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Flanders offers program on honeybees
Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust will offer a brand-new program, “Conversation with a Beekeeper,” Saturday, July 20, at 2 p.m. in the Flanders South Barn at 596 Flanders Road in Woodbury. This program is an introduction to the life of the honeybee and its keeper. Equipment management,...
Ansonia Aldermen Approve $2.2 Million In Public Safety Radio Upgrades
ANSONIA – The Ansonia Board of Aldermen voted on July 11 to approve up to $2.2 million in radio upgrades for police, fire, EMS, and the public works departments. At the meeting, emergency management director Jared Heon submitted a request for funding to the board, saying that the departments had been in talks to upgrade their systems since 2018. The current systems have outlived their intended lives by years, according to that request.
Man arrested in Meriden after search of property with violent past
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A 41-year-old man was arrested in Meriden on Saturday after police found a firearm while conducting a search of a property with a checkered past. According a release, Meriden Police Department served a search warrant at 190 Grove St. in an attempt to recover evidence from a recent assault that took […]
Car crash on I-91 in Meriden causes rollover, injuries reported
MERIDEN, CT (WFSB) -Emergency responders were called to the scene of a car crash involving a rollover on I-91 northbound near Exit 16 in Meriden Monday morning. The incident occurred around 7:54 a.m., with Troop I dispatched to the area. Details on the extent of injuries sustained in the crash...
Skimming devices found in 2 Connecticut Big Y stores
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Big Y representatives Monday announced they’re investigating after a skimming device was found on check-out terminals in multiple Connecticut stores. Representatives said it was June 29 when they realized skimming devices were attached to a single terminal in both the Naugatuck and Plainville stores. They said they are working with state and […]
Six LGBTQ+ Artists to Showcase Work In Group Exhibition at Theaterworks Hartford
The local artists exhibiting work include Adis Halilovic, Jaii Marc Renee, Maxim Tobias Schmidt, Lauren Be Dear, Ricardo Gutierrez, and Sophia DeJesus-Sabella. The theme of the exhibition is “Freedom of Artistic Expression.” Each artist participating in the exhibition receives a color of the rainbow to lean into, and a canvas provided by TWH to create on. All works in the exhibition will be for sale, all proceeds go directly to the artists.
Police seek information after 1 killed in crash that shut down I-91 South in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Interstate 91 South in New Haven closed Monday afternoon due to a crash that killed a 59-year-old man. Segundo Manuel Guaman, of Hamden, was driving a 2002 Toyota Camry at about 12:45 p.m. on I-91 South near Exit 2 when he veered across four lanes of traffic, hit the off […]
Fence posts dot the forest
A recent Middlebury Land Trust (MLT) hike went through the Tuttle Woods preserve. Keen observation brought up a mystery: what were the concrete posts that marched off in both directions from the trail, a short way off the entrance on South Street, and who put them there? Remnants of wire wrapped around some of them.
Reward offered after 2 dogs left tied to pole in Manchester
MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — Desmond’s Army is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of whoever is responsible for abandoning two dogs in the pouring rain over the weekend. The animal law advocacy group is offering a $5,000 reward. Manchester Animal Control officials said video footage showed a man walking the […]
Employee shot outside of Norwich bar: police
An employee of a bar in Norwich was shot outside the establishment early Sunday morning and police are looking for the shooter. Police said officers responded to Latin Quarters on Broadway around 12:02 a.m. and found a man who works there outside the front door of the establishment. He had...
Tax Abatement Committee Meeting Agenda — July 23
The Tax Abatement Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 6:00 P.M, in the Aldermanic Chambers, 165 Church St., New Haven to hear the following:. ORDER CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY TAXES OF BTC NEW HAVEN LLC, TAX ACCOUNT NUMBERS 946880, 947274, 947528, AND 653521. 2. LM20240143.
Wellington at Madison - Applications Accepted Starting This Wednesday, July 17, 2024
The DeMarco Management Corporation, on behalf of the Caleb Foundation, has announced the application process for Wellington at Madison is starting Wednesday, July 17, 2024 under a very limited time period. Please visit the Wellington at Madison website for more details. Wellington at Madison is an Affordable Rental Housing community...
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