Jayne Chacko is a reporter for NBC Connecticut and joined the team in April 2025.
Jayne aims to report with compassion and respect. She loves to learn something new in every story she covers.
Prior to joining NBC Connecticut, she was a reporter and weekend anchor at WTNH News 8 for three years. Before that, she was a reporter at 13 WHAM in Rochester, New York, and WBOC in Salisbury, Maryland.
Jayne was born and raised in New Jersey and is a proud Rutgers University graduate. When she’s not reporting, Jayne loves to read, watch horror movies, and spend time with her family.
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‘Fat Babes CT': How one group in Connecticut is spreading body love and liberation
A social group, Fat Babes CT, is taking action to let bigger people know that being fat is okay. Megan Pitchard, founder of Fat Babes CT, said she wanted a space where “other fat people could just be surrounded by other fat people who are not judging them.” “I started to look around the world, at my life, and think…
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‘It's our future': Hartford teens participate in gun violence prevention program
Hartford teens gave up a part of their summer to participate in a gun violence prevention program for several weeks. The program is a partnership between Hartford Communities That Care, Yale School of Public Health, and Project Unloaded, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization that employs young people to prevent gun violence through education, storytelling, and community action. Over six weeks, 50…
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Innocent bystander shot in Hartford slapped with towing fees after car taken to lot
As an innocent bystander was recovering from being shot in the face in Hartford, she was also slapped with hundreds of dollars in towing fees that followed the night of the shooting. Eboneè Grandville was driving home to East Hartford from a friend’s house in Hartford when a bullet smashed her car window. “All I heard was the window...
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Harwinton discusses pause on data centers, battery storage facilities and solar
With the expansion of artificial intelligence, there’s a growing need for data centers. The zoning commission in Harwinton weighed the pros and cons Monday evening. The town currently doesn’t have any zoning regulations on data centers, battery storage facilities, or solar. But after a few inquiries on building that tech, the zoning commission decided to talk about the possibility...
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Group renews call for justice in police shooting of Hartford man
There is a renewed call for justice for a Hartford man who was shot and killed by police back in February. Political activists held a vigil to bring attention to his case at Bushnell Park Sunday evening. “If people forget about these cases, these incredible cases of police brutality, where people die in their own home, people who just need…
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DOT makes safety upgrades to New Britain CT Fastrak station
The state Department of Transportation (CT DOT) announced safety upgrades to the CT Fastrak station in downtown New Britain. State police said there have been 900 incidents across all the CT Fastrak stations over the past year, including assaults, domestic disturbances, medical calls, and drug deals. “You see people getting high, using drugs, soliciting for money, that kind of stuff;…
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New London fire marshal highlights 6 recent fires and how to stay safe through prevention
It’s been a busy week for firefighters in New London after six fires broke out across the city, burning homes, sheds and even boats. The city’s fire marshal, David Heiney, said some of the fires could have been preventable. On July 13, a fire broke out in a kitchen on Hope Street. “That fire was caused by unattended cooking,”...
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2 CT towns end contracts with automated license plate reader company Flock Safety
Two towns are ending their contracts with Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based company that operates automated license plate readers. There are 16 Flock cameras in Windsor. Mayor Nuchette Black-Burke said all cameras are turned off, and they will be taken down by the fall. “This tool is important; the vendor is not what we want,” she said. “If there was another…
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Parents pack Old Saybrook Board of Ed meeting about literacy
Parents packed an Old Saybrook special Board of Education meeting to talk about how the district will implement recommendations to improve literacy at the elementary school. A UConn report reviewed the school’s American reading curriculum and found there was limited spelling instruction, minimal guidance for writing instruction, and that teachers need support to achieve learning goals. Before the meeting,...
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‘It's a neighborhood effort': Improvements made to Quinnipiac River Park
Neighbors who live in the Elm City’s Fair Haven neighborhood might notice a change of scenery at Quinnipiac River Park. With city planning and a $250,000 state grant, the walkways were paved, water fountains were installed, and the riverbank was improved to prevent erosion. It’s come a long way since the area was an industrial site in the 1960s....
