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New Details Emerge After Teens Shot, Killed In Hartford
The incident occurred in Hartford around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, May 4, at 94 Hendicxsen Ave. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert, officers responded after receiving multiple 911 callers reporting shots fired. The teens, Lavante Brown, age 19, of Hartford, and Aydin Davis, age 16, of Bloomfield, were found in the building...
Man arrested for exchanging gunfire with people in an Enfield home
ENFIELD, CT (WFSB) - A man was arrested for a “shots fired” incident that happened inside a home in Enfield on Sunday. Zachary Clothakis, 28, of Bloomfield was hit with a list of charges, according to Enfield police. They said they responded to Lincoln Street and Alden Avenue...
Simsbury Meadows 2024 summer series includes a symphony, a circus and Swifties
The Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center recently unveiled an excitingly diverse summer schedule for 2024. Along with the five-concert Talcott Mountain Music Festival, the outdoor venue will host a circus troupe, pop tributes to Taylor Swift, Billy Joel, Elton John and Walt Disney, plus several ukulele events. Simsbury Meadows, part of a sprawling expanse of fields, parks and ballfields ...
23-Year-Old From Southington Killed In I-91 Windsor Crash
It happened in Hartford County just before 11 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in Windsor. Connecticut State Police said a 2024 Kawasaki was traveling northbound on I-91 south of Exit 36 when, for an unknown reason, it veered to the left and struck a median concrete barrier. The driver, Zachary Michael...
Woman Runs Over Kitten On Purpose In Southington, Cops Say
Hartford County resident Ana Rodriguez, age 65, of New Britain, turned herself in to Southington Police on Friday, May 3, for the Monday, April 15 incident. According to Lt. Keith Egan of the Southington Police, officers responded to the Walmart parking lot that had dropped off a cat and a kitten in the parking lot and then ran over the kitten.
Teens, suspicious behavior and mock weapons: CT officials warn of assassin games
Even though Senior Assassin, Water Wars and similar assassination-themed games have been a springtime tradition for teens in many Connecticut communities, police are stepping up warnings about the risks after a pair of incidents this week. “Trumbull police strongly urge adults to talk with teens about the risks of this game, and make sure they understand their actions,” Trumbull’s police ...
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School Prom 2024
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Civil rights complaint filed against Southwick schools as a result of online mock slave auction
A federal civil rights complaint has been filed against the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional school district as well as Southwick Regional School on behalf of Skyla Lopez, an 8th grader in the district who was subject to an online mock slave auction by other students. According to the complaint, Lopez faced harassment...
Historic CT factory complex targeted for major facelift: Condos, apartments, shops
The iconic Collins Co. ax factory complex in Canton could become home to nearly 290 apartments and condos under a plan by the daughters of long-term property owner Rusty Tilney. Sisters Lisa and Merritt Tilney intend to salvage all of the historically significant buildings that can be saved, and will retain the unique patchwork of small canals and industrial waterways that run through the ...
Remembering the days before homelessness in Berkshire County
At the turn of the century, I returned to Berkshire County, where I had grown up. I had been gone a score of years, starting just after high school. It is hard to impress how halcyon Pittsfield was in the 1960s through 1980. Crime was virtually unheard of. I remember a big “news story” in The Berkshire Eagle about teenagers drinking beer in the woods by fires. During the ’90s, when Pittsfield was in the very beginning of its economic downturn brought on by General Electric downsizing, there was little crime in Pittsfield. Historians generally agree that the 1990s represented a national high-water mark from crime, but the Berkshires by and large ducked it.
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