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• 2 students arrested for threats at Sheehan High School 

  26-02-2018 23:34
  WALLINGFORD —  Police said a second person was arrested for threats at Sheehan High School.
  On Monday, following an investigation, Wallingford police said a 16-year-old male was arrested for breach of peace. On Friday, police said the student was walking by a classroom and yelled an alarming statement inside, which disrupted the class and caused students to secure the classroom door.
  This is the second arrest police made regarding threats to the school.
  On February 21, police sai
  
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• 15-Year-Old Girl Arrested in Connection With Sheehan High School Threat

  26-02-2018 23:15
  
  Police have arrested a 15-year-old girl after an investigation into a threatening message on a whiteboard in a classroom at Sheehan High School in Wallingford and said she has been suspended from school.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Mild temps this week; Major storm potential Friday

  26-02-2018 22:32
  Mild 50s will continue the next three days with sunshine Tuesday followed by increasing clouds late Wednesday into Thursday.
  Cooler weather returns later this week and just in time to watch a massive offshore storm develop. The track of the storm will determine our impact here in Connecticut Thursday night into Friday. If the storm moves very close to us here in New England it could bring heavy rain, accumulating wet snow (mainly in the hills), high winds and coastal flooding. If the storm is f
  
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• Where Will Kirk Cousins Play Next Season?

  26-02-2018 22:22
  By Jason Keidel
  Since I’m from New York City, I’m supposed to see the endless wisdom of Kirk Cousins playing for the New York Jets.
  As if the Jets don’t already have a haunted history, still looking for their first great quarterback since Joe Namath, we’re now supposed to rubber-stamp Cousins swathed in Gang Green. It begs a couple questions.
  Why is Cousins, in his absolute prime at 29, a free agent to begin with? And why, if he’s so great and so coveted, did his ho
  
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• Connecticut Officials Unveil New Opioid Awareness Campaign

  26-02-2018 22:13
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Connecticut officials are launching a statewide public awareness campaign to help link health care providers, pharmacists and others with the resources they need to address the state’s opioid abuse problem.
  Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and several state commissions on Monday unveiled a new public service announcement, which urges people to visit http://www.drugfreect.org . The Change the Script campaign also includes educational materials to be dis
  
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• WATCH: Naked man on ATV leads police on highway chase

  26-02-2018 22:10
  CLAYCOMO, Mo. --  A man was arrested Sunday after police said he led them on a highway chase while naked on an ATV.
  The Clay County Sheriff's Office took to Twitter to announce the man was taken into custody and no dangerous instruments were found.
  Police have not released the suspect's identity at this time.
  
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• Social Media Post Spawns Student’s Arrest In Durham

  26-02-2018 22:02
  DURHAM, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – State police have arrested a student at Coginchaug Regional High School in Durham over a social media post that they say disrupted the school’s atmosphere and caused “annoyance and alarm.”
  Police say the “suspicious” post– reported last Friday– did not contain a physical threat. However, given the circumstances, the student has been charged with breach of peace.
  The student is due in Middletown Juvenile Court March 14.
  
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• TV personality Steve Wilkos ‘speeding and swerving’ prior to DUI crash

  26-02-2018 22:01
  DARIEN —  Prior to the crash, TV personality Steve Wilkos, forced other drivers on the road out of his way before he slammed into a utility pole, according to TMZ.
  TMZ said witnesses told police that Wilkos was speeding and swerving and two vehicles had to pull off to the side of the road.
  According to TMZ, one witness said she saw Wilkos speed out of sight then heard a “big boom and saw the power lines shake.”
  Police said on January 21st, around 4:20 p.m., an of
  
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• Vehicle Crashes Into Milford Bakery

  26-02-2018 21:52
  
  Two people were transported to the hospital to be evaluated after a vehicle crashed into Kathy’s Famous Cookies in Milford Monday.Photo Credit: MIlford PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Jay R. Ferguson And Lindsey Kraft Talk Living Biblically On CBS

  26-02-2018 21:30
  It’s a big Monday on CBS tonight as the new sitcom “Living Biblically” makes its debut. The show stars Jay R. Ferguson and Lindsey Kraft and tells the story of a film critic and soon to be father named Chip who wants to start being a better man. Chip goes all in on this mission by living his life entirely based off the words of the Bible.
  Ferguson and Kraft chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about their careers, their new show and working with executive producer Johnny
  
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• Coginchaug Student Arrested After Alarming Social Media Post

  26-02-2018 21:28
  
  A student at Coginchaug Regional High School in Durham has been arrested after an investigation into a social media post.
  
