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• The end of the car tax? Tentative budget deal calls for its elimination

  19-10-2017 23:50
  HARTFORD — Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives are learning details of a tentative, bipartisan budget framework, including proposals to increase the cigarette tax and eventually eliminate local motor vehicle taxes. According to lawmakers, the mil rate for motor vehicle taxes would increase to 39 in the first year of implementation, and be outright abolished in the second year. Top Democratic and Republican House leaders briefed rank-and-file members on Thursday. More meetin
  
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• Lawmakers: Budget Deal Eliminates Car Tax, Seeks Constitutional Changes

  19-10-2017 23:49
  (CBS Connecticut) — State lawmakers today revealed that their bipartisan budget deal includes the elimination of the car tax.
  House Minority Leader Themis Klarides was asked how cities and towns would make up hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue.
  “It is a lot of money, and towns and cities are going to have to make serious decisions as we have made on the state level,” Klarides said. “Towns and cities manage their budgets way better than state government ever c
  
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• Magnet Teacher on Leave After Incident With 11-Year-Old

  19-10-2017 23:47
  
  A Hartford Public School teacher is on paid administrative leave connected to an investigation involving an underage female student.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Rank-and-file House Members Learn Budget Framework Details

  19-10-2017 23:37
  SUSAN HAIGHAssociated PressHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives are learning details of a tentative, bipartisan budget framework, including proposals to increase the cigarette tax and eventually eliminate local motor vehicle taxes.
  Top Democratic and Republican House leaders briefed rank-and-file members on Thursday. More meetings are planned next week.
  Rank-and-file senators are scheduled to be updated on Monday.
  There’s hope for a budget vote n
  
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• Parts of Connecticut Back in a Drought

  19-10-2017 23:27
  
  Below normal rainfall over the past few months has led to parts of Connecticut being placed back into a moderate drought.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Demo clearing way for waterfront West Haven mall

  19-10-2017 23:22
  WEST HAVEN —  A highly contested, upscale, waterfront mall in West Haven is now more than just a plan. For four years The Haven, to be built just north of First Avenue, has been in the works and Thursday morning, it became closer to the real thing. The first of over 50 properties that will need to be demolished, was leveled at the corner of First Ave. and Main St. “It’s music to my ears,” said Mayor Ed O’Brien (D-West […]
  
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• First Alert: Heavy Rain and Gusty Winds Tuesday

  19-10-2017 23:09
  
  NBC Connecticut Meteorologists have issued a First Alert ahead of heavy rain and gusty winds expected Tuesday.
  
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• Clear night with temps in mid 40s; sunny, delightful Friday

  19-10-2017 23:00
  Our beautiful stretch of sunny and mild weather continues! Winds will slowly diminish tonight with temperatures falling into the 40s and 50s. Friday will remain sunny and mild with highs near 70 degrees. Then a little warm-up gets underway just in time for the weekend with blue skies and highs in the mid-upper 70s. Clouds will start to increase a bit on Monday followed by showers and maybe a period of heavy rain Tuesday into Wednesday morning. We could really […]
  
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• Fantasy Football Week 7 Starts And Sits

  19-10-2017 22:30
  By Matt Citak
  With another week of the 2017 NFL season behind us, it seems like this year has seen more devastating injuries to significant fantasy players than ever before. Aaron Rodgers is the latest to fall victim of the injury bug when he suffered a broken collarbone against the Vikings, likely ending his season. Rodgers joins the likes of Dalvin Cook, Odell Beckham Jr., Tyler Eifert and others who will be watching the remainder of the season from the sidelines.
  We are only in Week 7, which
  
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• U.S. City Makes It Illegal To Smoke In Cars With Kids

  19-10-2017 22:20
  CBS Local — The capital of Hawaii has passed a new law making it illegal for anyone in a car to smoke while a child is present. The ban will heavily fine any smoker caught with a regular or electronic cigarette while a minor is in the vehicle.
  Honolulu’s mayor Kirk Caldwell signed the bill into law on October 17, days after the city council approved the measure by a unanimous vote. “They have to breathe in that secondhand smoke, and we know it can cause huge health problem
  
