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Fire at Crystal Rock Water facility in Watertown
WATERTOWN, Conn. (WFSB) - Crews fought a blaze at a business in Watertown on Thursday. Around 9 a.m., firefighters rushed to Buckingham Street and Callender Road. A trailer and dumpster went up in flames outside a building at Crystal Rock Water, officials say. Heavy fire was reported due to the...
CT restaurant inspections reveal roaches, rodent droppings, unsafe food practices
Roaches, rodent droppings, shrimp at room temperature and chicken thawing on a counter are among the conditions found separately at restaurants during inspections by the Central Connecticut Health District. Records from the district show at least 16 restaurants during January and February have had priority item violations found during routine health inspections. The Central Connecticut Health ...
Loved ones demand justice outside Waterbury Court after woman struck and killed in Wolcott
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Family and friends of Alexandra “Allie” Standish gathered outside Waterbury Superior Court on Wednesday, continuing their quest for justice after the tragic death of the 37-year-old Wolcott woman. Standish was fatally hit by a car in her driveway on February 10th. “It’s hard,” said Jessica Tepper, a close friend of Standish. […]
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont had nearly 200 trees ‘illegally’ cut behind $7.5M home for ‘better view’ — infuriating neighbors: ‘Chainsaw massacre’
Hypocrisy’s the root of the problem. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont had thousands of trees and bushes illegally chopped behind his sprawling Greenwich home — despite publicly championing a statewide effort to plant more conifers, according to angry neighbors and other sources. The wealthy 70-year-old Democrat was hit with a citation for cutting down more than 180 trees in a protected wetland area to allegedly get a better view of a pond from his $7.6 million abode, CT Insider reported Tuesday. “[It’s a] chainsaw massacre,” land use attorney John Tesei, who represents nearby property owners INCT LLC, said according to the outlet. “I’ve...
Man sentenced for trafficking Mexican-sourced heroin, fentanyl, and crack into CT
BRIDGEPORT, CT (WFSB) - A man was sentenced for trafficking an array of drugs sourced from Mexico into Connecticut. Jason Cox, 50, formerly of Bridgeport and Savannah, GA, was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut. According...
Baummer's Pond in Naugatuck back open after police investigate shooting involving officers
NAUGATUCK, Conn. — Baummer's Pond in Naugatuck is back open tonight after it was closed all day Thursday, as police investigated a shooting they said happened there this morning. Naugatuck police said they initially got called to the pond around 9:15 a.m., with reports of a man armed with...
24-Year-Old Caught Going 120 MPH In Naugatuck: Police
Hartford County resident Jean Rivera, age 24, was arrested on Tuesday, April 24 in connection with an alleged reckless driving incident that happened in New Haven County earlier in the same day, Connecticut State Police announced. According to state police, at around 9 a.m., a trooper saw a black BMW...
Waterbury fire leaves dozens without a home
“I grew up there. I lived there for 10 years since I was like 10 years old so it was really scary seeing my house on fire,” Serinteree Grandpre said. Grandpre was inside her Waterbury apartment on Monday night when flames broke out in the other room. “It was...
Missing dogs being found with altered appearances
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Many dogs across the state are being returned home with an altered appearance according to The Dog Gone Recovery Network. The Network says they’ve seen dogs with their hair cut and dyed different colors. “They’re dying them different colors, they’re shaving them, anything to...
“Mr. Downtown” Dies; Downtown Lives On
Joel Schiavone, the sockless banjo-strumming real estate developer who launched New Haven’s downtown renaissance, has died at the age of 87, leaving behind a legacy that will long outlive him. In remaking the blocks in and around Chapel, College, and Crown streets, Schiavone invented “new urbanism” in New Haven...
And The Home-Buy Lottery Winner Is …
Seven-year-old Meklit and five-year-old Bethlehem ran around the empty rooms of 455 Howard Ave., dodging the legs of parents and realtors and city workers. This two-family home would soon be theirs. “We always wanted a big house,” Meklit said, minutes after her father won the Livable City Initiative’s (LCI’s) latest...
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