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• 2 taken to hospital due to head-on crash in Vernon

  23-05-2025 22:01
  
  Two people were taken to the hospital with injuries following a head-on crash in Vernon Friday night. Fire officials responded to Vernon Avenue in the area of High Street for a two-car accident around 5:30 p.m. Both cars sustained heavy front-end damage and two people were transported to the hospital with injuries. The extent is unknown at this time. The...
  
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• Authorities rescue ducklings trapped in storm drain in Cromwell

  23-05-2025 20:45
  
  Several ducklings trapped in a storm drain in Cromwell were rescued with the help of authorities. Cromwell Animal Control, police and firefighters all worked together to save six baby Mallard ducks. All of the ducklings were brought to safety and reunited with their anxiously awaiting mom.
  
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• Man accused of stealing $600 worth of meat and seafood from Southbury store

  23-05-2025 20:33
  
  A man accused of stealing over $600 worth of meat and seafood from a grocery store in Southbury has been arrested. The police department said they responded to a theft at Shop Rite on Main Street South Friday afternoon. Officers arrested the alleged thief, who was a passenger in a vehicle trying to drive away from the area. The stolen...
  
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• Agreement to provide significant pay increase for group home union workers

  23-05-2025 19:26
  
  A new multi-year agreement between the state and SEIU 1199 NE will result in significant wage increases for group home workers in Connecticut, according to Gov. Ned Lamont’s office. The governor said his administration has reached a three-year agreement with SEIU 1199 NE, which will provide wage increases for direct care workers in the state’s nursing and group homes. “The...
  
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• Democratic lawmakers renew push to help striking workers with lost wages

  23-05-2025 18:11
  
  Lawmakers are once again considering giving striking workers unemployment compensation as several unions around the state work to resolve contract disputes. The bill would allow workers to recover some money for lost wages after a strike reaches 14 days, a benefit they said would help restore balance during negotiations. “It won’t level the playing field, but it will get us...
  
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• New roadblock to seeking complaints against law enforcement?

  23-05-2025 17:58
  
  Senate Bill 1436 has caused alarm in the Freedom of Information, or FOI, community. It has an exemption to our state’s FOI Act that would forbid releasing complaints against a police or correction officer until they’re “investigated and adjudicated by the proper legal authority.” The Police Officers Association of Connecticut said at a hearing on the bill that “this provision helps...
  
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• Connecticut Restaurant Association seeks more funding for tourism marketing

  23-05-2025 17:37
  
  Connecticut’s tourism season is kicking off this Memorial Day weekend, but restaurants are asking for more support from the state as the governor works on the budget. The Connecticut Restaurant Association is asking the state for $20 million committed to tourism marketing, opposed to the $4.5 million invested currently. “We’ve done an incredible job at getting people to come to our...
  
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• CT man sentenced in overdose death of friend, family starts foundation in his honor

  23-05-2025 17:11
  
  An Ellington man was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison Friday for the overdose death of his friend in 2023. Charles Lewis plead guilty to second-degree manslaughter, admitting to selling Nick Tshonas, 24, a lethal batch of fentanyl while Tshonas was visiting home from his sober living facility. Tshonas was 90 days sober when he relapsed and had recently been...
  
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• Woman arrested for abusing person with autism in her care in Plainfield: police

  23-05-2025 16:36
  A Plainfield woman has been arrested for allegedly abusing a person with autism in her care, police said. The Plainfield Police Department said they received a complaint about alleged abuse on April 9. Lisa Neal, 59, is accused of denying bathroom access to a person in her care, leading them to urinate in a trash can, police said. She then...
  
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• DEEP warns of increasing bear activity after death of family goats in Bethlehem

  23-05-2025 16:11
  
  A sad story in Bethlehem where two beloved family goats were killed by a bear while a family was away. “This is Milo and this is Otis,” Becky Zielinski said, showing us photos of their family pets. The pair were killed by a bear a few weeks ago, part of a string of livestock and bear interactions in the town...
  
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• George Floyd: How his family, the country, and Connecticut have changed 5 years later

  23-05-2025 16:00
  
  Sunday will mark five years since George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis. And for his uncle and others the work to turn their grief into action continues today. “Continued disarray, dysfunction, continued death, oppression. We’ve seen quite a bit of that in the last five years. Has laws changed? Yeah. But will we ever have enough...
  
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• Pratt & Whitney offers striking union members new contract

  23-05-2025 15:39
  
  Pratt & Whitney has presented striking machinists a new contract offer, according to the company. More than 3,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union have been on strike at Pratt & Whitney’s East Hartford and Middletown facilities since May 5. Both sides returned to the table to negotiate on Thursday before the company offered the...
  
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• Person taken in custody after approaching New Britain High School with weapon: principal

  23-05-2025 13:17
  
  A person approached New Britain High School with a bladed weapon on Friday afternoon and was taken into custody, according to the school officials. The person never got into the school, and no one was injured, the superintendent said. Supt. Tony Gasper, the superintendent of the Consolidated School District of New Britain, sent a letter to the school community, saying the...
  
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• Gardening centers busy on holiday weekend

  23-05-2025 13:06
  
  Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start to summer, and for many in New England, the green light to plant. At Moscarillo’s on Albany Avenue in West Hartford, the staff have been preparing for this weekend. “This whole month we kind of call May mayhem,” said Marissa Agostini, the greenhouse manager at Moscarillo’s. They are expecting a lot of customers...
  
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• Former President Joe Biden had dinner at Connecticut restaurant

  23-05-2025 13:04
  
  Former President Joe Biden had dinner in Connecticut on Thursday night. The Woodland restaurant in Lakeville posted a photo on Facebook and said the former president dined there and, “He was so gracious and thoughtful in conversations with staff and guests.” Biden made the trip to Connecticut days after revealing that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of...
  
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• Family of Jennifer Dulos issues statement marking six years since she disappeared

  23-05-2025 12:18
  
  Saturday marks six years since Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five, disappeared from her New Canaan home. She remains missing and she is presumed dead. Her family and friends have issued a statement about Jennifer ahead of the somber day and highlighted some ways people can honor her memory. “Saturday, May 24, marks six years since Jennifer Farber Dulos was...
  
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• Ponya, a red panda, arrives at Beardsley Zoo

  23-05-2025 11:39
  
  Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport has a new addition –an 11-month-old female red panda named Ponya. She is making her public debut this week in the Natt Family Red Panda Habitat. Ponya made the move from the Detroit Zoo to Connecticut as part of a collaborative effort to ensure the long-term survival of red pandas through carefully managed breeding programs, according...
  
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• Big Y recalls made-to-order subs, wraps, paninis sold in Conn. and Mass. due to salmonella risk

  23-05-2025 10:11
  
  Big Y is recalling some made-to-order subs, wraps, and paninis because they are potentially contaminated with salmonella, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The items were sold at certain stores in Connecticut and Massacusetts on Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 21. The recall includes all made-to-order subs, wraps, and paninis produced by the Kitchen Department upon customer requests....
  
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• Showers possible Friday afternoon, partly sunny start to Memorial Day weekend

  23-05-2025 07:14
  
  After some early sunshine across the state, scattered showers moved in Friday afternoon. Showers are possible after 2 p.m., especially through northern Connecticut. Cool temperatures will persist as we enter Memorial Day weekend. Saturday will be partly sunny with a sprinkle or two while Sunday is brighter and Monday is brightest. Monday’s high temperatures will crack 70. Have a nice...
  
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