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• State Parks and Beaches Fill Up for Fourth of July

  04-07-2017 23:52
  
  The state parks and beaches in Connecticut filled up early on the Fourth of July.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 78-Year-Old Woman Attacked by Pit Bull in New Haven

  04-07-2017 23:19
  
  A 78-year-old woman was attacked by a pit bull in New Haven on the Fourth of July.
  
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• 4th of July parade tradition booming in Willimantic 

  04-07-2017 23:06
  
    WILLIMANTIC — Red, white and blue have been the primary colors of 4th of July celebrations for generations. But, Willimantic has built an Independence Day tradition that’s sweet music to the ears of thousands, thanks to a local radio station. In 1986, no marching band could be found for Windham’s annual Memorial Day Parade, inspiring locals to carry their radios (or boomboxes) while marching in the Fourth of July parade five weeks later, with local radio station WILI AM
  
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• Yard Goats July Promotions: Whalers Weekend, 'What If' Night

  04-07-2017 22:57
  
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• Blue Jays 4 Run Inning Spoils 4th For Yankees

  04-07-2017 22:49
  
  By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer
   
  NEW YORK (AP) _ CC Sabathia was chased during a four-run third inning in his return from the disabled list, with Kendrys Morales hitting a two-run single that helped the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 4-1 Tuesday and stop a five-game losing streak.
  Aaron Judge dented a metal casement above a door behind the left-center field wall with his major league-leading 28th home run, a drive that would have traveled 456 feet had it landed unimpeded, ac
  
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• Woman Seriously Injured In Pit Bull Attack

  04-07-2017 22:38
  (NEW HAVEN,Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A New Haven woman is in critical condition at Yale New Haven Hospital after she was attacked by a pit bull in the yard of her home at 93-95 Hubinger Street shortly before 2:30 Tuesday afternoon .The dog’s owner also lives there.
  The New Haven Police Department Animal Control staff has the dog quarantined.
  The dog owner has not been charged because the attack was not the result of a loose animal and was on private property.
  
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• Sunny Wednesday with temps in the 80s

  04-07-2017 22:30
  
  We’re celebrating our independence today with some gorgeous weather! Today we’ll have lots of sunshine, low humidity and highs in the 80s. That sun and quiet weather will continue into Wednesday and Thursday as well. Click here for a full list of fireworks shows across the state. There is the chance for a scattered shower late Thursday, but most of the day will be dry with sunshine. Our next cold front will move in Friday with a couple of chances of […]
  
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• Thousands of chickens block Austrian highway

  04-07-2017 22:21
  
  LINZ, AUSTRIA — A truck crash involving a sleepy driver and 7,500 chickens caused chaos in Austria on Tuesday after the birds blocked part of a highway. The accident occurred on the A1 highway near the city of Linz. The driver of the truck transporting the chickens admitted to falling into “a second-long sleep” during which he veered right and collided with a bridge pillar, Franz Rockenschaub, of Highway Police Inspection Haid, told CNN. The chickens were set to be […]
  
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• First responders searching for missing person in Housatonic River

  04-07-2017 22:20
  
  NEW MILFORD —  First responders said they are currently searching for someone who disappeared in the Housatonic River Tuesday afternoon. First responders said the incident occurred around 3 p.m.,  and a staging area is set up in the area of 143 West Street at “The Bleachery” marina. Dive teams are actively searching the waters at this time and boats are searching the river one section at a time. No additional information has been released. FOX61 will provide
  
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• Tribe To Host Educational Powwow, Native Dancers

  04-07-2017 22:14
  
  MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) — Dancers from Native American tribes are gathering in Connecticut to take part in an educational powwow.
  Thursday’s event is hosted by the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center.
  There will be performances by more than 30 dancers dressed in full regalia and two drum groups, representing different tribes. Approximately a dozen dance styles will be showcased in individual, group, youth, traditional and contemporary performances.
  An emcee will give the
  
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• Former Met Provides Fireworks In Nats Holiday Win

