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Man pulled from Trumbull’s Pinewood Lake after drowning
TRUMBULL, Conn. (WTNH) — On Wednesday evening, Trumbull Police Department and EMS were called to the Pinewood Lake Recreation Area for a drowning. Upon arrival, officers, alongside Nichols Fire Department personnel, located a man unconscious in the water and brought him to shore in a boat, according to a release. Once treated at the scene […]
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Bridgeport's wastewater treatment plant bolstered by $1.5 million in federal funds
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