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• Newtown man charged fatal boating collision on lake zoar this summer

  18-10-2017 23:54
  NEWTOWN —  A 55-year-old Newtown man has been arrested by Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police in connection to a fatal boating collision on Lake Zoar this summer. DEEP said Mark Rudzinski facing several charges following the incident that killed Randall Pineau, a 52-year-old Sandy Hook man on July 11. “Pineau was operating a pontoon boat on the lake in the area of Mohawk Trail in Sandy Hook, when his vessel was hit b
  
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• Fireball Streaks Through Sky Wednesday Afternoon

  18-10-2017 23:11 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  People from around Connecticut reported seeing a bright fireball streak across the sky on Wednesday afternoon.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• 2 Dead In I-95 Crash In Old Lyme

  18-10-2017 23:08
  (Old Lyme, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Two people  died in a crash this afternoon in Old Lyme.
  State Police say around 2:00 p.m., they were called to a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in the area of northbound exits 70 and  71.
  One of the vehicles caught fire.
  In addition, investigators say one of the vehicles involved was a truck and trailer towing an excavator.
  As of 5:00 p.m., the highway was still closed in that area.
  
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• 1 Dead In I-95 Crash In Old Lyme

  18-10-2017 23:08
  (Old Lyme, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – One person has died in a crash this afternoon in Old Lyme.
  State Police say around 2:00 p.m., they were called to a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in the area of northbound exits 70 and 71.
  One other person sustained life-threatening injuries, according to troopers.
  One of the vehicles caught fire.
  In addition, investigators say one of the vehicles involved was a truck and trailer towing an excavator.
  As of 5:00 p.m., the highway was still closed i
  
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• CBS Sports’ Kevin Harlan On Week 7 Broncos-Chargers Matchup, More

  18-10-2017 22:38
  By Matt Citak
  The Denver Broncos got the season off to a great start, winning three of four games before heading into their Week 5 bye. Despite two weeks to prepare, Denver came out flat against the New York Giants. The Giants ran the ball 32 times for 148 yards, with Orleans Darkwa gaining 117 of those yards on 21 carries (5.6 yards per carry), en route to a 23-10 victory. Darkwa ran for more yards than the Broncos had allowed to Melvin Gordon (54), Ezekiel Elliott (8), LeSean McCoy (21),
  
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• Milder night with temps in the mid 40s; Thursday sunny, warm

  18-10-2017 22:32
  So much for fall making a come-back. Temperatures topped 70 degrees today for many in Connecticut and our stretch of sunny mild days will continue. Average highs for this time of year are in the low/mid 60s as we are well into fall already, even though it doesn’t feel like it! Nights will start to warm as well with lows in the 40s and 50s for the coming days. Along with milder temperatures you can also expect a long dry […]
  
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• Arrest In Fatal Boating Collision

  18-10-2017 22:24
  (Newtown, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – There’s been an arrest in connection with a fatal boating collision from this summer on Lake Zoar in Newtown.
  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Environmental Conservation Police are charging 55-year-old Mark Rudzinski in the death of 52-year-old Randall Pineau, both of Newtown.
  It was July 11 when police say the pontoon boat in which Pineau was operating was hit by a ski boat operated by Rudzinski near Mohawk Trail.
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• LOOK: Man ‘Wins’ Halloween With ‘Graveyard Of Dying Trends’

  18-10-2017 22:22
  CBS Local — An art teacher in New York has set the bar extremely high for Halloween decorators after his creative graveyard display drew national headlines. The New York resident is paying tribute to all of this year’s “dying trends” as he pokes fun at everything from pop culture to politics.Michael Fry says he was inspired to go all-out on his display three Halloweens ago after a trip to Disney World.
  “Their gravestones have humorous rhymes about how the individual
  
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• Healthy Pets Can Make for Healthy People

  18-10-2017 22:01 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Pets bring joy and love to people’s lives, however they also help keep people healthy. The key, is keeping your pets healthy.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Gov. Malloy holds press conference after lawmakers announce budget deal