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• PD: 5 arrested following sex trafficking sting in Norwich

  19-10-2017 22:08
  NORWICH — The FBI got some help from the Norwich Police Department for Operation Cross Country IX, a nationwide sweep designed to find underage victims forced  into prostitution, according to Norwich police. Police said the Operation Cross Country IX involved undercover officers who answered ads posted by suspects on various websites. The Norwich sweep occurred on Friday, October 13 and resulted in the arrests of five people. The five arrested were: Passion Adams, 21, of New Haven; As
  
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• Bristol mayor violated city policy on sexual harassment, first amendment: Report

  19-10-2017 21:54
  BRISTOL — A report by an independent investigator said Bristol Mayor Ken Cockayne showed compromising photos of a town council member and her husband to another town council member  in retaliation for editorial decisions on a local internet radio station. Attorney Michael Rose concluded in the report: I conclude that Mayor Cockayne has violated City Policy as to the concerns raised by Zils Gagne and possibly violated the First Amendment rights of Steve Gagne. He retaliated against Gag
  
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• LifeStar Transported Driver After Crash on I-84 in Southington

  19-10-2017 21:29
  
  Two people were injured in a crash on Interstate 84 West in Southington around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and LifeStar transported one person from the scene.
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick TLC 2017

  19-10-2017 21:26
  By Chuck Carroll
  If you would have told me a week ago that the WWE TLC card featured Kane, I would have said you were crazy. But there he is, in the main event no less. It was just a few weeks ago that I asked Kane whether he would be returning to WWE and he said, “never say never.” Anytime a wrestler says that, you know something is up.
  If you were to have bet The Shield would face The Big Red Monster, Braun Strowman, Sheamus and Cesaro, and The Miz in a five-on-three handicap match
  
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• Police Probe Flyers With Racial Overtones

  19-10-2017 21:16
  (Bristol, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in Bristol are looking for those responsible for flyers that have turned up in the city with racial overtones.
  They say a resident found the flyers and reported one posted on a lightpost in the Lantern Hill Road neighborhood.
  One flyer with an image of Abraham Lincoln reads “we founded this nation”.
  Another says “take your country back” and references “white man”
  Southington Police are investigating similar flyer
  
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• 5 Injured in Serious Crash on Route 6 in Farmington

  19-10-2017 21:15
  
  One person was seriously injured and four others have minor injuries after a four-car crash on Route 6 in Farmington at 6:50 a.m. Thursday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Truck Crash Caused Heavy Delays on I-91 South in North Haven

  19-10-2017 21:12
  
  There were heavy delays on Interstate 91 South in North Haven Thursday morning after a tractor-trailer crash.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Ray Dunaway: The Salvation Army’s Relief Efforts

  19-10-2017 21:10
  Laura A. Krueger, Director of Public Relations and Marketing with Southern New England Salvation Army, and Major Marzan (Southern New England Divisional Commander) talk about The Salvation Army’s relief efforts on a greater scale.
  Major Marzan had been the commanding officer in Puerto Rico before he came to The Salvation Army and has some valuable insight on the area to share. And Laura has spent time in Florida since storms hit.
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Students First

  19-10-2017 21:09
  President Mark E. Ojakian, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, discusses the CT Board of Regents meeting he will attend, to provide an update on the community college consolidation proposal known as Students First.
  
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• Police Warn Car Dealers After Increase in Car Thefts

  19-10-2017 21:07
  
  Hartford police are investigating after several car thefts at dealerships in the region over the last four months.
  
