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Group calls for charges against student protestors to be dropped
VERNON, CT (WFSB) - Two weeks ago more than two dozen UConn students were arrested at the pro-Palestinian encampment on the Storrs campus. Some students and alumni want to see those charges dropped. Students arrested at the encampment were charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct, which are misdemeanors. A...
Wayland resident Alexander Dennis killed in wrong-way car crash in Conn.
A Massachusetts man was among four people killed in a wrong-way, head-on car crash in Connecticut last week, according to Connecticut State Police. The Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified 21-year-old Wayland resident Alexander Dennis as one of two drivers involved in the crash Tuesday afternoon, according to the crash report. Dennis was so badly injured in the crash that an autopsy was necessary to confirm his identity.
CT roads need 38 new and expensive noise barriers. Why there’s no money to pay for them.
A study of noise along Connecticut’s roadways has recommended that the state Department of Transportation erect 38 new noise barriers along its interstate highways and state roads. However, according to a DOT spokeswoman, there is no federal or state money to pay for them at this point. The study was conducted to bring the state up to date with the Federal Highway Administration’s noise ...
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong suing internet provider
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is suing an internet provider to stop a fee and recuperate millions for customers. Tong said that in Altice USA, which owns Optimum, added a $2.50 “network enhancing fee” in 2019. That’s since increased to more than $6 a month. Tong said the company has also […]
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