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Motorcyclist Killed In Plainfield After Crashing Into Parked Car: Authorities
At 5 a.m. Plainfield police responded to the 700 block of East 3rd St. on a report of a crash, Andrea Wright, a spokeswoman for the city said. Upon arrival, police located a man who crashed his motorcycle into a parked car, Wright said. EMS responded and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, Wright said.
Can you take the heat? ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ hiring restaurant staff for filming at Foxwoods
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (WTNH) — Can you take the heat? Foxwoods Resort and Casino is hiring restaurant staff to be featured on the tv show “Hell’s Kitchen.” In March, the popular culinary competition series announced plans to film seasons 23 and 24 in a custom-built property at Foxwoods. According to the job position- which was posted […]
Police officers in Plainfield comprise 3/4 of the Top 20 earners. Why they earn so much OT
The Plainfield Police Department comprised more than three-fourths of the town’s top 20 earners during fiscal 2023, with many officers seeing a substantial increase in pay due to special duty and overtime earnings. Overtime and special duty are two different financial commitments by the town. Overtime is paid for...
Inspector General finds CT trooper justified in firing at man armed with knife during eviction
The Connecticut Office of Inspector General has found that a state police trooper was justified when he fired his gun at a man who was armed with a knife and began advancing toward police as he was being evicted from his apartment in Brooklyn last May. Inspector General Robert Devlin Jr. released a report Tuesday concluding that Trooper Romello Lumpkin acted as any reasonable police officer ...
Police logs ― April 23, 2024
Yolande Mompoint, 61, of 5 Ward St. was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct and interfering with an emergency call. Spencer S. Ferdula, 20, of 50 Summit St., New London, was charged April 16 with second-degree burglary, sixth-degree larceny and second-degree failure to appear in court. Pierce E. Hall. 57, of...
Roundtable: What has been your favorite UConn sports moment this year?
It’s been quite the year for UConn sports fans this athletic year as the entire fanbase was treated to countless moments. From the UConn women’s hockey team grabbing their first Hockey East Championship in program history to the UConn men’s basketball team going back-to-back in the national championship, there was plenty to write about in Storrs. For our final Daily Campus Roundtable of the year, our writers decided to give their takes on their favorite UConn sports moment of the year.
Thousands of visitors head to Preston to pick tulips
It’s opening day at Wicked Tulips Flower Farm in Preston. Thousands of tulips are blooming at the farm this spring after the bulbs were brought over from the Netherlands and planted in the fall. “We do this every year and we’ve been here in Connecticut for four years,” co-owner...
UConn men’s basketball adds Michigan big man to roster
STORRS, CT (WFSB) - The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team announced on Tuesday the addition of a big man to its roster. Tarris Reed Jr. will join the Huskies for the 2024-25 season. Reed spent two years at Michigan. UConn said he will have two years of eligibility...
Woman allegedly stole identity and withdrew $6,000 from bank in Windham
WINDHAM, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut State Police are seeking help in identifying a suspect involved in an identity theft incident on April 17. Around 1:41 p.m., the pictured suspect withdrew $6,000 from Northeast Family Federal Credit Union on Boston Post Road in Windham using the victim’s information. The suspect then attempted the same at the […]
West Warwick man charged with illegally possessing firearm and 11 large capacity magazines
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today a West Warwick man has been charged in Kent County Superior Court. 31-year-old Martin McLintock was charged with with illegally possessing a semi-automatic handgun and 11 large capacity magazines following his arrest by the Rhode Island State Police. He was charged on April 10 with one count of carrying a firearm in a vehicle without a license, one count of possession of large capacity magazines, and one count of possession of 10 grams or less of oxycodone.
Women’s Basketball: Reviewing the Huskies’ 13 scholarship players for next season
Basketball season ended just over two weeks ago, but it’s never too early to talk about next year, especially when it comes to Connecticut, the Basketball Capital of the World. There’s been some movement for the UConn women’s basketball team, with benchwarmers Amari DeBerry and Inês Bettencourt transferring out and Sarah Strong, the class of 2024’s late-deciding top recruit, committing.
In CT towns and cities, ARPA is funding a downtown revitalization
A sign in a vacant storefront on Norwich’s main street indicates it is eligible for the town’s revitalization project. CREDIT: SHAHRZAD RASEKH / CT MIRROR. On a recent weekday at La Stella Pizzeria, tucked into a flatiron building at Main Street and Market Street in Norwich, lunch hour was buzzing. Many of the city’s other historical storefronts along its downtown thoroughfares were empty and quiet — as they have been for over two decades in some cases — but nearly every one hinted that some kind of transformation was underway.
UConn Men’s Basketball is evaluating the transfer portal. Here are some possible additions.
STORRS, Conn. — It has been a glorious time for UConn Men’s Basketball, as the team is coming off back-to-back national championships. As fans enjoy the rare accomplishment, it is never too early to look ahead to the next season. With success comes a price tag, however, and the team could lose all five starters and its sixth man before the new season begins.
Griswold softball eclipses last year's win total at halfway mark
With the softball season nearing the halfway point, a contender for the most improved team in the Eastern Connecticut Conference has emerged. Right now, the award belongs to the Griswold Wolverines. Stirring one-run victories over Montville and Ledyard this week have lifted Griswold’s won-lost mark to a robust 7-2. Yup, the Wolverines have already...
Woman ID'd As Victim In Fatal 2-Vehicle Windham County Crash
It happened around 9 a.m. Saturday, April 20 in Windham County on Route 6 (Willimantic Road) in the town of Chaplin, Connecticut State Police said. A 2020 Nissan Murano, operated by a 77-year-old Tolland County man from the town on Mansfield, was traveling eastbound on Route 6 with a passenger in the front seat.
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