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• Meeting on hate crimes held in Darien as numbers rise in CT in recent years

  22-05-2025 22:51
  
  Dozens of people showed up at a library in Darien to understand how hate crimes are reported in our state. Connecticut State Police say more have been happening in the last five years and they expect that trend to continue. “I’m interested in what makes people tick so the idea of hate and understanding it better appeals to me,” Joan...
  
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• CT Democrats to revise massive housing bill after Republican pushback

  22-05-2025 22:37
  
  Democratic lawmakers are amending a massive housing bill that aims to build more affordable housing. The 92-page bill, titled “An Act Concerning Housing and the Needs of Homeless Persons,” is backed by the top Democrats in the house. They expected the legislation to be debated and possibly voted on Thursday night, but strong opposition sent lawmakers back to the drawing...
  
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• Local Jewish leaders devastated by shooting deaths of Israeli Embassy staffers

  22-05-2025 17:42
  
  An overnight shooting in DC that killed two staff members of the Israeli Embassy has sent shockwaves through the Jewish community here in Connecticut. The FBI is investigating the shooting as an antisemitic attack or act of terror. It joins a list that Jewish leaders say continues to grow as part of a scary trend. “It actually was the first...
  
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• Housing shortage is economic growth barrier in Connecticut: report

  22-05-2025 17:19
  
  A new report found the state’s economic growth is being held back by a shortage of housing. It comes as lawmakers focus on housing reforms at the state capitol. “The housing shortage that we have in Connecticut is impacting people across incomes,” said Dustin Nord, with the CBIA Foundation, an organization focused on economic growth. Nord spent months putting together a...
  
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• Fallen officers added to Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial

  22-05-2025 16:59
  
  Three names have joined the 152 others engraved in the Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial. “We are honoring and remembering those who have sworn to protect the citizens of Connecticut,” said Sgt. Luke Davis, of the Connecticut State Police. Of the names added include Detective Sergeant John Bonin of the Meriden Police Department, who died in the line of duty in...
  
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• Shop smarter this summer with these tips

  22-05-2025 16:45
  
  As summer nears, some people are finalizing their plans and others are adjusting theirs because of costs. Savings website RetailMeNot asked 1,000 consumers where they plan to cut back spending this summer. The top 5 categories include: dining out or takeout, clothing and accessories, electronics, travel and leisure, and lastly, home goods and furniture. But if you do have to...
  
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• New Fairfield school employee charged with sexually assaulting student

  22-05-2025 16:29
  
  State police have arrested a school paraeducator and basketball coach accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student in New Fairfield. Police began their investigation into 26-year-old Christopher Fernandes in March after receiving a complaint from two students that Fernandes was sending inappropriate text messages to a different student. The next day, investigators interviewed the alleged victim’s father, who said he...
  
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• Student charged with setting fire in middle school bathroom in Meriden

  22-05-2025 15:28
  
  A seventh-grade student was arrested in connection with a fire at Washington Middle School in Meriden on Monday. Firefighters responded to the school on North Broad Street around 11:45 a.m. on Monday and found someone had set fire to paper towels in a second-floor girls bathroom. There was a heavy smoke condition in that area of the school, according to...
  
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• Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

  22-05-2025 14:25
  
  The Trump administration has followed through on its threat to pull Harvard University's ability enroll and host foreign students unless it gives the federal government information about students in the country on visas.
  
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• Students at Connecticut River Academy celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

  22-05-2025 13:47
  
  Flags from different Asian countries were walked in by students and staff at Connecticut River Academy (CTRA), a Goodwin University magnet school in East Hartford, to kick off the third annual AAPI magnet theme day.  “I love to see that it’s continuing on and the students are actually making a dedication to make it work,” former CTRA student Noor Chaudhry...
  
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• Above average hurricane season predicted

  22-05-2025 13:24
  
  Sunday, June 1 marks the official start to the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The season is defined from June 1 to Nov. 30, when tropical systems are most likely to form across the Atlantic Ocean, with the peak of the activity in September. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, predicts an above-average season of 13 to...
  
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• Man sentenced to 40 years for 2022 murder of former girlfriend in Milford has outburst in court

  22-05-2025 12:41
  
  A man who killed his former girlfriend, a mother of three, in her Milford home in 2022 while two of her children were home has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. In March, Ewen Dewitt, 45, accepted a plea deal for 40 years to serve. During sentencing on Thursday, he had an outburst in court during the proceedings and...
  
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• Man sentenced to 40 years for 2022 murder of former girlfriend in Milford

  22-05-2025 12:41
  
  A man who killed his former girlfriend, a mother of three, in her Milford home in 2022 while two of her children were home has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. Ewen Dewitt, 45, accepted a plea deal in March for 40 years to serve and he was sentenced on Thursday. Police said he killed 40-year-old Julie Minogue with...
  
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• Deadline approaching for small businesses, nonprofits to apply for federal help after August 2024 storms

  22-05-2025 12:14
  
  The deadline is approaching for small businesses  and private nonprofit organizations in Connecticut to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans to cover costs from the severe storms last August.   The U.S. Small Business Administration said the deadline is June 20 to apply for loans to offset economic losses from flooding, landslides and mudslides during severe storms on Aug. 18...
  
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• Danbury man wins $2 million on scratch-off ticket

  22-05-2025 09:31
  
  A Danbury man won $2 million on a scratch ticket. He bought the ticket for the “$2,000,000 Mega Multiplier” scratch game at J & R White Street Citgo on White Street in Danbury. The CT Lottery said he originally stopped in to play keno, but bought a few scratch tickets while he was there. He said he’s won a few...
  
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• Firefighters, police officers rescue kittens from drain in Manchester

  22-05-2025 08:28
  
  Police officers and firefighters rescued a litter of kittens they found stuck in a drain. The fire department was responding to a call on Tuesday night when a resident told them that it looked like a litter of kittens was stuck in a drain, so firefighters and police officer worked together to free them, police said. The kittens have been...
  
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• Possible solutions to Yantic River flooding discussed during Norwich open house

  22-05-2025 07:47
  
  Any time heavy rain is on the way, people in Norwich keep a close eye on the Yantic River. After years of devastating floods, business and homeowners are looking for solutions to keep the water out. “We flood many, many times. Back from the ’70s all the way through,” Lori Danis, a commercial building owner, said. She’s no stranger to...
  
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• Fire departments look to replace gear containing cancer-causing chemicals

  22-05-2025 07:34
  
  Cancer is the leading cause of death for firefighters and their turnout gear has chemicals that have been linked to the disease. Lawmakers are now considering a bill that would help departments replace that gear. The jacket and pants that firefighters wear to fight flames contain PFAs, a class of fluorinated chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” that can cause cancer,...
  
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• Nor'easter brings heavy rain, winds on a chilly, raw Thursday

  22-05-2025 07:05
  
  A nor’easter, a strong coastal storm system bringing gusty northeast winds, is bringing heavy rain to Connecticut on Thursday. The eastern part of the state is getting the brunt of the storm. A cold, raw rain will fall throughout the day, some of it will be heavy at times. We will get half-an-inch to two two inches of rain. Temperatures...
  
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