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• Sunny, warm, pleasant with highs in the 80’s Sunday

  15-07-2017 23:54
  
  Improvement is the name of the game today.  Clouds will slowly break for sunshine this afternoon with high temperatures in the low 80s. There is a slight chance for an isolated shower, but most towns will stay dry. Sunday will be the pick of the weekend with lots of sun, low humidity and warm temperatures. High temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 80s. Next week looks a little warmer. There are few chances for pop-up showers and storms. […]
  
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• Oregon mother arrested after using car to tow kids in plastic wagon

  15-07-2017 23:47
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — An Oregon mother was arrested on Wednesday after she apparently used her vehicle to tow her two children in a red plastic wagon, according to police. Several motorists called police after seeing the vehicle circling a roundabout “repeatedly”, according to eyewitnesses. Alana Nicole Donahue, 27, was arrested and charged with two counts of reckless endangering. The children, ages 3 and 5, were not injured. According to The Register-Guard, Lt. Scott M
  
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• 'Shoot Hoops Not Guns' Honors Teen Killed in Hartford

  15-07-2017 23:44
  
  “Shoot Hoops Not Guns.” That’s the name of a new Hartford youth basketball league that launched Saturday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Two Robberies Friday In New London

  15-07-2017 23:41
  
  New London, Ct. – (CBS Connecticut)  Two robberies friday in New London, the first when liquor delivery person saw an individual stealing liquor bottles from
  his delivery truck, around 11:30 friday morning, chased him down to get the stolen bottles back and was assaulted by the suspect. The bottles were recovered and the
  suspect fled the area. Two hours after the incident was reported the suspect was seen walking into the Ravi Mart on Bank Street. The victim returned to the scene
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• 1 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured in Ledyard Crash

  15-07-2017 23:30
  
  On person is dead after an accident on Shewville Road in Ledyard.Photo Credit: NBC Bay Area, File
  
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• Police make two different robbery arrests on same street in New London

  15-07-2017 23:18
  
  NEW LONDON — New London police arrested two people for robbery Friday. New London police said the two suspects committed robbery on the same street but at separate locations. Late Friday morning, police said a liquor delivery person chased down someone who he saw stealing liquor bottles from his truck on Bank Street.  The driver was assaulted when he attempted to get the stolen bottles back.  Police said the suspect fled the scene after the scuffle, leaving the bottles behind. [&
  
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• Yard Goats Honor Hartford’s Hockey Past

  15-07-2017 22:57
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Hartford’s minor league baseball team is honoring the city’s hockey history this weekend.
  The Double-A Yard goats are hosting Whalers Alumni Weekend at Dunkin’ Donuts park.
  As part of the festivities the team will be wearing special uniforms reminiscent of the hockey jerseys once worn by the NHL team.
  About 15 former Whalers will be in town for the games and other festivities, which include a charity luncheon on Saturday afternoo
  
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• Man Stole Liquor Bottles and Attacked Delivery Driver: Police

  15-07-2017 21:51
  
  New London police have arrested a man accused of assaulting a delivery driver while stealing liquor bottles out of a delivery truck.Photo Credit: New London Police Department
  
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• Disney announces Aladdin live action cast — Will Smith to play ‘Genie’

  15-07-2017 21:19
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney announced the cast of the upcoming live-action Aladdin remake during the D23 Expo in Anaheim on Saturday. On the heels of rumors involving roadblocks during casting, Disney unveiled Mena Massoud will play Aladdin, Naomi Scott will play Jasmine, and Will Smith will star as Genie. A release date was not announced. However, the movie studio did announce the release date for the live-action remake of of the 1941 animated film Dumbo —
  
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• Boaters to be warned about the invasive aquatic species

  15-07-2017 21:08
  
  HARTFORD  — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s boating staff will be educating boaters about how to stop the spread of invasive aquatic species. Agency staff will be on hand at six boat launches Saturday and Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., as part of Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Weekend. They’ll talk to boaters about clean and safe boating practices while conducting inspections for aquatic invasive species. Many aquatic invasive plants
  
