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Volunteer Firefighter with Ties to the Hudson Valley Now in ‘Critical Situation’
A volunteer firefighter family originally from the Hudson Valley who has been described as a "staple to the East Fishkill Fire District" is in need of support from the community. On Wednesday, July 24th, a GoFundMe was shared on the Eastern Dutchess County Fire and Rescue Facebook page for volunteer...
Serious injuries reported in Wethersfield crash that involved motorcycle
WETHERSFIELD, CT (WFSB) - A crash that involved a motorcycle and a sedan closed a road in Wethersfield on Friday morning. Police reported serious injuries. According to the state Department of Transportation, the crash happened on Jordan Lane, which is also Route 314. Police said the road was closed from...
To reduce racist bullying, Mass. attorney general steps in with action plan for Southwick schools
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is stepping in with an action plan at the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District. This comes after complaints of racist bullying, including when Southwick Regional School students held a mock slave auction on Snapchat in February. The district will follow a 12-step plan to ensure...
DUI Driver, 65, Plows Car Into Building, Occupied Vehicles In New Milford: Cops (PHOTOS)
A 65-year-old DUI driver has been arrested after police say she plowed her vehicle into two occupied vehicles, a telephone pole, and a building in New Milford Friday evening, July 25.The crash happened around 5:25 p.m. at the intersection of Madison Avenue and River Road, New Milford Police Ca…
Has the craft beer bubble burst? According to data, CT and nation are at tipping point
Is the craft beer trend that swept the nation now on the decline? Not quite, but it is close, according to the data. Let’s take a look at the number of craft breweries, both in Connecticut and across the country. Craft beer’s most recent boom in the United States occurred through the 2010s. A chart on the Brewers Association’s website shows craft breweries in the U.S. jumped from around 1,800 ...
Why is there an uptick in animal abandonment cases in Connecticut?
CONNECTICUT, USA — Two dogs tied to a pole in Manchester, a dog abandoned and hit by a car in Canton, two kittens thrown from a moving car in Naugatuck – Those are just a few of the animals found abandoned in Connecticut in recent weeks. Animal rights...
ThinkDIFFERENTLY Baseball Camp returns to Heritage Financial Park on Aug. 3
POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County ThinkDIFFERENTLY is ready to play ball!. ThinkDIFFRENTLY will again sponsor its annual Disability, Dream & Do (D3Day) Baseball Camp for children and young adults with physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities on Saturday, August 3rd at Heritage Financial Park in Fishkill. The free camp, held in...
In former CT grocery store, a plan to bring trampolines, slides, dodgeball and more
Sky Zone, a national franchiser of trampoline parks, is looking to open a third Connecticut location by remodeling a former supermarket in Newington. Ayesha Afzal is the managing partner of a franchise group that wants to open a 33,000-square-foot trampoline and adventure park in the Lowrey Place building that once housed Best Market. Sky Zone, which operates in Trumbull and Norwalk, announced ...
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