  04-07-2017 22:02
  
  By IAN QUILLEN Associated Press=
   
  WASHINGTON (AP) _ Daniel Murphy drove in five runs on four hits, Bryce Harper had three hits and two RBIs and the Washington Nationals routed the New York Mets 11-4 on Tuesday.
  Murphy improved his career average to .405 against the Mets, his first and only former big league team. This was the third straight victory for NL East-leading Washington.
  Joe Ross (5-3) allowed two runs over seven innings for the Nationals in his fourth consecutive start giving up
  
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• Woman suffers severe injuries after pit bull attack in New Haven

  04-07-2017 21:39
  
  NEW HAVEN —  A woman was taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after first responders said she was bit by a pit bull. New Haven police said they responded to 95 Hubinger Street around 2:22 p.m., regarding a dog attack. Police said the woman, who is in her 70s, was attacked by a pit bull in the yard of her home. The dog’s owner also resides there, police said. The woman was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital where she is in […]
  
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• Air National Guard Members Start Returning Home

  04-07-2017 21:03
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Approximately 100 members of the Connecticut Air National Guard are starting to return home.
  The first group from the Guard’s 103rd Airlift Wing will return to the Bradley Air National Guard Base from deployment, beginning Tuesday.
  Maj. Gen. Thaddeus J. Martin, adjutant general and commanding officer of the Connecticut National Guard, says the airmen have been deployed to multiple locations in Southwest Asia and supported Expeditionary Combat Support operation
  
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• Blumenthal Bill Requires Sensor To Prevent Hot Car Deaths

  04-07-2017 20:53
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he’ll introduce legislation aimed at preventing heatstroke deaths of children trapped inside hot vehicles.
  The Connecticut Democrat says his bill directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require cars to be equipped with technology that can alert drivers if a child is left in the back seat once the vehicle is turned off.
  He says such technology is available in some vehicles and aftermarket products exist. H
  
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• State Parks and Beaches Filling Up

  04-07-2017 20:39
  
  The state parks and beaches in Connecticut are filling up early as people head out to celebrate the Fourth of July.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Air National Guard Members Return on Fourth of July

  04-07-2017 20:36
  
  Families of the nearly 30 members of the Connecticut Air National Guard's 103rd Airlift Wing who were deployed in Southwest Asia welcomed them home on a special day, the Fourth of July.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Former UConn Students Plead Guilty to Charges Connected With Fire in Storrs

  04-07-2017 20:29
  
  Two former UConn students have pleaded guilty to reckless burning after an incident that caused nearly $25,000 in damage to a townhouse apartment and several cars near the University of Connecticut campus...Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Stamford man arrested for stabbing and robbing a woman

  04-07-2017 20:17
  
  STAMFORD — A Stamford man is in police custody after stabbing and robbing a women Monday early afternoon. Police received calls of a woman who had been stabbed in the chest on Henry Street Monday. After arriving to the scene, police discovered that the 29-year-old women Stamford resident was stabbed four times in the upper torso and bleeding badly. Police say that the victim kept screaming a man “asked for the money” and then stabbed her after saying she did […]
  
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• 3 Hartford Library Branches to Close

  04-07-2017 20:05
  
  The Hartford Public Library Board is closing three branches as part of a restructuring plan.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Best Places For Fresh Fruit In Connecticut

  04-07-2017 20:00
  By Gillian Burdett
  Supermarket strawberries are impressive. Just one can fill the palm of your hand, and the color, a deep, shiny red that promises sweet juice. How often have you picked up a basket only to discover the beauty is only skin deep, the inside is white, hard and tasteless? Strawberries that must be shipped thousands of miles are picked before the sun has finished its ripening work. Once picked, the berries may continue to turn red, but they will not become any sweeter.The same is tr
  
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• Vatican hospital offers to take in baby Charlie Gard

  04-07-2017 18:46
  
  A Vatican-owned pediatric hospital in Rome offered to take 10-month-old Charlie Gard into its care on Tuesday. It’s an effort to prevent doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London from turning off his life support and to allow his parents to be the ones making the decision on whether to do so. Mariella Enoc, president of the Vatican’s Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital, released a statement asking the director of the London hospital, where Charlie is staying, “to ver
  
