Man accused of threatening woman, children with knife

A New Haven man is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Bridgeport and threatening her and her children with a knife. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Connecticut settles suit by inmate who gave birth in prison cell

A Connecticut prison inmate who gave birth on a toilet in her cell and claimed she was denied medical care has agreed to settle her lawsuit against state prison officials, her lawyers told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Superintendent: 2 confirmed, 1 ‘presumptive’ new virus cases in Westport schools

The two elementary school cases were found at Greens Farms and Long Lots elementary schools, Scarice said in an email to families and staff Tuesday night. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Connecticut man faces charges after he refused to wear a mask or leave grocery store

A man who refused to leave a Canterbury grocery store because he wasn’t wearing a mask and then ran from a trooper was arrested Sunday, state police say. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Sentenced to 50 years, an accused killer will get a new trial

The state Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a Bridgeport convicted killer because the trial judge failed to instruct the jury on the credibility of informants. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Daily coronavirus updates: Hospitalizations increase sharply once again; Gov. Ned Lamont meets with doctors calling for new restrictions

The number of COVID-19 patients in Connecticut hospitals increased again Tuesday, Gov. Ned Lamont said, continuing an upward trend that has persisted over more than two months. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Experts: COVID vaccine’s rapid availability is ‘like man landing on the moon’

Gov. Ned Lamont said the state is expecting the first 20,000 doses of the vaccine by Dec. 14. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Police: 1 dead, 1 seriously injured in Wolcott crash

Police closed County Road for about five hours Wednesday morning after a crash involving two vehicles. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Christmas arrives in New Britain— via Facebook

The towering Christmas tree in New Britain’s Central Park was abruptly ablaze with holiday lights Tuesday night, but for the first time in years there were no crowds cheering nor lines of children waiting to see Santa.Instead, the city’s traditional inauguration of the holiday season was moved online for this year, with parents and children…

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‘He was one of a kind:’ Motorcycle enthusiast killed in Ansonia crash remembered

Kevin Parham loved his family, motorcycles and animals, his obituary said. He died Sunday in a motorcycle crash. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Central Connecticut State University ordered to reinstate former administrator after domestic violence charges were dropped

Central Connecticut State University has been ordered to reinstate its former director of student conduct more than a year after prosecutors dropped a slate of criminal charges against him related to an April 2018 domestic incident in Hartford. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Fairfield elementary school goes remote due to COVID staffing issues

The decision came as 11 staff members were in quarantine or isolation for exposure to coronavirus. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Once approved, Big Y to offer free COVID vaccines to customers

Big Y announced Wednesday all 33 of its Pharmacy and Wellness Centers will administer the vaccine to customers. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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CDC panel says health care workers and nursing home residents should get COVID-19 vaccine first; vaccinations expected by end of December

A panel advising the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 13-1 Tuesday to recommend that health care workers and nursing home residents be the first recipients of a coronavirus vaccine. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Manchester Christmas Day traditions to continue, with some changes due to COVID-19

Christmas Day events that benefit children and adults in Manchester and the region will go on this Dec. 25, with some changes due to COVID-19 precautions, organizers said. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Officials: CT will be first to meet tech needs of at-home learners

Connecticut has helped get learning devices into the hands of 142,000 students since the spring. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Gov. Lamont doesn’t plan to impose new COVID-19 restrictions in Connecticut, despite hundreds of doctors urging more aggressive action to control the state’s outbreak

Gov. Ned Lamont met Tuesday afternoon with a group of doctors who have publicly urged more aggressive action to control the state’s COVID-19 outbreak for a discussion both sides described as respectful and constructive. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Gas tax hike possible with CT rates now below national average

Connecticut’s levies — which contribute about 36 cents per gallon to the price — rank slightly below the national average and 15th nationwide. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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In New Britain, $8 million rehab takes historic Courtland Arms building from derelict to downtown showpiece

The landmark Courtland Arms building in downtown New Britain is reopening this winter after more than two decades of abandonment followed by an $8 million renovation. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Tuition-free community college will continue in Connecticut in the spring, but long-term funding not yet secured

Tuition-free community college will continue in Connecticut in the spring after the Board of Regents for Higher Education’s finance committee voted Wednesday to spend $3 million in reserves to fund the program for the upcoming semester. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Connecticut native Taryn Papa eliminated on ‘The Voice’

Middlebury native and singer Taryn Papa has been eliminated after rising to a top rung on season 19 of NBC’s “The Voice.” Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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Coming in hot: Three new places to find Nashville hot chicken in Connecticut

As the weather grows colder, Connecticut’s fried chicken options are heating up. Three new restaurants dedicated to hot chicken, a fiery, peppery specialty that originated in Nashville, have popped up in greater Hartford and New Haven in the past few months. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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