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Avon’s Connor Harris selected to play in Sunday’s NECBL All-Star Game
GROTON, July 16, 2024 – The Mystic Schooners scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the Valley Blue Sox, 8-3 on Tuesday night in New England Collegiate Baseball League action at Fitch High. Avon High graduate Connor Harris got the start for Mystic (18-14)...
Safely dispose of hazardous waste
A Household Hazardous Waste and Paint Collection Day is scheduled for Saturday, July 27, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wolcott Public Works facility at 48 Todd Road in Wolcott. It is free to residents of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Derby, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott and Woodbury. There is no need to line up before 8 a.m.
‘You are our heroes’: West Haven first responders honored for life-saving efforts
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — West Haven officials honored the heroic efforts of several first responders in an award ceremony Tuesday night after rescuing twin toddlers from an alleged attempted drowning last month. Dozens of officers, firefighters and dispatchers were recognized and given awards like the Medal of Merit and Lifesaving Award. “Extraordinary and above […]
Matt Rose pitches the first no-hitter for Crushers in win over Scorpions
CANTON, July 16, 2024 – Pitcher Matt Rose struck out nine and pitched the first no-hitter in team history to lead the Canton Crushers to a 6-0 win over the Naugatuck Scorpions at Mills Pond Park on Tuesday in Tri-State League baseball action. The Crushers (5-12) scored six runs...
Artists Raise The Roof— And Their Voices—To Combat Femicide
Top: Tina Colón Williams. Bottom: A detail from Vanesa Suarez's installation No More Stolen Sisters. The piece was intended to be viewed while listening to Beyoncé's "Heaven." Lucy Gellman Photos. The vocals wove through Havenly, cutting through the thick, humid air. Llena eres de gracia! On both sides...
City of New Haven, residents battle over tiny homes
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — There’s a shelter showdown in New Haven. Residents of so-called “tiny homes” are fighting to keep their power on, but leaders argue that a temporary permit expired and cannot be renewed. “I hate that it has come down to this,” said David, one of the residents. “Something would help, like […]
Motorcyclist hospitalized with serious head injury after crash in Watertown: Police
WATERTOWN, Conn. — A man riding a motorcycle was left with a serious head injury after colliding with a car in Watertown Tuesday, according to the town's police department. Police said that at 1:20 p.m., first responders including police, the fire department and EMS went to the area of Litchfield Road and Killorin Road after receiving a report about the crash.
Eversource, Ørsted Back Building Trades Workforce Program
Eversource, Ørsted, and the Connecticut State Building Trades Training Institute are collaborating on a pre-apprenticeship training program to support clean energy investments. Fifteen New London area students will participate in the upcoming cohort where they will undergo pre-apprenticeship training for union construction careers by skilled union instructions. Eversource and...
Shopping for free furniture at New London middle school
Jul. 16—NEW LONDON — There was no room for basketball or laps around the gymnasium of Bennie Dover Jackson Multi-Magnet Middle School in New London on Tuesday. Instead, visitors walked through stacks of student desks, chairs and tables as they tried to figure out how they could get them home. Hundreds of pieces of school furniture left over from renovations were available to the public for ...
Popular Grocery Chain Closing Over 30 Locations
Ever since the pandemic hit, and still to this day, businesses have been struggling to stay afloat. Closing down stores that are underperforming, and having to file for bankruptcy seem to be the norm of today's day and age. Popular grocery chain closing over 2 dozen locations. Stop & Shop,...
Nyberg: Memoir details lessons learned while caring for someone with dementia
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — You can’t care for others if you don’t care for yourself. That’s one of the lessons Anthony Mauro, Sr., learned after his wife was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia. “There are so many loses that come with dementia,” he...
Fabbri Adds Hopper To The Staff
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac University women's basketball Head Coach Tricia Fabbri announced the addition of Ashley Hopper as the Director of Basketball Operations on Tuesday, July 16th. "I want to thank Coach Fabbri for the opportunity," said Hopper. "I am super grateful to be at Quinnipiac and it's been...
Fall's Village Selectmen appoint Dick Heinz to Housatonic River Commission
FALLS VILLAGE — At the July 8 meeting for the Board of Selectmen, the board accepted the resignation of Matt Gallagher as an alternate on the Housatonic River Commission and appointed Dick Heinz to the position. The selectmen voted to send $1000 from federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)...
Sagnella Swung Steady in Volatile Golf Game for North Haven
While not really involving himself with the game of golf until recently, Will Sagnella has become drawn to its truly unpredictable nature. No matter the uncertainties of the sport, he has become one of the more dependable linksmen for the North Haven golf team during its very successful 2024 campaign.
Orlando Procured Pipes Under Pressure for State Champ Hand Lax
Jack Orlando has stayed poised and composed under pressure, regardless of the circumstances. And so it comes as little shock that his teammates followed his flow and fought their way to the top in one of the more astounding in-season turnarounds. The Tigers boys’ lacrosse netminder started playing lacrosse all...
Man, woman accused of robbing Cromwell Super 8 at gunpoint
CROMWELL, Conn. (WTNH) — Cromwell police say two suspects were charged after allegedly robbing a Super 8 Motel at gunpoint Tuesday. Officers responded to the motel on Industrial Park Road after report of the robbery. The victim provided a description of the suspects, and police said they were quickly located and taken into custody. 28-year-old […]
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