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Fire Officials Remind Residents to Clear Snow from Hydrants
Following Saturday’s blizzard 1500 fire hydrants across the City of Norwich were covered in over 20 inches of snow. Both the public and firefighters have worked hard to clear the majority of those hydrants though there is still work to be done. Fire departments in Eastern Connecticut are urging residents and businesses that have a fire hydrant in front of…
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Fire Officials Request Help To Clear Snow From Around Fire Hydrants
With nearly 2 feet of snow on the ground in parts of the state, fire officials want to make sure fire hydrants aren’t buried under piles of snow.
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The Push to Boost Tourism in Eastern CT
The Eastern Regional Tourism District (ERTD) is providing matching funds to support tourism in eastern Connecticut. The program is designed to help towns, venues or organizations with marketing. The ERTD created the program last year and was able to help 12 organizations boost tourism marketing. “Now that we are emerging from the pandemic, we are grateful to be able to…
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Eastern Connecticut Hopes to Market Tourism Opportunities
With more people beginning to travel as we emerge from the pandemic, cities and towns in eastern Connecticut hope to get the message out that they are the perfect tourism destination.
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Eastern CT Hospitals Restricting Visitors Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
Eastern Connecticut hospitals will be reinstating the visitor restrictions they had in place because of a recent COVID-19 outbreak in the community. Eastern Connecticut, Backus, Windham, and Natchaug hospitals will be impacted by the visitor restrictions, according to Hartford Healthcare. The restrictions come after a COVID-19 alert was issued for Norwich by the Department of Public Health. Norwich has seen…
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Norwich Officials Continue to Encourage Residents to Get Tested for COVID
As the city deals with a COVID-19 outbreak, Norwich officials are encouraging residents to get tested to help limit the spread of the disease.
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State Crumbling Basement Help Not Taxable in Most Cases: IRS
There is a big development for homeowners who got state help to fix their crumbling basements. Congressman Joe Courtney has received guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that financial help homeowners received from the state to help replace their basements will not be taxable income. The exception: if a homeowner claimed a property casualty loss for the basement...
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State's Attorney Finds Use of Force Justified in Fatal Willimantic Police Shooting
A man is dead after exchanging gunfire with police after trying to carjack several cars and leading police on a chase that spanned from Norwich to Windham on Wednesday afternoon.
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Heroin Dealer Linked to Overdoses Faces Sentencing
A man who authorities say led a heroin selling ring linked to overdoses in eastern Connecticut is expected to be sentenced to five years in prison.
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Tracking a Coastal Storm, Showers and Wind
NBC Connecticut First Alert meteorologists are tracking a large storm developing to our south as it moves northeast.
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US Supreme Court Takes Up DACA Case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, commonly known as the DACA act.
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Thousands Still Without Power as Temperatures Start to Dip
A strong storm moved through Connecticut overnight, bringing high winds and heavy rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers statewide. Thousands remained in the dark as of Friday night.
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Hundreds of Acres to Be Preserved in Eastern Conn.
Hundreds of acres in eastern Connecticut are in the process of being acquired by the state to expand existing parks and wildlife conservation areas, but thousands more need to be attained or protected in order to meet a fast-approaching goal.
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Mosquitoes in East Lyme Test Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Mosquitoes in another Connecticut community have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
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High School Sports Rescheduled Over EEE Concerns
Many schools across Connecticut have made the decision to adjust sports schedules due to EEE concerns.
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Mosquitoes in More Towns Test Positive for EEE as Schools Operate Adjusted Sports Schedules
Mosquitoes in two more Connecticut communities have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
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3rd Person Dies of EEE in Connecticut; 4th Human Case Confirmed
A third person has died of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Connecticut this season, officials from the Connecticut Agriculture Station said Tuesday.
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Court Awards Connecticut Town Ownership of Mile-Long Green
A Superior Court judge has given the eastern Connecticut town of Lebanon ownership of its mile-long green.
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Bond Commission Releases Next $20 Million to Homeowners With Crumbling Basements
The Connecticut Bond Commission has agreed to release the next $20 million in funding to assist people in north central and eastern Connecticut with defective concrete basements.
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Vernon Police Work to Help Drug Addicts
The rise of opioid-related deaths is leading to a new partnership in Vernon.