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Kewanee Kiwanis Presents $10,000 in Scholarships to Six Local Students
Last Wednesday, the Kewanee Kiwanis presented six high school students from Kewanee and Wethersfield with $10,000 in scholarships. The scholarships were issued to Key Club Seniors from Kewanee High School and Wethersfield High School. Congratulations to Dillon Horrie, Landon Sauer, Kennedy Anderson from Wethersfield, Avery Yepsen, Eleanor Burkhardt, and Jillian Bennison from Kewanee. In a Facebook post, Kewanee Kiwanis said, “These young men and women are impressive to say the least.” Kewanee Kiwanis also presented Brea Cinnamon, with Fueling a Future, a check to help families with transportation costs for children requiring medical care.
Review: RENT at Center Stage Theatre
RENT, Jonathan Larson’s long running Pulitzer and multi–Tony Award winning play is a huge endeavor for any regional or small theater to take on, is the current show at the Center Stage Theatre in Shelton. Under the exceptionally skillful direction of Liz Muller, the rock musical, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 opera La Bohème, is an impressive production, especially considering that the entire cast is made of up of extremely talented high school and college students and grads. You won’t believe that they aren’t all seasoned professional performers. That’s how good they are. Most have good acting chops and great voices and they all match the energy that RENT demands.
Louisville offers 2026 prospect Abdou Toure
NORTH AUGUSTA, Ga. - After playing a stellar game at the Nik Peach Jam on Saturday in front of the University of Louisville coaches, West Haven, Conn., Notre Dame small forward Abdou Toure has landed a scholarship offer from the Cardinals. The 6-foot-6, 185-pound Toure is now up to 12...
Dan Hurley’s message to Meleek Thomas on UConn official visit: ‘I’m badass, but you’re badass too.’
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — It’s clear that UConn has made a major impression with five-star guard Meleek Thomas by bringing him to Storrs for an official visit in the first place. But after his visit, the Huskies may be in an even better position to land 2025’s No. 6 overall prospect.
Injuries reported after vehicle strikes bridge, catches fire in Waterbury
A man was hospitalized Sunday after being pulled from a burning vehicle in Waterbury. An on-scene fire official told NBC Connecticut that a pickup truck collided with an SUV at the intersection of Freight Street and Riverside Street around 4 p.m. Sunday. According to the fire official, the initial crash...
Waterbury man seriously injured in moped accident
WATERBURY, Conn. — On July 13, around 10 p.m. the Waterbury Police Department responded to an accident that occurred at the intersection of West Main Street and Riverside Street. According to police, a 51-year-old Waterbury resident was riding his moped when he was struck by a vehicle. He was...
Many in Connecticut are asking how violence returned to U.S. politics
HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) – The heightened concerns of political violence have many looking back at past attacks of presidents and candidates in the United States. “I am a little shocked in today’s day and age it results in an assassination attempt,” said Quinnipiac University Adjunct History Professor Philip Goduti Jr. PhD. It had been over […]
CT paid $2.65B in state pensions in 2023. See who gets $300K+ a year in retirement payments.
As the state seeks to trim costs and balance its budget, documents show that hundreds of retired state employees are collecting six-figure pensions, with the number growing each year with cost-of-living increases. The top four retired state employees are now receiving more than $300,000 each in annual pensions. The statistics also show that, with cost-of-living increases ranging from 2.5% to ...
Hartford man charged with murder for April stabbing
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A 31-year old Hartford man is facing a murder charge in connection the fatal stabbing of a Windsor man in April. Jason Williamson, 41, died after being found unresponsive in a vehicle on Plainfield Street in Hartford. Police said they think he was involved in a fight that happened 10 minutes […]
New Haven police investigating three shootings that left seven people injured
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — New Haven residents will see more law enforcement officers on the streets after gunshots rang throughout the city Saturday night into Sunday morning, injuring seven people. The first shooting took place on Saturday at 9:11 p.m. when New Haven patrol officers were called to Yale New Haven Hospital for a […]
MOVE! returns to Keney Park for another day of fitness in Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Morning storms didn’t stop a crowd from coming out to Keney Park and getting active Saturday morning at the third annual MOVE! with the Urban League of Greater Hartford. MOVE! featured a full day of fitness-based activities that began with a 5k for the adults and a fun run for the […]
2 dogs abandoned in Manchester
Manchester Animal Control is looking for whoever left two dogs tied to a pole at a basketball court Saturday. The dogs were abandoned near 29 Cottage Street, according to animal control officials. Anyone with information is asked to call the animal control office at (860) 645-5516. As of now, they...
Teen arrested for damaging grave sites in Killingly
KILLINGLY, CT (WFSB) - State and Killingly police arrested a teenage boy for damaging grave sites at a cemetery in town. They said a witness saw a person damaging the grave sites at the Holy Cross Cemetery on Maple Street on Sunday. The 13-year-old juvenile suspect was still in the...
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Robert Low, an Avon native, hands over command of USS Delaware
GROTON, Connecticut — U.S. Navy Cmdr. Robert Low, an Avon native, turned over command of the nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Delaware on Thursday (July 11) to Cmdr. Jason Patton in a traditional change-of-command ceremony held pierside at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. Low took command...
Downed tree closes Route 34 in Newtown
A downed tree has closed a portion of Route 34 in Newtown on Sunday afternoon. CTRoads reports a tree down with wires that hit a car on Route 34 around 3:45 p.m. The collision has closed Route 34 at Night Hawk Lane. There is no estimate for how long the...
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