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• Australia senator’s 3 election wins officially didn’t happen

  15-07-2017 20:10
  
  CANBERRA, Australia — The deputy leader of an Australian political party has announced he is ending his nine-year career in Parliament because he has discovered he has technically never been a senator. Scott Ludlam, the 47-year-old deputy leader of the minor Greens party, said Friday he was “personally devastated” to learn that he is a citizen of New Zealand as well as Australia, which makes him ineligible for the Senate job he has held since July 2008. The constitution states
  
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• Workers exposed to radioactive substance at St. Raphael’s Hospital in New Haven

  15-07-2017 18:28
  
  NEW HAVEN — Authorities in Connecticut say several people have been exposed to an unidentified radioactive substance after a hospital’s nuclear medicine lab was broken into. New Haven Fire Chief John Alston says employees discovered the lab in the cancer center at St. Raphael’s Hospital had been vandalized when they arrived at around 8 a.m. Saturday. Officials say at least three lab technicians were exposed to radioactive material and underwent decontamination. The hospital say
  
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• Haz Mat Incident In New Haven

  15-07-2017 18:16
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – Authorities in Connecticut say several people were exposed to an unidentified radioactive substance after a nuclear medicine labwas broken into at a hospital.
  New Haven Fire Chief John Alston says employees discovered the lab in the cancer center at St. Raphael’s Hospital had been vandalized when they arrived ataround 8 a.m. Saturday.
  Officials say at least three lab technicians were exposed to radioactive material and underwent decontamination.
  The hospital
  
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• Driver Seriously Injured in Simsbury Crash

  15-07-2017 18:01
  
  A portion of Owens Brook Boulevard in Simsbury is closed after a serious crash, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Malloy: Health Care Meeting “Tense”

  15-07-2017 17:50
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The Trump administration is trying to get support from skeptical U.S. governors for a revised health care bill before the U.S. Senate.
  U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma made their pitch Saturday morning during a closed-door meeting of the bipartisan National Governors Association.
  Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, chairman of the Democratic Governors Associati
  
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• Mom Of Abandoned Baby Ordered To Have No Contact With Child

  15-07-2017 17:43
  
  DANBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The mother of a newborn boy whose umbilical cord was still attached when he was found alone behind a Connecticut grocery store has been ordered to have no contact with the infant.
  Anny Castillo was arraigned Friday in Danbury on charges of abandonment of a child under the age of six years and other offenses. She remains free on $1,500 bond.
  Authorities say the baby was found at night in May in Danbury. He had been wrapped in women’s clothing,
  
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• Lawyer: Marijuana Prohibition Laws Unconstitutional

  15-07-2017 17:40
  
  By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut lawyer is hoping his arguments in a drug case eventually are used by attorneys across the country to fight marijuana charges and bans on pot possession.
  Aaron Romano says many state laws criminalizing marijuana were based on the federal Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, which essentially criminalized marijuana by imposing harsh financial penalties. He argues the federal law was rooted in racism and bigotry ag
  
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• Over 7 millions pounds of hot dogs recalled after bone fragments found

  15-07-2017 17:28
  
  HARTFORD — The USDA is issuing a recall for hotdogs made by Marathon Enterprises Inc., a Bronx, N.Y. establishment. They say 7,196,084 pounds of hotdogs are being recalled due to the possibility of them being contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically bone fragments. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says that the products subject to recall have an establishment number “EST. 8894” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The items were shipped to retail a
  
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• Hospital Employees Exposed to Radioactive Substance

  15-07-2017 17:12
  
  Hazmat crews responded to St. Raphael’s Hospital in New Haven after someone broke into a nuclear medicine lab, according to fire officials.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Invasive Aquatic Species Education This Weekend

