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• Power Crews Continue Restoration Efforts Across Connecticut

  04-03-2018 22:38
  
  Work continued Sunday to get the lights turned back on for thousands of customers left in the dark after Friday’s Nor’easter.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Connecticut House Democrat To Be Sworn Into Office

  04-03-2018 22:21
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The slim Democratic majority in the Connecticut House of Representatives is growing.
  Phil Young will be sworn in Monday as the first Democrat in 44 years to represent the 120th Assembly District, which includes most of Stratford.
  He will fill the seat left vacant by Republican Laura Hoydick, who became Stratford’s mayor in January.Connecticut Democrats are calling Young’s win historic and a rejection of Republican President Donald Trump and state Republicans. T
  
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• Plainville Police Seek Help In Finding Missing Person

  04-03-2018 22:17
  Plainville, Ct. – Plainville Police are investigating the location of a missing person namedDaryl Lamoureux. Lamoureux was last seen on Friday at about 7:00PM, in Plainville andis believed to be suicidal. Lamoureux is described as a 46 year-old white male, about 5’6”,150 pounds with shaved brown hair and was last seen wearing blue nylon athletic pants, ablue T-shirt and work boots. Anyone with any information about Lamoureux’swhereabouts is urged to contact the Plain
  
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• Missing Plainville Man May Be Suicidal: Police

  04-03-2018 22:15
  
  Plainville police are trying to find a missing man who they are concerned may be suicidal.Photo Credit: Plainville Police Department
  
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• Eversource Aims To Restore Connecticut Power By Monday

  04-03-2018 22:15
  MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) _ Several thousand people remain without power in Connecticut as crews work to clean up trees and utility lines knocked down by a powerful nor’easter. Eversource says it hopes to restore all of its customers by the end of today.
  Authorities said a number of roads in the state remain closed because of debris from the storm. WTNH-TV reports that the Mystic River Inn remains closed after a section of the building’s roof blew off during the storm Friday night. No one w
  
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• Judge Mulling Probation Program For Star Field Hockey Player

  04-03-2018 21:26
  ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) _ A star player on the national champion University of Connecticut field hockey team charged with stealing $34 in makeup is waiting to hear whether she will be allowed into a probation program that could clear her record.
  Charlotte Veitner is set to return to Rockville Superior Court on Tuesday to see if a judge approves her application for accelerated rehabilitation. The program for first-time, nonviolent offenders results in charges being erased after a successful probati
  
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• Tribes To Join In Demolition Ceremony At Casino Site

  04-03-2018 20:13
  EAST WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) _ Two Connecticut tribes that are proposing a jointly-run casino in East Windsor are planning to participate in a demolition ceremony in the town.
  Mohegan Tribal Chairman Kevin Brown and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Chairman Rodney Butler also plan to make an announcement at Monday’s event marking the demolition of the former Showcase Cinemas, the proposed site of the $300 million casino.
  The two federally recognized tribes separately operate Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods
  
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• Public Hearing Set On 24 Health-Related Bills

  04-03-2018 17:17
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut lawmakers have set a public hearing on two dozen health-related bills, ranging from seat belt use to tanning beds. The Public Health Committee hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
  One bill would expand the seat belt law to include adults sitting in the back seats of vehicles. Another would raise the minimum age to use a device at a tanning business from 17 to 18.
  The committee also is seeking public comment on
  
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• Shamrocks and Diapers? Races Collects Donations for Families

  04-03-2018 16:28
  
  Did you know, diapers can cost a family more than $100 per month? One Connecticut group is trying to lighten that financial burden for families in need, and they’ve found a fun way to do it.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticuts
  
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• Crews Rescue Pet Turtle From South Windsor House Fire

  04-03-2018 16:07
  
  South Windsor firefighters rescued a pet turtle during a house fire on Greenfield Lane Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 1 Dead After Barge Capsizes Near Guilford Yacht Club

  04-03-2018 15:32
  
  One person is dead after a barge capsized in Guilford Saturday, according to the United State Coast Guard.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Storm Cleanup Continues While Thousands Remain Without Power

  04-03-2018 15:08
  
  Clean-up crews are hard at work after a deadly storm that slammed Connecticut with heavy rain, snow and powerful winds Friday and plunged thousands into darkness as those winds took down trees, wires and utility...
  
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• Trump on China’s Xi consolidating power: ‘Maybe we’ll give that a shot some day’

  04-03-2018 13:22
  PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump bemoaned a decision not to investigate Hillary Clinton after the 2016 presidential election, decrying a “rigged system” that still doesn’t have the “right people” in place to fix it, during a freewheeling speech to Republican donors in Florida on Saturday.
  In the closed-door remarks, a recording of which was obtained by CNN, Trump also praised China’s President Xi Jinping for recently consolidating power&nbs
  
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• Overnight fire engulfs Tolland home

  04-03-2018 13:08
  A 2-alarm fire has driven a Tolland family from their home.
  Firefighters responded to the call shortly after midnight, and firefighters arrived six minutes later… but found the home on Crestwood Road engulfed in flames. They immediately called for a second alarm and crews from Vernon and Ellington also responded.
  The residents were able to escape the fire, although at least one person was taken to be treated for smoke inhalation.
  Tolland fire clearing earlier house fire, one engine remain
  
