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Agawam 5-year-old takes a stand for kittens in need
Elizabeth Poggi knows what it means to make a difference — at age 5. Elizabeth wanted to run a lemonade stand this summer, and her parents – Rebecca and Richard Poggi – were happy to help. When Elizabeth asked if she could donate proceeds to Dakin Humane Society, her parents not only agreed, they promised to match what she made from her stand.
Seniors enjoy walking in the Tobin Preserve woods
KENT—In an effort to give older people an opportunity to exercise in a fun way, Kent Land Trust and Kent Park and Recreation teamed up with the New Milford Senior Center for a Senior Hike Friday, July 19. Two dozen seniors participated in the hike, with a large portion...
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.
Rob Brereton brings toe-tapping dulcimer program to Merryall
NEW MILFORD—Rob Brereton, considered one of the pioneers in contemporary mountain dulcimer playing, will appear at Merryall Center, 8 Chapel Hill Rd., Saturday, Aug. 3, at 7:30 p.m. Rob Brereton’s favorite playlist includes singer/songwriter classics from Simon & Garfunkel, John Denver and the like as well as Brereton’s favorite...
Antje Duvekot returns to Merryall Center Aug. 10
NEW MILFORD—Antje Duvekot returns to Merryall Center, 8 Chapel Hill Rd., Saturday, Aug. 10, at 7:30 p.m. Born in Germany and transplanted to the U.S. as a young teen, Duvekot began to hone her observational skills through a lens of biculturalism when she picked up a guitar during that move. Duvekot has extensive touring experience, having crisscrossed the U.S. and Europe many times. She’s been invited to play some of the top festivals including The Newport Folk Festival as well as the Mountain Stage, Philadelphia and Kerrville Festivals.
In the battle over banned books, there’s a cold war amid public library shelves
SPRINGFIELD — When digital services librarian Katherine Stapp tries to help patrons of Springfield City Library track down books on sensitive, politically charged subjects, she can’t always find them. She said they have either been stolen or hidden in one of the City Library’s nine branches where no one would think to look.
Southampton Police looking to identify fraud suspects
SOUTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Southampton Police Department is asking for your help identifying fraud suspects. According to police, these individuals are responsible for fraudulent credit card use. The card used was reported stolen out of a parked car. If you have any information or know their identities, contact Southampton...
RI is off to the Little League Softball regional title game; here's how they did it
BRISTOL, Conn. — Cranston Western Little League Softball was down to its last six outs. The Rhode Island team stomped its way through the New England Regional tournament until Massachusetts carried a lead into the fifth inning of the winner’s bracket final on Wednesday night. But this Ocean State team is making waves this summer and has something to prove. ...
Westfield property owner ordered to dispose of septic tank left in wetland
WESTFIELD — A North Side property owner complied with a Board of Health order to remove a septic tank, but Conservation Commission members aren’t happy about how the work was done. “Now we have a giant hole in the ground,” Conservation Coordinator Anna Meassick told the board at...
Black voters react to Kamala Harris campaign
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Kamala Harris is intensifying her presidential campaign efforts, addressing members of a historically Black sorority on Wednesday. Focused on securing victory in November, Harris delivered a keynote speech at ZETA PHI BETA, a Black sorority in Indianapolis. Notably, Harris herself is a member of another historically...
Thanks to LaBonne’s Market, I Now Know What a Skimmer Looks Like
It's Skimmer-Mania in Connecticut today, with every news and media outlet breathlessly reporting another area store in which your financial data may have been skimmed. Do you know what a credit card skimmer device looks like? I do, thanks to LaBonne's Market - Prospect. Over the past two weeks there...
Wife Convicted Of Killing UConn Professor Found Dead At Burlington Home On Sentencing Day
Hartford County resident Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi, age 76, of Burlington, was found dead at her Smith Lane home on Wednesday, July 24, Connecticut State Police announced. According to authorities, just after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, state troopers were told that no one had been able to make contact with Kosuda-Bigazzi at her home. After the trooper's attempts to make contact with her also failed, they entered the home and found her unresponsive, declaring her dead at the scene.
State police stop traffic on I-91 in Hartford so family of ducks could cross
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Traffic on Interstate 91 south was stopped by state police on Monday so a family of ducks could safely get across. State police on Thursday released body camera footage of the ducks being ushered across the blacktop in the area of exit 33. Troopers said they...
Community raises surgery funds for dog thrown from vehicle in Avon
Community members from in and around Avon rallied to raise at least $6,000 to pay for surgery for a young dog who was thrown from a vehicle this week. Surgery was scheduled for Wednesday for the Lhasa Apso, who suffered a broken pelvis.
Prospect man accused of paying his illegal barber business with stolen credit card
PROSPECT, Conn. (WTNH) — Officials with the Connecticut State Police say a Prospect man is facing charges after allegedly using another person’s credit card to pay himself through an illegal barber business. 29-year-old Corey Lister of Prospect was charged with two counts of sixth-degree larceny, two counts of sixth-degree criminal attempt to commit larceny, and […]
Cigna’s health equity fund aims to narrow health care access gap in Hartford
Bloomfield-based Cigna Health Group launched a health equity fund that plans to invest $9 million in communities nationally over the next three years, starting with Hartford. In Hartford, more than a quarter of residents surveyed had asthma. Between 2017 and 2021, Hartford averaged 53 days per year of “poor” air quality or worse.
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