  15-07-2017 16:54
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s boating staff will be educating boaters about how to stop thespread of invasive aquatic species.
  Agency staff will be on hand at six boat launches Saturday and Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., as part of Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Weekend. They’lltalk to boaters about clean and safe boating practices while conducting inspections for aquatic invasive species.
  Many aquatic invasive pl
  
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• Major insurance groups call part of health bill ‘unworkable’

  15-07-2017 16:45
  
  WASHINGTON — Two of the insurance industry’s most powerful organizations say a crucial provision in the Senate Republican health care bill allowing the sale of bare-bones policies is “unworkable in any form.” The criticism was lodged in an unusual joint statement by America’s Health Care Plans and the BlueCross BlueShield Association. It is a blow to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s efforts to line up enough Republican votes to push the health care leg
  
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• Serious Crash on Shewville Road in Ledyard

  15-07-2017 16:33
  
  Ledyard police are on scene at a serious accident on Shewville Road near Pequot Trail.Photo Credit: NBC Bay Area, File
  
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• Pence Sells GOP Healthcare Plan at Governors' Conference

  15-07-2017 16:28
  
  With a captive audience of more than 30 of the most powerful politicians in America, Vice President Mike Pence told the nation’s governors that the administration in the White House is looking out for them when...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Shelton Man Killed in Bethany Crash

  15-07-2017 16:24
  
  A Shelton man was killed in a crash in Bethany Friday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Yard Goats, Former Whalers Players Visit Patients at UConn

  15-07-2017 16:19
  
  It was a special day for patients of the UConn John Dempsey Hospital Friday. Members of the Hartford Yard Goats baseball team and the former Hartford Whalers hockey team visited patients as part of the...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Los Imperios Entertainment License in Limbo

  15-07-2017 15:37
  
  The town of West Hartford is considering suspending the entertainment license of Los Imperios restaurant on Farmington Avenue.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Hartford Police, Saint Francis Hospital Host Gun Buyback

  15-07-2017 15:27
  
  Hartford police and Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center are working to get guns off the street with a gun buy-back event.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 3 dead in Honolulu high-rise fire, mayor says

  15-07-2017 14:23
  
  HONOLULU, Hawaii — At least three people were killed Friday in a massive fire at a Honolulu high-rise, the city’s mayor, Kirk Caldwell, said. The blaze began around 2:15 p.m. Hawaiian time (8:15 p.m. ET) on the 26th floor of the Marco Polo Apartments, a 538-unit building that houses condominiums and apartments on Kapiolani Boulevard, Caldwell said. The victims, two women and a man, were found in two apartments on the 26th floor, fire officials said. Five people, including a fire
  
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• Waterbury Police Search for Vandals Throwing Rocks at Cars

  15-07-2017 14:13
  
  The Waterbury Police Department is investigating eight incidents in the last several weeks of cars being damaged with large rocks.
  
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• Justin Trudeau Visits New England

  15-07-2017 13:02
  
  Canada’s Prime Minister took the opportunity to take on the Trump Administration on the issue of free-trade during his visit to Providence for the Summer Meeting of the National Governors Association.
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: Homeless crisis for single women in Greater Hartford

  15-07-2017 12:31
  
  HARTFORD —  In recent months, the number of homeless women unable to find shelter in Greater Hartford has reached a crisis. Close to 100 single women were unable to secure shelter. It is a trend that is disturbing to those on the social services front lines. Stan Simpson welcomes  Matt Morgan, executive director of Journey Home, an advocacy group to stop homelessness, and Deacon Art Miller to discuss remedies to this troubling development.
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: Hartford Hoops legends reunion

  15-07-2017 12:30
  
  HARTFORD —  An inaugural reunion of Hartford basketball legends is planned for July 28 and 29. Former UConn star Norman Bailey and author Michael Copeland join the Stan Simpson Show to discuss the reunion. A women said she was unable to get wedding dresses even though they paid in full after a local s
  
