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Proposed legislation aims to help solve cold case murders in Connecticut
Making a push to help bring justice for the families of cold case murder victims. A state senator says he’s proposing legislation that would help solve these cases saying the families deserve answers while also helping local police. “It hangs over you. There's no closure.”. Closure is what James...
Brazilian fugitive arrested in Connecticut for firearms charge
HARTFORD, Connecticut — Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a previously deported Brazilian fugitive wanted in his home country for a firearms charge. Deportation officers from ERO Boston’s Hartford field office arrested the 39-year-old unlawfully present fugitive on July 11 near his residence in Danbury. “This Brazilian fugitive attempted to flee a firearms charge in his home country and take up refuge in Connecticut,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. “We cannot allow our communities to become safe havens for the world’s criminals. ERO Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from New England.”
Westbrook Outlets redevelopment would include apartments, a hotel, and more
WESTBROOK, CT (WFSB) - Big plans could be in store for a shoreline shopping center. There was a meeting Thursday night to hear about a multi-million-dollar plan to revamp the Westbrook Outlets. The plan would include revamping the outlets and putting in hundreds of new apartments, town homes, a hotel,...
Corner Pug in West Harford to close in August
The Corner Pug in West Hartford will be serving its last appetizers, meals and drinks next month, closing down after nearly 25 years of business. Saturday, Aug. 17 will be the last day for the Elmwood institution that greets customers with a casual pub feel and lots of photos of pugs.
UConn Magazine: Capstone Students Design Themselves into Coveted Tech Jobs
If you’ve compared cell-phone costs at a Spectrum/Charter kiosk, played around on a display screen at a BMW dealer designing your own dream car, or compared features on a series of premium hot tubs, you’ve likely experienced the work of Reality Interactive in Middletown. The high-tech firm creates customer-focused, digital display technology experiences for Fortune 500 and other multinational companies, including BMW, Nintendo, Titleist, Behr Paint Company, and P.C. Richard & Son. “What we accomplish here is breathtaking,” says Jack Nork ’91 (CLAS), the company’s implementation director. “When I see the finished product, it is actually cooler than I ever thought. We have smart, highly educated employees who love to learn new things and then apply them.’’
Coventry High School to join Principals Athletic Conference. When will it exit the MAC?
Coventry is heading back to the PAC. Principals Athletic Conference commissioner Gary Woods confirmed Thursday Coventry accepted an offer to rejoin the conference after two decades away. The Coventry Board of Education accepted the invitation at its meeting Wednesday. Timing for the move has yet to be determined, though Woods said he...
Police investigate break in at South Windsor Swim and Tennis Club
The South Windsor Swim and Tennis Club is asking for your help in figuring out who broke into the facility Sunday night and caused significant damage. “It's upsetting. You know, we're a community,” said Ally Gable, the club’s co-president. Gable said someone broke into the locked side gate...
Dog dumped in woods hit by car on Route 44
A dog that was dumped in the woods is recovering after being hit by a car on Route 44. Burlington and Canton Animal Control said a terrier mix that is approximately one-year-old was found in the woods near the intersection of Route 44 and Sterling Drive on the Farmington River side.
Mysterious Sword Collection Exhibited at Deep River Historical Society
How did a collection of swords from around the world land at the Deep River Historical Society (DRHS)? Who exactly was its donor, and what was it like to sail the oceans aboard ships like the invigorated United States Navy used in the early 20th century? These and other questions are sure to be asked when visiting the Lost Swords of the Great White Fleet exhibit at the DRHS Stone House building.
Forty Years of New Musicals, Future Stars, and More at Goodspeed’s Terris Theatre
On July 10, 1984, a brand-new musical, Harrigan ‘n’ Hart, opened at a brand-new theater in Chester. Named The Norma Terris Theatre, it was Goodspeed’s expansion into encouraging the development of new musicals. The show, about the legendary vaudeville comics, went on to a brief Broadway run.
District fires driver, monitors who left North Kingstown student alone on school bus
The North Kingstown School Department announced Friday that the driver and monitors responsible for leaving a 4-year-old boy unattended on a bus earlier this week have been fired.
Patients wait for answers as contract battle between Trinity Health and UnitedHealthcare continues
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - The contract battle continues between UnitedHealthcare and Trinity Health. The contract between the two expired back on July 1st, leaving many patients in limbo ever since. The I-Team first reported on the issue on July 8th. Since then, the I-Team has heard from more patients frustrated...
Olneyville Health Center in Providence to close
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Olneyville Health Center will temporarily close at the end of the month. According to a representative from Providence Community Health Centers, the national shortage of primary care providers is prompting the center to temporarily close at 100 Curtis Street in Providence. All patients from the...
Remember the North Providence Summer Basketball League? These filmmakers do
In the Center for Media Production at Johnson & Wales University, there are hundreds of pieces of history in the form of photographs, newspaper clippings, record books and yearbooks. Each piece brings to light a story of the North Providence Summer Basketball League, or NPSBL, an NCAA-sanctioned league that ran from 1962 until 1995. ...
Man convicted of killing Roger Williams Park ranger granted parole
A brutal scene in Roger Williams Park in October 1995. A park ranger fatally shot. A Providence Police officer seriously wounded. Now, 29 years later, the killer is set to go free. “I’m disgusted over the whole thing. It’s like a slap in the face to our family that he’s...
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