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• Dog sisters separated at adoption find each other at Washington market

  26-02-2018 21:18
  SEATTLE – Two dogs that hadn’t seen each other since they were adopted to different families reunited earlier this month in a joyful, chance encounter in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, according to KIRO.
  Pam Corwin, who recorded the moment, wrote on Facebook, “I witnessed the coolest thing today!”
  “I was at my booth at Pike Place Market and two couples (who didn’t know each other) were walking towards each other with identical dogs,” Corwin said. &ld
  
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• Elementary school students surprise 95-year-old WWII veteran who lost home to fire

  26-02-2018 21:16
  BETTENDORF, Iowa – A World War II veteran who lost his home in a fire got a big surprise from students at a local elementary school.
  About a month ago, 95-year-old Max Wilson’s home caught fire.
  “I opened the garage door and the combustion almost knocked me down,” Wilson told KWQC. 
  All of his possessions were lost.
  So, one elementary school decided to take action for their local hero and presented Wilson with gifts at an assembly.
  Together, students and staff membe
  
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• Bill Cosby’s daughter Ensa dead at 44, reports say

  26-02-2018 21:14
  Bill Cosby’s daughter Ensa Cosby has died, according to multiple reports. She was 44.
  Reports say she died Feb. 23 in Massachusetts. The cause of her death has not been revealed.
  TMZ, which was first to report the news, says Cosby had a history of medical problems and may have been in line for a kidney transplant.
  Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt confirmed the death in a statement to USA Today: “”Please keep the Cosby family in your prayers and give them peace at this
  
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• Shell Casing at Southington School Was from Shoe Tread: PD

  26-02-2018 21:01
  
  A shell casing was found at DePaolo Middle School in Southington on Monday morning and a police investigation revealed that it had been lodged in the tread of a student’s shoe.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Story of the ‘worst roommate ever’ is a must-read

  26-02-2018 20:59
  Jamison Bachman (Montgomery County DA’s Office)
  New York magazine calls it “the worst roommate story you’ll ever read”—and that’s no exaggeration, as many readers of the viral piece have pointed out on Twitter.
  William Brennan’s harrowing longform on Jamison Bachman starts with the story of Alex Miller, a Philadelphia woman looking for a roommate via Craigslist last March. “Jed Creek” responded to her ad and the 60-year-old seemed like a perf
  
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• Suspect Dragged Officer for a Mile at Speeds Nearing 50 MPH: Police

  26-02-2018 20:54
  
  A Groton police officer was taken to the hospital after the driver he tried to stop dragged him for a mile at speeds up to 50 miles per hour, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut/Groton Police DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Arrest In Sheehan High Threat

  26-02-2018 20:53
  WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – Wallingford police say a 15-year-old girl who attends Sheehan High School has been arrested and issued a juvenile summons for scrawling a threatening message on a classroom white board last week.
  The teen tells police, the message, written Tuesday and reported by a parent the following day, was written out of frustration– her personal feelings– and was not directed at anyone in particular.
  Police say the student has also been suspended from sch
  
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• ‘Superhero’ 4-year-old donates bone marrow to baby twin brothers

  26-02-2018 20:48
  PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – A Philadelphia 4-year-old is being called a “superhero” after he was a match to donate life-saving bone marrow to his twin baby brothers.
  Michael Pownall’s 4-month-old twin brothers, Santino and Giovanni, have chronic granulomatous disease, which is diagnosed in one in 500,000 people every year.
  He will undergo the transplant to save his brothers in two weeks, WTXF reports.
  “He’s just like I’m a real-life superhero. He says I’m
  
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• Peeps launches new spring line – including mystery flavors and a breakfast option

  26-02-2018 20:40
  It just wouldn’t be Easter – or spring for that matter – without those iconic little marshmallow treats: Peeps.
  For 2018, Peeps is shaking things up though. There are a whole bunch of new flavors on the way for the chicks, including sour watermelon, fruit punch, and party cake.Target is carrying some filled Peeps options, as in their Neapolitan chick, filled with chocolate and strawberry.
  Apparently, Peeps are what’s for breakfast too. Kroger will carry the Pancakes &
  
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• McDonald Denies He’s An “Activist” In Confirmation Hearing

  26-02-2018 20:25
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut chief justice nominee Andrew McDonald denies he’s an “activist” justice, a claim made by some of his opponents.
  Conservative groups want lawmakers to reject McDonald, calling him an “activist” who puts his liberal political beliefs ahead of the law.
  Meanwhile, conservative lawmakers claim McDonald lacks the necessary experience.
  Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s nominee has been an associate justice of the state&rsquo
  
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• What you should know before hiring a home renovations contractor

