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Police investigate suspicious death after body found in river in Manchester
Police are investigating a suspicious death after finding a body in the Hockanum River in Manchester on Monday evening. Police said they were called to the river in the area of Hilliard Street and New State Road at about 3:30 p.m. The body was removed from the river and taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office. The person’s identity is...
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Manchester police arrest suspect after man is hit by driver stealing his Porsche
A Manchester man was seriously injured last year when the person who was stealing his Porsche hit him with it, police said, and they have arrested a suspect. Police said it happened outside Steve’s Bagels on Center Street around 8:12 a.m. on Feb. 4, 2023, when the victim entered the bagel shop to pick up an order. The driver in…
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Newly-designated Manchester ‘Cultural District' highlights arts, aims to boost business
Manchester is boasting a new title as an area of the town is now considered a Cultural District. And supporters hope the state designation is a boon to that spot and beyond.
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Newly-designated Manchester ‘Cultural District' highlights arts, aims to boost business
Manchester is boasting a new title as an area of the town is now considered a Cultural District. And supporters hope the state designation is a boon to that spot and beyond. At the Firestone Art Studio & Café in Manchester, the owner and staff welcome customers for drinks, food and a chance to be inspired. “I just love it…
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Manchester school tries to limit classroom distractions with cell phone pouches
Bruno Mars, Chris Rock and Manchester’s Illing Middle School. Those three things don’t have much in common, but they share something: a policy on cellphones. Since December, Illing Middle School has been telling students to put their cell phones into pouches with magnetic locks. The phones stay in the pouches until the end of the day, when the school...
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Manchester school tries to limit classroom distractions with phone pouches
Teachers all over the country are struggling to keep students focused and engaged, and not on their cell phones. But some schools in Connecticut have found a way to lock out the distraction.
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Home uninhabitable after fire in Manchester
Manchester fire officials responded to a fire tonight at a single-family home on Eldridge Street. The fire started around 6 p.m. near the side and rear of the structure. When firefighters arrived, they found the occupant of the home had already evacuated and were quickly able to get the fire under control. No injuries were reported. However, the home sustained…
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Police search for suspect in robberies at 2 Manchester gas stations
Robberies at two gas stations happened in Manchester within a matter of minutes of each other Monday morning.
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Electrical meter may have sparked Manchester house fire that displaced 7 people
An electrical meter may have sparked a house fire in Manchester that displaced seven people on Monday. Firefighters were called to a fire at a home on Hudson Street around 11:45 a.m. It was reported that there was visible fire to the outside of the home. When fire crews arrived, they said they found a working fire in the two-family…
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Armed robberies at Manchester gas stations under investigation
Two armed robberies at gas stations in Manchester are under investigation on Monday morning.
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Armed robberies at Manchester gas stations under investigation
Manchester police are investigating after two gas stations became the targets of armed robberies overnight. Police said there was an attempted armed robbery at the Citgo gas station on Center Street before 4 a.m. A few minutes later, investigators said there was an armed robbery at the Exxon on Adams Street. No injuries were reported at either location. Surveillance video…
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2 women killed in wrong-way crash on I-84 East in Manchester
Two women have died after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 84 East in Manchester on Saturday morning. State police said 44-year-old Brenda Mendrell, of Hartford, was driving an Audi westbound in the eastbound lanes of the highway near exit 61 around 4:30 a.m. As Mendrell was driving the wrong way, troopers said she collided head-on with a FedEx tractor-trailer truck…
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Drive-thru cannabis location being planned in Manchester
A drive-thru cannabis dispensary may be coming to Manchester. The town’s planning and zoning committee approved the drive-thru, which Ayr Wellness hopes to open close to the East Hartford town line. The building where the drive-thru is being proposed is a former Starbucks on Spencer Street. Manchester already has two dispensaries, Fine Fettle and Cura Leaf. What differentiates the...
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Drive-thru cannabis dispensary may move into former Starbucks in Manchester
Manchester has given preliminary approval for a drive-thru cannabis dispensary to go into a former Starbucks location on Spencer Street.
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I-84 West in Manchester remains closed hours after crash
Interstate 84 West in Manchester has been closed for hours because of a crash.
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East Hartford woman dead after crash on I-84 in Manchester
A 25-year-old East Hartford woman has died after a crash on Interstate 84 in Manchester Thursday morning. State police said the driver of a 2016 Nissan Juke was in the high-occupancy vehicle lane of I-84 West near the exit 61 on-ramp just before 7 a.m., veered into the center lane and hit a 2015 Hyundai Genesis, sending the Hyundai into…
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Multiple suspects sought in connection to attempted ATM theft at Manchester gas station
Police are searching for multiple suspects in connection to an attempted ATM theft at a gas station in Manchester overnight.
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Multiple suspects sought in connection to attempted ATM theft at Manchester gas station
Police are searching for multiple suspects in connection to an attempted ATM theft at a gas station in Manchester overnight. Gas station owner Prasad Madanti got a call from his security company around 1:30 a.m. while the business was closed. When Madanti arrived to the gas station on West Middle Turnpike, he found multiple windows smashed and some damage inside…
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As Manchester plans streetscape project, critics raise concerns
The town of Manchester is planning a major makeover on Main Street. Over the last decade, the area has gone through a revitalization, and the town wants to take it to the next level.
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As Manchester plans streetscape project, critics raise concerns
The town of Manchester is planning a major makeover on Main Street. Over the last decade, the area has gone through a revitalization, and the town wants to take it to the next level. “Building on that momentum is the idea of the streetscape that will make downtown more vibrant and more walkable,” Town Manager Steve Stephanou said. Manchester wants…