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Wilton Real Estate Report (Aug. 16-22, 2024): 10 Single-Family Homes and Four Condos Change Hands
Each week the Wilton Town Clerk’s office releases data for the prior week’s real estate transactions. For the one-week period from Aug. 16-22, 2024, Town Clerk Lori Kaback reported 10 single-family homes and four condominiums changed hands. No commercial properties changed hands during the one-week period. Important: Please...
‘Yes, I Took the Money’: Woman, 60, Arrested for Defrauding New Canaan Nonprofit
New Canaan Police last week arrested a 60-year-old Hillsdale, N.J. woman by warrant and charged her with first-degree larceny and second- and third-degree forgery. Employed as the financial officer at a New Canaan-based nonprofit organization that is seeking to end Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, the woman hadn’t filed tax returns for the agency since 2019 and hadn’t filed payroll taxes since 2020, according to an arrest warrant application signed by a state Superior Court judge.
Demonstrators in N.Y. call for college campuses to ban masks at protests
NEW YORK — Demonstrators in New York gathered Tuesday to call for college campuses to put a mask ban in place to better protect students during protests.Just a block from Columbia University, over a 100 pro-Israeli demonstrators came together to urge American colleges to ban face coverings during protests."They want to make us feel us unsafe, afraid and targeted simply because of our Jewish identify," one demonstrator said.This comes after the spring protests at Columbia where some pro-Palestinian demonstrators covered their faces and taunted Jewish students."Nobody thinks that the hatred will go away when we get rid of the masks,...
Two stabbed at NYS Fair on Aug. 24, 15-year-old girl arrested
GEDDES, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — New York State Police were called to a fight involving several females at the New York State Fairgrounds around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, August 24. State police say one female was stabbed in the shoulder during the fight. She was taken to Upstate Hospital in stable condition. A second female was […]
Las Trancas Restaurant at NewPointe has New Owner and New Name in Las Matracas, but Food the Same
There is a new restaurant at NewPointe that has replaced a long-time eatery that has been heavily popular at the Clarksburg shopping plaza. For those who have frequented Las Trancas along Emily Drive for years, it is no longer in business. In its place is Las Matracas. However, for long-time...
BHS Girls Soccer Game at Herbert Hoover Cancelled
According to Bridgeport High School Assistant Principal and Athletic Director, tonight's BHS girls' soccer contest at Herbert Hoover has been cancelled. The reason, according to Sears is safety concerns. The current heat, which will be more intense on the playing surface, is the culprit.
Reigning CACC Champion Volleyball Sits atop Preseason Coaches' Poll
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Coming off a dominant run through the conference a year ago, the University of Bridgeport's volleyball team has once again been voted first in the North Division of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) according to the preseason coaches' poll released on Wednesday. The Purple Knights...
Bridgeport community holds vigil for the 9 lives lost in Florida crash
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — A vigil was held in Bridgeport on Tuesday to honor the nine lives lost in a crash in Florida earlier this month. Five of the victims were Connecticut residents. The rental SUV, which was full of cousins and relatives, was on its way to the airport after celebrating a family members […]
Old friends reconnect at field hockey preseason scrimmage
Field hockey is a sport that can get into your blood. Some old friends reconnected at a scrimmage Tuesday in preparation for the 2024 high school campaign that begins in a week. Canton hosted Avon and Greens Farms Academy of Westport in a scrimmage on the turf field on a...
CTDOL no longer sending students to Hartford job training program following NBC CT Responds investigation
The Connecticut Department of Labor says it has removed Fresh Start Technical School from its "eligible provider list" after NBC CT Responds first reported on former students’ frustrations. Earlier this year, the commercial truck driving students told us that they spent weeks of their lives missing out on making...
New Haven school officials make home visits to promote school attendance, engagement
With the start of the school year beginning on Thursday for many school districts, educators of New Haven Public Schools went on a community tour to promote engagement and encourage school attendance. The tour was conducted in groups with NHPS Superintendent Madeline Negron, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and community...
Meriden woman finds her stolen car in a viral video of reckless driving
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A Meriden woman said that her stolen vehicle was captured in a recent video that went viral on social media, showing a case of reckless driving in New Haven. Gail King says she immediately recognized her grey 2013 Hyundai Sonata speeding, swerving and hitting signs all while a person dangles out […]
New restaurant, Ugly Dumpling, set to open in Hamden next year
HAMDEN– Ugly Dumpling, a restaurant chain serving Chinese cuisine, is coming soon to the Marketplace at Hamden, according to the marketplace’s store directory. The location will be located in the marketplace at 2335 Dixwell Ave. and will occupy a 6,830 square foot space, according to the lease plan at the marketplace.
Suspect convicted of 2020 New Haven murder
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A New Haven man has been convicted of the 2020 murder of Ricky Newton. Rashad Hardy, 49, shot the 36-year-old victim on Rosette Street on July 10, 2020. Newton was transported to the hospital shortly after, where he died of his wounds. Hardy was found living in a group home […]
COMPASS Gets A New Home
The city’s non-cop crisis response team now has a central location on Winthrop Avenue where first responders can bring adults who need short-term help for substance use and mental health challenges — while keeping them out of hospitals. After years of planning, city officials joined local social services...
Yalies FOCUS On Noir Vintage
Whether she was out in the city or inside her house, you couldn’t catch Evelyn Massey’s late great-grandmother Virgina Adams without a black dress. “She just loved black dresses with everything,” Massey told a group of Yale freshmen visiting her downtown vintage clothing shop as part of a crash course in understanding what makes one local small business tick. “She would have on a sharp looking dress, some would have ribbons, some would have rhinestones, some would have pearls.”
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