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Bomb threat forces evacuation of school in Bloomfield
A magnet school in Bloomfield was evacuated Friday morning due to a bomb threat, according to police. Officers responded to the Global Experience Magnet School on South Griffin Road around 8:15 a.m. after school security noticed some graffiti in a bathroom that was percieved as a bomb threat, police said.
Time to go fishing
Jarod Calovis, of East Haddam, spends time fishing from the boardwalk at Ferry Landing State Park in Old Lyme after getting off work. Calovis decided to go fishing since he had nothing else to do Friday, May 17, 2024. In the background, a power boat travels up the Connecticut River. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Manchester funeral home offers 'greener' cremation method
MANCHESTER, Conn. — A local funeral home is taking steps towards leaving a greener footprint. It has one of the only Aquamation systems in the region, which is a newer, cleaner way to take home ashes after a loved one passes. “This is a way to do things in...
Downtown Hartford hosts USA Gymnastics and pop-up shop with local businesses
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Downtown Hartford is buzzing with action. From a high-profile gymnastics competition to a pop-up shop featuring dozens of local businesses, there’s much to enjoy. Gymnastics fans have taken over downtown. If you’re heading to the XL Center anytime soon, the chances you’ll see someone doing...
Gotcha! Arrest Made In Theft Of $62,000 Worth Of Parts From BMW HQ: Woodcliff Lake PD
Joseph Domenico Varano, 21, of Bloomfield and his cohorts hit the parking lot of the campus off Chestnut Ridge Road near the Garden State Parkway on May 4, Woodcliff Lake Police Chief Stephen Regula said. Borough police identified Varano and arrested him at his home on Thursday, May 16, with...
Tyler Chapman Doubles Up, DiMatteo, Gambacorta, Surdell, & Hydar Score May 17 Weekly Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Stafford Weekly Racing on Friday, May 17th with its five weekly divisions plus the remaining 12 laps to be made up from the April 28 SK Light feature. Tyler Chapman was the big winner of the night, winning both the 12-lap completion of the April 28 SK Light feature event as well as the regularly scheduled 20-lap feature. Chapman’s 2 wins tonight gives him 3 wins in 3 SK Light races this season and dating back to the end of 2023, Chapman has now won 5 consecutive points paying SK Light feature events. Other winners on the night were Cory DiMatteo in the SK Modified® feature and Kevin Gambacorta in the Late Model feature with both drivers scoring their second consecutive wins of the 2024 season. R.J. Surdell came home a winner for only the second time in his Stafford career and the win was his first since July 7, 2017. Travis Hydar locked up his second Street Stock win of the 2024 season and in the process became Stafford Speedway’s winningest Street Stock driver in history with 21 career wins, breaking a tie with Kyle Casagrande.
Taking a train along the Hartford Line this summer? Here’s why you may have to take a bus instead
If you plan on taking a CTrail or Amtrak train along the Hartford Line this summer, the state’s Department of Transportation wants you to know you may need to get on a bus instead. Upcoming train service adjustments will go into effect May 28, and run through Nov. 1, on the Hartford Line, for the Windsor Locks Station and Track Improvement Project. The major construction project will replace ...
East Hampton police cruiser struck; driver of other vehicle cited
EAST HAMPTON, CT (WFSB) - A driver was found to be at fault for striking a police cruiser in East Hampton. Police said the driver hit the East Hampton cruiser as the driver left the parking lot of the Atlantic Gas Station on High Street on Friday morning. The cruiser...
UConn demo teaches how to respond to pedestrian crash
STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) — A demo held on Wednesday at the University of Connecticut taught officers what to do when responding to a scene where a vehicle hits a pedestrian. “It’s truly important,” said Eric Jackson, the executive director of the Connecticut Transportation Institute. The simulation also included what to do if a bicyclist is […]
Brighter weather Friday but gray skies return to start the weekend
After a couple of gloomy days, Friday will be brighter with a mix of sun a clouds. High temperatures will climb into the mid-70s by the afternoon. The clouds return on Saturday. There is a slight chance of showers or sprinkles Saturday afternoon, but the day won't be a washout.
Six years after a nearly deadly attack on her, ex-CT police officer champions bill to protect victims
When then-Hartford Police officer Jill Kidik survived a brutal knife attack to her neck during a routine call six years ago Friday, she nearly lost her voice. Now years into her recovery, Kidik has found her voice in a new way — advocating for victims of violence. That advocacy has led to the passage of a state bill that will broaden protections for victims whose attackers are deemed not ...
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