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Freebie Friday: Fun and deals this last weekend of August
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — It’s the last weekend of August and lots of fun is still to be had before we wrap up summer. We are stretching your dollar this “Freebie Friday” with where you can find fun and deals. First head to Lyman Orchards...
Cleanup and FEMA visits continue in flood-stricken towns
Cleanup and recovery continue in some western Connecticut towns after flooding earlier this month. "The door burst open and it was like a dam had broke,” said Dave Meszaros of Southbury. FEMA checked out 25 more properties in Southbury today. Crews also checked out Monroe, Newtown, Woodbury, Middlebury, and...
Energy and Excitment: Back to School in North Branford
As North Branford Public Schools (NBPS) kicked off the new school year on Aug. 28, Superintendent of Schools Scott Schoonmaker, joined by North Branford Police Chief James Lovelace, was outside to greet students as they returned to the high school, intermediate school, and elementary school buildings across town. Schoonmaker also...
2 rob Newington package store at gunpoint
NEWINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Newington police are searching for two people who robbed a package store at gunpoint. At about 9 p.m. Thursday, two people went into the Country Package store and robbed it, according to police. The first suspect is described as a large Black male wearing a green sweatshirt, black pants and a […]
Toy Closet Golf Outing raises $40k
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The 30th Annual Toy Closet Golf Outing was on Friday morning at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield. News 8 Anchor Ann Nyberg is the founder of the Toy Closet Program at Yale New Haven Hospital. 300 golfers take part in the event every year, and this year the event was able […]
From Ethiopia To Edgewood Avenue
Yemiamrew Teferi and his two sons Yabsira and Amanbuen showed up to Augusta Lewis Troup School on Thursday for their first first day of classes with New Haven Public Schools (NHPS), after moving from Ethiopia to the Elm City two months ago. Teferi not only got the chance to send...
Back In School, Back In Uniforms
Troup kindergarteners Knox and Kenzl Ellis showed up to the first day of classes Thursday wearing matching green polo shirts and khaki pants — in line with the return of uniforms to the Edgewood Avenue public school. After a pandemic hiatus, Troup’s administration has brought back its uniform requirement...
Pratt & Whitney VP Maya Raichelson to be Keynote Speaker at Chamber Breakfast September 18th
(August 28, 2024) — Chairman Rodney Bitgood of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce has announced that Maya Raichelson, Vice President, Manufacturing & Assembly, Pratt & Whitney, will serve as keynote speaker at a Chamber Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. The Breakfast Meeting will be held at...
Christmas Comes Early: Handmade Holiday Market Supports Local Youth
Crafters Care Events, owned by Kim Mucha, brings local handmade crafters from across CT to local towns for pop-up artisan markets. Each event benefits a local non-profit organization, and this year is no exception. On Saturday, October 19, 2024, Crafters Care Events will be taking over St. Barbara's Greek Orthodox...
Guilford Porchfest Helps to Amplify Guilford Resident’s Search for Kidney Donor
Longtime Guilford resident Mark Harris is experiencing kidney failure and is hoping that by sharing his story, he can do what he does best: educate. Mark grew up in Madison and returned to his roots to teach English at Daniel Hand High School, where he has taught for more than 30 years—and hopes to continue teaching for many years to come. When he was recently diagnosed as being in active kidney failure, at first he was reluctant to share his story. “But then I realized that if I shared my story, I could help raise awareness of the need for living donors and educate others in the process,” he says.
Pat McAfee Angers Longtime ESPN Reporter By Taking Shots At Sports Journalists On His Show
Pat McAfee appears to be ruffling some feathers at ESPN. On Wednesday, McAfee met with reporters at ESPN’s Media Day in Bristol, Connecticut. During one of the sessions, McAfee pushed back when the panel asked about journalistic standards in sports media. Via Awful Announcing “Sports media has never been wrong before? Did we have doctors […] The post Pat McAfee Angers Longtime ESPN Reporter By Taking Shots At Sports Journalists On His Show appeared first on BroBible.
Celebrate 40 years of NAMI Berkshire County
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Incorporated in 1984, the Berkshire County affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will hold their annual meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at Zucchini's Restaurant in Pittsfield from 5:30-8:00 p.m. The non-profit's mission is to improve the quality of life for people in...
For the love of reading and wrestling: Festival of Friendship event at Sheffield’s Bushnell-Sage Library
Sheffield — It was all about the love of reading, stories, and high-flying fun and action at the first-ever Festival of Friendship at the Bushnell-Sage Library. The first event in the two day festival, which started on Friday, August 23, was a lecture at the library from Dr. Jess Krenek on “What is Wrestling?” Krenek, who earned her PhD from the University of Maryland’s School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, wrote her dissertation project on “An ethnographic study of non-male fans of professional wrestling, examining how fandom creates and disrupts community, through lenses of gender studies, queer studies, and performance studies.”
70 years since Hurricane Carol: New England's last major hurricane
PORTLAND (WGME) --Saturday marks 70 years since Hurricane Carol ripped through New England. On August 31, 1954, Hurricane Carol landed as a Category 3 storm on Long Island, and then near Groton, Connecticut shortly after that. Just days before, Carol formed as a tropical storm in the eastern Bahamas. Carol...
Lisbon Woman Killed After Car Veers Into Oncoming Lane, Sidewalk On Busy Jewett City Road
The crash happened in New London County on Thursday, Aug. 29 just before 3:45 p.m., when a 2017 BMW X5 collided with a pedestrian, street sign, building, and two vehicles parked on Main Street in the borough of Jewett City in the town of Griswold, Connecticut State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 30.
Maple Lane Farms in Preston for sale; owner wants it to remain intact
Aug. 29—PRESTON — Over the past 50 years, Maple Lane Farms has evolved from growing fruit to offering Christmas trees, growing mushrooms and hydroponic lettuce, bottling currant juice and vodka and even hosting weddings. Its next transition could be the biggest change to date for what has become a Preston institution: a new owner. The 225-acre farm, half in Preston, half in North Stonington is ...
Extra police presence at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School in Norwich after concerning Snapchat message
There is an extra police presence at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School in Norwich as a precaution after a concerning message was posted on Snapchat, according to a letter from the acting superintendent. She said police have determined that there is no credible threat. The acting superintendent, Suisan M. Lessard,...
Transitional kindergarten welcomes first students in New London
Aug. 29—NEW LONDON — Wellness Interventionist Ninon Guinassi stood with a clipboard just before 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning at a set of blue doors leading to the library at C. B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet School. "Transitional kindergarten students over here," she yelled across the crowd of parents and students waiting. Not just was it the first day of school for pre-kindergarten ...
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