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Health headlines: Sloth fever, West Nile virus and EEE
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, sloth fever has been reported in New York, and there is an update on the West Nile and EEE viruses in the northeast, as well as what to know about the updated COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Albert Shaw, Yale Medicine...
The importance of CPR training
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Each year, over 350,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States. Recently, Hartford HealthCare’s EMS team performed a study to help improve emergency cardiac response in Connecticut. Dr. Daniel Youngstrom, paramedic and principal research investigator for Hartford HealthCare’s EMS Network,...
Popular NJ supermarket will stop selling cigarettes
🚬 A popular grocery chain will stop selling tobacco products permanently. 🚬 The goal is to help customers and staff make better health choices. As of Aug. 31, Stop & Shop will stop selling all cigarettes and tobacco products at its 360 stores. The grocery chain announced it...
DEEP cutting back on amount of lifeguards at state beaches as summer ends
MADISON, Conn. (WTNH) — The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is cutting back on the number of lifeguards starting this weekend. Lifeguards will only be at Rocky Neck State Park and Hammonasset Beach and Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Other state parks and beaches around the state won’t have lifeguards on duty. […]
Young Actors Wanted for “Peter and the Starcatcher” at Oddfellows Playhouse
(August 30, 2024) — Oddfellows Playhouse in Middletown will hold auditions in September for its Teen Repertory Company production of “Peter and the Starcatcher.”. The show, created by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Baker, seeks young actors and movers ages 14 – 20 looking for an exciting and dynamic performance experience this fall.
Middletown day care employee charged after assault investigation
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — 2 Middletown day care employees were arrested on Friday after an assault investigation. Surveillance video earlier this year revealed several occasions where two teachers at Town & Country Early Learning Center were observed mishandling 2-year-old children under their care, according to police. Kristie Kovarcik, 48, was charged with three counts of […]
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 […]
Man Admits To Embezzling $2M From Newington 'Good Guy' Gun Store: Feds
Middlesex County resident Evan Bobzin, age 39, of Chester, pleaded guilty to interstate transmission of stolen money and tax evasion, the US Attorney General for Connecticut said. Bobzin worked as the head of information technology at Hoffman’s Gun Center in the Hartford County city of Newington. The store also goes...
Man indicted for attempted murder in Long Island casino parking lot shooting
A man was indicted on Friday for allegedly shooting another man twice in the parking lot of a Long Island casino, causing serious injuries, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney.
Man Killed, Woman Injured In Single-Vehicle New Britain Crash, Police Say
The crash occurred in Hartford County around 9:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29, in the area of Slater Road near Mitchell Street in New Britain. According to New Britain Police spokeswoman Rachel Zaniewski, when officers arrived, they found the unidentified man unresponsive, and he was later pronounced dead by New Britain EMS on the scene.
Extended Family Honors Loved One with Tree Planting at Memorial Park in Islip
When Brandon Soto’s aunt Melanie Poletski of Lake Grove and his grandmother Bernadette Petrella of Ronkonkoma, visited the wind phone at Gabriel’s Giving Tree Memorial and Serenity Garden at the Suffolk County Environmental Center at the Scully Estate, they had the thought to plant a tree in his memory. On August 25 that became a reality, as Brandon’s loving family donated and planted a bald cypress tree and surrounded it with painted seashells. Brandon died on April 30, 2024 of a fentanyl poisoning.
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