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• Steamers out of steam? Beloved bivalves aren’t happy clams

  04-07-2017 18:31
  
  SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Maine soft-shell clam diggers are hopeful for a stronger summer this year as the historic industry struggles with a multi-year decline in harvest. Maine is the soft-shell clam capital of the country, and the clams are harvested from coastal mud. Clammers harvested less than 1.5 million pounds (0.68 million kilograms) last year, the lowest total in a quarter century. Clams in the state face of a number of threats, including invasive green crabs, which eat them. Shellfis
  
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• Man Charged in Shooting of Off-Duty Hartford Firefighter

  04-07-2017 17:48
  
  A 37-year-old Hartford man has been charged with armed robbery and attempted murder in connection with the shooting of an off-duty Hartford firefighter in an industrial park in Rocky Hill in April.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Impaired Driver Crashes Into Fast Mart in Suffield: Police

  04-07-2017 17:43
  
  A driver who appeared to be under the influence crashed into the Fast Mart in Suffield Monday afternoon and a clerk who was inside the store was taken to the hospital.Photo Credit: Suffield Police
  
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• Fire at Torrington Barn Spreads to 2 Houses

  04-07-2017 17:42
  
  A barn in Torrington caught fire early this morning and the blaze spread to two nearby homes.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Danbury man arrested in Bethel for possession of crack cocaine and a handgun

  04-07-2017 17:23
  
  BETHEL — Bethel police found a  Danbury man sleeping in the driver’s seat of his car. They arrested him after searching the vehicle. Officers responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint early Sunday morning, on Hunting Ridge Lane in Bethel. Police say the man was sleeping behind his steering wheel while his car was running. Police searched the car and found 2 crack pipes, a pipe used for smoking marijuana, and one gram of crack. Police say they also found a handgun [&hellip
  
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• Parking Lots At Some State Parks Reach Capacity

  04-07-2017 17:09
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The state has closed parking lots at multiple state parks because they reached capacity.
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection posted the parks’ names on social media as the lots began to fill Tuesday morning for the Fourth of July.
  Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield was closed to new vehicles as of 8 a.m.
  Other announcements quickly followed suit.
  The list of closures include: Wadsworth Falls State Park in
  
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• Black Lives Matter against bill that teaches kids how to deal with police

  04-07-2017 17:09
  
  Black Lives Matter has come out against a new bill proposed by the New Jersey Assembly that compels schools to provide training to youngsters on how to interact with police officers and avoid confrontation, according to FOX News. According to a co-sponsor of the bill, Democrat Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver, the bill mirrors “The Talk” that many black parents have with their children, explaining the delicacies of dealing with the police in America. “Look, I’m just
  
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• With Homes Boarded Up, Demolition to Begin Soon for Upscale Mall in West Haven: Mayor

  04-07-2017 17:00
  
  Demolition could begin soon on the properties acquired to make way for an upscale outlet mall on the shoreline.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Yale Displays Printed Copy Of Declaration Of Independence

  04-07-2017 16:39
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – One of the first printed copies of the Declaration of Independence has been put on display at Yale University.
  The broadside was made by the official printer of the Continental Congress, John Dunlap, in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 to publicize its approval.
  It is one of 26 known to still be in existence.
  The document predates the calligraphic version of the Declaration, which was created later and signed by John Hancock and the rest of Congress
  
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• Meriden Funds Fireworks With Special Events Fund

  04-07-2017 16:22
  
  Thousands of people filled Meriden’s Hubbard Park for the city’s Independence Day celebration on Monday, But the fireworks show’s fate was uncertain until a couple of weeks ago.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Connecticut National Guard troops returning home on the Fourth of July

