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UConn men’s hockey announces regular season schedule
STORRS, Conn. (WFSB) - The UConn men’s hockey team announced their 2024-25 season schedule on Friday. Season tickets are now available and include all regular season games in Storrs and Hartford. They can be purchased at UConnTickets.com or by calling 877-AT-UCONN. Twelve games are played at the XL Center...
Driver dies after striking utility pole in Johnston
JOHNSTON − A Greenville woman died after the car she was driving hit a utility pole late Wednesday night in Johnston, according to Johnston Police Chief Mark A. Vieira. She was identified as Michaela Greatorex, 36. The crash happened around midnight in the area of 2750 Hartford Ave. ...
STATE PAYMENTS TO EAST PROVIDENCE
STATE HOUSE — Two new laws sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Boylan and Sens. Robert Britto and Pamela J. Lauria and supported by the rest of the East Providence delegation will streamline the payment schedule of state reimbursement to East Providence to improve city cash flows and reduce borrowing costs.
Driver dies in head-on crash with East Providence DPW truck
EAST PROVIDENCE − A driver died after the Jeep she was driving collided head-on with an East Providence Department of Public Works truck Thursday afternoon on Veterans Memorial Parkway, according to the East Providence Police Department. Responding officers began treating the driver, "who had serious injuries," and she was taken by East Providence Rescue to Rhode Island Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, according to Police Capt. Michael Rapoza. ...
Six Starfires selected for 2024 FCBL All-Star Game
WEYMOUTH — The Futures Collegiate Baseball League announced its 2024 FCBL All-Star selections for the league’s All-Star Game to be held on Tuesday, July 23 at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. Six members of the Westfield Starfires were selected to participate in the game. Five selections are position...
Norwich police officer on leave following charges in Waterford: What we know
A Norwich police officer is on paid administrative leave following an incident in Waterford. On July 9, the Waterford Police Department responded to Walmart, 155 Waterford Parkway North, Waterford for the report of a larceny. Waterford Police Dispatch stated that Walmart Asset Protection had a woman detained for not scanning items at the...
Norwich edges Willimantic, eyes state Legion tournament bye
With each zone’s top two teams earning a first round bye into next week’s American Legion baseball state tournament, the battle for second place in Zone 6 took center stage Tuesday night in Willimantic. Waterford clinched its fourth straight Zone 6 championship weeks ago, leaving Norwich, Willimantic and...
Conn. residents will be able to see the next full moon soon. When's the July Buck Moon?
If you enjoy watching the moon at night, there's good news - a full moon is on the horizon in just a few days. Last month, the area was treated on the biggest, lowest full moon in years due to how timing lined up with summer solstice. That moon is known as the "Strawberry Moon," a name given by Native Americans as it often lined up with the best time of year to harvest, you guessed it, strawberries.
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