigious invitational tournament hosted by Tiger Woods ventures to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, a site familiar to PGA TOUR golfers and yet sporting a new identity.
  Opened in 1986, the formerly named TPC Avenel hosted the Kemper Open on the PGA TOUR until 2006. It has since been redesigned and now is a par-70 layout of 7,124 yards, though it’s still a scenic beauty that meande
  
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• TD Bank Could Pay $9 Million To Coin-Counting Machine Users In Class-Action Lawsuit

  28-06-2017 18:31
  
  CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS Local) — TD Bank could pay about $9 million to settle a class-action lawsuit on behalf of customers who used the bank’s coin-counting machines, according to a preliminary agreement before a federal judge.
  The agreement, if approved by a Camden federal judge, would include a $7.5-million payment for TD Bank customers who were allegedly shortchanged by nearly 1,200 “Penny Arcade” coin-counting machines.
  The deal would also conclude legal troubles that
  
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• Crab Mystery Baffles In Norwalk

  28-06-2017 18:07
  
  NORWALK, Conn. (AP) – Experts at a Connecticut aquarium are trying to figure out how crabs native to the Pacific Northwest ended up in the waters of Long Island Sound.
  The Hour (http://bit.ly/2tkD98Z ) newspaper reports that oyster fishermen hauled up four unusual crabs off the coast of Norwalk last week, threw three back, but brought one to the Maritime Aquarium in the city.
  Aquarium experts identified the 2 1/2 -pound crustacean as a male Dungeness crab.
  Senior aquarist Sandi Schaefer-Pa
  
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• Montgomery Ward Building in Putnam Flooded After Drain Fails

  28-06-2017 17:47
  
  Several businesses were damaged when heavy rain flooded the Montgomery Ward building on Main Street in Putnam Tuesday evening.Photo Credit: WINY Radio
  
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• 4th of July Weekend Could See Record-Breaking Travel: AAA

  28-06-2017 17:39
  
  Millions of New Englanders are expected to hit the roads to celebrate the 4th of July holiday, and AAA wants to make sure drivers are prepared before they head out.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Police ID Man Killed in Crash on I-84 in Cheshire

  28-06-2017 17:37
  
  A Middletown man was killed in a crash on Interstate 84 in Cheshire Tuesday afternoon.Photo Credit: CT DOT
  
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• Go Inside The Big Brother Season 19 House

  28-06-2017 16:56
  
  Big Brother returns for its 19th season on June 28th at 8/7c on CBS. Julie Chen returns to her hosting duties in what is being called the “Summer of Temptation.” This season’s contestants will be challenged by the possibility of gaining money, power and safety in the game, but every temptation comes with a price.
  “Temptation has always been a part of Big Brother but this summer we are testing the Houseguests like never before,” said Executiv
  
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• Prostitute Mix-Up Leads To Arrest

  28-06-2017 15:30
  STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut ethics commissioner has been charged with patronizing a prostitute after he was pepper-sprayed during which police say was a mix-up with the wrong woman.
  Police tell the Connecticut Post (http://bit.ly/2tWtPWs ) Noel Kayo, an ethics commissioner in Bridgeport, had arranged to meet a woman at a hotel inStratford.
  Police say another woman was waiting at the hotel at the same time for payment for photographs for which she previously posed.
  Police say the
  
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• Willi Bowl in North Windham Closes Down

  28-06-2017 15:23
  
  Willi Bowl in North Windham shut down Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• ‘Tough-as-nails little lady’: 6-year-old hit in head by bat at first Cubs game

  28-06-2017 14:54
  
  CHICAGO – Plenty of kids dream of catching a fly ball during a baseball game, but for one unlucky young fan it was actually a flying bat that headed her way. Six-year-old Ella and her family were watching the Cubs take on the Padres June 21 at Wrigley Field when Addison Russell took a hard swing in the seventh inning. The bat flew from his hands and into the stands, striking Ella in the back of the head. Dad Matt […]
  
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• AAA: Record number of New Englanders set to travel over July 4th weekend

  28-06-2017 14:54
  
  HARTFORD — According to AAA, a record-breaking 2.3 million New Englanders will be driving, flying, traveling by train, or some other sort of transportation over the July 4th weekend. Most of the travelers, almost 2 million, will be driving to their destinations. “Consumer confidence is up and gas prices are down, both contributing factors to what AAA expects to be the busiest 4th of July weekend ever – nationally and locally” says Amy Parmenter, spokesperson for AAA in Gr
  
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• Several Marijuana Plants Seized from Clinton Home

  28-06-2017 14:53
  
  Police raided a home on Cow Hill Road in Clinton Tuesday, seized several marijuana plants and arrested a resident.Photo Credit: Clinton Police
  
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• Middletown Will Not Renew MAT Contract Unless Demands Are Met

  28-06-2017 14:39
  
  City officials in Middletown and an area transit service are going head-to-head for an agreement that could affect hundreds of thousands of riders.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut,com
  
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• Hartford city councilman proposes ID scanners after death of underage drinker

