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Manchester Community College students train at Hartford HealthCare’s CESI
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford HealthCares’s CESI is hosting students from Manchester Community College on Monday. Inspiring and teaching the future workforce of tomorrow, students receive hands-on, real-time simulated medical training. Hartford HealthCare’s Steve Donahue, the director of operations of the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation...
Ex-Boston Prosecutor Gets 5-10 Years For 2021 Rape; Victim Says Her Life Full Of Fear, Paranoia
Zerola, 52, of Salem, was found guilty last month after prosecutors said he broke into a 21-year-old woman's home in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted her. He had been accused and acquitted of several rapes in 2008, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Zerola's victim submitted...
Health Headlines: How to manage a hyperactive bladder in the heat
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, how often do you need a bathroom break when traveling long distances? How to manage an overactive bladder while staying hydrated in the heat? Plus, what drinks can make you go more?. Dr. Leslie Rickey, Yale Medicine urogynecologist and...
Alfredo Pizarro-Franco Killed In Wrong-Way Crash With SUV:PD
Alfredo Pizarro-Franco was driving the opposite way of traffic along Hanover Street when he blew through the Mifflin Street intersection without stopping — slamming into the driver's side door of an SUV around 8:30 p.m., on Sunday, July 14, city police detailed in the release. He was taken to...
Every flavor of Judaism was on display at the Shoreline Jewish Festival in Guilford
GUILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Various styles of Jewish music, food and art were showcased Sunday on the Guilford Green for the 18th annual Shoreline Jewish Festival. “It’s very important that people are able to experience the flavors of Judaism, the rituals, the music, all the joy of it, in a public setting,” said Rabbi Yossi […]
Devli adds 176,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Connecticut
158 Pines Bridge Road in Beacon Falls, Connecticut — Courtesy: Devli Real Estate. Devli Real Estate has added to its portfolio in the region with the acquisition of a 176,000-square-foot industrial building outside New Haven, Connecticut. The Weehawken-based firm said the facility at 158 Pines Bridge Road in Beacon...
Groton seeks closer look at housing, climate resilience as defense industry expands
As the defense industry expands, towns and cities in the region want to take a fresh look at housing, climate resilience, and child care, among other topics, to ensure compatibility between the naval submarine base and Electric Boat and local communities. And the military is expected to pay for the...
Teacher’s guidance leads man to successful music career
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Corey Staggers is 28 and grew up in New Haven. He was a little kid- a second grader, just 8-years-old- when a principal sent the “active” young man with a love of basketball down to music teacher Bill Flucker. The idea...
Borough fire department getting new truck
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck Fire Department has been approved to get a new rescue truck as its current truck is nearing the end of its road. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses on July 2 approved to order a Pierce Enforcer Rescue Truck through the Houston Galveston Area Council in the amount of $1.3 million from the Firematic Supply Company out of East Yaphank, N.Y.
Daniela Iacobelli, playing for more than a trophy, wins LPGA Epson Tour Hartford Healthcare Championship
MILFORD – Once the rain passed, Daniela Iacobelli brought her own storm to Milford’s Great River Golf Club for Sunday’s final round of the LPGA Epson Tour Hartford Healthcare Championship. Iacobelli, 36 years old in her 14th season, told the golf website Monday Q Info earlier in the week that her girlfriend was in the hospital dealing with complications from a surgery, but that she didn’t have ...
The Greater New Haven Probus Club wants to recycle your bicycle and musical instruments
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – The Probus Club accepted bicycles and instruments from all across New Haven County Sunday afternoon. There were drop-off locations in Hamden, West Haven and East Haven. All of the donated bikes will go to people who can’t afford them. “They sit in people’s garages, and the kid’s left the house,” […]
Connecticut Sun's Rachel Banham Makes WNBA History Against Mercury
The Connecticut Sun took handled the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday afternoon with a final score of 96-69. The 27-point blowout for the Sun was much thanks to a couple of incredible performances by DiJonai Carrington and Rachel Banham. Carrington recorded her first career double-double, notching ...
Branford Breaks Ground on New Athletic Fields, Recreational Facilities at WIS
On July 12, many community players involved in supporting Branford’s town-wide athletic fields/facilities improvement initiative came out to celebrate breaking ground for the first project on the dashboard, the multi-field and recreational facilities to be installed at Walsh Intermediate School (WIS). Branford First Selectman Jamie Cosgrove, Superintendent of Schools...
UConn Rated Among Best in Nation in Affordability, Value
UConn is among the best universities in the country when it comes to value for money, according to new ratings by Money Magazine. Rating 745 four-year institutions on metrics that weigh affordability, quality of education, and outcomes, Money awarded 4.5 of 5 stars to UConn, earning the University a designation as one of America’s best colleges, in line with schools like the University of North Carolina, Michigan State University, the University of Virginia, and the University of Wisconsin.
Three Connecticut wrestlers win medals at Junior and 16U nationals in Fargo
Three Connecticut wrestlers earned All-American honors on Sunday at USA Wrestling’s Junior and 16 and under national championship tournament at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. Southbury’s Sarah Henckel went to the championship match for the second time in three years but fell to Illinois’ Valerie Hamilton, 3-0 in...
NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament First Round-Auburn vs Yale
Mar 22, 2024; Spokane, WA, USA; Auburn Tigers forward Johni Broome (4) drives to the basket against Yale Bulldogs guard Bez Mbeng (2) during the first half of a game in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
YMCA National Champion John Rusnock Picks Princeton
YMCA National Champion John Rusnock Picks Princeton. NEW COMMIT: Princeton University has scored a new verbal commitment* for the 2025-26 season and beyond from John Rusnock of Suffield, Connecticut. He will join Alex Townsend, Jiarui Xue and Oliver Rowe as a member of the Tigers’s Class of 2029. Regarding...
Westfield Starfires end weekend with loss against Norwich Sea Unicorns
NORWICH – The Westfield Starfires dropped the first game of a three-game series with the Norwich Sea Unicorns, 7-3, on Sunday. Westfield now stands 24-16-1 in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, with 18 games remaining. The scoring came quickly for both teams. The game’s first pitch was hit for...
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