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Plainville Fire Company's Hot Air Balloon Festival kicks off
PLAINVILLE, CT (WFSB) - The Plainville Fire Company’s hot air balloon festival is back for another year of festivities!. This marks its 37th annual event. The weather felt amazing, the skies were clear and families were happy to be there. The event took place at Norton Park and will...
'Give them hope': A pickleball program inside a CT prison helps incarcerated people find self-worth
Caesar Oneil and three other pickleball players are doing warm-up exercises in an echoey gym. They’re not at just any gym. They're playing on a court in Suffield, inside the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, a maximum security prison, where they are incarcerated. Their coach, Angelo Rossetti, shows up a few...
With Art Access: New Britain Exhibit, Gallery 66 to Spotlighting Artists with Lower Incomes
New Britain’s Gallery 66 is spotlighting artists in the community with lower incomes in the Art Access: New Britain juried exhibit. Exbibit organizers say that the, “show was made possible by an Artists Respond grant received from the Connecticut Office of the Arts by Eddie Hall and is meant to address economic disparity in arts opportunities.”
Late Drama: Paul Varricchio Jr. Gets Second Late Model Win Of Season At Stafford
STAFFORD – On May 31, in his 154th career start in a Late Model at Stafford Speedway, Paul Varricchio Jr. found his way victory lane in the division for the first time. It only took him eight more races to get a second one. Varricchio, of Berlin, used a...
The 3rd Annual Michael Simmons Music Festival Takes Place on September 7th
We spoke with Bradley Hoffman, Owner/President of Hoffman Auto Group, about the upcoming Michael Simmons Music Festival, a fundraiser in support of “Friends of Michael," the foundation that Bradley and Kathy Hoffman set up for their son, Michael. The event takes place on Saturday, September 7th, from 3pm -...
Hartford Healthcare: FDA announces approval of auto-injector for opioid overdoses
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Recently, the Federal Drug Administration announced the approval of nalmefene auto-injector for the emergency treatment of opioid overdose, another tool for combatting the opioid epidemic. Hartford Healthcare’s Dr. Craig Allen- vice president of addiction services and medical director of Rushford joined News 8 to discuss...
Rhode Island State Troopers help citizen rescue an injured owl from the highway
WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island State troopers helped a citizen rescue an injured owl on the highway recently. The Rhode Island Troopers Association said in a post to Facebook that the owl in the picture above was found stranded on the median of I-95 in West Greenwich.
Motorcyclist hospitalized in crash involving a car in Shelton
SHELTON, Conn. (WTNH) – The Shelton Fire Department reports that the driver of a motorcycle was taken to a hospital following a crash involving a car Friday night. The accident was reported at 11:40 p.m. Friday night. Fire crews arrived to find the motorcycle toppled on its side and the driver semiconscious on the ground. […]
The Place shuts its doors after 27 years
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) — On Friday a local pizza place in North Kingstown shut its doors after 27 years of serving the community. The Place announced on Facebook that they were forced to shut down due to an expiring lease, landlord issues, and health issues. In the announcement,...
Warwick police looking for motorcyclist who drove recklessly through a funeral escort
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — The Warwick Police Department is asking for help identifying a motorcyclist who was operating recklessly through a funeral escort on Friday. Police said the driver of the motorcycle cut off and swerved in between multiple family cars that were part of a funeral escort for a veteran being laid to rest at the Veteran’s Memorial Cemetary in Exeter.
The Pizza Files: Movie Premiere-Slice of America: Charred in the Florida Sun
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – Connecticut’s Morning Buzz Reporter Jillian Andrews was joined by Colin M. Caplan, Pizza Guru and the driving force behind Taste of New Haven, and Gorman Bechard, Director of the upcoming film Slice of America: Charred in the Florida Sun. The duo shared insights into the movie, which highlights the journey of a New Haven native who brought the city’s beloved pizza to southern Florida. The film premieres at the New Haven Museum on September 11th, kicking off a month filled with pizza-themed events in New Haven.
Oxford home and business owners asked to report damages for federal aid
Oxford Town Hall was packed on Friday with people looking for answers on how to get federal aid after their homes and businesses were destroyed during Sunday’s historic storm. “Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars, it’s land that is gone,” Jayne H., of Oxford, said. Jayne...
Waterbury names interim superintendent days before first day of school
The Waterbury school district has appointed a new interim superintendent days before schools are back in session. It comes after Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski decided not to renew former Superintendent Verna Ruffin's contract earlier this year. In April, Pernerewski asked the Board of Education not to renew Ruffin's contract due...
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