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Eversource crews return to Connecticut after restoring power to Hurricane Helene victims
Many parts of the south are still reeling from Hurricane Helene. Some Connecticut power crews just ended a week-long mission to help restore power in Virginia. News 8 spoke to them as they headed back to Connecticut.
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. ...
Coming to the table at CT State Manchester to support the fight against food insecurity
MANCHESTER, Connecticut — Students and staff members at CT State Manchester – formally known as Manchester Community College – are working together again to support the Empty Bowls Project, which raises money for Connecticut Foodshare. Two entities on campus collaborate for Empty Bowls – the Arts Department...
Naugatuck freight railroad line to get repairs
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — The Naugatuck freight railroad line has been around since the early 1900s, but now, the bridge is desperately in need of repairs. “When you upgrade freight it works on so many different levels,” Rep. John Piscopo said. “Economic, public safety, environmental.” A $1 million dollar grant from the Freight Rail Infrastructure […]
7 public libraries in Connecticut join together to close the digital divide
CONNECTICUT, USA — Seven public libraries in Connecticut are launching a new initiative to help those who may not have access to technology or the training on how to use it. “People need help with all different types of things, some a little bit more pressing than others,” said Daniel Velez, a digital navigator for Woodbridge and West Haven Libraries. “Like, we have immigrants that are trying to apply to the community college to learn English. Like, all they have is a phone and it’s a little difficult to do that.”
Third big project in CT town could add 150 riverfront apartments. Amenities planned.
Bolstered by an impending $6.5 million in low-interest state loans, a prominent developer is proposing 150 apartments on the riverfront — the town’s third large-scale residential project. Simon Konover Co.’s $47.5 million Commerce Center in East Hartford would be a complex of three-story buildings about a half-mile south of the massive Port Eastside project at Founders Plaza, and could revamp ...
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