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Man Falls To His Death From Wauregan Parking Garage in Norwich

On May 12, 2022 at approximately 3:30am the Norwich Police Department received numerous phone calls for a body on the side of Bath Street. Upon the Patrol Divisions and medical personnel’s arrival they discovered a male on the side of Bath Street lying face down. The male was determined to be deceased. The Norwich Police …

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Somers Hosting Hopeville State Park Cleanup This Saturday

GRISWOLD – Sen. Heather Somers, The Last Green Valley, and Friends of Pachaug Forest are inviting the public to participate in an “Earth Day Cleanup” this Saturday, Apr. 23 at Hopeville State Park in Griswold.   “Spring is here, and it’s a great time to get together to help beautify a wonderful resource like Hopeville …

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Jewett City Man Transported to Backus After Crashing Into Residence

On April 11, 2022, at approximately 9:13 PM, Plainfield Police, Plainfield Fire Department, and American Legion Ambulance responded to 59 Railroad Ave in Plainfield for the report that a pickup truck had crashed into a residence. A red Ford F-150 pickup operated by 49 year old Timothy Zatorski of Jewett City was traveling west on …

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CT DEPT. OF LABOR: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 4.6%; STATE ADDS ESTIMATED 4,600 JOBS IN MARCH

(Wethersfield, CT) – Today, Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo released the March jobs data showing continued positive trends for Connecticut. The unemployment rate fell 0.3% to an estimated 4.6%. Approximately 10,000 jobs have been added to the state’s economy in just two months. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that 4,600 jobs …

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Clarification on Sheldon Road State Police Activity from Sunday

On Sunday afternoon, April 10, 2022, there were reports of Connecticut State Police activity on Sheldon Rd in Griswold. Troop E Troopers were searching for an individual that had stated they were suicidal.  K-9 officers were also dispatched to the scene to help locate the individual. The individual was found and was transported to an …

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High School Baseball/Softball Round Up for 4/7/2022

High School Baseball/Softball Scores – 4/7/22 Baseball Fitch 5 Plainfield 0 Windham Tech 11  Windham 1 Woodstock Academy 6  Ellis Tech 2 Wheeler 11  Grasso Tech 2 Tourtellotte 11  Parish Hill 3 Stonington 9 NFA 0 Softball St Bernards 11  Norwich Tech 9 Bacon Academy 19  New London 8 Parish Hill 9  Tourtellotte 7 Windham …

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Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Partners With New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts To Develop Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Proposal

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont announced today that Connecticut is joining New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts to develop a proposal to become one of at least four regional clean hydrogen hubs designated through the federal Clean Hydrogen Hubs program included in the 2021 federal bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA …

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53 NEW STATE TROOPERS GRADUATE FROM ACADEMY, TAKE ASSIGNMENTS ACROSS CONNECTICUT

(MIDDLETOWN, CT – March 24, 2022) – The Connecticut State Police today graduated 53 new State Troopers, all members of the 131 st Training Troop. James C. Rovella, Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and Colonel Stavros Mellekas, Commander of the State Police, congratulated the graduating class during a ceremony held …

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Joint investigation with multiple law enforcement agencies leads to significant gun seizure

The Connecticut State Police Statewide Firearms Trafficking Task Force (SFTTF) and Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force (SUVCCTF/Gangs Unit), assisted by the Statewide Narcotics Task Force (SNTF) Southwest and North Central Offices, Bridgeport Police Department, Shelton Police Department, Orange Police Department, Waterbury Police Department, Hartford Police Department, and ATF conducted a long term …

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Norwich Public Schools Had No Choice But To Close on Friday

In an announcement by Norwich Public Schools Superintendent, Kristen Stringfellow, there would be no school today, Friday, January 14, 2022 due to teacher shortages. As of Thursday, 56 teachers and 33 paraprofessionals have already called out sick for today. Stringfellow also said that they can’t have a remote learning day because the governor has to …

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Detectives seek information in Pomfret bank robbery

[rl_gallery id=”16637″] On December 22, 2021 at approximately 3:46pm, Troop D Troopers and Killingly Constables responded to a reported bank robbery at the Centerville Bank located at 100 Averill Road in Pomfret, CT. Bank employees reported that a lone subject entered the bank and approached a teller station while holding a gun in his hand. …

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Area Legislators Achieve 100% Voting Record

HARTFORD – State Representatives Anne Dauphinais (R-44), Rick Hayes (R-51), and Brian Lanoue (R-45), achieved a perfect one-hundred-percent voting record during the unprecedented 2021 Legislative Session according to statistics compiled by the House Clerk’s Office. This year, legislators cast their vote on 467 separate pieces of legislation that made it to the floor of the House …

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What’s the State of Play with Online Gaming in Connecticut?

Across the United States, attitudes towards iGaming are changing. The iGaming industry is that of online casinos, poker and the like. It’s a heavily regulated industry that has seen dramatic change and will continue to do so. You may not know that here in Connecticut we’re one of just two states stood on the cusp …

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Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation Grants $4.5K to Support Local Libraries

JEWETT CITY, CONNECTICUT, December 13, 2021… Michael Alberts, President of the Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation, has announced that the Bank’s charitable foundation has awarded a total of $4,500 in grants to support local libraries. “The Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation recognizes the important role libraries play when it comes to providing access to educational …

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COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise Once Again in Connecticut

COVID-19 infections are spiking once again as the weather starts to get colder in Eastern Connecticut. The daily infection rate which has been remaining between 5%-6% as of late has soared with December 7th’s report, getting to a very high 8.33%. The Connecticut Department of Public Health today announced that the second cased of the …

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State Police Wake Up Sleeping Jewett City Man In Car, Gets Arrested For Drugs

On December 2, 2021 at approximately 10:51 AM, Connecticut State Police Troopers out of Troop E Montville were dispatched to McKenna Ave in Jewett City because a man was spotted on the side of the road asleep in his vehicle. When Police arrived, they were able to wake up the driver, 27 year old Kevin …

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Lisbon Man Doesn’t Stop on Police Signal, Keeps Going and Snaps Utility Pole

On Sunday, November 28, 2021, at approximately 4:30 PM, a car that was traveling west on Taylor Hill Rd in Jewett City, struck a telephone utility pole and snapped it. 33 year old Justin Doty of Lisbon ran off the road to the right and struck the utility pole, and the car spun until it …

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Infection Rates Continue to Rise, and Now There’s Omicron

Things may start to change once again with the recent surge in COVID-19 infections over the last week in Connecticut, reaching the highest levels in months. Today’s updated summary shows that positivity rate is up to 5.25% over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.  Hospitalizations are also up almost 35%, up to 354 patients in the hospital …

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SNSN Announces Girls Basketball Broadcast Schedule for 2021-2022 Season

SNSN is back for it’s 7th year of Wolverine High School Basketball coverage!  You can view the games either on YouTube or other SNSN social media. To watch on YouTube, we ask you to please subscribe to the SNSN Radio YouTube Channel and click the “bell” to be notified of upcoming broadcasts and special events! …

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