  18-10-2017 21:46
  HARTFORD — Gov. Malloy holds a press conference after Connecticut legislative leaders said they have reached a tentative, bipartisan state budget agreement. The Republican and Democratic lawmakers met their self-imposed deadline of approximately 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. They hope to hold a vote of the full General Assembly soon, possibly as soon as next week. Connecticut has been without a new two-year budget in place since June 30. Activists gathered at the state Capitol to pressure lawmak
  
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• Man Driving Under the Influence Hit Pedestrian in North Haven: Police

  18-10-2017 21:41 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  North Haven police have arrested a man who is accused of driving under the influence and hitting a pedestrian Tuesday afternoon.Photo Credit: North Haven Police
  
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• 2 Juvenile Suspects Arrested After East Haven Car Chase: PD

  18-10-2017 21:40 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Two juveniles were arrested after leading police on a chase while driving a stolen car, according to East Haven police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Yale Boosts Transparency By Releasing More Budget Data

  18-10-2017 21:37
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Yale University is moving to become as transparent with its budget information as other private universities.
  The Ivy League school in New Haven, Connecticut, with a $27 billion endowment compiled a 93-page budget overview for the Yale community earlier this year. That was triple the number of pages in last year’s 28-page overview.
  The Yale Daily News reported that the university’s “Budget Book” was the longest and most co
  
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• New Security Measures At Rentschler Field And XL Center

  18-10-2017 21:29
  EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Walk-through metal detectors are replacing wand metal detectors at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford and the XL Center in Hartford.
  Officials say the change should allow for faster screening, however it will require additional event personnel. They say the new screening procedures have been in the works for some time and were not prompted by any single event.
  The new metal detectors are expected to be in place for Satu
  
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• Scientists Say Your Brain Still Works After Death, And You Know When You’re Dead

  18-10-2017 21:21
  CBS Local — Scientists may be inching closer to answering one of the greatest mysteries of life: what happens after you die? According to researchers in New York, a person’s brain is still active after death, meaning in many cases they can be aware that they’ve passed away.
  A team from New York University’s Langone School of Medicine has been studying patients who have suffered cardiac arrest or a heart attack, which stopped their hearts for a brief period of time.
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• Top Lawmakers: Tentative Budget Deal Reached

  18-10-2017 21:17
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut legislative leaders say they’ve reached a tentative agreement on most of the major parts of a new, bipartisan state budget agreement.
  The Republican and Democratic lawmakers had set a self-imposed deadline of approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to announce where things stand. They emerged from closed-door talks to announce they agree on major issues.
  They still need to run the details of the plan by their rank-and-file members and
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Threat To CT Municipalities

  18-10-2017 21:02
  Betsy Gara of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST) explains how the budget fight threatens credit for a third of Connecticut municipalities.
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Sean Connolly For Governor?

  18-10-2017 21:02
  Former DVA Commissioner Sean Connolly joins us, after announcing he’s formed an exploratory committee for governor.
  
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• Ray Dunaway: New Attack Against WiFi Encryption

  18-10-2017 21:02
  Erik Semmel, Vice President TAB Computer Systems, Inc. shares details of a new attack against Wi-Fi encryption, which they dubbed “Krack.”
  Manufacturers have known about the issue for more than a month, but it still caught much of the industry off guard; major companies are still scrambling to deploy patches before an exploit code becomes available.
  
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• NFL Picks Week 7: Cowboys Get Back On Track

  18-10-2017 21:00
  Ryan Mayer
  For a long time, the NFL, and all of our sports leagues, have tried to preach the virtue of parity. That every team, each and every season, truly has a chance to win a title if they make the right moves. As fans, we know this is simply not true. There are years when you enter the season hoping not for a playoff appearance, but for a higher draft pick to fix a hole on your team. Or, you hope to make the playoffs as a Wild Card, because it’s been awhile since your team has played
  
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• Sound Off CT: Trump’s Tax Reform Moving Forward?

  18-10-2017 20:52
  Cassie Smedile, National Press Secretary for the RNC, looks at the President’s speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. to discuss the White House’s efforts alongside Congress to get tax reform done.
  Also, Ed Morrisey, HotAir.com Editor, discusses the Russian Uranium deal.
  