  04-07-2017 16:20
  
  Twenty-seven Airmen from the Connecticut National Guard‘s 103rd Air Wing unit are returning home on the Fourth of July after a five-month deployment in the Middle East. The Airmen were deployed to multiple locations throughout the Middle East, supporting Expeditionary Combat Support operations that included tactical airlift, maintenance, security and logistics support. About 100 members in total from the 103rd unit are set to return to Connecticut in several phases, beginning with Tuesday&
  
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• Man Stabs Woman After She Says She Does Not Have Money to Give Him: Police

  04-07-2017 16:13
  
  A man is accused of stabbing a 29 year old Stamford woman four times in the chest after asking her for money and has been arrested.Photo Credit: Stamford Police
  
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• Group has “Jesus Loves Strippers” sign taken down

  04-07-2017 16:13
  
  A controversial sign near a busy road in Salem, Oregon that reads, “Jesus loves strippers. Honk if you agree,” has been taken down. Members of the Salem Community Vision group complained about the sign, claiming they didn’t take issue with the sign’s message, but rather were upset over its placement on a public right-of-way. “Jesus loves strippers because Jesus loves all,” Cynthia Shaver, the executive director and founder of the group Pole Gems in Salem, says
  
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• Trump, Putin to hold bilateral meeting

  04-07-2017 15:57
  
  President Donald J. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will sit down for an official bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday, rather than an informal pull-aside meeting. The meeting, confirmed by both the White House and the Kremlin on Tuesday morning, will be the first official bilateral meeting between a United States and Russian president in nearly two years and comes amid ongoing tensions between the two countries. “It is planned as [
  
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• DMV Offices Closed For July Fourth Holiday

  04-07-2017 15:57
  WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Offices for the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles are closed for the Fourth of July holiday.
  The agency says it will reopen its regional service centers and major service offices on Wednesday, beginning at 7:45 a.m.
  AAA offices will also be closed Tuesday in Avon, Cromwell, Enfield, Manchester, Old Saybrook, Plainville, Waterford and West Hartford.
  They are scheduled to reopen on Wednesday to process renewals for driver licenses and non
  
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• In Connecticut Prison, It’s The Inmates Leading Counseling

  04-07-2017 15:41
  
  SOMERS, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — Imprisoned for killing a man, Edward White initially feared retaliation when he learned an acquaintance, his fellow inmate, was his victim’s nephew.
  For a time, the inmate stopped speaking with White. But he ultimately offered forgiveness, an act that White credits to the peer counseling program through which they met.
  “Prison logic will tell you it’s supposed to become violent,” said White, 35. “If we didn’t have
  
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• 51 Charged With DUI Over Holiday Weekend

  04-07-2017 15:30
  
  State police are patrolling highways and roads in Connecticut over the Independence Day weekend and they have charged 39 people with driving under the influence since Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• American automakers report sharp decline in sales in June

  04-07-2017 15:15
  
  Car sales continue to sputter. The three major U.S. automakers all reported sharp declines in June sales compared to a year ago. U.S. vehicle sales have lagged behind 2016 levels every month this year. If that performance continues, this year will mark the first since 2009 that sales across the industry declined. General Motors reported a 5 percent drop in sales last month, as did Ford Motor, which recently replaced its CEO. Sales at Fiat Chrysler were off 7 percent. […]
  
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• Several Connecticut state parks full to capacity Tuesday

  04-07-2017 15:07
  
  HARTFORD — With gorgeous weather predicted on this Independence Day, people are hitting the beaches at state parks across Connecticut. Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison is full to parking capacity and closed to new vehicles as of 11:55 a.m. Kent Falls State Park in Kent is full to parking capacity and closed to new vehicles as of 11:50 a.m. Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven is closed, filled to capacity as of 11:40 a.m Indian Well State Park in […]
  
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• State Police arrest 53 for DUI over Fourth of July weekend

  04-07-2017 15:04
  
  MIDDLETOWN –With record numbers of residents traveling over the holiday weekend, Connecticut State Police were busy. State police made a total of 53 DUI arrests, which well surpasses the total amount from 39 arrest in 2016. As for accidents, police have had a total of 367 but none have resulted in any fatalities. Police have also clocked a total of 881 speeding violations and 2,486 total moving violations. Police said state troopers are focusing on drunke
  