  28-06-2017 14:33
  
  HARTFORD — Hartford is trying to cut down on underage drinking. When it comes to their downtown bar scene, a councilman has a proposal that would make it harder for people under 21 to get in. The Angry Bull Saloon in Hartford has since been closed after an 18-year-old fell to her death from the roof. It shook the Hartford community and now they’re trying to crack down by installing ID scanners to prevent underage people from getting into bars. […]
  
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• Paddington bear creator Michael Bond dies at 91

  28-06-2017 14:27
  
  LONDON — Publisher HarperCollins says Michael Bond, creator of globe-trotting teddy Paddington bear, has died aged 91. The publisher says Bond died Tuesday at his home after a short illness. Ann-Janine Murtagh, executive publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books, said the duffel-coated, Wellington boot-wearing bear “touched my own heart as a child and will live on in the hearts of future generations.” The marmalade-loving bear who traveled from “Darkest Peru&rdquo
  
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• Chances for Budget by July 1 Slim After Fast-Moving Tuesday

  28-06-2017 14:09
  
  Budget developments changed by the hour Tuesday inside the halls of the Connecticut State Capitol.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Dad accused of killing son laughs, tries to joke with judge during hearing

  28-06-2017 14:03
  
  LAS VEGAS – During an extradition hearing in Las Vegas Tuesday morning, Aramazd Andressian Sr. – the California father suspected of killing his missing 5-year-old son – laughed, smiled  and even tried to crack a joke with the judge, video from the courtroom showed. Andressian Sr., of South Pasadena, waived his right to fight extradition back to California at the hearing, which was held one day after Los Angeles County officials announced a “no-body mur
  
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• Facebook live video captures Boston drug overdose

  28-06-2017 13:36
  
  BOSTON — Two men in Boston tapped on a car window when they saw a man and woman passed out, a needle lying in the woman’s lap. One of the men trying to help the couple, Junior JayRoc DiSola, captured the incident on Facebook Live. The video, captioned “Drugs is a terrible thing… #BostonStrung Out!!”, was taken on a street in Dorchester, Massachusetts on June 21. The incident occurred there just before 5:30 p.m., according to CNN affiliate WFXT. The […]
  
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• Suspects accused of stealing car, using stolen credit cards in Wallingford

  28-06-2017 13:18
  
  WALLINGFORD — Five people are facing multiple charges after police say they used stolen credit cards, and were also pulled over in a stolen car. According to Wallingford police, an officer observed two of the suspects, Ryan Yother and Dyshawn Saunders, making a “suspicious purchase” at the Walmart on North Colony Road. Police say their investigation later revealed the suspects used stolen credit cards to spend about $350 there. Police pulled the suspects over after checking the
  
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• Bridgeport ethics commissioner charged after alleged prostitute mix-up in Stratford

  28-06-2017 12:58
  
  STRATFORD — An ethics commissioner has been charged with patronizing a prostitute after he was pepper-sprayed during what police said was a mix-up with the wrong woman. Police tell the Connecticut Post Noel Kayo, an ethics commissioner in Bridgeport, had arranged to meet a woman at a hotel in Stratford. Police said another woman was waiting at the hotel at the same time for payment for photographs for which she previously posed. Police said the woman got into Kayo’s car, demandi
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway June 28, 2017

  28-06-2017 12:27
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- Christine Stuart of CT NewsJunkie discusses the latest as the fight over Millstone continues.
  7:20- Rich Hanley, Associate Professor of Journalism, talks the scandal surrounding CNN’s mishandling of a very fake news hit piece on President Donald Trump and his associates.  The scandal is only growing bigger…
  8:20- Denise Merrill, CT Secretary Of The State, addresses a story in USA Today,which argues paper b
  
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• Budget gridlock puts summer job program on hold

  28-06-2017 12:26
  
  NEW HAVEN — As the state continues to try to balance the budget before the end of the fiscal year on Friday, having no budget could mean hundreds of kids in our state could be out of jobs as cuts to the Connecticut Summer Youth Employment Program are considered. Workforce Alliance in New Haven is one of the five development boards that coordinates youth employment the cities and towns all across the state. More than 400 kids in New Haven […]
  
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• Budget gridlock puts summer job program in New Haven on hold

  28-06-2017 12:26
  
  NEW HAVEN — As the state continues to try to balance the budget before the end of the fiscal year on Friday, having no budget could mean hundreds of kids in our state could be out of jobs as cuts to the Connecticut Summer Youth Employment Program are considered. Workforce Alliance in New Haven is one of the five development boards that coordinates youth employment the cities and towns all across the state. More than 400 kids in New Haven […]
  
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• Bucket Truck Collides with Jeep in Waterbury

  28-06-2017 12:22
  
  Two people were taken to the hospital after a Comcast bucket truck collided with a Jeep in Waterbury Tuesday night.
  
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• Hartford Blight Concerns to Be Discussed at Meeting Tonight

  28-06-2017 12:16
  
  Ongoing blight concerns in Hartford will be discussed Wednesday at a town hall meeting.
  
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