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Connecticut Landscaping Contractor Sentenced for Tax Evasion
A Newington, Conn., landscaping service co-owner was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $1.75 million fine for tax evasion, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Anthony Niro was a co-owner of A. Niro Landscape Contractors Inc., where his wife, Nanette, maintained the service’s financial records.
Following Vance VP pick, CT abortion-rights advocates express growing concern about access to care
Connecticut officials and health care advocates are sharing their concerns about more potential threats to abortion and reproductive health care, gathering in New Haven this week just hours after conservative Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance was named Donald Trump’s pick for vice president. Vance, who signaled support for a national...
Comptroller, SEBAC announce disability pension survey penalties
Comptroller Sean Scanlon recently announced the state has reached a deal to implement penalties for individuals who receive disability pension benefits and who fail to respond to an annual survey about other income they receive. Under the new deal, which the state and the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) recently reached, individuals who receive […] The post Comptroller, SEBAC announce disability pension survey penalties appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
North Haven Police Department Reports Downward Trend in General Crime
The North Haven Police Department has reported an overall downward trend in crime in town after comparing the figures from the first half of 2024 to the first half of 2023. “There's been a lot more proactivity as far as traffic stops and suspicious activity stops,” Chief Kevin Glenn informed The Courier.
‘It seems personal:’ South Windsor Swim and Tennis Club ransacked
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — Members of the South Windsor Swim and Tennis Club are picking up the pieces after their clubhouse was broken into and vandalized Sunday night. Club leaders said those responsible broke in through the side gate and ransacked the clubhouse, stealing money, throwing the membership computer and defibrillator in the pool, […]
Urgent Tehillim Needed for Young Bochur
A young bochur learning in Suffield, CT, was hit by a car and is in critical condition. Please take a moment to say kapitel 20 and 16 for Menachem Mendel ben Nechama Dina for a complete and speedy recovery. A young bochur learning in Suffield, CT, was hit by a...
Quinnipiac Women’s Ice Hockey 2024-25 Leadership Team Introduced: Cooper as Captain, Samoskevich & Urban Assistants
The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey program, led by head coach Cassandra Turner, has revealed its leadership group for the upcoming 2024-25 season, with Kendall Cooper appointed as captain and Maddy Samoskevich and Sophie Urban as assistant captains. Cooper, with 121 games under her belt, returns for her fifth season, having excelled in previous seasons and finishing third in team points last year. Samoskevich, a graduate student defender with 130 games of experience, and Urban, who played in 128 games, both bring valuable leadership and performance to the team.
Three arrested for stealing power tools from Tractor Supply in Naugatuck
NAUGATUCK, CT (WFSB) - Three men were arrested for stealing power tools from a business in Naugatuck. Naugatuck police identified the suspects at 22-year-old Beker Jimenez, 24-year-old Elieser Valera and 20-year-old Nixon Mendez, all from Bronx, NY. The thefts happened on Sunday. Police said that around 1 p.m., they responded...
Bradley Airport resumes normal flight operations following global tech outage
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT (WFSB) - A global technology outage impacted air travel across the country and in Connecticut. Just before 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Bradley International Airport said normal flight operations resumed. The outage, caused by a software update to Windows hosts by cybersecurity company Crowdstrike, led to a ground...
DeLauro questions the GOP’s new platform on abortion
Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro has called out the platform adopted by the Republican Party at their convention that changes the party’s position on abortion. DeLauro addressed the issue at a media briefing on Tuesday at a New Haven location of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion services provider in the state.
Legislators react to herbicide use along Housatonic Railroad track
Community leaders maintain that recent herbicide spraying conducted by the Housatonic Railroad Co. (HRRC), done just days before new regulations took effect, is part of a broader pattern of regulatory gaming demonstrated by the railroad. On May 21, Governor Lamont signed Connecticut House Bill 5219, which had been unanimously passed...
Electricity Turned Off At Tiny Shelters
Joel Nieves woke up in his tiny backyard home on Rosette Street Thursday morning and noticed the air was warm — too warm. At 9:24 a.m., at the Elicker administration’s behest, United Illuminating (UI) shut off the power to six pre-fab shelters, including the one that Nieves has been living out of.
Transformer fire leads to power outage at intersection in West Hartford
WEST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A transformer fire was doused by crews in West Hartford on Thursday morning. West Hartford police said it happened at the intersection of Farmington Avenue and Highland Street. They reported that the traffic lights in the area were out. Eversource was on the scene. Police...
Juvenile hit by vehicle near Connecticut, Massachusetts line: Suffield police
SUFFIELD, Conn. — A young person is recovering after they were hit by a vehicle Wednesday night, police said. Suffield police got several 911 calls reporting the crash around 9:15 p.m. The crash happened on Mapleton Avenue (Route 159), just south of the border with Massachusetts and Six Flags New England Amusement Park.
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