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• XL Center closes for multimillion renovation project

  20-05-2025 18:00
  
  Hartford’s XL Center will not host any games, concerts or other events this summer.  As of May 20, the XL Center on Trumbull Street is closed for construction.  The arena overhaul is more than a decade in the making.   “This is our troubled child of all the properties we manage,” said Michael Freimuth, executive director of the Capital Region Development...
  
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• Nonprofits rally at state capitol in push for more funding

  20-05-2025 18:00
  
  Nonprofit service providers and their clients rallied outside the Capitol Tuesday as they continue to up their public pressure for more funding. “Programs will close,” Community Health Resources President and CEO Heather Gates said just before speaking to roughly 2,500 rally-goers. “There’s just no way to continue to operate services given the deficits we’re seeing right now.” The rally was...
  
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• Long Island Sound beach health report released ahead of Memorial Day

  20-05-2025 17:12
  
  It’s the season of report cards but we aren’t talking about the ones coming out of the classroom. If you’re headed to the beach, local nonprofit Save the Sound has the latest version of the beach health report card worth checking. With Memorial Day Weekend coming up, quiet beaches will soon be packed full for summer. “The sun was over...
  
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• Key to smooth travel for Memorial Day weekend is planning

  20-05-2025 17:07
  
  The unofficial start to summer is this weekend. Every year, the last Monday in May is Memorial Day. It’s a way to honor service members who have lost their lives protecting our nation. This Thursday to Monday is Memorial Day weekend and the roads are expected to be busier this year than in years past. We spoke to an expert...
  
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• Hartford Athletic welcome students for 4th annual STEM showcase and soccer game

  20-05-2025 16:39
  
  On Tuesday, Hartford Athletic welcomed over 3,000 students and teachers to Trinity Health Stadium for the fourth annual STEM and Soccer Education Game. “This is our first time here and for some of our students, this is our first field trip ever,” said career and technical education teacher Catherine Bunko. Bunko brought 60 sixth-and seventh-grade students to the event, where...
  
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• Invasive mosquito expected to return to Connecticut this summer

  20-05-2025 16:13
  
  An invasive mosquito called the Asian tiger mosquito made a resurgence in population last year in Connecticut and experts say they expect them to continue to populate the months ahead. The Asian tiger mosquito has been found in Milford, as well as other towns in New Haven and Fairfield counties, like New Haven, West Haven and Bridgeport. The invasive species is...
  
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• Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim issues statement about stepping down

  20-05-2025 15:31
  
  Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim is stepping down from his position. Florsheim said he will be stepping down effective June 16. “There are a number of personal and professional reasons why I’ve come to the decision to move on, not least of which is my faith in Gene (Common council president Eugene Nocera ) and the entire team here to keep...
  
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• Mayor announces $3 million in additional funding for Hartford schools

  20-05-2025 15:07
  
  Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam announced Tuesday the city has secured an additional $3 million for Hartford Public Schools. The school district was facing a $6.7 million budget deficit, threatening to cut several programs for students. This additional money will help keep some of those programs running, including the district’s dental clinic, the Opportunity Youth Academy, ReadyCT, and programs run by...
  
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• Durham man was going up to 137 miles per hour on rural roads: state police

  20-05-2025 14:39
  
  Connecticut state police have arrested a Durham man who is accused of speeding and driving recklessly in Durham, Haddam and Killingworth, in once case going up to 137 miles per hour, and posting video. State police said they learned on May 7 about videos and reels posted on social media of a 27-year-old Durham man driving going between 78 and 137...
  
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• WalletHub ranks 4 Connecticut cities among the least affordable

  20-05-2025 11:12
  
  WalletHub ranked 300 cities across the country based on home prices and they found hundreds of cities were more affordable than communities here in Connecticut. The median sale price rose from $313,000 in the first quarter of 2019 to $416,900 in the first quarter of this year and the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose from a historic low of...
  
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• Man reportedly stabbed in the head while walking in Middletown

  20-05-2025 11:10
  
  An investigation is underway after a man was reportedly stabbed in the head by a stranger while walking in Middletown on Monday night. Officers were called to Pearl Street around 9:10 p.m. for a report of an assault. Firefighters had originally responded to the area for a medical call about a head injury, but police said during the assessment, it...
  
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• Man found dead in idling car in Manchester had been shot: police

  20-05-2025 08:39
  
  A 24-year-old Windsor Locks man who was found dead in an idling car in Manchester on Tuesday morning had been shot, according to police. Officers responded to Irving Street and Woodland Street just before 4 a.m. when someone reported that a driver in an idling car was unresponsive and they found Jordan Patterson, 24, of Windsor Locks, in the driver’s...
  
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• Fire causes major damage at hotel in Groton

  20-05-2025 04:19
  
  Fire caused major damage at the Flagship Inn & Suites in Groton on Tuesday morning and police said firefighters found the main building on fire and propane tanks at the back of the building exploding. An employee called 911 around 1:07 a.m. Tuesday and reported fire in the main office, then a resident near the hotel called to report a...
  
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