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• Survey Says 7 In 10 Millennials Would Rather Text Than Talk In Person

  18-10-2017 20:27
  CBS Local — Most people won’t be shocked to hear that millennials enjoy texting, but a new survey is putting a sky-high number on just how many young adults worldwide would rather text than talk to someone right next to them.
  Business solutions firm LivePerson has released the results of a poll that talked to 4,000 18 to 34-year-olds across the globe to find out how much of their lives are being lived out digitally. The vast majority of millennials and younger adults (Generation
  
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• NYC waitress charged with scamming widow out of nearly $500K

  18-10-2017 20:25
  NEW YORK — New York City prosecutors say a diner waitress who befriended an 84-year-old Brooklyn widow is accused of scamming her out of nearly a half-million dollars. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office says 46-year-old Alicia Legall met the woman more than a decade ago, building trust and eventually gaining access to her money. Legall was arraigned Tuesday on grand larceny and identity theft charges. Prosecutors said the victim let Legall purchase small items at local stores, b
  
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• Crash Shuts I-95 Northbound In Old Lyme

  18-10-2017 20:24
  OLD LYME, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A fatal crash closed Interstate 95 northbound in Old Lyme Wednesday afternoon.
  State police say the crash, involving a car fire and a truck and trailer towing an excavator, occurred around 2 p.m. between exits 70 and 71. Two  fatalities  were reported.
  Troopers were trying to help vehicles stuck in traffic turn around and exit the highway
  Traffic was being taken off the highway at exit 70 and police warned of an extended closure during the afte
  
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• Key Figure In Oxycodone Prescription Scam Gets 8-Year Term

  18-10-2017 20:21
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A key figure in a Connecticut drug ring that obtained tens of thousands of oxycodone pills through hundreds of fake prescriptions has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison.
  Prosecutors say Brian Page, of Guilford, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court. He pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in 2015.
  Authorities say Page used a computer program and the stolen personal information of more than 50 doctors and medical profession
  
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• FOX61’S Rich Coppola is LIVE from Yankee Stadium prior to Game 5 of ALCS

  18-10-2017 20:20
  NEW YORK — With the AL Championship Series tied at two games apiece, Dallas Keuchel pitches for the Houston Astros against Masahiro Tanaka and the New York Yankees this evening. Keuchel is 6-2 with a 1.09 ERA in eight career starts vs. the Yankees, including a pair of scoreless playoff outings. The 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner tossed seven shutout innings and struck out 10 to beat Tanaka 2-1 in Game 1 at Houston. The left-hander has never given […]
  
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• I-95 North in Old Lyme closed through rush hour due to fatal crash

  18-10-2017 20:17
  OLD LYME –  A fatal crash closed the northbound lanes of I-95 Wednesday afternoon. I-95 North was closed between exits 70 and 71 because of multi-vehicle crash just before 2 p.m. State police said one person died as a result of the crash. Police said traffic was diverting off Exit 70. Police said to expect the highway to be closed through rush hour. Troopers are trying to help vehicles stuck in traffic turn around and exit the highway. Crash includes […]
  
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• 2 people dead following multi-vehicle crash on I-95 North in Old Lyme

  18-10-2017 20:17
  OLD LYME –  A fatal crash that killed two people, has closed the northbound lanes of I-95 Wednesday afternoon. I-95 North was closed between exits 70 and 71 because of multi-vehicle crash just before 2 p.m. State police said two people died as a result of the crash. Police said traffic was diverting off Exit 70. Police said to expect the highway to be closed through rush hour. Troopers are trying to help vehicles stuck in traffic turn around and […]
  
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• Goodell: NFL not changing its national anthem policy

  18-10-2017 20:03
  The NFL is not changing its national anthem policy to require players to stand during the national anthem. Commissioner Roger Goodell and several owners said Tuesday at the league’s fall meetings that altering the language from “should stand” to “must stand” was not discussed. New York Giants owner John Mara noted that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones “spoke at length” to the other owners about the anthem issue. Jones has said any Dallas player who doesn’
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Lawmakers announce budget deal; Gov. Malloy responds

