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UConn students head back to campus
STORRS, CT. (WFSB) - Channel three is your back to school authority - including college. Today at UConn - it was move in day and channel three New London Bureau Chief Luke Hajdasz was on campus as students arrived. “You got it?”. Angelina Shannon has her arms full - she’s...
Incidents in Portsmouth, Berlin prompt action from NH Civil Rights Unit
State prosecutors are bringing additional civil complaints against a 31-year old man accused of smashing historic lanterns at Temple Israel in Portsmouth. Meanwhile, they’ve also settled a separate civil rights case with a 22-year-old Berlin man who repeatedly stole LGBTQ+ pride flags from a home in that community. In...
PREVIEW: Hartford Host League-Leading Louisville City FC
Location: Trinity Health Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut. HARTFORD ATHLETIC (7-12-4) vs LOUISVILLE CITY FC (17-4-2) Hartford Athletic have a chance to take six points away from this home stand after an uplifting win over Las Vegas last week, but they’ll need to beat the top team in the USL Championship tomorrow night to do it.
Wrong-way driver on I-90 charged with DWI
A Connecticut man was charged with driving while intoxicated after he was driving wrong way on I-90. State Police said troopers stopped a vehicle driven by Edilson Joviana Pereira, 35, of West Hartford, after they observed it going west in the eastbound lanes just before 1 a.m. on Aug. 18.
Waterbury community gets students ready for school year
Hundreds of students in Waterbury got ready for the upcoming school year, which begins Monday, August 26. Waterbury Youth Services hosted their 27th annual Back to School Rally at Fulton Park to give students what they need before they head back to class. It started at noon, but families started...
HKHS Student Completes Connecticut Fire Academy Course
(August 22, 2024) — Congratulations to Haddam Volunteer Fire Company Junior Division member and Haddam-Killingworth High School student Will Stolen! Will recently completed the Connecticut Fire Academy’s Introduction to the Fire Service (ITTFS) Advanced Skills and Concepts (ASAC) session held from August 11, 2024 to August 17, 2024.
Make Way For 3 More Preschools
New Haven’s daycare “desert” is about to grow a bit more green, in the form of three new or expanded group child care centers in Fair Haven and Edgewood. The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) heard those three proposals last Tuesday night during its latest monthly meeting, which was held online via Zoom and in person on the second floor of City Hall.
Elm City Market To Leave 360 State
(Updated) A downtown grocery store that has anchored a luxury apartment complex at Chapel and State streets for more than a decade will be closing up shop this fall — with plans to move two blocks down the road to a mixed-use development currently on the rise at the former Coliseum site.
Simsbury slips past Avon golfers in season-opening match
AVON, August 22, 2024 – Caleb Calitri had one birdie and eight pars as he shot an even-par 36 to lead the Simsbury High boys golf team to a three-stroke season opening win over Avon, 155-158, at Blue Fox Run on Thursday. Elijah LaTour shot a 39 for Simsbury...
Community organizations, businesses donate food and essentials to New Britain families
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A collaboration between community organizations and their business partners resulted in the distribution of food and essentials to nearly 400 New Britain families on Wednesday. According to a release from Price Rite Marketplace, the supermarket retailer teamed up with the hunger-fighting charity Feed the Children,...
Interview: Two-time Puerto Rican Olympian India Pagán talks the 2024 Games and other basketball experiences
Swish Appeal is thrilled to share this conversation with with India Pagán. The New London, CT basketball legend—who was selected as the city’s best player of the 2010s—is a two-time Olympian with the Puerto Rico National Team. Pagán played for Stony Brook Seawolves for five years, then moved to Germany and Czechia. She is now in Puerto Rico; we actually got to talk a day before her flight.
Person arrested after displaying firearm while operating vehicle in Thompson
THOMPSON, CT (WFSB) - A person was arrested after displaying a firearm while operating a vehicle on I-395 in Thompson Friday night. State police say that at around 6:25 P.M., Troop D received a report that a person displayed a firearm while operating a vehicle on I-395 in Thompson. Troopers...
Oxford daycare submerged in five feet of water determined to rebuild
OXFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - The damage from Sunday’s rain storm has been devastating, but not enough to crush people’s spirits. Small businesses along the Little River were badly flooded, including a daycare. Creative Starts Learning Center was submerged in 5 feet of water. “Never in my life have...
The Apple Place prepares for fall season under new ownership
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A beloved family-owned orchard in East Longmeadow now operating under new ownership. We stopped by ahead of a pretty busy time of the year, to see how things are coming along. The Apple Place in East Longmeadow has been doing just fine after new owners...
Naugatuck neighborhood continues clean up of flood damage
Piles of belongings cover Cherry Street in Naugatuck after Sunday’s devastating floods. Residents of 12 homes are picking up the pieces of what’s left of their neighborhood. “It is a lot at once. And it's like you do one thing and then ten more things get added,” said...
First responders supporting each other after Oxford floods
OXFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut first responders opened up on Friday about their physical and mental health following last weekend’s flash flooding. “Long days, long nights, no sleep,” Oxford Assistant Fire Chief Daniel Gramigna said. “I think last night was the first night that I was able to sleep a full night.” The Oxford Volunteer […]
Southbury farmers work to rebuild farms damaged in flood
SOUTHBURY, Conn. — The life of a farmer takes a lot of determination and grit. Long hours are spent caring for the animals and the land. Long hours, determination and grit are exactly what these farmers in Southbury are going to need after Sunday's storm destroyed parts of their property.
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