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• Deborah Norville Looks Back On Her Favorite ‘Inside Edition’ Stories

  13-09-2017 23:55
  Inside Edition returns for its 30th season this fall. Sitting behind the anchor’s desk, as per usual, is Deborah Norville, who has held that seat since 1995 and is the longest sitting anchor on a daily broadcast program.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss caught up with Norville earlier today to discuss some of her favorite pieces as well as a sneak peak at tonight’s Inside Edition.
  MW- Hi Debra, how are you doing?
  DN- Good thank you! How are you?
  MW- Doing very well over here. I&rsqu
  
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• Students Praised As Smart More Likely To Cheat, Study Claims

  13-09-2017 22:02
  CBS Local — Parents take great pride when they get to praise their children for their achievements in school. According to researchers in Canada, all the praise may actually push the “smart kids” to cheat more.
  Kang Lee, a professor at the Jackman Institute of Child Studies in Toronto, has published two studies where he contends the wrong types of praise will make students more likely to be dishonest and cheat on exams.
  “Praise is more complex than it seems,” Lee cl
  
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• New Haven BOE Sets Deadline for Superintendent Announcement

  13-09-2017 21:51
  
  The New Haven Board of Education has set a deadline to announce the next superintendent of schools by Monday, October 16.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Person of Interest Sought After Offensive Fliers Were Found on Cars in Norwalk

  13-09-2017 21:46
  
  Police are trying to identify a person of interest after several offensive fliers that were found in the Webster Street Lot at 50 Washington St. in Norwalk a couple weeks ago. Police said...Photo Credit: Norwalk Police
  
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• Man Accused In Bolton Stabbing

  13-09-2017 21:41
  (Bolton, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police have made an arrest in connection with a stabbing in Bolton last winter.
  It was back on February 28 that troopers say they found an East Hartford man lying in the roadway on Tunxis Trail in Bolton suffering from multiple stab wounds to the torso, head, and face.
  The victim told police that 36-year-old Daniel Duffy drove him from East Hartford to Bolton, where he was assaulted during an attempted robbery.
  Duffy fled the scene, leaving the victi
  
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• Make a Wish sends avid Red Sox fan to Fenway Park

  13-09-2017 21:28
  NIANTIC – Connor Ealden is ten years old and is the most avid Boston Red Sox Fan you’ll ever meet. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis shortly after birth, Connor has had a rough 10 years. To make his treatments go by faster, he watches his team and doesn’t miss a single game. Connor and his mother, Jessie Manfredi, contacted the Make a Wish Foundation to see if Connor was eligible to get a wish granted, turns out he most definitely was. […]
  
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• State Police Arrest Suspect in Violent Attempted Robbery

  13-09-2017 21:24
  
  State police have arrested a suspect in a violent stabbing and attempted robbery in Bolton in February.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs cottage is for sale!

  13-09-2017 21:19
  OLALLA, Wash. — It’s nothing short of a fairytale! Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs cottage is up for sale! Well, not the exact house since it was a story originally published in 1812, but one family loved the story so much they decided they wanted to live there, so they did! It’s unlikely that Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm or Walt Disney would have imagined the enchanted cottage of the Seven Dwarfs would be replicated as a family home outside […]
  
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• 2 CCSU Football Players Arrested After Party Say They Were Targeted

  13-09-2017 21:02
  
  Four members of the Central Connecticut State University football team have been suspended for one game after police said they busted a college party and found alcohol and smelled marijuana.Photo Credit: New Britain Police
  
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• 10 Injured in Transit Bus Crash in Greenwich

  13-09-2017 20:52
  
  Greenwich police are investigating a bus crash that sent 10 people to area hospitals to be treated for minor injuries Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Some CT Residents Say They Aren't Being Paid for Jobs

  13-09-2017 20:50
  
  The restaurant and food industry continues to have issues when it comes to people getting the pay they earned. The NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters have documented this in a series of reports over the past...
  
