Newington starts search for new town manager as voters consider residency requirement

The town of Newington has put together a search committee to find a replacement for town manager Keith Chapman, who plans to retire next month. Chapman submitted his resignation letter at the council meeting on Tuesday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Maurice Sendak was ‘a serious artist’, CT foundation says. This art museum’s major exhibit shows it.

“We wanted people to understand that Maurice was actually a serious artist,” said Lynn Caponera, executive director of the Maurice Sendak Foundation in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Poll: GOP challenger George Logan has slight edge over Jahana Hayes in CT 5th District. It’s a race to watch.

Nearly half of the respondents identified the economy as the most important issue in determining their votes, followed by 15% who named abortion and 14% concerned about threats to democracy. Nothing else registered in double digits. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

WFSB-CT Insider forum with Lamont, Stefanowski to air Thursday

Gov. Ned Lamont and Bob Stefanowski, the GOP nominee for governor, will appear in a one-hour conversation on issues facing Connecticut at 7 p.m. Thursday on WFSB-TV Channel 3 and live streaming on the Hearst Connecticut Media and WFSB websites. The CT ’22-CT Insider forum on the election for governor features Lamont and Stefanowski separately…

Police: Pepper spray lures Fairfield man out of home to end standoff

Fairfield police said Neal Bhatia was “extremely uncooperative” and refused to leave his home when they tried to arrest him on domestic violence charges. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Gunshots reported in ‘densely wooded’ area, Milford police say

Milford cops said the shots reportedly occurred between the 900 block of New Haven Avenue and the 200 block of Baxter Lane, a site popular with turkey hunters. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Channel 3 Kids Camp seeking buyers, partners amid financial difficulties

Last summer the camp had to cancel the summer season, announcing on June 3 that it would not be able to serve the approximately 1,000 children registered to attend. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Stonington Board of Education passes resolution to allow Pride flags back in the classrooms

The Stonington Board of Education passed a resolution on Tuesday allowing Pride flags — a symbol of the LGBTQ community — to be displayed in classrooms, as they fall outside current board policies concerning partisan political displays, political influence and political messaging. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Unvarnished’ bio of Connecticut hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio scheduled for next fall

The 73-year-old Dalio announced earlier this month that he was transferring his voting rights to the board of directors, but will remain as “founder and CIO mentor.” Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Stratford schools turn to technology with anonymous reporting app

The Stopit app is among other school safety measures implemented by the school district that include the hiring of a new safety director, specialists who will be trained in de-escalation and the installation of additional alert systems on school buildings. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Male suspect who burglarized Milford brewery sought, police say

Milford police said the suspect burglarized Dockside Brewery on Oct. 2. No one was injured because the business had already closed for the night, police said. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Man who lived in Bridgeport under stolen identity for 20 years faces deportation

A citizen of St. Lucia will serve no additional prison time after he lived under a stolen identity in Bridgeport for about 20 years, federal prosecutors say. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

It’s bat week in Connecticut. This is why the frightening part is for the animals, not people.

“Halloween is a great time to dispel myths about bats,” Jenny Dickson, director of the DEEP Wildlife Division Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Church expanding giveaway event and pre-Thanksgiving feast in New Haven to Hartford residents in need

Pastor Brenda Adkins and her husband, John Adkins, of His Divine Will Fellowship Church in Hamden, decided to invite Hartford area residents to their “Day of Joy” event on Nov. 19 because they’ve had so many calls of people in desperate need in the capital city. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution…

Russian court hears appeal by Griner against 9-year sentence

Griner took part in the Moscow Regional Court hearing via video call from a penal colony outside Moscow where she is imprisoned. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Westport police warn of increase in fraudulent practice known as ‘check washing’

Westport police are advising residents and visitors to refrain from paying by check amid a local spike in a certain type of check fraud known as “check washing.” Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Boys who crashed stolen car tried to flee via Uber, Trumbull police say

Four boys who crashed a stolen Hyundai Sonata were apprehended early Monday as they attempted to evade officers by calling an Uber, according to Trumbull police. The boys included a 12-year-old. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bridgeport man charged with molesting children at Seaside Park playground

Police said 57-year-old Djibril Ali chased the crying children around the playground at the park, grabbing their rear ends Friday afternoon. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

2022 election: What Connecticut residents need to know before voting this year

Candidates running for some local offices will be on the ballot as well. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Four CT women have waited nearly four decades for the man accused of raping them to face a jury. On Tuesday, he finally will.

The trial for Michael Sharpe will begin Tuesday morning in Hartford Superior Court, about 36 years after he allegedly carried out a string of rapes at gunpoint in the summer of 1984. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

There’s potential for ‘dramatic change‘ in West Hartford. The town wants your input on the Center infrastructure plan.

West Hartford residents have until Oct. 28 to offer input on West Hartford Center’s master plan through an interactive map and survey before the town and its consultant begin developing a new infrastructure design for the popular shopping and dining hub. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Father of missing toddler Vanessa Morales due in court today for Ansonia murder case

The father of missing toddler Vanessa Morales is due in Milford court Monday in connection with the 2019 homicide of the child’s mother in Ansonia. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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