  26-02-2018 20:20
  CROMWELL -- As the weather warms up, consumers start planning home repair and renovation projects, and a little research can go a long way towards getting the job done properly by a qualified contractor, according to Connecticut Better Business Bureau.
  Consumers across the country file complaints about substandard work, unethical business practices and damage to property caused by unethical home improvement contractors.
  “The majority of Connecticut contractors are ethical and their c
  
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• Disney donates $1 million of ‘Black Panther’ profit to the Boys & Girls Clubs

  26-02-2018 19:58
  “Black Panther” is raking in big money at the box office — and now Disney is giving a cut of that back to children.
  The Marvel Studios owner is donating $1 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in celebration of “Black Panther’s” financial success. The donation will support the organization’s youth STEM programs, according to a news release.
  Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a statement that it was “thrilling to see how inspired young audience
  
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• February 26 to March 4

  26-02-2018 19:50
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  Stop the Bleed Manchester training program
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• Kids Use Tech So Much They Can’t Hold A Pencil Anymore, Doctors Say

  26-02-2018 19:48
  CBS Local — After previous studies claimed that children who overuse mobile devices struggle learning to speak, a group of doctors is now saying young children in the digital generation can’t even hold a pen or pencil anymore.
  “Children are not coming into school with the hand strength and dexterity they had 10 years ago,” pediatric occupational therapist Sally Payne told The Guardian. “Children coming into school are being given a pencil but are increasingly n
  
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• The Connecticut Home & Remodeling Show kicks off this weekend at the Connecticut Convention Center

  26-02-2018 19:36
  HARTFORD — The largest and longest running home and remodeling show returns to the Connecticut Convention Center this weekend.  From March 2nd through March 4th, attendees to the 71st Connecticut Home & Remodeling Show will be able to view over 400 exhibits,  have the opportunity to speak with vendors and learn great tips from design professionals.
  Eric Person, the CEO of the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Central Connecticut, and Liz Kovia, the 2018
  
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• Torrington Armed Robbery Suspect Nabbed

  26-02-2018 18:28
  (Torrington, Conn./WTIC Radio) – Torrington police have arrested a man in connection with the armed robbery earlier this month of a trucking company in the city.
  Police say it was back on February 9 that 30-year-old Emmanuel Lorenzo of Waterbury walked into the Daley Moving and Storage facility on Migeon Street, demanding cash at gunpoint.
  Two victims were ordered into a back room and stayed there until Lorenzo fled, police said.
  On Friday, police arrested Lorenzo and charged him with robb
  
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• Suspect Arrested In Groton Police Dragging Incident

  26-02-2018 18:25
  (Groton, Conn./WTIC Radio) – A Groton town police officer is recovering after investigators say he was dragged while holding on to a suspect’s vehicle early this morning.
  It started just before 4:00 a.m. Police conducting a motor vehicle stop pulled over 22-year-old Taj Dickerson for a faulty tail light.
  They say there was a smell of marijuana coming from Dickerson’s vehicle.
  They also say there was crack cocaine in the car.
  Dickerson, according to police, was asked to remove a
  
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• Suspect Dragged Officer for a Miles at Speeds Nearing 50 MPH: Police

  26-02-2018 18:24
  
  A Groton police officer was taken to the hospital after the driver he tried to stop dragged him for a mile at speeds up to 50 miles per hour, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut/Groton Police DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• East Hartford Street Lights Fixed After Months in the Dark

  26-02-2018 18:24
  
  The lights are back on along Long Hill Drive in East Hartford thanks a concerned NBC Connecticut viewer’s phone call.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• CDC Researcher Vanishes After Leaving Work Sick

  26-02-2018 18:19
  CBS Local — A CDC researcher in Atlanta who called out sick two weeks ago has reportedly vanished without a trace. The parents of Timothy Cunningham are now offering a $10,000 reward for help finding their son.
  Cunningham, a commander in the United States Public Health Service and epidemiologist with the CDC, was last heard from on Feb. 12 after leaving work early and filing for a two-week sick leave. “He sounded not like himself,” Tiara Cunningham, the commander&rsqu
  
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• Garbage Truck Hits Pole in Southington

  26-02-2018 17:53
  
  A garbage truck hit a pole on Pratt Street in Southington Monday morning, closing the street and knocking out power out to more than 1,000 Eversource customers in Southington and Cheshire.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Person in Vehicle That Went Over Overpass in Marlborough Had Been Shot: Police

  26-02-2018 17:24
  
  One person who was in a car that went over an overpass on Route 2 East in Marlborough Thursday afternoon had been shot, according to state police, and three people sustained life-threatening injuries when...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Maz Jobrani: “Superior Donuts Has Been Pretty Amazing”