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• College Football Week 8 Games To Watch: Big Ten Titans Clash In Happy Valley

  19-10-2017 21:00
  Ryan Mayer
  Last week was the gold standard for why we love college football. Every year, we cruise along the first several weeks thinking we know everything and we start to get lulled into a sense of security. Then, right around mid-October to early-November, usually on a week where there aren’t a lot of Top 25 match-ups, an avalanche of upsets happen.
  Maybe we should have known Clemson and Washington State were going to go down last Friday since it was Friday the 13th. But, that’s n
  
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• Dogs Have Facial Expressions Just For When You’re Looking, Study Says

  19-10-2017 20:57
  CBS Local — For many dog owners, it seems like their pet has just the right look that’ll break any human into giving them what they want. A new study says that dogs don’t just use the “sad puppy eyes” on their masters, they have a whole selection of facial expressions they save just for communicating with humans.
  Researchers at the University of Portsmouth in England say dogs present more facial gestures when human are paying attention to them than they do when they
  
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• City Alerts Car Dealership, Repair Shops

  19-10-2017 20:22
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Hartford police are urging car dealerships and auto repair shops to tighten security because thieves have been breaking in to stealkeys which they use sometimes days later to steal vehicles.
  Deputy Chief Brian Foley says the department is investigating six such burglaries into dealerships in the city since July.
  In one break-in, 56 keys were stolen. The suspects were arrested two days later as they entered the property to steal vehicles.
  In some cases vehicles were u
  
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• Want To See Uranus With The Naked Eye? Tonight Is The Night

  19-10-2017 19:47
  CBS Local — All jokes aside, tonight is the night if you want to see Uranus. The plant will reach opposition on October 19, meaning it will be directly opposite the sun, bringing it closer and brighter to earth.
  Experts say you may be able to see the icy blue planet with the naked eye, but if not, binoculars should do the trick. NASA says Uranus should be visible all night long and its blue-green color is unmistakable.
  Where should you look to find Uranus?
  The experts say start in the
  
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• Aaron Taylor: Best Case Scenario For SDSU Would Be Everyone Having One Loss

  19-10-2017 19:45
  Ryan Mayer
  San Diego State entered the season as the favorite to win the Mountain West Conference and a potential front-runner for the Group of Five bid in the New Year’s Six bowl games. Everything was running smoothly for Coach Rocky Long’s squad through the early portion of the season as they upset Stanford and Arizona State on their way to a 6-0 record and a #19 ranking in the Top 25 heading into last weekend’s match-up with Boise State. Then, things came apart for the first
  
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• State Submits Greater Hartford, Stamford for Amazon HQ Bid

  19-10-2017 19:14
  
  The state has submitted proposals for Greater Hartford and Stamford as potential sites for Amazon's second headquarters location, according to Gov. Dannel Malloy.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 4 proposals made for Connecticut to be Amazon’s new headquarters

  19-10-2017 18:49
  When Amazon has announced plans to open a second headquarters in North America that will employ as many as 50,000 workers, the scramble was on among cities across the state and nation to make their pitch. The company announced last month that it is searching for a city to host the new “HQ2” facility, which will cost at least $5 billion to construct and operate. “We expect HQ2 to be a full equal to our Seattle headquarters,” said Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. […]
  
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• Police, FBI Make Prostitution Arrests in Norwich

  19-10-2017 18:35
  
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• “When he read that disadvantage…I knew it was going to hurt me.” ‘Survivor’ Castoff Alan Ball: Post Elimination Q&A

  19-10-2017 18:30
  CBS Local – Last night’s episode of ‘Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers’ introduced us to a new twist in the game: the secret “disadvantage.”  We talked to the castoff who felt the brunt of that disadvantage, former NFL player Alan Ball. Here’s his unique perspective (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom and Samantha Bennet) on sharing an island with Joe, and that surprising tribal council.
  Castoff: Alan Ball
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• State Capitol No Longer Evacuated After Fire Alarm Went Off

  19-10-2017 18:25
  
  The Connecticut State Capitol was evacuated after the fire alarm went off, but the evacuation is over.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Crash Closes Road, Snarls AM Traffic

  19-10-2017 17:35
  (Farmington, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A crash on a major thoroughfare in Farmington had the road shut down for hours this morning.
  A little before 7:00 a.m., police responded to a three-vehicle crash on Route 6 west of Waterside Drive.
  Police say initial reports had three vehicles involved.
  One person sustained serious injuries while four others were transported to an area hospital with minori injuries.
  The crash had that section of Route 6 shut down for hours between Fienemann and Scott S
  
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• Names Released In Double Fatal Crash