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• Utility crews from other states work with restoration efforts in Connecticut

  04-03-2018 05:53
  PRESTON --Recovery efforts are still underway after Friday’s storm swept through Connecticut with heavy rain and wind as thousands were left in the dark.
  One of the towns was Preston where a large tree crashed down.
  The forecast called for flooding, wind gusts up to 65 miles an hour and even snow. That is what Connecticut got Friday evening and now that the storm has passed, people are still dealing with the aftermath.
  “We started setting up a generator and then candles and flashlig
  
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• Radio marathon held to collect items for displaced Puerto Rican families staying in Hartford

  04-03-2018 05:11
  HARTFORD -- Hartford City Officials and Radio Dinamica 1120 AM hosted an all day event to collect items for the displaced Puerto Rican families staying in Hartford Hotels.
  All the items and the funds that were collected went straight to the families staying in the hotels.
  Hartford city council member Wildaliz Bermudez, helped organize the event for the displaced families.
  "We don`t want them to be left stranded with nowhere to go so this radio marathon is to help them find housing and to be abl
  
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• New Haven Fire Injures One, Six Others Displaced

  04-03-2018 03:45
  NEW HAVEN, Conn.   (WTIC News) — Emergency officials in New Haven said a woman was injured and six others were displaced after a fire broke out at a home on Ellsworth Avenue Saturday night.
  The fire impacted two buildings next to each other, officials said. It occurred across the street from the city’s Ellsworth station.
  One woman had to be rescued from the fire. She was taken to a local hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.
  Six people were displaced by th
  
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• One Person Dead After Barge Overturns In Guilford

  04-03-2018 03:28
  GUILFORD, Conn.  (WTIC News) — Guilford Police say a man has died after a barge capsized near the Guilford Yacht Club on Saturday.
  Rescue divers from the Guilford Fire Department conducted a search of the area, after it was determined that one man aboard went missing once the barge overturned.
  The divers located a 32-year-old man who was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
  Seven others aboard the barge were accounted for and safe.
  The incident took place around 2:30 Saturday af
  
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• Coghinchaug High School Student Arrested For Making Threats On Social Media

  04-03-2018 03:12
  DURHAM, Conn.   (WTIC News) — Durham Police have arrested a Coghinchaug High School student for making possible threats of violence against the school on a social media post.
  Police say they began receiving numerous complaints regarding a concerning message which was posted on an Instagram account on Thursday.
  The post referenced the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, as well as the suspected shooter, Nicholas Cruz. The post was viewed by over 200 followers on the social media plat
  
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• 1 woman injured and 6 displaced following New Haven house fire

  04-03-2018 02:59
  NEW HAVEN — One person was taken to the hospital, while six people were displaced following a house fire Saturday evening.
  The fire impacted two buildings next to each other and happened right across the street from the New Haven Fire Department’s Ellsworth station.  Officials said that firefighters were alerted after people were banging on the station’s doors.
  Firefighters said that 119 Ellsworth Avenue had people inside when the fire started. Almost all of the people ins
  
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• Communities Urged To Apply For New Development Program

  04-03-2018 01:17
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut cities and towns are being encouraged to apply for a new federal community development program to help low-income areas.
  Each governor must submit a plan to the federal government for designating tracts as Opportunity Zones. Interested communities must return their completed applications to the state Department of Economic and Community Development by March 16.
  Qualified tracts must have a poverty rate of at least 20 percent of the median income that does
  
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• Durham: Coginchaug High School student arrested for making alleged threats towards school

  04-03-2018 01:01
  DURHAM —  Police have arrested one teenage boy in connection with alleged threats the boy made towards the school.
  On March 1, State Police began receiving multiple complaints regarding a concerning Instagram message. The post referenced the Parkland School shooter, Nicholas Cruz, and the possible pending violence at Coginchaug High School.
  Police said the post received views from almost 200 Instagram followers.
  An investigation was started and a male teenager student at the school be
  
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• Brisk and chilly with a few scattered rain/snow showers Sunday

  04-03-2018 01:00
  Friday's major Nor'easter has left behind strong winds snow across far western Ct , heavy rain and thousands if power outages, the clean up continues in its wake.  Here's are the snow and wind stats from the storm now that the event has ended:
  Where do we go from here?
  This huge storm will continue to slowly churn out in the open Atlantic and continue to drift southeast.  Therefore, expect indirect impacts from this big ocean storm because of the size and intensity of this beast. 
  
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• Tesla Making Another Pitch To Sell Cars In Connecticut

  04-03-2018 00:56
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Electric car-maker Tesla Motors is making another pitch to sell its vehicles directly to Connecticut consumers.
  The General Assembly’s Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing Monday on the latest bill to allow the Department of Motor Vehicles commissioner to issue new or used car dealer’s licenses to electric vehicle manufacturers without a franchise agreement in the state.
  Tesla has been lobbying for several years to open retail outlets in Co
  
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