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Police investigating after pedestrian struck in Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, CT (WFSB) - Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck in Bridgeport Saturday afternoon. Police say that it happened in the area of Fairfield and Clinton Avenue. The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries. The operator of the vehicle stayed on scene. There is no further...
Person rescued from Waterbury house fire
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) – One person had to be rescued from a house fire on Hillside Avenue in Waterbury early Saturday afternoon. A fire department spokesperson says firefighters were called to the 2 family home at 12:13 p.m. and upon arrival had to rescue a homeless person from a second floor window by ladder. The […]
Fine arts, fine day: Sun-splashed showcase for downtown exhibition
WESTPORT — On Saturday, the first day of the 51st annual Westport Fine Arts Festival, the sun shone on the 140 artists and craftspeople displaying their work, and hundreds who came to view — and buy — the spectrum of artwork. Many of the artists said they...
Congressional candidates attend Memorial Day observances
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — The City of Waterbury held a series of Memorial Day observances, including its annual parade, on Sunday afternoon. Waterbury distinguishes itself as a “Gold Star Family City”. This distinction honors more than 500 servicemembers from Waterbury who died in uniform. The observances also became a backdrop for the politics of the […]
4 Teens Caught Following Ridgefield Crash After Allegedly Abducting Girl In Wilton
Four teens were apprehended after police say they allegedly abducted a girl in a quiet Connecticut town near the New York border. Click here for a new, updated story: New Info Released After 2 Boys, 2 Girls Pursued From Wilton Caught After Crash In RidgefieldAt about 5:15 p.m. Friday, May 24,…
Stew Leonard's sued for wrongful death in mislabeled cookie case
WATERBURY, Conn. -- Stew Leonard's is facing a wrongful death lawsuit from the estate of a woman with a peanut allergy who died after she ate a mislabeled cookie and suffered a severe reaction. Orla Ruth Baxendale, 25, died on Jan. 11 after she ate a Florentine cookie sold by Stew Leonard's and went into anaphylactic shock, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday in Waterbury, Connecticut.Cookies recalled after woman's deathThe holiday cookies were sold under the Stew Leonard's brand at stores in Danbury and Newington in late 2023 before the grocery store issued a recall. The cookies were produced by Cookies United, a...
City, Other Areas in County See Over 3 Inches of Rain; Residents Asked to do Weather Damage Survey
Office of Emergency Management for Harrison County is asking residents in the Bridgeport, Shinnston and West Milford area that experienced flooding damage from overnight storms that began May 25 and ran into this morning May 26 to fill out an assessment form. The storms lasted from 11 p.m. through 4 a.m.
Cross Principal Adapts To Overenrolled School
Wilbur Cross Principal Matt Brown has a math problem to solve:. How do you lead a school where the building’s capacity is for 1,300 students, its enrollment tops 1,700, and the number of students who actually show up to class each day is somewhere in between — given the district’s persistent struggles with chronic absenteeism?
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