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Conn. students hold private vigil for classmate, teacher killed in Vermont plane crash
“With them gone, I don’t know who’s going to fill that gap,” Middletown High School sophomore Angel Benitez said. On Tuesday inside Middletown’s Russell Library, Middletown High School students led a private vigil where students said they shared memories of classmate Delilah Van Ness and teacher Paul Pelletier. “I cannot believe it. You can make plans, but it’s not...
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Norwich, Conn. police release body cam footage of brawl at basketball court
The Norwich Police Department released body cam video Monday from a fight that broke out at an outdoor charity basketball tournament on June 29. “We understand police use of force is very controversial and sometimes use of force like this is needed to bring a situation, a very chaotic scene, into control,” said Norwich Police Chief Patrick Daley. The body…
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Connecticut man discovers monkey hiding in shed
“It was one of those things, like I said, I was cleaning the gutters out,” said Old Saybrook’s Dan O’Connell. It was one of those things that O’Connell never expected to see as he was putting his tools away on Monday night. “I’m walking out and this thing is looking at me like, ‘what are you doing here?’ you...
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Proposal would eliminate ‘drive only' marking on CT licenses for undocumented immigrants
“It will make the people who have it more welcome in the state,” Carolina Bortolleto of the HUSKY 4 Immigrants Coalition said. For nearly a decade, Connecticut has issued drive-only licenses for undocumented immigrants in the state. “My family has the drive-only license. I remember back in 2015 when they first got the license, it really gave them a sense…
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Near 9-foot shark washes up on popular southern New England beach
“I saw it on the beach and thought, ‘Oh, that’s something different,’” Corey Favino, of Rhode Island, said. Favino was enjoying a walk on the Watch Hill beach on Wednesday when an unexpected sighting stopped him in his tracks. “I went over to investigate, get a closer look and realized it was a shark,” Favino said. After calls to...
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President of Stone Academy in CT speaks publicly for first time since school's sudden closure
Joseph Bierbaum, president and co-owner of Stone Academy, was called to the stand on Monday. “As a 25% owner, did you think you owed any obligation to the students of stone academy for their welfare?” asked David Slossberg, attorney representing the Stone Academy students. “Yes, since I started,” Bierbaum replied. Earlier this year, eight former Stone Academy students took legal…
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Family of estranged wife killed in East Hartford, Conn. seeks justice
Members of East Hartford’s Andra Valcinord’s family were at Manchester Superior Court, heartbroken and shocked as her estranged husband, 57-year-old Wilkid Valcinord, was arraigned for murder. “He didn’t have to do that to her. He didn’t have to do that,” said Andra’s sister Linele Hill. “We just want answers. Why would he take her from us? Why would he...
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Various Cancer Treatment Drugs Experiencing Nationwide Shortage
The list of cancer treatment drugs in short supply continues to grow to include a number of well-known treatments that are struggling to keep up in the face of supply chain issues.
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Lawmakers, Advocates Debate Bill to Allow Bear Hunt in Connecticut
“There’s no need to sound the alarm bells and have a shoot-first mentality,” said State Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria (R – Beacon Falls). Lawmakers and advocates on both sides discussed a new bill on Friday, one that would allow for a bear hunt and lottery in select Connecticut counties, while also prohibiting both intentional and unintentional feeding. “I want to move…
