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Police responded to a home on Woodbridge Street in Manchester early Thursday to investigate a disturbance and they are looking for a man who was reported to have a gun. Police said a 911 call came in around 3 a.m. reporting a volatile situation and dispatchers heard people yelling and screaming. What they said was most concerning was the belief&#82...

Two people are in critical condition after a crash on Route 9 in Middletown early Thursday morning and another has injuries that are not life-threatening, according to police. Police officers responded to Route 9 South near Miller Street around 5:07 a.m. after a Toyota Corolla and a Nissan Rogue collided and found one person lying in the road ...

A resolution proposed at a common council meeting in New Britain on Wednesday designates approximately $4 million to go toward an Allen Street drainage improvement project. The proposal comes as the Allen Street area continues to experience flooding, and residents have complained about recent and previous flooding for decades. People who live in th...

The Norwich Board of Education has appointed a new assistant superintendent following results of a climate survey that showed concerns with district leadership. The Connecticut Education Association said the previous assistant superintendent was put on administrative leave Monday. It comes a week after the school board voted to place Superintendent...

A Brad Paisley concert scheduled to take place at the XL Center in Hartford on Saturday, Oct. 7 has been postponed. It isn’t immediately clear why the concert was postponed. Ticketmaster posted an announcement on their website saying the event organizer has canceled the event. The event was set to take place at 7 p.m. On his website, Paisley ...

Students at an elementary school in Bethel reported seeing what appeared to be a weapon during dismissal Wednesday, which subsequently prompted a lockdown. The Bethel Police Department said some students at R.M.T. Johnson Elementary School reported that they had seen another student carrying what looked like a weapon. It was later determined to be ...

A local school district is thinking outside the box to get teachers into classrooms. New Haven Public Schools has teamed up with Quinnipiac University and soon, college and graduate students will be giving lessons to high school and middle school students. The program aims to address the teacher shortage. “As a child, I was the one that wanted the ...

Childcare experts say a crisis may be looming for the state beginning Sept. 30. That is the date when federal pandemic relief funding will stop being provided for the childcare industry. According to a recent study, which could put a significant financial strain on hundreds of childcare programs, and many could shut down. Eva Bermudez Zimmerman is ...

“I think we do miss it. It was fun, it was something to look forward to,” said Hamden’s Jolyne Brown. Bow Tie Partners announced this week that Criterion Cinemas, the last movie theater in New Haven, is closing its doors after a final film showing on Oct. 12. “This movie theater played a lot of more interesting, less mainstream, kind…

Some local libraries are raising red flags about books missing from their collections. The West Hartford Public Library has filed a police report for the possibility of stolen books from their library. “It’s enough that we have noticed it’s a problem,” said Laura Irmscher, library director for West Hartford Public Library. West Hartford polic...

When students walk into Wilbur Cross High School, not only are they going to learn the usual reading, writing and math, but they’re also getting the chance to learn career skills that can take them right into the workforce. “They’re happy, they’re focused, they want to be here,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teacher...

In Hartford, there is a leadership institute dedicated to helping high school girls reach their unique and highest potential. It’s led by women in the capital city’s chapter of the nation’s oldest Black sorority. Hartford Girls Rock! That’s the name of, and message behind, a special leadership program led by the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha So...

Central Connecticut State University is investigating food poisoning that may have happened at an on-campus dining hall. A university spokesperson said their Environmental Health and Safety Department is working with the City of New Britain Department of Public Health and food service provider Sodexo to investigate possible food poisoning at Hillto...