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Workforce Alliance opens doors in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — People in the New Haven area looking for a new job have a new weapon at their disposal. Workforce Alliance, a state organization that helps train workers to find and get good jobs, held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday at its new office in Fair Haven. Rep. Rosa DeLauro spoke […]
Long Island stars shine bright in support of new Ronald McDonald House in Stony Brook
Concert at the Engeman Theater raises $45k for Ronald McDonald House Charities NY Metro. More than 200 guests turned out to a spectacular gala benefit concert put on by the Ronald McDonald House Charities NY Metro on Tuesday, June 18th, at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, NY, to help support the Capital Campaign to build a new Ronald McDonald House at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. The event raised $45,000 for the effort.
Waterbury 18-year-olds charged for stealing 21 guns from Salem store
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Two 18-year-olds were charged for stealing guns and committing two carjackings. According to police, Tyssan “Tigger” Woods and Eduardo Cruz, both from Waterbury, stole 21 firearms from Statewide Pawn Shop in Salem. After the burglaries, Woods and another individual committed two carjackings. Police have only recovered eight of the stolen firearms. […]
Mayor Cassetti: Ansonia Shopping Center Owner Needs To Step It Up
ANSONIA – Some five years after Big Y packed up its Ansonia store and moved to Derby, Mayor David Cassetti said on Wednesday that the owner of the Ansonia Shopping Center isn’t doing enough to fill the now mostly vacant plaza. “We’ve had many different stores wanting to...
Dozens of ATV and dirt bike riders took over streets from Hartford to New Haven, police say
NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Dozens of ATVs and dirt bikes descended on an Elm City neighborhood over the weekend. These street takeovers are nothing new. They are an ongoing issue seen all over the state. The latest happened near the New Haven-Woodbridge line. At the intersection of Whalley Avenue...
Fair Rent Rejects 9 Retaliation Claims
That was the key word in the Fair Rent Commission’s rejection of a host of tenants union retaliation complaints, on the grounds that the Emerson Apartments’ new landlord had done no legal wrong in not renewing their leases. The commission issued those rejections at online hearings Tuesday night,...
Lake George beach closed due to E. coli from storm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has temporarily closed Lake George's Million Dollar Beach. The closure is due to the heavy rains which resulted in elevated levels of E. coli in the water.
Police arrest final suspect in January burglary at a Milford gas station
MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A third and final arrest has been made for a January burglary at a gas station in Milford. Police say that three men broke into Galaxy Fuel in Milford on January 30 at around 3 a.m., breaking down the front door and stealing the ATM machine from inside. It is estimated […]
2 arrested for stealing cooking oil from a restaurant in Ellington
ELLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Two men were arrested early on Tuesday morning for stealing used cooking oil from a restaurant in Ellington. Jonathan Gutierrez Rosario, 34 and Ronald Gutierrez-sant, 29 were found by the owner of the restaurant sitting in the parking lot in an unmarked white van using a hose to pump oil into […]
DOT employee injured in crash on I-91 North in North Haven
A state Department of Transportation employee was injured in a crash while working on Interstate 91 North in North Haven on Wednesday. State police said a driver went into the right shoulder near exit 9, hit a DOT truck that was following a sweeping operation and the employee who was in that truck is being treated for injuries.
CEO Of Popular Family-Run Supermarket To Be Honored At Festival In Valhalla
The Italian Heritage Festival, which will also celebrate special honoree John DeCicco of DeCicco's & Sons Supermarkets, will be held at the Kensico Dam "Piazza" in Valhalla on Sunday, July 21 from noon to 6 p.m. Those who attend will get to enjoy tasty Italian food and partake in cultural...
Conn. man facing charges for murder of Vermont woman found dead in large toolbox
A Connecticut man is facing charges for the murder of a Vermont woman whose body was found in a large toolbox on a river sandbar back in February. Vermont State Police said Wednesday that they have applied for an arrest warrant for Jakiy Tramaine Corey Keith, 24, of Hartford, Connecticut, charging him with second-degree murder and unauthorized burial or removal of a body in connection with the death of 29-year-old Kayla Wright, of Derby.
HS Student Killed In Crash At New Rochelle Shopping Center Was Beloved Baseball Player
New Rochelle resident Aidan Galeano, age 16, was killed in a crash that happened just after midnight on Saturday, July 13, in New Rochelle at the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center at 1062 Wilmot Road, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne said on Wednesday, July 17. Born in 2008, Galeano...
Rapper Famouss Richard Arrested In Bayonne
On Thursday, July 4, Richard Sharp a.k.a. Famouss Richard, pointed a handgun at two people during an argument in the parking lot at QuickChek on 22nd Street, Bayonne police said in a release. He then fled the scene in his vehicle, police said. Sharp has 231,000 followers on Instagram where...
WHOSE BARN IS IT ANYWAY to Return to Theater Barn in August
The Role in the Hay Players bring their unique brand of improv stylings back to the Theater Barn stage with their latest installment of Whose Barn Is It Anyway?, Saturday, August 24th, at 8pm. Hosted by Matt Austin and Featuring Pamme Jones, Rick Hodder, Billy Dempster, Meg Jones, Monica O'Brien,...
Popular Grocery Chain Closing Over 30 Locations
Ever since the pandemic hit, and still to this day, businesses have been struggling to stay afloat. Closing down stores that are underperforming, and having to file for bankruptcy seem to be the norm of today's day and age. Popular grocery chain closing over 2 dozen locations. Stop & Shop,...
Rural towns in CT aren't testing their well water enough. This program is trying to change that
About one in four state residents get their drinking water from a private well. But the rules surrounding testing for Connecticut’s roughly 300,000 private wells, which are often found in rural parts of the state, can often go unrealized by homeowners. Currently, Connecticut has no obligations for homeowners to...
Help stock shelves of local food pantries Saturday
WESTPORT — A food drive benefiting two local food-assistance programs will take place Saturday at Stop & Shop supermarket, 1790 Post Road East. Food donations will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 20, organized by the Police Department, Westport Sunrise Rotary Club and Stop & Shop.
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