  18-10-2017 19:46
  HARTFORD — Connecticut legislative leaders have reached a tentative, bipartisan state budget agreement. The Republican and Democratic lawmakers met their self-imposed deadline of approximately 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. They hope to hold a vote of the full General Assembly soon, possibly as soon as next week. Connecticut has been without a new two-year budget in place since June 30. Activists gathered at the state Capitol to pressure lawmakers and the governor not to make cuts to Medicaid whi
  
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• Police accuse Middletown man of assaulting 1-month-old

  18-10-2017 19:18
  MIDDLETOWN — A homeless man was arrested for assaulting a one-month-old child in Middletown on Tuesday morning. Police said they went to Middlesex Hospital at around 7 p.m. for a report of an assault on a baby. Police said the baby was bruised around the right eye and had swelling on the right side of his face. Police said the baby’s mother told them that she picked up Luis Gabriel Krom, 22, with her baby in her car and she went to […]
  
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• 10th Worker Accused Of Abusing Psychiatric Hospital Patient

  18-10-2017 19:06
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A tenth staff member at Connecticut’s only maximum-security psychiatric hospital has been arrested in connection with the alleged repeated abuse of a patient.
  State police said Wednesday that they arrested forensic nurse Michael Presnick on cruelty to persons and disorderly conduct charges. The 27-year-old Cromwell resident posted $25,000 bail and was ordered to appear in court Oct. 24.
  The 10 arrests followed the suspensions of 31 employe
  
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• Do Fish Suffer From Depression Too? Experts Say Yes

  18-10-2017 18:55
  CBS Local — Have you ever seen a sad-looking fish? According to researchers, fish depression is a very really thing and the condition is being used to find a treatment for humans suffering from the disorder.
  “The neurochemistry is so similar that it’s scary,” Troy University’s Julian Pittman told the New York Times. The Biological and Environmental Science professor is working with other scientists to test new depression treatments; with tiny zebrafish leading the w
  
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• 10th Whiting Employee Arrested Amid Patient Abuse Investigation

  18-10-2017 18:42 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  State police have arrested a 10th staff member of the Whiting Forensic Division, the state’s maximum security psychiatric hospital, amid investigations into the abuse of a patient.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Utah high school investigating viral video of students shouting racial slur

  18-10-2017 18:33
  PLEASANT VIEW, Utah – A video of five Utah students recorded last year has since gone viral, and some of the girls in the video are receiving death threats, according to KSTU. “It was not filmed at the school, nor was it related to any school function or activity.  The students were on a trip outside of school on their own personal time,” the Weber School District said in a press release – the second press release of the day […]
  
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• ‘Surprises: That’s What This Show Is About’: Luke Perry On Season 2 Of ‘Riverdale’

  18-10-2017 18:31
  Riverdale does such a great job of keeping twists close to the vest, not even key actors know about pivotal moments until right before production. Such was the case when Luke Perry was informed by showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa that his character Fred Andrews would be shot in the adrenaline-filled finale of the show’s first season, just one day before they shot the scene. Perry likes it that way. For him, the twists and turns are what Riverdale is all about. Perry recently spoke to
  
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• 2017 Animals on the Field

  18-10-2017 18:12
  by Rob Joyce
  People seem to love when animals butt their way into things on accident. Go on YouTube and it will take about six seconds to go down the rabbit hole (pun intended) of adorable animal interruptions. That carries over into sports, where sometimes a small rodent or mammal just can’t resist the urge to run around on a giant open field of grass.
  Not only has this happened multiple times in 2017, but to make it even better the fans, broadcasters and even the stadium operations team
  
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• HFD Cops: Heroin, Weed Seized; 3 Arrested

  18-10-2017 18:00
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Hartford police say they’ve seized nearly 500 bags of heroin and other drugs, making three arrests in the process.
  It started Tuesday shortly after noon. Vice and narcotics investigators noticed a disturbance in a vehicle parked on Maple Street.
  They say patrol officers approached the scene, making contact with the occupants.
  It was then, they say, that they discovered the heroin bags, along with five grams of raw heroin and nearly three ounces of
  
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• Connecticut Cities Among Happiest in the U.S.