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• 1 killed, 3 injured in shooting at high school in Washington state

  13-09-2017 20:25
  ROCKFORD, Wash.  — Fire officials in Washington state say people have been injured and taken to a hospital after a shooting at a high school. 1 person has been killed, 3 injured in shooting at high school in Washington state. Brian Schaeffer of the Spokane Fire Department says the threat “has been eliminated” at Freeman High School in Rockford, south of Spokane. He wouldn’t release how many people were injured Wednesday or their conditions. He provided no more detail
  
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• Target is hiring more than 100,000 holiday workers

  13-09-2017 20:03
  Target is hiring more than 100,000 temporary workers for the holidays — a sharp increase over last year. The company announced Wednesday that the jobs will be in stores and distribution and fulfillment centers. The workers will stock shelves, help customers, pack and load products and fill online orders. In 2016, Target brought on 77,500 temporary workers. Target will hold recruiting events at each of its 1,800 stores from October 13 through 15. The company says applicants can interview an
  
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• Senator Bernie Sanders launches “Medicare for All” healthcare bill

  13-09-2017 20:01
  WASHINGTON D.C. — When  did this in 2013, he did it alone. Nearly four years later, Sanders is set to introduce a new “Medicare for all” health care bill with nearly a third of the Senate Democratic caucus by his side. The legislation will be unveiled on Wednesday afternoon in Washington, a little more than six weeks after the party’s all-hands fight to preserve Obamacare secured a narrow reprieve on the Senate floor. Sanders’ plan, though dead-o
  
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• Former Airman Faces Federal Prison In Child Sex Case

  13-09-2017 20:00
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former airman who received an honorary discharge from the Air Force despite acknowledging he had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old faces several years in federal prison on child sex charges.
  Nicholas Murphy has a sentencing hearing Wednesday afternoon. He pleaded guilty in June to federal charges of traveling from Rhode Island to Plainfield, Connecticut in 2015 to have sex with the girl.
  Prosecutors say Murphy avoided a dishonorable discharge by convin
  
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• 2 CCSU Football Players Suspended From Team Indefinitely

  13-09-2017 19:56
  
  Two members of the Central Connecticut State University football team have been suspended from the team indefinitely after a confrontation with a neighbor who called 911 to file a complaint on the night of...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Anthem, Connecticare Commit To Health Care Exchange

  13-09-2017 19:24
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Anthem and Connecticare will be part of the state’s health care exchange in 2018.
  Governor Dannel Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman made the announcement this afternoon.
  Malloy, in accusing President Trump and Republicans with trying to “sabotage” the health care system, said he appreciates the two carriers’ commitment to the residents who receive their coverage through Access Health CT.
  Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh
  
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• Museum Highlights New Haven Tattoo History

  13-09-2017 19:10
  
  The New Haven Museum is hosting an exhibit all about the tattoo industry in the area.Photo Credit: Corey Hudson
  
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• Burger-Flipping Robot Taking Over In 50 Fast Food Restaurants

  13-09-2017 18:59
  CBS Local — As fast food employees across the U.S. continue to protest for higher wages, a California chain restaurant has decided to hire a new staff member that works for free. The competition for the company’s low-wage workers: a burger-flipping robot named “Flippy.”
  CaliBurger has announced they will be installing the high-tech replacement in 50 of their locations around the world. “Flippy,” the robotic kitchen assistant, was created by a California s
  
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• Video Released of Hartford Officer DUI Arrest in Plainville

  13-09-2017 18:53
  
  A Hartford police detective is accused of driving under the influence in Plainville last month and using several racial slurs during that arrest and Plainville police have released dashcam video from that...Photo Credit: Plainville Police
  
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• Police Have Suspect After Man Claiming to Be Off-Duty Cop Tries Getting Girl in Car

  13-09-2017 18:52
  
  A man claiming to be an off-duty officer tried luring a teenage girl to get into his car in Naugatuck Monday night and police have identified a suspect.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Yes, sitting too long can kill you (even if you exercise)

