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Lego Moving North American Headquarters Out of Enfield
The Lego Group announced Tuesday it will move its North American headquarters from Enfield to Boston.
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Willard Correctional Institution in Enfield to Close in a Few Months
Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the Willard Correctional Institution in Enfield will close its doors at the beginning of April. The governor’s administration, along with Department of Correction officials, decided to close the facility on April 1, 2023. The decision comes amid a decrease in the state’s prison population over the last decade. The closure will save taxpayers roughly $6.5…
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Officials Disappointed in LEGO Plan to Move from Enfield to Boston
The LEGO Group plans to move its head office in the Americas from Enfield, Connecticut to Boston, Massachusetts and Connecticut officials are reacting to the announcement. The company, which employs around 740 full-time employees in Enfield, plans to move from its current office from by the end of 2026. “I am disappointed to hear today’s news, but I am confident…
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LEGO Group to Leave Enfield
The LEGO Group is leaving Connecticut and moving to Massachusetts. It will move its headquarters in the Americas from Enfield to Boston.
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Fire Damages Greys Club in Enfield
A fire damaged the Greys Club in Enfield early Saturday morning. Emergency crews were called to the Bigelow building 2 apartments on Main Street around 1 a.m. after getting a report of a smell of smoke. While crews were on scene investigating the smell of smoke, firefighters said they learned the smoke was coming from the Greys Club across the…
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Father Arrested in Connection to Baby's Fentanyl Death in Enfield: Police
An Enfield man has been arrested in connection to the fentanyl death of his 1-year-old child in November 2021. Police said they’ve arrested 30-year-old Lenin Rodriguez on an arrest warrant Wednesday. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said the baby died of acute fentanyl intoxication. The manner of death is unknown. Authorities said Rodriguez faces charges including criminally negligent…
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Enfield Police Arrest Suspect in Murder of Man Found in Town Green Gazebo
Enfield police have arrested a suspect in the murder of another man who was found in the gazebo on the Enfield town green in August. Police said they identified John Wayne Narducci, 53, of Enfield, as a suspect and on Thursday, he was charged with murder. The victim, 55-year-old Christopher Kennedy, was found just after 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 10…
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Enfield Man Charged With Bias Crime for Threatening Teen Fundraising for Football Team: Police
Enfield police have filed charges against a man who is accused of yelling racial slurs at an Enfield High School football player and threatening to shoot him as he was out selling discount cards for the team’s annual fundraiser in August.
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Enfield Man Charged With Bias Crime For Threatening Teen Fundraising For Football Team: Police
Enfield police have filed charges against a man who is accused of yelling racial slurs at an Enfield High School football player and threatening to shoot him as he was out selling discount cards for the team’s annual fundraiser in August. Christopher Oliver, 22, of Enfield, has been charged with intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the second degree…
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Raising Cane's Is Coming to Connecticut
A popular fast food chain is opening its first location in Connecticut. Raising Cane’s, known for their chicken fingers, will be opening its first location in the state in Enfield. Up until now, the closest locations for folks wanting Raising Cane’s has been Boston or Pennsylvania. The chain says they plan to open towards the end of 2023. A...
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Shots Fired Incident Under Investigation in Enfield
A report of shots fired is under investigation in Enfield on Tuesday. Police said the investigation is in the area of Church Street. At this time, no victims have been found. The investigation is ongoing.
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Missing 4-Month-Old Boy From Enfield Found
Authorities have canceled a Silver Alert for a missing 4-month-old from Enfield. The alert was initially issued by State Police Saturday during the early afternoon hours. Police said they did not believe the child was in danger, but there were concerns about the medical needs of the baby because the equipment needed to provide full care is in the...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: CT Tobacco Industry Impact on Diversity
Between the late 1940s and 1970s, Connecticut saw an influx of migrant workers from Puerto Rico.
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Hispanic Heritage Month: CT Tobacco Industry Impact on Diversity
“It’s a leaf. You put it inside the barn and then when it dries, you take it down, shred it and then you pack it,” farmer Irving Santana said. Santana is a shade tobacco farmer at Jarmoc Farms in Enfield. He’s worked as a seasonal employee for 18 years, traveling back and forth from Puerto Rico. That is until...
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Police Search Pond in Connection to Town Green Homicide in Enfield
Several police agencies are searching a pond in Enfield in connection to the recent death of a man whose body was found in the gazebo of the town green. A pedestrian who was walking near the town green saw a man’s body in the gazebo and officers determined the man died in an apparent homicide, police said. The man...
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Crews Work to Clean Up Oil Spill in Enfield
Crews are working to clean up an oil spill in Enfield on Wednesday night. Police were called to Route 190 near the Route 5 overpass for an oil spill from a tank on the back of a pickup truck. According to police, approximately 25 gallons of oil were spilled before the leak could be contained. The state Dept. of Energy…
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Resident Uttered Racial Slur to Teenage Boy Fundraising for Football Team: Police
“I am lucky my son came home. I don’t want to ever risk ever again having this happen to him,” Kelley Jackson said. Kelley Jackson said on Saturday, her 14-year-old son Jakobi was out selling discount cards in the annual fundraiser for Enfield’s football team when he was allegedly called a racial slur and threatened by one of the...
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Enfield Mom Speaks Out After She Claims Son Was Called Racial Slur
A letter was sent home to Enfield parents alerting them of a troubling incident over the weekend. A 14-year-old football player was allegedly called a racial slur while out fundraising for the team.
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Police Investigating Homicide After Man Found Dead on Town Green
A 55-eyar-old man was found dead in a gazebo on the Enfield town green Wednesday morning and police are treating the death as a homicide.
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Man Found Dead in Gazebo on Enfield Town Green
A man was found dead in a gazebo on the town green in Enfield early Wednesday morning and police said they are investigating his death as an apparent homicide.