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North Branford Town Council Approves New Town Flag
At its regular meeting Aug. 20, the North Branford Town Council received the votes cast during the North Branford Potato and Corn Festival to choose a new flag for the town of North Branford. The choices were between three flags selected from various designs by the council. The winning flag...
Man arrested for allegedly threatening drivers with paintball gun in Connecticut
(WJAR) — A Putnam man was arrested forallegedly threatening drivers with a paintball gunFriday night in Connecticut. State police received multiple calls just after 6 p.m. for a red sedan that was tailgating other vehicles and driving in an aggressive manner on I-395 southbound in Thompson and Putnam. Callers...
Annual Dream Ride in Farmington raise money for Special Olympics
FARMINGTON, CT (WFSB) - It was a very special day in Farmington, as the annual Dream Ride took over the roads. The event raises money for the Special Olympics. This year, a YouTube star even got involved. It’s a tradition for David Hill and his family. “We come here...
USJ welcomes new faculty for 2024-2025 academic year
As the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) begins the 2024-2025 academic school year, it welcomes nine new faculty members. “We are excited to welcome eight new faculty members to USJ this fall,” said Provost Michelle Kalis. “The faculty have excellent credentials and training, and several bring a wealth of clinical/practical and research experience. These faculty will add to USJ’s tradition of student-centered faculty and engagement with the broader community.”
Haddam-Killingworth Masters Swimmers Compete at Lake George Event
(August 23, 2024) — With dozens of astounding Olympic swims fresh in their minds, five members of the Haddam-Killingworth Masters Swim Club traveled to upstate New York, eager to compete in the Lake George Open Water Swim on Saturday, August 17, 2024. (Photo above: Left to Right: Ann Faust,...
Brass City Rescue Alliance Presents a Comedy Night Fundraiser August 24th
We spoke with Jenn Humphrey, Founder of Brass City Rescue Alliance, about the Woof! There It Is! Comedy Night Fundraiser on Saturday, August 24th at the Southington Elks Lodge. The event begins at 7pm and features the comedic stylings of Andrew Ginsburg, Steve Golia, Nick Scopoletti, and Marty Caproni. A cash bar is available as well as raffles and the ability to BYO food.
WSOC hits the road for first time at UNH
DURHAM, N.H. - The UConn women's soccer team (0-1-1) hits the road for the first time in 2024 with a trip to the University of New Hampshire (2-0-1) on Sunday, August 25 at 2 p.m. Admission is free at Wildcat Stadium and for those that can't make it, the game...
Black & Brown Artists Abstract Origins
Howard el-Yasin’s My Mother’s Hose hangs at one end of Orchid Gallery in The Lab at ConnCORP, redolent with associations without landing definitively on a single one. From a certain frame of mind, the associations can be literally visceral: with intestines, or for that matter, the products of intestines. It could also be sausages, however, or a balloon animal. Or, abstracted, it could be figures embracing one another. The associations multiply when we learn that the sculpture (as the name reveals) is made from pantyhose, but is stuffed with plastic, burlap, a boa, a cardigan sweater, and a cotton shirt. The sculpture is an act of preservation, but also transformation. There’s no one answer that brings it together.
At the Movies: ‘The Crow’ & ‘Blink Twice’
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — I’ve waited a long time for this. Nothing can top the original, but I’m not looking for it to when it comes to “The Crow.”. Brandon Lee was perfectly cast and lost his life on the set, so a reimagining is the way to go. And the guy who played Pennywise in the “It” movies as the Crow is too.
Oxford-Seymour GoFundMe Links, Valley Flood Relief Fund
OXFORD/SEYMOUR — UPDATE, 8:45 A.M. FRIDAY, AUG. 23. Parts of the lower Naugatuck Valley were devastated by flood waters on Sunday, Aug. 18 and into Monday, Aug. 19. Click here for past Valley Indy coverage. This story is now the spot where The Valley Indy is trying to compile...
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