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According to a report released by the state’s Inspector General, a Connecticut man fatally shot two police officers in a terrible 2022 ambush while on a downward spiral caused by personal failures and drug and alcohol abuse. Nicholas Brutcher fatally shot Bristol police Sgt. Dustin DeMonte and Officer Alex...
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Southington Cocktail Competition Benefits United Way
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$280K to enhance trail networks on NCLC lands
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Connecticut flags to fly half-staff in honor of DOT worker killed
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