  26-02-2018 17:20
  Maz Jobrani’s parents didn’t want him to be an actor or a comedian. Jobrani grew up idolizing Eddie Murphy and acting in school plays, but his parents wanted him to take a more traditional path as a lawyer or a doctor. Maz ended up following his own path and the decision paid off. 19 years after his first play, Jobrani is a touring stand-up comedian and one of the stars of the CBS sitcom “Superior Donuts.”
  Jobrani chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about his caree
  
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• 30 Players: AL East Brimming With Breakout Potential

  26-02-2018 17:18
  CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day
  This MLB offseason was one of the oddest in recent memory.  An unprecedented number of talented players remained on the free-agent market well into February, with many still yet to find a team. While much of this winter was quiet, the division that arguably made the most noise was the American League East. The New York Yankees made one
  
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• Police ID Man Killed in Shooting on Henry Street in Hartford

  26-02-2018 17:12
  
  A 37-year-old man was killed in a shooting in Hartford Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Crash on I-395 in Norwich

  26-02-2018 16:48
  
  A West Haven man is dead and a New Haven man has serious injuries after a crash on Interstate 395 in Norwich on Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Waterbury Police Investigate Threatening Snapchat Message

  26-02-2018 16:21
  
  Waterbury police investigated a threatening Snapchat message and said the incident appears to be a “transient threat.”
  
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• Rogue NYC Mover Scams Woman During Cross-Country Move: Cops

  26-02-2018 16:09
  
  A New York City moving man has been arrested for scamming a woman who’d hired him to move her belongings from Connecticut to California, police said.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Connecticut State Agencies Targeted In Cyberattack

  26-02-2018 16:05
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – State officials say about 160 computers at a dozen Connecticut state agencies were targeted by a weekend cyberattack.
  A spokesman for the state Department of Administrative Services says the ransomware attack was first detected Friday and state computer experts workedover the weekend to contain it.
  Agency spokesman Jeffrey Beckham says the attack appeared to be contained by Sunday night.
  Most state computers were protected by antivirus software and other precautions
  
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• Alleged Threats at Valley Regional High School Were Unsubstantiated: Supt.

  26-02-2018 16:05
  
  The superintendent of Regional School District 4 wants the community to know that two alleged threats last week at Valley Regional High School were determined to be unsubstantiated.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Granby Community Comes Together to Help Girl Hit By Falling Tree

  26-02-2018 15:34
  
  Hundreds of people came together for a basketball game in Granby Friday night to help a fifth grader who is hospitalized after a freak accident.Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• Achillion Pharmaceuticals in New Haven to Cut 70 Jobs

  26-02-2018 14:43
  
  Achillion Pharmaceuticals in New Haven plans to cut 70 jobs.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• CBS SPORTS HQ: How To Watch CBS’s New Streaming Sports Network

  26-02-2018 14:15
  Today CBS Sports launches CBS SPORTS HQ, a 24/7 streaming sports network featuring highlights, news, analysis, and interviews with the biggest names in sports.
  “CBS SPORTS HQ is for fans who want more coverage of the game. Sports fans can now get the news and highlights they want in a true, round-the-clock sportscast on any device, where and when they want,” CBS Interactive CEO Jim Lanzone said in a statement.
  The network broadcasts in real time, and each show broken into segmen
  
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• Man Charged With Arson After Fire in Hartford

  26-02-2018 14:08
  
  Hartford firefighters battled two fires in the capital city Saturday evening and authorities determined one of them was set intentionally.Photo Credit: Randolph Calloway/Hartford Police
  
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• Suspect Fled Police, Dragged Officer With Car: Groton Police

  26-02-2018 13:29
  
  A Groton police officer was taken to the hospital after being dragged by a car for up to half a mile after a traffic stop, according to the police chief.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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• Mother Charged After Taking Young Daughter From Hospital: PD

  26-02-2018 13:27
  
  New London police have arrested a mother accused of prompting a Silver Alert after taking her 3-year-old daughter from the hospital, despite lacking parental custody.Photo Credit: New London Police Department
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway February 26, 2018

  26-02-2018 12:29
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:20- Jill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News  Business Analyst, shares lessons from Warren Buffett.
  7:20- Catherine Smith, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner, discusses the story from CT News Junkie, about manufacturing continuing as a bright spot in Connecticut’s economy.
  8:20- Harry J. Kazianis, the Center for the National Interest’s Washington, DC based Director of Defense Studies
  
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• Extra Police on Hand at Cheshire Schools After Threat Arrest

  26-02-2018 12:09
  
  There will be an increased police presence at Cheshire Public Schools Monday after a high school student was arrested over what school officials are describing as a serious, generic threat.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Special Olympics Athletes Compete in Annual Winter Games

  26-02-2018 12:08
  
  Nearly a thousand Special Olympics athletes competed in this weekend’s Winter Games, some in the snow and others on the ice.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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