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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 […]
It’s National Hot Dog Day: Check out these deals
(WFSB) - It’s perhaps a staple of summer, and Wednesday marked its special day. July 17 was National Hot Dog Day. Over 25 million of them are sold at baseball stadiums each year, according to National Day Calendar. Businesses offered deals for frankfurter fans:. Cumberland Farms - Two hot...
Can renewable energy help struggling Connecticut farmers?
KILLINGWORTH, Conn. (WTNH) — State politicians and federal agriculture leaders were in Connecticut on Tuesday highlighting clean energy investments and grants for local farmers as they face high electricity costs. Running Brook Farms in Killingworth is a recipient of the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), a United States Department of Agriculture grant program. Site […]
Co-leaders of drug trafficking conspiracy involving Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Florida, New York that shipped over 100 kilos of cocaine sentenced
PROVIDENCE, RI – The co-leader of a years-long drug trafficking conspiracy that shipped over 100 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. As reflected in court documents, Efrain Colon-Garcia, 43, and...
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