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Little League players and coaches working as a team to beat the heat
BRISTOL, CT (WFSB) - Hot weather isn’t only tough for those working outside, but also those playing sports in the sweltering heat. Several little league players across the state are battling the conditions on the field. Baseball is one of those sports where it can be difficult to escape...
Video captures apparent street takeover in New Haven: What to do if you witness one
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Video captured an apparent street takeover in New Haven on Saturday. The video shows ATVs and dirt bikes blocking the Whalley Avenue and Amity Road intersection. At one point, one rider can be seen doing donuts. “I’m just at the light and probably close to 50 people,” Elias Campos, a […]
New Haven residents react to multiple weekend shootings, Mayor Elicker addresses youth and violence
New Haven police are continuing to investigate three separate shootings that happened over the weekend. Police said the first shooting happened on Friday in the area of State Street and Ferry Street and resulted in an 18-year-old receiving several gunshot wounds. The second shooting also happened on Friday at Ivy...
Police cracking down on trespassing on Wooster Island in Housatonic River
Nestled on the Housatonic River is the uninhabited Wooster Island. “It’s a great island,” says Ron of Sander’s Marina in Shelton. Boaters we spoke with say for decades, people would anchor in the river and spend the day on the water near the local landmark. But, they say they would leave without leaving a trace.
Elevating Civic Duty and the Law
Southern Connecticut State University’s long-held commitment to social justice is echoed by Neil Thomas Proto, ’67, a celebrated lawyer, author, and teacher. New Haven-born Proto — a first-generation college student — has committed to donate $750,000 to five endowments he has established at the university. These include: a scholarship for students seeking to attend law school; funds supporting Southern’s Pre-Law Society, and an archive for the papers of four New Haven mayors.
Five Bulldogs Earn NABC Honors Court Recognition
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – It was another wildly successful season for the Yale men's basketball team, who captured the Ivy League Tournament title and knocked off Auburn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Yale also excelled in the classroom, earning a Team Academic Excellence Award from the NABC. In addition, five Bulldogs were named to the NABC Honors Court. The NABC Team Academic Excellence Award recognizes men's basketball programs that completed the 2023-24 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who...
Stonington yacht club fire injures one, threatens Amtrak power lines
Jul. 15—STONINGTON — Fast acting borough firefighters prevented a maintenance shed fire Monday afternoon from damaging overheard power lines that serve not only Eversource customers but the adjacent Amtrak rail line. About 1:30 p.m., police received calls of fire in a shed at the Wadawanuck Club at 196 Water St. Stonington Borough Fire Chief Jeff Hoadley said he arrived first and found heavy ...
USJ welcomes three new members to its Board of Trustees
The University of Saint Joseph welcomes three new Trustees, each bringing experience that will help inform the Board’s decisions. The new trustees are Vivian Chow, Keith J. Hubert, and Sr. Sue Keefe. Vivian Chow is a retired vice president of Human Resources at Travelers, where she managed talent sourcing,...
Willimantic woman killed in Woodstock crash
A Willimantic woman has died after a crash in Woodstock on Friday morning. State police said 35-year-old Elise Marie Ortiz was driving a Toyota Camry on Roseland Park Road around 10:17 a.m. on Friday when she went off the road near Arvidson Road and hit a fence, then a utility pole, went down an embankment and hit a tree.
Manchester Community College students train at Hartford HealthCare’s CESI
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford HealthCares’s CESI is hosting students from Manchester Community College on Monday. Inspiring and teaching the future workforce of tomorrow, students receive hands-on, real-time simulated medical training. Hartford HealthCare’s Steve Donahue, the director of operations of the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation...
Health Headlines: How to manage a hyperactive bladder in the heat
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, how often do you need a bathroom break when traveling long distances? How to manage an overactive bladder while staying hydrated in the heat? Plus, what drinks can make you go more?. Dr. Leslie Rickey, Yale Medicine urogynecologist and...
Alfredo Pizarro-Franco Killed In Wrong-Way Crash With SUV:PD
Alfredo Pizarro-Franco was driving the opposite way of traffic along Hanover Street when he blew through the Mifflin Street intersection without stopping — slamming into the driver's side door of an SUV around 8:30 p.m., on Sunday, July 14, city police detailed in the release. He was taken to...
Every flavor of Judaism was on display at the Shoreline Jewish Festival in Guilford
GUILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Various styles of Jewish music, food and art were showcased Sunday on the Guilford Green for the 18th annual Shoreline Jewish Festival. “It’s very important that people are able to experience the flavors of Judaism, the rituals, the music, all the joy of it, in a public setting,” said Rabbi Yossi […]
Crowds came out in Plainville for the 17th annual Petit Family 5K Road Race
PLAINVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) – Hundreds came out in the heat Sunday morning in Plainville to support the Petit Family Foundation’s 17th annual Road Race. The annual race is in honor of Jennifer, Hayley and Michaela Petit who were killed in a 2007 home invasion. Since 2008 the surviving member of the Petit family, Dr. William […]
The Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival is Now Through Sunday, August 4th
Capital Classics Theatre Company is thrilled to stage TWO plays — HAMLET and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW — this July 10 – August 4 for the 2024 Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival on the beautiful outdoor grounds of the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut.
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