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Montville police working to locate reckless street bike operator
MONTVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — The Montville Police Department is asking the public for help in locating a street bike operator who has repeatedly driven recklessly and evaded officers. Over the course of several weeks, a handful of residents in the area of Raymond Hill Rd. have made multiple complaints to Montville police about a motorcycle […]
Hartford Public Schools announce three ‘Teacher of the Year’ finalists
Three educators have been chosen as finalists for the 2024 Hartford Public Schools Teacher of the Year. The annual teacher of the year award is given by a districtwide committee made up of HPS directors, officials from the Hartford Federation of Teachers, and previous teacher of the year winners after a months-long screening and interview process, according to the district. A field of 38 ...
There’s new hope for a significant CT greenway. It comes after decades of complex debate.
A push to convert a desolate, 4-mile stretch of rail line into a Connecticut greenway with trails for pedestrians and bicyclists has run headlong into the state’s stance that the rails remain a viable freight transportation corridor. But a new study shows for the first time that it is possible to combine the two uses in Hartford. A draft of a new study by the Capitol Region Council of ...
Wesleyan students join national protests and launch an encampment
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) – Wesleyan University’s Students for Justice in Palestine joined universities across the country in creating a student encampment on campus Sunday evening. The WSJP says that the encampment went up at 6:00 p.m. Sunday evening, behind the North and South College buildings. View Post The students claim that Wesleyan receives a $1.5 […]
Hartford police investigating shooting
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A male was shot and taken to the hospital early this morning in Hartford. The Hartford Police Department arrived at 163 Homestead Ave. at around 3:20 a.m. after a Shot Spotter notification sent them to the area. Once at the scene, police found a gunshot victim described as a male in […]
Kaitlyn Chen commits to UConn after three years with Princeton Tigers
STORRS, CT (WFSB) - On Sunday UConn announced the Princeton Tigers guard, Kaitlyn Chen, has joined the team from the transfer portal. Chen played three seasons with the Princeton Tigers under the head coach and former Husky, Carla Berube. Chen is a senior from California who is listed as 5-foot-9...
A pedestrian was struck by a car in West Hartford
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Mountain Rd. in West Hartford has reopened after a car struck a pedestrian this morning. Minutes before 11 a.m., the West Hartford Police Department arrived at Mountain Rd. near Gledhill Ln. for a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Police say no serious injuries were suspected. The area was closed to drivers […]
Antisemitic graffiti found in high school bathroom in West Hartford
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – West Hartford school administrators are concerned over a drawing of a swastika found in William H. Hall High School on Friday. In a letter to parents, Hall principal Dan Zittoun said that graffiti was discovered in a bathroom near the gymnasium before the start of their 8th period. Zittoun said […]
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