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Scientists put herbicide in the CT River. Why it’s ‘like conquering a monster’ in the waterway
The verdict is in on year one of the effort to eradicate hydrilla, the pernicious, choking, aquatic weed that has exploded across the lower Connecticut River in less than a decade: Success so far, but more work ahead. A year ago, when Joe Standart looked out over Selden Cove from his three century old farm house in Hadlyme, it was so choked from the bottom to the surface by an acre-sized raft of weed that he couldn’t move his boat through it. “It looked like you could walk across the cove,” Standart said. “It was that solid.” In August, after four years of study by invasive aquatic plant experts at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, scientists at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began the experimental application of a variety of herbicides at selected spots on the river below Hartford. There have been stunning results, according to those who live by or depend on the river for their livelihoods.
CT State Police return more than $40K in stolen cryptocurrency to victim. What we know
Connecticut State Police detectives returned more than $40,000 in stolen cryptocurrency to the victim. State Police said on March 15, 2024, detectives assigned to the Eastern District Major Crime Squad and Bureau of Special Investigations/Statewide Organized Crime Investigative Task Force, as part of the Cryptocurrency Working Group, were contacted by the Norwich Police Department regarding a substantial cryptocurrency theft. ...
Norwich Tech's Savaria named athlete of the week; vote now in new poll
Norwich Tech’s Mckenzye Savaria has been voted The Bulletin ‘Athlete of the Week.’ The Warriors senior scored three goals and had three assists in two games as Norwich Tech moved into contention for a state tournament bid with a 6-4 record. Savaria scored two goals late in the second half to help the Warriors overcome a 3-0 deficit and defeat first-place Wilcox Tech, 4-3. ...
Two pets die of smoke inhalation in house fire in Colchester; no humans injured
Two pets were killed in a house fire in Colchester on Saturday that required mutual aid from several area fire departments and left the home uninhabitable. Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire on Elm Street shortly before 10 p.m. and found heavy fire from the garage going up the siding of the house and extending into the attic, according to the Colchester Fire Department. Crews ...
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