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CT dive team's championship qualification in jeopardy after car with records inside is stolen
Missing items from a stolen car are now putting a high school dive team’s championship aspiration in jeopardy. The coach says the diving records for her team were taken from her car this week, which are needed to prove the divers qualify to compete. “You have to work really hard in practice because it’s hard, but just practice,” Kaelin Lobo,...
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CT town marks two years since two line of duty deaths
Paying tribute to two fallen Bristol police officers. Saturday marks two years since Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy died in the line of duty. People in the city have taken steps to honor their legacy. In the lobby of the Bristol Police Department is a cruiser door signed and scribbled with messages of support. All of them dedicated to...
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Candlelight vigil celebrates life of prolific hype man and DJ Fatman Scoop
Paying tribute to the life of hype man Fatman Scoop. The Town of Hamden held a vigil Friday evening, nearly a week after he collapsed on stage during a performance in town and later died. “His music will live on forever,” Mark Griffin, of New Haven, said. Music people in the Greater New Haven area were dancing at Town Center…
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Conn. man called ‘a hero' after giving his life while saving his son on Bantam Lake
Remembering the life of a Meriden man who saved a life. A benefit was held for 27-year-old Kyree Dowd who died last week on Bantam Lake. His girlfriend says he saved her teenage son from drowning. “Very energetic. He’s a hero. Amazing.” Those are just some of the words Stacy Pare describes her fiancée Kyree Dowd. The memories too...
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Police arrest 2 in 2019 murder and robbery of Hamden man
Police have arrested two men in the killing of Dennis Allen-Paige, who was shot during a robbery in Hamden in December 2019. The arrest brings a sense of relief for Allen-Paige’s family. “There’s an opportunity for justice to be served for my brother,” said Joanna McDaniel, Allen-Paige’s older sister. The 21-year-old man was killed on Whiting Street in Hamden...
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After-school Satan Club at Connecticut elementary school raises eyebrows in town
“There’s just a lot of people that just don’t want to hear what we’re about. They don’t want to hear what we believe,” June Everett said. Everett is the campaign director for the after-school program of the temple. She said they view Satan as a literary figure. “We look at Satan as a symbol of being the ultimate rebel...
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CT woman faces charges for allegedly lying to police after dog from MA dies in her care
A Connecticut woman is facing criminal charges, accused of lying to police after a dog from Massachusetts died in her care. The dog’s owner said his bulldog never returned from the woman who was supposed to train his dog. “He was really the sweetest dog in the world,” Bart Hanson said. Hanson loved his dog dearly. His 3-and-a-half-year-old bulldog...
