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UConn To Host Open Practice On August 3 at Gampel
Come check out the 2024-25 Huskies for the first time in person!. The back-to-back defending champion UConn men's basketball will host a team workout that is free to the public on Saturday, August 3rd at Gampel Pavilion. Claim your ticket for admission at the link HERE. Doors will open at...
19-Year-Old Charged With Shooting New Haven Man On City Street
Bridgeport resident Maurice Beverly was arrested on Thursday, July 11, for the Sunday, June 23 incident in which a 23-year-old New Haven resident was shot on a city street in New Haven. According to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police, officers responded to the area of Whalley Avenue...
Airtag on Stolen Dirt Bike Leads Police to 2 Wanted Men
Putnam/Killingly, CT & Foster, RI – Two men with active warrants were arrested after police followed an airtag on a stolen dirtbike to a Killingly residence. According to the Connecticut State Police (CSP), at approximately 7 PM on Wednesday, July 24th, 2024, Troop D was informed by the Putnam Police Department that a stolen dirt bike had been tracked by the owner, using an airtag on the bike, to the area of 96 Knox Ave in Killingly.
Branford Microfund Welcomes Three New Directors
Within the first quarter of 2024, nine loans totaling $24,800 were requested from the BranfordMicrofund to support individuals and families in Branford who are experiencing unexpected financial obstacles. The fund currently has 20 active loans, which shows the importance of their ongoing efforts to provide Loans for Neighbors in Need.
Lisa Hernandez Corcoran Named BPS Director of Elementary Education
The Branford Board of Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Hernandez Corcoran as Director of Elementary Education for the Branford Public Schools (BPS). Corcoran’s career spans over two decades with experiences as an elementary classroom teacher, literacy curriculum specialist and literacy consultant. Currently, Corcoran is the Director of English Language Arts and Humanities for the Groton Public Schools.
Walk with BLT, Learn to ID Plants at Jarvis Creek Farm
Come explore the Jarvis Creek Farm and its panoply of both wildflowers and invasive plant species during two guided walks, approximately 1.5 hours each, hosted by the Branford Land Trust from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30 and Thursday, Aug. 1. Choose one walk or come to both!
Madison Awarded 2024 Community Connectivity Grant
The Town of Madison is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an $800,000 grant from the Community Connectivity Grant Program (CCGP) administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation. This competitive grant program provides funding to municipalities to enhance facilities for bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit users in urban, suburban, and rural community centers. The grant will be used for improvements to Scotland Avenue. This includes providing pedestrian safety and accessibility for the surrounding neighborhoods to the downtown center, public transportation facilities, and a town athletic facility. The project includes the addition of sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks, guide rails, and traffic signage, as well as drainage enhancements and paving.
How New Haven's Fair Rent Commission is helping other communities
For more than 50 years, New Haven’s Fair Rent Commission has intervened on behalf of city tenants. The city’s Fair Rent Commission helped Kat Calhoun of New Haven, after she reported several code violations and a proposed 20% rent increase. “We had a lot of, you might say,...
Summer Trade Program at Oliver Wolcott in August
TORRINGTON—A Summer Trade Program introducing students to trade school will be held at Oliver Wolcott Technical High School Aug. 12 to 16 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. It is for students entering seventh and eighth grade and will let them explore courses in hairdressing, carpentry, precision machine took, auto, collision repair, health tech, plumbing, heating, cooling, mechanical draft engineering technology, electrical and graphics. The program will be taught by OWTS shop instructors.
Gavin Keefe: Former Husky Rudy Gay a newcomer to the golf game
Jul. 25—Rudy Gay is a natural on the basketball court. He's also a terrific athlete, helping him have a highly successful UConn basketball and NBA career. On the golf course, he's out of his element. But he's giving the sport a go. "I'm just starting," Gay said Monday before playing in the UConn Legends golf tournament at Greenwich Country Club. "A lot of my friends played it and I just wanted ...
State board upholds decision to fire New Haven officer involved in Randy Cox case
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — City of New Haven officials are applauding a state decision that will bar an officer involved in the case of a man who became paralyzed while in police custody from getting her job back. “We are pleased that the Connecticut State Board of Mediation and Arbitration voted to uphold the […]
Ansonia Man Found Guilty Of Grooming Teenager Over Instagram
ANSONIA – An Ansonia man was found guilty on Tuesday (July 23) of using Instagram to “groom” a minor into having a sexual relationship with him in 2019. Christian Harris, now 33, was arrested in 2020 after police investigators found evidence that he had begun a sexual relationship with a victim who was 15 at the time. According to an arrest warrant, the victim’s therapist brought the matter to police attention after the victim told her about the relationship.
Ansonia Disbands WPCA As Part Of Aquarion Sale
ANSONIA – The Ansonia Board of Aldermen voted on a “repeal-and-replace” measure on Wednesday (July 24) that disbands the city’s Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) and grants its former powers to the Aldermen. The move is intended as a temporary measure while the city continues...
'Goofy' Podeszwa among best closers in NECBL
Jul. 24—GROTON — Connor Podeszwa has a closer's personality. He's a bit goofy. He's also a bulldog. That combination, along with an effective pitching repertoire, has helped the Mystic Schooners right-hander become one of the best closers in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL). The Gatorade Connecticut Baseball Player of the Year during his Waterford High School days, Podeszwa ...
Norwich Sea Unicorns will stay at Dodd Stadium in 2025
Jul. 24—NORWICH — There will be summer collegiate baseball at Dodd Stadium next summer. The city has agreed to a one-year lease extension through 2025 with the Norwich Sea Unicorns, a summer collegiate team in the Futures Collegiate League Baseball League for the city-owned Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium. The team's current lease was set to expire at the end of this season, with a mutually ...
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