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“Uncle Chip” Collins Celebrates 100
As guests entered Milton “Uncle Chip” Collins’s 100th birthday party at Amarante’s Sea Cliff, they might have had trouble distinguishing the World War II vet, beloved New Havener, aesthete, and now centenarian from a crowd of dancers. However, Collins could be found by the band, grooving along to swanky jazz.
Killed Peace Activist’s Memory Kept Alive
At a memorial service for 70-year-old local peace activist Yusuf Gürsey, friends and colleagues joined in person and over Zoom from all over the world — California, Puerto Rico, Turkey — to share stories and poems for the hit-and-run victim. All knew him as a lover of...
EHL Announces Sale of Connecticut Chiefs to International Sports Group, LLC.
SIMSBURY, CT -- The Eastern Hockey League (EHL) is pleased to announce that the Connecticut Chiefs junior hockey franchise has been purchased by Adam Westhaver, President, CT Nor’Easter. As part of the relocation to the International Skating Center of CT (ISCC), the team, coaching staff, and hockey operations staff will remain in place within the program.
UConn Medical School Faculty, Fellows, and Residents Inducted into National Honor Medical Society
UConn School of Medicine has elected its new class of faculty, fellows, and residents into its Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AΩA) chapter. UConn is home to the national Honor Medical Society’s 130th active chapter established in 2019. It is only the second chapter to be established in the state since Yale School of Medicine’s Alpha chapter was founded in 1920.
UConn and Texas agree to home-and-home series starting in 2024
The back-to-back defending champion UConn Huskies have agreed to a non-conference home-and-home series with the Texas Longhorns, an elite matchup between two college basketball powerhouses. The matchups are already set, with the first game taking place December 8, 2024 in Austin while the return game will be almost exactly one year later on December 12, 2025 in Storrs. These two programs met last season in the Saatva Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden, with the Huskies securing an 81-71 victory behind 20 points from Alex Karaban and 15 points and eight rebounds off the bench from Samson Johnson. UConn loves non-conference challenges, having played Kansas, North Carolina, Gonzaga, Alabama, Oregon, Iowa State, and Florida in the past two years alone. Meanwhile, Texas is looking to spruce up the non-con as they transition into the SEC, where they will go from competing against Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, and Kansas State to now facing Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, and Florida. The Huskies and Longhorns agree to a home-and-home series ⚔️ 👉 Dec. 8, 2024 in Austin👉 Dec. 12, 2025 in Storrs pic.twitter.com/KWPHBIsXrI — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) July 16, 2024 The Huskies and Longhorns have met 10 times in total, with UConn holding a 7-3 advantage after last year’s victory.
UConn Holds Mobile Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching and Transformation
The Mobile Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching and Transformation brought over 50 faculty, staff, and students from three UConn campuses in May to champion equity and inclusion for enhanced student success. The five-day institute, held at UConn Storrs, served as a platform for attendees to explore sustainable change within classrooms...
Public Hearing on New Retail Cannabis Regulations Aug. 7
The Westbrook Zoning Commission will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 7, to open a public hearing over proposed changes to the zoning regulations that would prohibit retail marijuana in the Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD). In 2022, the commission passed a zoning regulation allowing retail marijuana stores by special...
Fugitive from Connecticut Arrested in Glynn County
A fugitive wanted for multiple charges, including first-degree sexual assault, is now in custody thanks to the vigilant work of Glynn County Police officers. 🚨 The Details: Jamel Rasheen Young, subject to a nationwide extraditable warrant, was arrested Monday evening at Eagle Pointe Apartments. Naugatuck, Connecticut, police had tipped off Glynn County Police Department about Young’s likely arrival at his sister’s apartment in Glynn County.
Bonanno Boasts Great Passion for the Court for Valley
Sophia Bonanno originally just had tennis as a secondary sport and hobby when it came to her athletic upbringing. Yet her heart and drive to improve and succeed within the sport over time allowed her to clamor to the court and serve up some great successes. The Valley Regional junior...
Richard Thornton Fletcher Of Manchester Dies From I-81 Crash
Richard Thornton Fletcher, 70, was riding a gold Yamaha YW50F south on I-81 when he attempted to merge from the right in front of Anthony James Snyder, 26 of Harrisburg's white 2023 Freightliner M2 in the left lane, as detailed in the release by PSP Harrisburg Trooper David Jeffers. The...
Saybrook Point Sidewalks Go to Town Meeting
As part of a town meeting on July 23 Old Saybrook residents can approve an appropriation of $366,640 for a state grant that will pay for the construction of sidewalks in Saybrook Point. The meeting is at 6 p.m. in Town Hall. At a meeting on July 9, the Old...
CLCT to Pursue Potential Open Space Purchase
On July 3 the Clinton Town Council unanimously voted to authorize the payment of $6,275 to support the evaluation of 23 acres of forest land on Killingworth Turnpike for potential purchase by the Clinton Land Conservation Trust (CLCT). The money will come from the town’s open space acquisition fund which...
Glastonbury’s Cotton Hollow Preserve closed due to public safety issues
GLASTONBURY, CT (WFSB) - The Cotton Hollow Preserve in Glastonbury was closed due to public safety issues, the town announced. There was no word on when it would reopen. The closure order was issued on Tuesday, and town officials said they would monitor the situation. While the exact reason for...
Police: 2 arrested after gunpoint robbery at motel
CROMWELL, Conn. (WFSB) - Two were arrested after a gunpoint robbery in Cromwell, police say. It occurred on Tuesday at the Super 8 Motel on Industrial Park Road. After the incident, the victim described the suspects, and then they were detained. They were identified as Trevor Simms, age 28, of...
Convicted felon among 3 arrested following cafe search in Meriden
MERIDEN, CT (WFSB) - Three people, including a convicted felon, were arrested following the execution of a search warrant inside cafe in Meriden. Raphael Jacobs, 41, the felon, was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, police said. Stephen Jenkins, 38, and Alyssa Clausell, 26, were arrested for interfering with...
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