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CT motorists beware: Officials urge drivers to stay alert during peak season for deer collisions
As the days get colder and the nights are darker longer, experts are warning Connecticut motorists to stay alert as the chances of colliding with deer are greatest during the final months of the year. According to the AAA, deer crashes are most common between October and December for two reasons: Mating season and daylight saving time. The mating or rutting season for deer in Connecticut runs ...
Westbrook families expand at the Dog Day Adoption Event
WESTBROOK, Conn. (WTNH) — Animal shelters from across Connecticut came together in Westbrook Sunday morning to help shelter dogs find new homes. Overwhelmed shelters set up camp in the Westbrook Outlets over the weekend for a Dog Day Adoption Event, where animal shelters join forces to find the best homes for dogs. “Whether it’s a child […]
Tour highlights 'Off-kilter' tales of Norwichtown
Oct. 26—Norwich native Zack Lamothe traces his love of history and folklore to his early childhood, when family road trips included places like Edgar Allen Poe's tomb in Maryland. "I didn't realize that most 8-year-olds didn't go to Amherst to visit Emily Dickinson's grave instead of going to Disney," Lamothe said. Now an adult, Lamothe is sharing his love of local travel and folklore whenever ...
It's an eastern Connecticut-palooza at state cross country championships
Oct. 27—MANCHESTER — Were it not for the surroundings — the resplendent foliage and idyllic Wickham Park — the finish to the CIAC Class MM boys' cross country championship race Saturday resembled an East Lyme practice. There was individual champion Sean McCauley dusting the field, serving as an illustration to what the Vikings as a team accomplished. East Lyme won the race and the championship ...
‘Even when times get tough,’ UConn’s defense puts Huskies in position to win football games
Durell Robinson didn’t want to say the UConn offense had been “slacking,” and he didn’t want to say the defense was “carrying” the Huskies for most of Saturday’s game, but he did. And he wasn’t wrong. Until his big touchdown run in the third quarter, no matter how many dropped or off-target passes, failed run plays or turnovers, UConn could count on its defense to get the ball back unscathed ...
Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Windsor High football wears No.1 rank comfortably; Chopping it up at Rick Pitino’s place, and more
When the players got to work this week to prepare for their sixth game, the vibe was just a little bit different. Success, and the expectation of success, are not new at Windsor High; Coach Rob Fleeting’s Warriors have been consistent winners for more than a decade. But now, Windsor wears all that comes with being No.1 in the state football polls, and looks rather comfortable in these top-rank ...
Connecticut Families: Students fundraise for Leah’s Polar Plunge addressing food insecurity
DEEP RIVER, Conn. (WTNH) — 10-year-old Maizy Debartolo is going door to door, greeting neighbors, and asking them to donate to an important cause. “Some people gave me $20.00, some gave $1.00,” Debartolo said. She’s supporting local families experiencing food insecurity. “It makes me feel better about myself and actually makes me feel like I […]
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