  19-10-2017 17:21
  OLD LYME, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut State Police say two women have died in a fiery three-vehicle crash that shut down an interstate highway for almost eighthours.
  The victims of the crash on Interstate 95 in Old Lyme at about 2 p.m. Wednesday were identified Thursday as 71-year-old Eleanor McCarthy, of Guilford, and 71-year-old Iris Cooper, of Ambler, Pennsylvania.
  Police say they were in a car that had come to a stop because of heavy traffic when they were struck from behind by a dump tru
  
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• Racist flyers found in Bristol and Southington, police investigating

  19-10-2017 17:16
  BRISTOL — Police say they received a complaint of racist flyers being hung up around town. They are the same fliers that were also found in Southington. Police say on Sunday, the police received the complaint which was written with racist overtones being posted on a light post in the neighborhood of Lantern Hill Road. One flyer had the image of Abraham Lincoln with the title “We found this nation” with the other flyer reading “Take your country back” and […]
  
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• Trash Talks: Young brothers get a look at dream job at West Fargo Sanitation

  19-10-2017 17:14
  WEST FARGO, Fargo, ND — What did you want to be when you were 4? A doctor? President? Maybe a garbage man? If you ask 4-year old Connor Gabrielson and his 2-year old brother Cade what their favorite day of the week is the answer may come as a surprise to you. Garbage day. In fact, you can ask Connor almost anything about garbage trucks, he’ll have an answer down to how far away your garbage and recycling bins have […]
  
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• All-Female Crew Becomes Southwest’s First ‘Unmanned’ Boeing 737 Flight

  19-10-2017 17:12
  CBS Local — A routine flight from St. Louis to San Francisco was a little more special for employees at Southwest Airlines; not because of the destination but because of the flight’s history-making crew.
  The team became the first all-female crew to staff the airline’s newest Boeing 737 Max 8 jet airliners. Southwest marked the October 18 occasion with a tweet, calling it the company’s first “unmanned” flight on a Max 8.
  The first "unmanned" Southwest flig
  
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• Five Things You Missed: Yankees, Dodgers One Win from World Series

  19-10-2017 17:06
  By Andrew Kahn
  The Cubs fought off elimination on Wednesday to force tonight’s Game 5. Clayton Kershaw will face Jose Quintana at Wrigley Field. The Yankees won their third straight to take a 3-2 lead against the Astros. That series moves back to Houston, with Game 6 on Friday.
  1. No place like home
  No team in the American League had a better home record than the Yankees this season (51-30). After Wednesday’s 5-0 win over the Astros, New York is now 6-0 at Yankee Stadium in these pla
  
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• Racially Charged Fliers Found in Bristol

  19-10-2017 16:51
  
  The day after racially charged fliers were found in Southington, similar fliers were found in Bristol and police are investigating.Photo Credit: Southington Police Department
  
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• Patriots and Falcons Ready for Super Bowl Rematch

  19-10-2017 16:47
  
  One of the most anticipated games on the NFL's 2017 schedule is within sight.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Tweed-New Haven Airport to appeal judge’s decision to keep runway limits

  19-10-2017 16:43
  NEW HAVEN — Tweed-New Haven Airport is planning to file an appeal after a judge ruled against its attempt to overturn a Connecticut law that limits the length of the airport’s main runway. The New Haven Register reports the airport authority voted unanimously to appeal the judge’s ruling during a closed-door executive session Wednesday. The state-run airport had previously filed a lawsuit claiming that the law limiting the runway to its current 5,600 feet is threatening existin
  
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• California restaurant ‘proudly’ serves Popeyes chicken as its own

  19-10-2017 16:30
  LONG BEACH, Calif. — One California restaurant took the slogan “Love that chicken from Popeyes” quite literally after a Yelp reviewer accused the establishment of using the popular Louisiana kitchen’s chicken in several of its dishes. Tyler H. called out Sweet Dixie Kitchen, a “southern inspired” restaurant in California, in a scathing Yelp review on Oct. 9. Here’s the review: “Before my friends and I got seated we saw them quickly b
  
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• Weeklong Culinary Event to Help Puerto Rico

  19-10-2017 16:26
  
  More than 60 Connecticut restaurants are coming together to help Puerto Rico and all Connecticut residents have to do is go out and enjoy a good meal to take part.
  