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• Man Charged With Trying To Kill Hartford Firefighter

  04-07-2017 14:49
  
  (CBS Connecticut) – State police have made an arrest in connection with the shooting of a Hartford firefighter in Rocky Hill earlier this year.
  Troopers arrested Jesus Perez, 37, of Hartford Monday night on attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, criminal possession of a firearm, and evidence-tampering charges.
  It was on April 20 that firefighter Jimmy Ngo was shot multiple times at the Belamose Business Park in Rocky Hill. Police haven’t discussed a motive in t
  
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• Pets of the Week – Hazel and Shadow

  04-07-2017 14:30
  
  HARTFORD — Hazel and Shadow are a mother and daughter pair of Guinea pigs. Hazel is 5, and is Shadow’s mom. She is the calmer of the two. She enjoys being held more than the daughter. She has a little cyst on her hip and it doesn’t need to be removed right now but the new owner should just monitor it for any changes or rapid growth. They came to us because a family member was allergic. Their owners were […]
  
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• Firefighters battle Torrington barn blaze Tuesday morning

  04-07-2017 14:18
  
  TORRINGTON — Firefighters responded Tuesday morning to a three-alarm barn fire at 37 Albert Street in Torrington. No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire will be released later Tuesday. Stay with FOX61 as this story develops.
  
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• Gorgeous weather conditions for the 4th of July holiday

  04-07-2017 11:57
  
  We’re celebrating our independence today with some gorgeous weather! Today we’ll have lots of sunshine, low humidity and highs in the 80s. That sun and quiet weather will continue into Wednesday and Thursday as well. Click here for a full list of fireworks shows across the state. There is the chance for a scattered shower late Thursday, but most of the day will be dry with sunshine. Our next cold front will move in Friday with a couple of chances of […]
  
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• Raburn’s Hit With 2 Outs In 9th Gets Nationals By Mets, 3-2

  04-07-2017 05:55
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The fireworks started once the bullpens showed up in Washington.
  Ryan Raburn drove in the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Nationals survived another late-inning collapse for a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night.
  Curtis Granderson, out of the starting lineup with a right hip muscle strain, tied the game with a two-out, two-run homer off Nationals reliever Matt Albers (4-1). Granderson’s heroics came after M
  
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• Yankees Prevail In Battle Of Struggling Teams

  04-07-2017 04:49
  
  By MIKE FITZPATRICK  AP Baseball Writer
   
  NEW YORK (AP) _ Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven sharp innings for his second straight win following a long slump, and the New York Yankees beat the skidding Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Monday night.
  Hours after announcing they’ll both compete in the Home Run Derby next week, All-Star sluggers Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez sparked New York’s offense. Consecutive singles by those Baby Bombers in the first helped the Yankees scratch out two
  
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• Stafford Springs Woman Gets Refund After Confusing Cancellation

  04-07-2017 04:47
  
  Connecticut gives consumers a three-day cooling off period when it comes to certain contracts. But it’s not always as straightforward as it sounds, as a Stafford Springs woman found out.
  
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• Now anyone in Florida can challenge what’s taught in schools

  04-07-2017 04:47
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fl.– A new Florida law would let anyone in the state challenge, and possibly change, what kids are learning in school. Any Florida resident can raise concerns about teaching material they find unfit for public school classrooms, according to legislation that went into effect Saturday. The bill was introduced in February by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Naples, and was signed into law last week after passing with bipartisan support. An “unbiased hearing officer,” not employ
  
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• Meriden fireworks show goes on despite cancellation scare

  04-07-2017 04:33
  
  MERIDEN — A fun-filled day of music, fireworks and food almost never happened. Meriden mayor Kevin Scarpati says the city didn’t budget for a 4th of July celebration this year due to budget issues. The festivities are usually funded by private donors however, this year one major sponsor pulled out. “We didn’t have all the money secured that was necessary to make this event possible,” says Mayor Scarpati. He decided to go to city council for assistance. The members v
  
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