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Love’s Labour’s Lost In Stratford
American Globe Center (AGC) Continued Conversations: August 2024. American Globe Center Founding Artistic Director Jim Warren here, sending you greetings from Norwich, CT. It’s been a while since our last (and first!) newsletter, so we’ve got a lot of stuff to share. This time, however, you get to hear from more voices on the AGC team.
Tracking showers for parts of Labor Day weekend
While a washout is not expected, a cold front will approach the northeast Saturday night into Sunday, bringing clouds and the chance of showers. By tonight, clouds increase with a rising chance of showers. There could be an isolated thunderstorm. The shower chance will linger into Sunday morning with mostly cloudy skies.
Newington continues to honor memory of late 12-year-old by wearing pink, holding run
NEWINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — The Newington community continues to support a family who lost a very special little girl. Students will be wearing pink for 12-year-old Regan Martins who passed away unexpectedly this summer. Earlier this summer, friends of hers set up a pink lemonade stand at the Newington firehouse in her honor. Pink was […]
Spotted Lanternfly Located In Bridgeport, If You See One Squish It, Officials Say
The dreaded spotted lanternfly, which threatens trees, growing spaces, and urban canopies, has been spotted in Fairfield County. The latest sightings have been in Bridgeport parks and the community garden, according to the Bridgeport Sustainability Office and Parks and Recreation Department, which reported that residents spotted lanternflies in these areas.
Hurricane Carol: Remembering the monster that struck Southern New England 70 years ago
It's been 70 years since the last major hurricane made landfall in Southern New England. Hurricane Carol devastated Southern New England, and its impact is still evident today. Carol originated just to the northeast of the Bahamas on August 25, 1954. It gradually meandered its way to the coast of...
Matt Finkel goes ‘Over the Edge' for Special Olympics Connecticut
NBC Connecticut sports reporter Matt Finkel rappelled 30 stories down the outside of Mohegan Sun on Friday. Matt was joined by Special Olympics Global Messenger Matt Glad, who was making his 14th rappel. This is the third year the two have gone down Mohegan Sun side by side. "It was...
New Haven has wellness resource fair in honor of Overdose Awareness Day
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A free public health and wellness resource fair was held on the New Haven Green on Friday in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31. People were taught how to recognize the signs of an overdose and how to use Narcan. “It’s important to get education in the […]
Accountant Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns in Connecticut
New Haven Register, Conn. Aug. 29—FARMINGTON — An accountant pleaded guilty in Bridgeport Thursday to filing fraudulent tax returns for multiple years after failing to report $1.4 million in income, federal officials said. Mark Legowski, 60, a self-employed accountant who did work filing tax returns in Farmington, underreported...
Youth suicides are rising in CT. Mental health advocates and providers offer ways to help.
Connecticut finds itself in a midst of a mental health crisis. In the past two months, nine youth deaths by suicide have been reported in the state, compared to seven total in 2023. With National Suicide Prevention Month approaching in September, Gov. Ned Lamont held a roundtable at The Village’s Urgent Crisis Center in Hartford this week with representatives of state agencies and children’s ...
South Windsor police identify suspect vehicle in indecent exposure case
SOUTH WINDSOR — The South Windsor Police Department has identified the vehicle and its operator involved in a suspicious incident reported on Aug. 30, where a driver allegedly offered to expose himself to a juvenile. The incident occurred on Garnet Lane at 3:10 p.m. when the male driver, described...
CT amusement park cracking down on unsupervised children and teens. Your 17-year-old will now need a chaperone
Beginning with its annual Phantom Fall Fest, Lake Compounce will no longer be a place where parents can drop off a carload of kids for the afternoon or evening. A new chaperone policy at America’s oldest continuously operating amusement park is getting mixed reviews, with some parents praising it as welcome and overdue while others complain that it’s unfair and unnecessary. Lake Compounce ...
Taylor Swift in RI; Atlantic Mills sale; rebuilding Republicans: Top stories this week
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Aug. 25, supported by your subscriptions. When a group of East Providence residents won a lengthy court fight to save Crescent Park's century-old Looff carousel from demolition in the 1970s, their victory had a side benefit: an expansion of green space at the...
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