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• War veterans deploy themselves to help Puerto Rico hurricane relief

  19-10-2017 16:22
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The cavalry is here, at an abandoned airport in the far west of Puerto Rico. Not a traditional military unit, but a bunch of guys who call themselves the Warfighter Disaster Response Team. They’re veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and when they see a need, they just go. Red tape frustrates them, especially when people are hurting and they can help, so they deploy themselves — for free. They’ve made an abandoned […]
  
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• Channing Tatum pulls out of Weinstein film project

  19-10-2017 16:09
  LOS ANGELES — Channing Tatum is stepping down from a film project he had in development with The Weinstein Company. The actor was set to make his directorial debut alongside Reid Carolin in “Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock,” based on the book by Matthew Quick. The story deals with sexual abuse and suicide. Tatum made the announcement Wednesday on his social media accounts. “The brave women who had the courage to stand up and speak their truth about Harvey Weinstein are [&hell
  
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• 5 Hurt, Rte. 6 in Farmington Closed

  19-10-2017 16:03
  
  One person was seriously injured and four others have minor injuries after a three-car crash on Route 6 in Farmington and the road will be closed for several hours, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Ohio police officer fired; video showed officer beating driver after traffic stop

  19-10-2017 15:58
  EUCLID, Ohio — A police officer in a Cleveland suburb seen on video repeatedly punching a black motorist during a traffic stop in August has been fired. City of Euclid Mayor Kirsten Holzheimer Gail announced Officer Michael Amiott’s termination, citing police department rules violations and “additional complaints.” “After a review, I found Amiott to have violated additional departmental rules, including Conduct Unbecoming and Courtesy, calling into serious question
  
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• Changes Underway on I-84 in Waterbury

  19-10-2017 15:58
  
  Waterbury commuters who usually hop on the Harper’s Ferry Road exit 25 off ramp from Interstate 84 Eastbound will now have to get off exit 23.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Quebec bars people with face coverings from getting public services

  19-10-2017 15:52
  QUEBEC, Canada — Quebec’s lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would require public workers and citizens seeking government services to have their faces uncovered. Bill 62 would affect whether Muslim women could wear religious face covering such as a niqab or burqa on government jobs or when they receive government services. The Liberal government’s bill on religious neutrality was passed in Quebec’s National Assembly, reported CBC, CNN partner. The bill needs the lieut
  
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• As Hartford Weighs Bankruptcy, Officials Hear From Those Who’ve Been There

  19-10-2017 15:52
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – With the City of Hartford facing potential insolvency in the coming weeks, community leaders listened closely at a forum Thursday morning featuring those who’ve lived through a Chapter 9 filing.
  Kevyn Orr, the former emergency manager for the City of Detroit, which filed for bankruptcy in 2013, says it can be an arduous process, but a municipality can emerge stronger.
  “Bankruptcy provides an opportunity for a fresh start; it provides some bre
  
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• Billy Joel expecting third child with wife Alexis Joel

  19-10-2017 15:42
  NEW YORK — Billy Joel is going to be a dad for the third time. The 68-year-old told The Belfast Telegraph that his fourth wife, Alexis Joel, is pregnant with their second child and the couple is due next month. Billy Joel’s spokesperson confirmed the baby news to CNN. The “Piano Man” and his wife welcomed a daughter, Della Rose, in August 2015. Their bundle of joy arrived a month after the couple got married. Joel also has a daughter, Alexa Ray […]
  
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• Two women killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-95

  19-10-2017 15:22
  OLD LYME — State police say two women were killed in a 3-car crash on I-95 Wednesday afternoon. Police say that a tractor-trailer driven by Francis Cosenza, 58, of East Haven, was stopped in the right lane due to traffic. A Ford Mustang driven by Eleanor McCarthy, 71, of Guilford along with her passenger Iris Cooper, 72, of Pennsylvania, were stopped behind the tractor-trailer. A dump truck driven by Gregory Kuzma, 47, of Plainville, was coming up behind McCarthy’s car. […]
  
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