  13-09-2017 18:44
  Take a movement break every 30 minutes, say experts. No matter how much you exercise, sitting for excessively long periods of time is a risk factor for early death, a new study published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine found. There’s a direct relationship between time spent sitting and your risk of early mortality of any cause, researchers said, based on a study of nearly 8,000 adults. As your total sitting time increases, so does your risk of an early […]
  
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• ‘The Show Has Evolved With Our Friendship’: Sharon Osbourne & Sara Gilbert On Season 8 Of ‘The Talk’

  13-09-2017 18:28
  This week marks the premiere of the 8th season of The Talk. Fresh off the heels of a Daytime Emmy Award win in May, Sharon Osbourne and Sara Gilbert, who host the show with Julie Chen and Sheryl Underwood, sat down with CBS Local to talk about how the show has evolved over the years, the importance of engaging with fans, and what we can expect from the show this season.
   
  This week is the 8th season premiere of The Talk. Eight seasons is a long time to be on the air. Can you talk about
  
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• Woman sues Starbucks claiming hot tea killed her dog, badly burned her

  13-09-2017 18:23
  DENVER – A Denver woman is suing Starbucks over hot tea that she claims caused second-degree burns and killed her dog, according to KDVR. Deanna Salas-Solano, 58, claims the lid of the tea was not secured onto her cup when she bought a 20-ounce hot tea at the drive-thru Starbucks at 5835 Leetsdale Drive in Denver on Sept. 26, 2015. The lawsuit, filed in Denver District Federal Court on Friday, states hot tea spilled out of the cup through an […]
  
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• ‘Hot Cop’ Selfie Goes Viral, Sparks Hurricane Relief Campaign

  13-09-2017 18:19
  CBS Local — What do you get when you combine selfies of good-looking police officers and calendars? The answer is a perfect recipe for hurricane relief fundraising.
  As Hurricane Irma was approaching Florida, the Gainesville Police Department posted a selfie of three officers preparing for the storm.The Facebook post of Officers Nordman, Hamill, and Rengering quickly went viral as many people swooned over the handsome policemen. Comments have been pouring in from the officers’ ne
  
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• Recipe – Cast-iron seared filet of beef with Irish cheddar grits

  13-09-2017 18:18
  Cast-iron seared filet of beef with Irish cheddar grits Ingredients: 2 main entrée filet mignons 2 cups Irish cheddar cheese, shredded 2 cups grits ¼ lb. butter 4 cups whole milk salt & pepper Directions: For Filets: Graciously season both sides of filets with salt & pepper Add filets to pre-heated med/high cast iron skillet Sear each side of filets about 4 minutes each for medium rare Pull meat off heat and let rest for at least 3-4 minutes For Grits: […]
  
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• Glastonbury Native Says 'Irma Was ‘Like Being in a Blender'

  13-09-2017 17:36
  
  Glastonbury native Rebecca Cavanna rode out Hurricane Irma when it hit Saint Thomas as a Category 5 storm and described it “like being in a blender.”Photo Credit: Rebecca Cavanna
  
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• “Offensive” Flyers In Norwalk

  13-09-2017 17:20
  (Norwalk, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – In Norwalk, police say someone is responsible for recent offensive flyers that turned up in a city parking lot and they’re now looking for that person.
  The department’s Detective Bureau is investigating.
  They say the literature was found in the Webster Street parking lot recently at 50 Washington Street.
  They didn’t say what was on the flyers.
  Police have released a picture of an individual they say may have information.
  The public can c
  
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• Hurricane Jose’s looping path may bring it back toward Bahamas and US

  13-09-2017 17:19
  Hurricane Jose, sitting out in the Atlantic on Wednesday, is expected to make a slow clockwise rotation over the next 36 to 48 hours that could bring it closer to the US and the Bahamas. Jose was 500 miles east-northeast of the southeastern Bahamas early Wednesday, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, making it a Category 1 storm. It’s expected to remain at hurricane intensity in the Western Atlantic, and it could strengthen as it takes an odd, looping […]
  
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• Man Sexually Assaulted Teen at Motocross Club: Police

  13-09-2017 16:54
  
  A man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl during an overnight event at a Plainfield motocross club.Photo Credit: Plainfield Police
  
