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Woman who became mother to two while completing master's program to get degree on Mother's Day
One woman from Wallingford is in for a rewarding Mother’s Day. Rebecca Iannucci will be getting her master’s degree as a family nurse practitioner from Quinnipiac University this Sunday. “I am so excited. This has been a long time coming,” said Iannucci. But along the way, she reached a few other milestones, becoming a mother not once but twice....
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Watch live: Crews use shears to break apart bridge on I-95 in Norwalk
Crews are making significant progress demolishing parts of a bridge on Interstate 95 in Norwalk after a fiery crash on Thursday. Those crews are expected to be there through the weekend to get that part of I-95 back open. The demolition started at 8:30 a.m. on Friday and again on Saturday. You can watch it live here. The CT Department of...
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Urban League of Greater Hartford celebrates students on College Decision Day
On National College Decision Day, the Urban League of Greater Hartford celebrated a number of graduating seniors. Students who participated in their ‘Project Ready‘ program were in the spotlight as they announced their college plans at an event called College Signing Day. “I will be attending Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland in the fall,” Joelle Thomas of Hartford said….
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Families gather in West Hartford to celebrate Nepal Day
West Hartford is home to a vibrant and growing Nepali population. These are people from Nepal, a landlocked country that borders China to the north and India to the east, south, and west. Families gathered in West Hartford to celebrate Nepal Day on Sunday. “This started three years ago, and some of the underlying factors behind that is our community…
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Norwich-New London region sees record job growth
The job market in southeastern Connecticut is growing. In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Norwich-New London region has the fastest growing job market in the state and the second fastest across New England. Lawmakers say fueling this growth is the Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative. The federally funded program launched in 2016 and has helped more than…
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State police arrest driver involved in fatal Gold Star Memorial Bridge crash
A man is now facing charges connected to a fiery crash on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge in Groton last year. State police say 59-year-old Reginald Collins turned himself in early Wednesday morning and was taken into custody. He now faces several charges, including negligent homicide with a motor vehicle. The incident happened on April 21, 2023. A tanker truck…
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Leaders visit Portland's Jobs Pond, aim to secure federal funding to mitigate flooding
State and local leaders are trying to do more to help the families who live along Jobs Pond in Portland and are experiencing severe flooding. Environmentalists say the flooding is due to heavy rainfall and because Jobs Pond doesn’t have an outlet to properly drain the water — meaning, when water gets in, it gets stuck. “I think I’m only...
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East Windsor first responders help family remodel home for son with cerebral palsy
A community is making it easier for a family to live in their home. “To have an entire town come to the rescue is just unimaginable,” Kate Anderson, of East Windsor, said. Anderson has a 10-year-old son, Gavin, with Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. “Which basically is a really fancy way of saying that his brain and his body don’t...
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Dozens witness partial solar eclipse at Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy
With their solar eclipse glasses on and their faces pointed up toward the sun, dozens witnessed a rare moment on Monday. “I think this is really cool watching the sun and moon meet,” Marcus Soto, of Simsbury, said. Connecticut wasn’t in the path of totality, but it did have a partial solar eclipse. About 250 people came out to Talcott…
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Woman found dead during mobile home fire in Vernon
Police have identified the woman who died in a fire at a mobile home in Vernon early Sunday morning. Multiple 911 calls came in about a fire at a mobile home on Middle Terrace around 2:43 a.m. Fire Marshal Dan Wasilewski says first arriving units found a mobile home on 10 Middle Terrace engulfed in flames. “They made several attempts…
