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• Newtown School Board Votes to Keep Controversial Books

  01-06-2023 22:53
  
  There was a lot of applause from the audience at a meeting of the Newtown Board of Education as it voted to keep two controversial books on the shelf at Newtown High School. “It is very important that we allow our children to make these choices and not let the Board of Ed make choices like this and take books...
  
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• Thunderstorms With Heavy Downpours, Gusty Wind Possible Friday

  01-06-2023 20:10
  
  Thunderstorms are expected to move in Friday evening and some areas could get heavy downpours and damaging wind gusts. Flash flooding is possible during the late afternoon and early evening. The storms will not impact the whole state and severe weather will be localized. The day will feature above-average high temperatures that are forecasted to surpass records. Our NBC Connecticut...
  
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• Man Convicted for Fourth Time of Sending Threats to Officials, Journalists

  01-06-2023 18:33
  
  A Connecticut man with a history of writing threats to public officials, including a U.S. president and a Supreme Court justice, has been convicted for a fourth time after prosecutors say he mailed more than 100 additional threatening letters. Garrett Santillo, 43, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to a single count of mailing threatening communications to a United...
  
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• Educators, Parents Weigh In On Proposal To Raise Starting Age For Kindergarten

  01-06-2023 18:23
  
  Currently in Connecticut, kids can start kindergarten as young as age four. Under state law, their fifth birthday must come before January 1 of the current school year. But now, there is a new effort to change that. House Bill 6880 would make the cut-off date September 1. Educators say this would allow children to walk in a little older and...
  
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• Groton Man Gets Ready for 2023 Closer to Free Season

  01-06-2023 18:13
  
  “My first year, I would say it was challenging just to even find donations, just to put the word out of what I’m doing,” said Michael Morton of Groton. He discovered the Closer to Free Ride during the pandemic. “I was not an average bike rider nor was I even thinking to ride a bike,” Morton said. Despite the uphill...
  
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• Bloomfield Homeowner Recounts Bears Breaking Into Kitchen

  01-06-2023 16:54
  
  A Bloomfield homeowner found unexpected visitors inside his kitchen on Wednesday. A group of black bears, a female bear and her two yearlings, got inside and it was all caught on camera. The female bear wound up being put down by DEEP EnCon officers. “When I looked around and saw it, I was like ‘no.’ We’re going back up,'” said...
  
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• Police Make Arrest in Hartford Hit-and-Run That Left Beloved Basketball Coach Dead

  01-06-2023 16:40
  
  A man has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run crash that left a beloved Bloomfield basketball coach dead on March 31, police said. The pedestrian that was struck, identified as 56-year-old Kendall May, was the head coach for Al Prince Technical High School’s boys basketball team in Hartford. On Thursday, police announced the arrest of 41-year-old Jaimuse Workman, of...
  
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• Former Waterbury Zoning Official Had 16 Alcoholic Drinks Before Hit-and-Run: Warrant

  01-06-2023 16:18
  
  An arrest warrant says that the former chairman of the Waterbury zoning commission consumed 16 alcoholic beverages before he allegedly struck a 17-year-old with his car and fled the scene. John Egan, 58, was involved in the hit-and-run that happened early Friday morning, police said. The teen was critically hurt as a result of the crash, according to police. Egan...
  
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• Tow Truck Driver Helps Police Find Vehicle Stolen During Armed Carjacking

  01-06-2023 12:53
  
  A tow truck driver in Milford helped police find a car that had been stolen at gunpoint in Bridgeport after a suspicious interaction with the man who handed over the keys to the vehicle. The tow truck driver contacted Milford police around 7:40 a.m. on Saturday and said a man had handed over the keys to a disabled vehicle, claimed...
  
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• Man Injured in Crash on I-95 in Stamford Has Died: Police

  01-06-2023 10:43
  
  A Worcester, Massachusetts man has died after a crash on Interstate 95 in Stamford early Thursday morning. State police said 26-year-old Emmanuel Pierre, of Worcester, was driving a Nissan Rogue on I-95 North when he hit the guardrail near exit 8 in Stamford, crossed the highway and hit a concrete barrier just before 12:30 a.m. He was taken to Stamford...
  