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• Anthem and Connecticare to remain on state health exchange

  13-09-2017 16:51
  HARTFORD –Sources confirm that Anthem and Connecticare will remain on the Access Health CT exchange. The two carriers, Anthem and ConnectiCare, had until Sept. 8 to notify Access Health CT whether they’ll still participate. There was a high of four insurers in 2015. Insurers have expressed concerns about remaining financially sustainable in Connecticut. Back on August 2nd, during and Access Health Board of Directors meeting, CEO James Wadleigh made the following statement:  
  
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• 1 Dead, 1 Badly Injured After Being Hit by Train in Thompson

  13-09-2017 16:31
  
  One person is dead and another has life-threatening injuries after being hit by a train in Thompson early Wednesday morning.
  
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• 5 Obscure MLB Records

  13-09-2017 16:30
  by Rob Joyce
  History was made Monday night at Citi Field. No, not because it was the Yankees playing the Rays at the home of the Mets (Hurricane Irma forced the series to move from Tampa). For the 31st time in his career, outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury reached base via catcher’s interference – in other words, his bat hit the catcher’s mitt on his swing, and he was awarded first base. The previous major league record belonged to Pete Rose, who had nearly three times as many plate ap
  
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• Cleaning Liquid Caused Odor at Elementary School in Stamford

  13-09-2017 16:25
  
  Davenport Ridge Elementary School in Stamford was closed to students Wednesday morning after a dry carpet cleaner in a cardboard box in a janitorial closet got wet, reacted with the moisture and emitted an odor,...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Anthem and Connecticare to Remain on Access Health: Sources

  13-09-2017 16:02
  
  Sources tell NBC Connecticut that Connecticare and Anthem will continue to offer plans on Access Health Connecticut.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• One Dead, One Injured After Being Struck By Train

  13-09-2017 15:46
  THOMPSON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Two women were struck by a train early Wednesday in Thompson, leaving one of them dead and the other with life-threatening injuries.
  State police say Brittany Lafleche, 28, and Morgan Nordby, 26, both of Thompson, were hit in the area of Buckley Hill Road and River Street around 1:30 a.m. Nordby was located down an embankment and pronounced dead at the scene, said police. Lafleche was conscious and alert, but was taken to UMass Hospital in Worcester with
  
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• Plane's Landing Gear Fails During Takeoff in Nantucket

  13-09-2017 14:57
  
  The Nantucket Memorial Airport closed down Wednesday morning due to an emergency situation involving a private plane.Photo Credit: Getty Images, File
  
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• Teen Says Man Posing As Officer Tried To Lure Her Into Car

  13-09-2017 14:54
  NAUGATUCK, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police in Connecticut are investigating a report of a man posing as an off-duty police officer and trying to lure a teenage girl into his car.
  The 16-year-old girl told Naugatuck police she was riding her bike when the man drove up and asked her several times if she needed a ride. She says he told her that he was a police officer but did not have his badge on him.
  When the man wouldn’t leave, the teen screamed for help, attracting the atten
  
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• Suspect In New Haven Store Shooting Reaches Deal With State

  13-09-2017 14:49
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – One of the three men charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a New Haven convenience store clerk has agreed to testify against his co-defendants in exchange for reduced charges.
  The New Haven Register reports that Leighton Vanderberg pleaded guilty Tuesday to aiding and abetting first-degree robbery in the April 2015 shooting of 39-year-old Sanjay Patel, a clerk at Pay Rite Food Mart/Citgo Station. He had originally faced a felony murder
  
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• Joe D’s Notebook: Onto Virginia

  13-09-2017 14:47
  After an unexpected Saturday off, the UConn football team is ready…and anxious…to swing back into action Saturday with their first road game of the season against Virginia. The Huskies practiced for two hours on Saturday instead of playing for three and a half ,then got back into a normal game week prep on Sunday.
  The week off allowed injured linebackers Junior Joseph and Vontae Diggs to rehab even more from their injuries and getting the duo closer to 100% will help on the defensi
  