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• Shelton Man Killed In Crash

  15-07-2017 12:21
  (Bethany, Conn./ CBS Connecticut)– A 43-year-old Shelton man was killed when he crashed head on into a pickup truck in Bethany Friday afternoon.
  John Kwochka was driving his Chevy Impala westbound on Rte. 42 Cheshire Road just before 5pm when he struck a Ford F-350 pickup truck traveling eastbound. Kwochka was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pickup is 21-year-old Amanda Cashmore of Cheshire. She suffered minor injuries.
  It is unknown exactly what caused the two vehicle
  
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• Partly sunny, slight chance for an isolated shower this afternoon; sunny, warm and pleasant with highs in the 80’s Sunday

  15-07-2017 11:14
  
  Improvement is the name of the game today.  Clouds will slowly break for sunshine this afternoon with high temperatures in the low 80s. There is a slight chance for an isolated shower, but most towns will stay dry. Sunday will be the pick of the weekend with lots of sun, low humidity and warm temperatures. High temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 80s. Next week looks a little warmer. There are few chances for pop-up showers and storms. […]
  
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• Partly cloudy, chance of showers Saturday; sunny and warm with highs in the 80’s Sunday

  15-07-2017 11:14
  
  Improvement is the name of the game on Saturday. The morning will start off murky with lingering clouds, mist, drizzle. Then clouds will slowly break for sunshine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with high temperatures in the low 80s. There is another chance for an isolated shower in the afternoon but most towns will stay dry. Sunday will be the pick of the weekend with lots of sun, low humidity and warm temperatures. High temperatures will climb into the […]
  
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• Firefighter Charged With Fraud

  15-07-2017 07:22
  
  (Guilford, Conn. / CBS Connecticut)– A Guilford firefighter has been arrested for allegedly lying about a work-related injury and cashing in on fraudulent disability payments.
  In March of 2016, 55-year-old Mark Hudd reported being injured while working for the fire department. He then received $21,000 in Workers’ Compensation benefits because he said he couldn’t work. He assured his bosses that he was not earning any money beyond the disability payment.
  On four separate oc
  
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• Red Sox Walk To A Win

  15-07-2017 05:16
  By KYLE HIGHTOWER   AP Sports Writer
   
  BOSTON (AP) _ Aroldis Chapman walked in the winning run without recording an out in the ninth inning, handing the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees on Friday night.
  The Yankees hard-throwing closer gave up two runs in the ninth for his third blown save. New York entered tied for the major league lead with 17 blown saves.
  Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia started the rally with consecutive singles and a successful double steal.
  
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• Mets Rout Rockies

  15-07-2017 04:48
  
  By BEN WALKER  AP Baseball Writer
   
   
   NEW YORK (AP) _ Jacob deGrom came out dealing once again, striking out 11 and winning his sixth straight start as the New York Mets began what could be a last-chance homestand by routing the Colorado Rockies 14-2 Friday night.
  Michael Conforto and T.J. Rivera homered, Yoenis Cespedes got four hits and deGrom contributed two singles for the Mets, who trail Colorado by 9 1/2 games for the second NL wild card.
  The Rockies posted their best
  
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• PD: Juvenile jumped from moving car while being taken to Indiana

  15-07-2017 04:41
  
  NEWINGTON —  Newington police are searching for Ismael Ventura, 16, after police said he jumped from a car in the area of Cedar Street and Mill Street Extension. Police said Ventura was being brought back to Indiana by Indiana Child Protective Services and was last seen in the area of Mill St Extension running towards the woods. He was was last seen wearing a black t-shirt with the word “Brooklyn” on it in white writing, along with white shorts. Anyone […]
  
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• Texas veteran’s dying wish is for you to give him a call

  15-07-2017 04:12
  
  NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – An Army veteran in hospice care with a terminal illness has one wish that would mean so much to him, but can easily be granted by anyone – he’s asking people to text or give him a call. Lee Hernandez, 47, has had multiple brain surgeries after developing continuous strokes that have impaired his vision and cognition, according to The Arizona Republic. Doctors haven’t been able to identify the cause of his condition, and his wife, […]
  
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• One Dead In Bethany Crash

  15-07-2017 04:10
  
  (BETHANY,Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A two vehicle crash in Bethany left one driver dead .It happened shortly before 5 o’clock Friday afternoon on Route 42,Cheshire Road.The other driver was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  The operators were the only occupants of the vehicles.
  