  18-10-2017 17:56 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  National Geographic has ranked the 25 happiest cities in the country and one Connecticut region is listed.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Police Investigate Racial Fliers Found in Southington

  18-10-2017 17:54 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Southington police are investigating racist fliers that were found on Mt. Vernon Road Saturday morning.Photo Credit: Southington Police Department
  
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• Anderson Road in Tolland Reopens After Car Hits Utility Pole

  18-10-2017 17:34 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Anderson Road in Tolland has reopened after an overnight closure brought on by a car crashing into a utility police Tuesday night.Photo Credit: Tolland Alert
  
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• Additional Security Coming to Rentschler Field, XL Center

  18-10-2017 17:32 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Crews began assembling new metal detectors at Rentschler Field on Tuesday as part of a new safety initiative for the 2017-2018 season of UConn sports.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Push On For Winterfest Hartford Donations

  18-10-2017 17:29
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Organizers for the annual “Winterfest Hartford” are making a final push for funding.
  They’re about 55-thousand dollars shy of the total 230-thousand-dollars needed to fund the free skating and other holiday-themed activities.
  In addition, there are skate shows and skate lessons, free carousel rides and pictures with Santa Claus.
  In recent years, the capital city’s budget woes have made it more of a challenge to raise funds, with a
  
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• Patriots Team Headlines: Belichick Doesn’t Think His Team Is Ready As Pats Go Blue

  18-10-2017 17:20
  By Danny Cox
  As the season goes on, the New England Patriots could very well keep winning and stay on top of the division, but the questions and doubts may not end. Playing the way they are, they’re not being overly dominant despite the fact that they are two games over .500. That is going to keep many guessing about “who they are” and if they’re really cut out to be the Super Bowl champions yet again.
  Believe it or not, there are even those within the organization who fe
  
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• Gas Leak Forces Evacuation at Glastonbury Apartment Complex

  18-10-2017 17:19 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A gas leak forced evacuations at the Addison Mill Apartments in Glastonbury Wednesday morning, according to Glastonbury police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Joe D: Local Perspective on Girls in the Boy Scouts

  18-10-2017 17:18
  Steven Smith, the Scout Executive, Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Rivers Council, discusses the recent decision to allow girls in the Boy Scouts, and more. How was this news received, from a local perspective?
  
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• Connecticut High School Acclaimed For Unified Sports Program

  18-10-2017 16:29
  SIMSBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut high school is receiving national recognition from the Special Olympics for its unified sports program.
  Simsbury High School has been named a Special Olympics Champion School.
  The high school has more than 40 students participating in unified sports, which pairs kids with and without intellectual disabilities on athletic teams.
  The school has had a unified sports program for seven years, with teams in flag football, soccer and track.
  
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• Joe D: Pension Benefits vs. School Funding

  18-10-2017 16:00
  Chris Powell, managing editor of the Manchester Journal Inquirer, had his tongue only half planted in his cheek when he said we can skip school for a few years, just keep funding pensions.
  He discusses the phenomenon where pension benefits are inviolate, but school money is discretionary.
  
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• Apartment complex in Glastonbury evacuated after gas leak

  18-10-2017 15:20
  GLASTONBURY — A construction crew hit a gas line outside an apartment complex in Glastonbury prompting evacuations. The Addison Mill Apartments were evacuated Wednesday morning due to the leak. As of 9:40 a.m., police say the gas has been shut off and the leak was secure. Addison Road is closed at Hebron Ave and Eastern. Mill Street is closed at Hebron Ave. Fire and utility crews are on scene, no injuries reported.  
  
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• Joe D: Big Budget Issues Still On The Table

  18-10-2017 15:19
  Max Reiss, NBC Connecticut Political reporter, shares an update on the state budget debate. Reiss says the main issues at the core of the state budget discussion have not moved an inch, despite details that have changed. There’s a difference between a budget being negotiated bipartisan, and a budget passing in a bipartisan fashion.
  
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