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• Vape Shop Owners Concerned About Budget Proposal Fees

  13-09-2017 14:11
  
  The owners of some Connecticut vape shops are trying to stop a budget proposal that could significantly raise the price of their products.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Bridal Party Seeks Refund After Winery Postpones Event

  13-09-2017 12:56
  
  When Dalice Elizabeth Winery postponed one of its summer clam bakes, Southington native, Marisa Debboli, and 13 of her friends had to change plans.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Lamborghini Driver Faces Charges After Facebook Video Posted

  13-09-2017 12:39
  
  A joy ride in Vernon that was shared on social media now has one car dealership employee facing charges. A local radio station DJ went to the grand opening of Prestige Autocars on Hartford...Photo Credit: Vernon Police
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway September 13, 2017

  13-09-2017 12:22
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- Tony Guerrera talks about the proposal to set up a quasi-public agency that could implement tolls, similar to the New York Port Authority.  Would it work for Connecticut?
  7:20- Sen Len Fasano, Senate Republican President Pro Tempore, shares an update on the state budget.
  7:50- Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz checks in with his own update on the state budget process.
  8:20- Elizabeth McLaughlin the Senior Proje
  
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• Bryant Hits 3-run Homer as Quintana, Cubs beat Mets 8-3

  13-09-2017 10:50
  CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bryant said he didn’t do anything on Chicago’s off day, and it felt great.
  Looks as though the rest helped.
  Bryant hit a three-run homer, Jose Quintana pitched seven effective innings and the Cubs beat the New York Mets8-3 on Tuesday night for a sorely needed victory.
  “I think we did a lot right today,” Bryant said. “Q did great. Some good at-bats. So it’s nice to win a game after three not-so-good games.”
  The Cubs were sw
  
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• Hechavarria HR leads Rays over Yankees 2-1 at Mets’ park

  13-09-2017 10:29
  NEW YORK (AP) — Displaced but not daunted, the Tampa Bay Rays hung tough in their temporary home.
  Adeiny Hechavarria hit a tiebreaking homer off Sonny Gray in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Rays, hosting a series relocated to Citi Field because of Hurricane Irma, beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Tuesday night.
  Tampa Bay has split the first two games of the set played at the New York Mets’ park.
  “We’re the home team. It didn’t feel like we’r
  
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• Betts Has 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, Red Sox Roll Past Athletics 11-1

  13-09-2017 09:54
  BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts can’t pinpoint exactly what has changed about his swing lately. The Red Sox right fielder just knows it’s starting to feel pretty good.
  Betts hit two home runs and a two-run triple, and Boston rolled past the Oakland Athletics 11-1 on Tuesday night.
  The Red Sox, winners of five of their last six, pushed their American League East lead back to four games over the Yankees following New York’s loss to 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay
  
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• 3 in Custody After Shooting on Boston Common

  13-09-2017 05:31
  
  Three people are in custody after a shooting on Boston Common on Tuesday.Photo Credit: Marie Connor
  
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• Florida police say Facebook comments on officers’ selfie ‘made our chief blush’

  13-09-2017 05:30
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A photo of three Florida police officers is creating quite a stir, and the comments “made our chief blush,” the department wrote on Facebook. The selfie shows officers Nordman, Hamill and Rengering getting ready to work during Hurricane Irma on Sunday. “The hunkapotumus is a rare, elusive, and mythical creature,” Jaime Lee Daniels wrote in the comments. “Here we are lucky to see 3 huddled in the wake of Hurricane Irma. I’m a well trai
  
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• Torrington community reacts to video of boy being bullied by teens in local park

  13-09-2017 05:20
  TORRINGTON – Parents and students are outraged at a video circulating online. It shows a Connecticut boy being bullied at Besse Park. It happened Monday around 2 p.m. shortly after school was let out. A witness told FOX 61 the boy was bullied all the way down the street as he was going home. The incident was captured on video and police have started an investigation. “It was chaos walking down the hill. It was bullying, yelling, screaming,” said James […]
  
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