Police: Bridgeport teen, 15, caught with stolen car at Trumbull mall

Police say a Bridgeport teen, 15, was arrested at the Trumbull mall after running from a stolen car that was in a hit-and-run crash with a pedestrian. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Legal counsel for Naugatuck father charged in murder of 11-month-old daughter requests probable cause hearing

Legal counsel for Naugatuck murder suspect Christopher Francisquini requested a probable cause hearing at his appearance in Waterbury Superior Court on Wednesday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

What is Connecticut’s favorite Christmas movie? And why is it not Die Hard?

Beauty Answered reports that “Miracle on 34th Street,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Elf,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “Love Actually,” and plenty more rank amongst the most viewed. Which is the most popular in Connecticut? Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Connecticut State Police ratify union contract deal. Here’s why it’s being called ‘historical.’

“We appreciate what the governor’s administration did. They really recognize what troopers face every day,” Andrew Matthews, the executive director of the union, said Tuesday night. He called the lopsided ratification “historical.” Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Murder suspect who allegedly told marshal he had ‘friends’ on jury convicted, state officials say

Jarod Hamilton, who is affiliated with Bridgeport’s Greene Homes Boyz gang, fatally shot 22-year-old Khali Davis on Dec. 23, 2017, according to state officials. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bridgeport meth dealer gets more than 3 years in jail, officials say

Derek Coulson, 36, of Bridgeport, sold more than 80 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer in 2021, according to federal officials. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Former Fairfield finance official denied probation in fill pile case

Fairfield’s former chief financial officer was denied a pretrial probation program for his alleged role in the town’s fill pile scandal. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Once a center of Hartford’s Polish community, Polish National Home has a buyer. ‘It’s just real, real sad.’

Hartford’s Polish National Home — built in the 1930 as a center for a growing Polish community — is being sold to a nondenominational church. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Connecticut inaugural ball: Bacon Brothers and lobbyists players at Lamont event; sponsorships now up to $25K

Since at least 1998, the Office of State Ethics and its predecessor, the State Ethics Commission, has given the same advice: Connecticut law places no limits on contributions from lobbyists, their clients or contractors for inaugurals. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

West Hartford to decide Wednesday on controversial plan for six-story condo tower, mixed-use complex in town center

West Hartford’s town council is expected to decide Wednesday night whether developers can put up a six-story condo building and mixed-used complex in the town center. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Person wounded in Bridgeport shooting, official says

One person was shot twice Monday night in the area of Barnum Avenue and Harriet Street in Bridgeport, a city official said. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bridgeport man convicted in 2017 killing of gang rival

A Bridgeport man was found guilty by a jury of the 2017 slaying of a gang rival. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Former Fairfield financial officer arraigned on new charges in dumping scandal

Fairfield’s former chief financial officer, Robert Mayer, was arraigned Monday on two new charges — conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny and conspiracy to illegally dispose of solid waste. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Alissa Parker’s nativity scene was packed away after the death of her daughter Emilie. Ten years after the tragedy at Sandy Hook, she’s ready to start putting the pieces back together.

The Parker’s advent calendar has stayed frozen in time since 2012, when they lost their daughter Emilie at Sandy Hook Elementary School. At the decade milestone of her death, Alissa Parker hopes to embody her daughter’s generosity and embrace one of her favorite Christmas traditions. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

With respiratory illness on the rise, school administrators are reporting uptick in student absences amid “tripledemic”

Some school administrators are reporting a rise in empty desks and teachers calling in sick as the “triple-demic” takes hold in Connecticut classrooms. After two years of pandemic interruption, which drove unprecedented levels of chronic absenteeism and learning loss, educators hoped the 2022-2023 school year would put students back on track. But a wave of…

Evicted: How one ninth-grader in Connecticut navigated new obstacles

Kids thrive on routine, and school tends to be a big part of that routine. When it’s disrupted, it can be distressing, said Jason Lang, chief program officer at the Child Health and Development Institute, a Farmington-based nonprofit research organization that helps train other pediatric and mental health providers in Connecticut. Top Featured Tags: -…

Testo’s, Downtown Cafe don’t have to repay COVID aid after closings

“There was no guarantee when we ran this program that everyone was going to stay in business,” said Tom Gaudett, an aide to Mayor Joe Ganim. “We fully expected some businesses would either sell or close down.” Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bridgeport police investigating shooting that injured two outside East Main Street restaurant

Bridgeport police are investigating a shooting that injured two outside La Sabrosura Restaurant on East Main Street early Sunday Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Watertown man charged with operating under the influence after driving the wrong way on Route 8 in Seymour

A Watertown man was charged with operating under the influence after he was stopped by state police while driving the wrong way on Route 8 in Seymour Saturday Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Where to see holiday light shows at CT homes with fun for visitors and help for people in need

December in central and northern Connecticut brings a collection of exuberantly decorated houses with spectacular holiday light displays, and a few of this year’s offerings are spots in Plainville, Windsor, Bristol, Glastonbury and Stafford. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

CT grocer charged with illegal sale of alcohol, gun counts

Police said the store has a “grocery beer liquor permit” but does not have a valid permit to sell other forms of alcohol. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A federal lawmaker in CT sees wide economic disparity in his district. The committee he leads documented the issue in other states too; Sarah Jessica Parker narrates.

“I’m just enormously happy with the outcome of the committee,” Himes said. “One of the reasons we get screwed up in Washington is we stop thinking about real people and we start thinking about stereotypes … That destroys your ability, destroys the empathy that is required to be thoughtful about trying to help real people.”…

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