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Some students in New Britain will have to put their phones away when they return to class. It’s part of a new policy going into effect at two middle schools. Phone-free classrooms are coming to two New Britain schools: Slade and Pualski middle schools.  Starting Tuesday, students will have put their cell phones in Yondr pouches during the scho...

An Ashford man has died following a crash in Tolland Monday afternoon. It happened around 3:30 p.m. when a Honda Civic was getting off Exit 69 on Interstate 84 East in Tolland. State Police say the Civic had gone off the roadway for an undetermined reason and the driver, later identified as 68-year-old Robert Bickford, was pronounced dead at the&#8...

Eversource made its pitch Monday for changes to Connecticut’s regulatory process, saying rate cuts and other actions aren’t the best way to bring down energy prices long-term. Company executives met with reporters two days before the start of the legislative session. Lawmakers are expected to make energy prices a top priority. “You’re barking...

A former Waterbury city employee will appear in court to be sentenced for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run, according to court records.  John M. Egan, former chair of Waterbury’s zoning commission, is scheduled to be sentenced at the Waterbury Superior Courthouse on Tuesday for a hit-and-run that happened on May 26, 2023. The victim of the ...

The man accused of killing his father over the weekend outside a motel in Hartford faced a judge Monday. Police say 49-year-old Raybin Hokim stabbed his father to death in his father’s car while his father was wearing his seatbelt on Saturday. Family members outside court Monday said the victim, 78-year-old Vincent Hokim, was a loving husband...

On Monday, the Hartford community celebrated Three Kings Day with a parade on Park Street. The religious and cultural holiday celebrate the day the three wise men, or three kings, first saw baby Jesus and gave him gifts. “It’s kind of like a trademark here in Hartford to have Three Kings,” said Ivelisse Acevedo. “To see the parade, to...

An 86-year-old man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 17 in Durham on Monday. John Festa, of Northford, was driving south on Route 17 when his pickup collided with a car head-on, according to state police. The crash happened around 1:15 p.m. near the intersection of Corn Club Road. A third vehicle was involved after the first two…...

Police arrested a man who is accused of exposing himself to customers in a Walgreens in Southington on New Year’s Eve. Officers were called to the Walgreens at 359 Main St. around 8:58 a.m. on Dec. 31 because a man was exposing himself to females in the store a sexual manner, police said. When they arrived, a man matching the…

The Sun Wine & Food Fest is returning to Mohegan Sun and some of the chefs who are expected include Todd English, Tiffani Faison and Rocco DiSpirito. The festival runs from Jan. 23 through 26. It’s a weekend full of wine and spirits where you can sip on wines and enjoy them with food pairings from renowned chefs, watch live…

The lineup for this year’s Boston Calling music festival has been announced, including big-name acts like Luke Combs, Dave Matthews Band and Fall Out Boy. Also included in the lineup of over 50 artists are Vampire Weekend, Avril Lavigne, Cage The Elephant, Megan Moroney, Sublime, Sheryl Crow, T-Pain, The Black Crowes, Public Enemy, Remi Wolf,...

Firefighters rescued a driver from a vehicle that was dangling over a bridge in Southington on Sunday night. Firefighters and police officers responded to the area of West Street and West Main Street at 10:41 p.m. and found a vehicle dangling over a bridge above the Quinnipiac River, according to the fire department. Police said the driver of a Sub...

The man found dead in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, over the weekend had been beaten with a baseball bat days before, authorities revealed in court documents, as a man suspected of beating him appeared in court. Ryan Wilcox, 32, is charged with armed assault with intent to kill, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injur...

An apartment fire in Hartford over the weekend sent one person to the hospital. Firefighters responded to an apartment complex in the 400 block of Albany Avenue on Sunday around 8 p.m. for a report of a fire. Once at the apartment complex, firefighters said they found a fire in a third floor apartment. According to fire officials, crews removed&#82...

Millions of Americans are welcoming a change to their retirement funds after President Joe Biden signed a new law Sunday. Anyone who has a public pension will be able to get their full social security benefits. With a stroke of a pen, millions of public workers got a boost to their retirement planning. President Biden Sunday signing the social secu...