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Aswad Spuriel Arrested In Murder Of Juquin Smith
At 2 p.m. on July 6, 2023, police responded to the Plainfield train station and found Juquin Smith, 45, suffering from stab wounds, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney said. Smith was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Man pursues insanity verdict in Mashantucket stabbing
A former Baltimore, Maryland man, charged with stabbing a Mashantucket man in the face and neck in 2018, is seeking to convince a judge that he needs mental health treatment, not prison, for his alleged crime. A trial started on Friday in New London Superior Court for 47-year-old Dontae Glen...
Fire rips through business in Gales Ferry
GALES FERRY, CT (WFSB) - A big fire ripped through a business in Gales Ferry on Wednesday night. According to investigators, it broke out in a building at R.B. Kent & Son Inc on Baldwin Hill Road. Firefighters said they responded around 9 p.m. The fire chief told Channel 3...
RIDOT gives ultimatum over rough Cowesett Avenue roadwork
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — Dropping the hammer on a rough road project. RIDOT has told a local utility to do better or stop the job. Construction to replace waterpipes along Cowesett Avenue has been ongoing for nearly a year. Residents and local business owners, now paying the price...
Willimantic's newest bar, Reframe, has a twist: no alcohol
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — Reframe: A Dry Spot, a Willimantic bar with a twist, held its ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday. The business sells premade mocktails and has beer on tap, all alcohol-free. Believed to be the first sober bar in Connecticut, it's more modeled after a coffee shop. Frances McGrath,...
Backus Hospital internships for people with disabilities are a win-win: a 60-second read
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Eastern Connecticut will run the Project SEARCH internship program at Backus Hospital in the fall. This unpaid internship will give people aged 18-35 with intellectual or developmental disabilities various jobs around the hospital for nine months, while they learn skills to get into the workforce.
Thieves snatch $4,000 worth of items from Ulta in Lisbon
LISBON, CT (WFSB) - A trio of suspects stole $4,000 worth of merchandise from an Ulta in Lisbon over the weekend. State police said it happened at the River Road business on Saturday around 8:25 p.m. Troopers said three people went into the store, took the items, then fled in...
Shots fired at residence on Cliff Street in Norwich CT. Here's what we know
Gunshots were fired into a residence on Cliff Street in Norwich on Monday. Norwich Police said that at approximately 5:25 p.m. Monday, the dispatch center received several 911 calls reporting shots fired in the area of Cliff Street and North Cliff Street in Norwich. Numerous patrol officers responded to the...
New dam law expedites emergency response to flooding: How will this affect Norwich?
After the Fitchville Pond Dam leaked during the heavy January rains, a new law seeks to makes dams safer. SB 192, passed on May 8 at the end of the legislative session, prevents owners of dams from keeping them “in a condition which could threaten life or property.” The Connecticut Department of Energy...
Campbell: Neglected fence could use some attention
The State Police Headquarters in Scituate is beautifully maintained, the grounds are well-kept … but I turn your attention to the original longtime headquarters that is still used, the Richard Rhodes house built in 1794 and modernized in the early 1960s … (later called the Coggeshall Mansion). The...
Norwich Sachem Fund will seek new applications for $93,000 in unspent grant funds
Norwich ― The Sachem Fund is back after a seven-year hiatus for at least one more round of grant applications to fund projects in the city. The fund was created by former Mayor Benjaman Lathrop and leaders of the Mohegan tribe in 2007 to support economic development, historic and cultural activities and neighborhood revitalization. Both entities over the years reduced allocations and eventually stopped putting new money into the fund.
10-year-old Willimantic boy with autism gets to be garbage man for his birthday
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. (WTNH) — Some kids seem to be fascinated by garbage trucks, and for one boy from Willimantic, operating one is his dream job. Thanks to the kindness of others, that dream came true on Monday for Axton Nizeul’s 10th birthday. After being picked up early from school, his parents brought him to Casella Waste […]
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