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Department of Consumer Protection warns scams amid flood recovery efforts
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – As recovery efforts continue across Connecticut following severe flooding and storm damage, the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) is urging residents to be vigilant against potential scams. “Unfortunately, storms like these bring scammers who target families at their most vulnerable times. Damage to homes can...
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Damage from massive and deadly storm in CT
Photos and videos from western Connecticut capturing the damage left from the deadly storm on Sunday, August 18. One dead, another missing after being swept away during ‘historic’ flooding in CT ©2024 Hartford Courant. Visit courant.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Wolcott man pleads guilty to felony charge in connection to breach at US Capitol in 2021
A Wolcott man plead guilty Monday to a felony charge in connection with the breach at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Richard Markey, 39, was arrested in July 2023. Federal officials said several U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department were at the “tunnel” leading to the lower west terrace exterior door after their positions were overrun. They were trying to keep the crowd from entering the U.S. Capitol building when rioters entered the tunnel and attacked the officers.
Cleanup efforts underway after flooding in Southbury
Cleanup efforts are underway in Southbury after floodwaters rushed through the area. “Devastated, just devastated. I think it’s really very sad,” Lynn Cola-Francesco, of Southbury, said. “I experienced Sandy and Irene, I lived in Fairfield and now experiencing devastation again, so I’m very sad.”. While a...
Ethan Springle to stay in state and attend Roberts Wesleyan University (2024)
Springle will make an immediate impact as his 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly PBs would've B finaled and his 100 back would've A finaled at the 2024 MET Champs Current photo via Ethan Springle. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and...
Sikorsky completes delivery of new presidential helicopters
STRATFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The U.S. Marine Corps formally accepted the next presidential helicopter built by Sikorsky, who’s headquartered in Stratford. “Once again, Sikorsky’s highly-skilled employees have shown their ability to innovate, manufacture and deliver these next-generation VH-92A presidential helicopters that will be operating worldwide in support of presidential missions well into the future,” Richard […]
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against man accused of killing Chicopee woman
CHICOPEE — The criminal case of Jason Chapdelaine, who is facing a murder charge for allegedly stabbing to death his girlfriend Eileen Monaghan in April, is ongoing. He is now also facing a civil case. Monaghan’s estate filed a wrongful death suit against Chapdelaine in June. The complaint also...
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