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• Candlelight vigil planned for Sunday for missing Middletown woman

  15-07-2017 03:11
  
  MIDDLETOWN —  Family and friends of a missing Middletown woman will get together this weekend to hold a vigil and plead to the public for information. Nina Coe disappeared two years ago and her family said the lack of clues is only adding to their pain. Coe has been missing since July 16, 2015. It is suspected  foul play has played in her disappearance as it is not in her character to lose contact with her family for such a lengthy period […]
  
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• Parents of newborn battling life-threatening illness are warning others

  15-07-2017 02:19
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa – An Iowa couple is hoping for the best, as their newborn daughter fights for her life in an Iowa City hospital. And it’s all because of a virus the baby caught – by something as innocent as a kiss. “It’s horrific,” Nicole Sifrit told WQAD-TV. “It’s one of the saddest things ever, and most of the time, I’m still in shock.” Nicole and her husband Shane expected the first week of July to be the best […]
  
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• A Whale of a promotion in Hartford

  15-07-2017 01:40
  
  HARTFORD — More than a year and a half in the making, the Hartford Whalers Alumni weekend has come to the capital city. Honoring the hockey players from the past, the Yard Goats are hosting 13 players who came to Hartford from all over North America. “They’re coming from Canada, California, they’re coming from the middle of America,” said Jeff Dooley, the PR director and voice of the Yard Goats.” Mike Rogers, who played for the Yard Goats in the […]
  
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• All swimming closed at Rocky Neck for first time in 7 years, nearby beaches remain open

  15-07-2017 01:19
  
  EAST LYME – High levels of bacteria have caused the entire swimming area at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme to close for the first time since 2010, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). DEEP conducts water quality tests at 23 state swimming areas weekly and this week the department found unsafe levels of bacteria at the popular state park beach. Lakes or ponds at Gay City State Park in Hebron, Mashamoquet Brook State Park […]
  
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• Accused Seeks Dismissal Of Charges For False Rape Report

  15-07-2017 00:49
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ A former Sacred Heart University student accused of lying about being raped by two college football players is seeking to have the charges against her dismissed.
  The Connecticut Post reports Nikki Yovino filed an application in court Friday saying she is suffering from a psychiatric disability.
  The 19-year-old New York native will undergo a psychological evaluation and a judge will decide whether she qualifies for a pretrial diversionary program. If Yovino completes that
  
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• 1 person dead following crash on Route 42 in Bethany

  15-07-2017 00:39
  
  BETHANY –  Police said one person has died following a car crash Friday night. Police said an additional person was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Route 42 between Route 63 and 69 were closed during the investigation. Police said no other occupants were involved. No additional details have been released at this time.
  
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• White Powder Sparks Hazmat Scare in Terryville

  15-07-2017 00:27
  
  Emergency crews responded to a hazmat situation on Agney Avenue, in the Terryville section of town on Friday.Photo Credit: Erica Smith
  
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• Brides Try to Track Down Dresses After Bridal Shop Closes

  15-07-2017 00:16
  
  Dozens of brides are scrambling to try and track down their missing wedding dresses after Alfred Angelo suddenly closed its stores Thursday.
  
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• Crews Continue Clean Up After Storms

  15-07-2017 00:08
  
  Friday was a busy day for Public Works crews and private tree removal companies in the areas hit hardest by Thursday afternoon’s storms.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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