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• New Court Date to Be Set for Naugatuck Father Accused of Killing Baby Daughter Last Year

  01-06-2023 10:29
  
  A new court date is being set for the Naugatuck father who is accused of killing his 11-month-old daughter in November. Christopher Francisquini is accused of killing his baby daughter, Camilla Francisquini. Francisquini had been on the run for two weeks when Waterbury police took him into custody on Grand Street on Dec. 2. Naugatuck police called the murder of...
  
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• Naugatuck Father Accused of Killing Baby Daughter Last Year Due in Court

  01-06-2023 10:29
  
  The Naugatuck father who is accused of killing his 11-month-old daughter in November is again due in court Thursday. Christopher Francisquini is accused of killing his baby daughter, Camilla Francisquini. Francisquini had been on the run for two weeks when Waterbury police took him into custody on Grand Street on Dec. 2. Naugatuck police called the murder of baby Camilla...
  
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• Grandson Charged With Manslaughter After Grandfather's Death in Bridgeport

  01-06-2023 09:57
  
  Bridgeport police have arrested the grandson of a man who died after a domestic assault and charged him with manslaughter. On Feb. 20, officers found 68-year-old Jeffrey Lindo unresponsive at the Charles Street home he shared with his daughter and grandson and he was pronounced dead, according to police. Investigators determined that he had been assaulted during a domestic dispute days...
  
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• Carjackers Punch, Rob Victim at Gunpoint in Hartford

  01-06-2023 09:09
  
  Carjackers punched and robbed a man at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Walgreens pharmacy in Hartford early Thursday morning and took jewelry and his car, according to police. Officers responded to the Walgreens at 161 Washington St. just after 1 a.m. to investigate an armed carjacking and the victim told them that two men approached him, one pointed...
  
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• Hot With Temperatures in 90s Thursday

  01-06-2023 08:27
  
  Thursday will be hot, and we will again have some smoke here from the fires in Nova Scotia, Canada. The high temperatures on Thursday will be in the lower 90s, while it will be in the 70s at the beaches. Thursday night will be fair. Then record heat is possible Friday, along with sun and clouds. Temperatures will be in...
  
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• Heavy Delays on I-84 East in West Hartford

  01-06-2023 08:07
  
  There are heavy delays on Interstate 84 East in West Hartford. I-84 East in West Hartford is congested between exits 37 and 40 for more than three miles after a multi-vehicle crash between exits 39A and 40, according to CTRoads.org. One lane is open. In Farmington, there is also a lane closure on I-84 West in Farmington between exits 39A...
  
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• Heavy Delays on I-84 East in Farmington, West Hartford

  01-06-2023 08:07
  
  There are heavy delays on Interstate 84 East in Farmington and West Hartford. A tractor-trailer and another vehicle collided on I-84 East between exits 39A and 40 in Farmington and the left and center lanes are closed, according to CTRoads.org. And I-84 East in West Hartford is congested between exits 39 and 40 for nearly a mile and a half...
  
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• Crashed Caused Heavy Delays on I-84 in West Hartford, Farmington

  01-06-2023 08:07
  
  There were heavy delays on Interstate 84 in West Hartford and Farmington Thursday morning and images from traffic cameras showed that one vehicle has rolled over. Both scenes have cleared. I-84 East in West Hartford was congested between exits 37 and 40 for more than three miles after a multi-vehicle crash between exits 39A and 40, according to CTRoads.org. In...
  
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• Crash Caused Heavy Delays on I-84 in West Hartford, Farmington

  01-06-2023 08:07
  
  There were heavy delays on Interstate 84 in West Hartford and Farmington Thursday morning and images from traffic cameras showed that one vehicle has rolled over. Both scenes have cleared. I-84 East in West Hartford was congested between exits 37 and 40 for more than three miles after a multi-vehicle crash between exits 39A and 40, according to CTRoads.org. In...
  
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• Vehicle Goes Off Bridge, Into River in Norwich

  01-06-2023 07:22
  
  A vehicle went off a bridge and into a river in Norwich early Thursday morning and the person who was in it has been taken to the hospital. Police said the vehicle drove off the side of Water Street Bridge and into the Shetucket River around 5:30 a.m. The person who was in the vehicle was able to get out...
  
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• Connecticut's Minimum Wage Increases to $15 Today

  01-06-2023 06:59
  
  Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase from $14 per hour to $15 per hour today. In May 2019, Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 per hour to $15 with annual increases until 2023. “This is perhaps one of the most impactful pieces of legislation for working families that a governor can sign, and I...
  
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