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Two men are facing charges including assaulting a police officer after a fight broke out at The Big E fair in western Massachusetts on Monday night. West Springfield police said officers working inside The Big E responded to a report of a fight in progress around 10:13 p.m. in front of the Brooks Building near Gate 5. When they got…

Changes are coming to West Hartford Center and town officials have released the plans for changes they said will enhance the safety of pedestrians and cyclists and also keep the charm and character of the center of town. This is what the town considers to be the major improvements: Construction is set to begin on LaSalle Road in early 2025…...

Can the tiny structures where unhoused people live in New Haven remain in place and access electricity? That question is now in the hands of the State Codes and Standards Committee. On Tuesday, they heard from New Haven’s building official and counsel, as well as counsel and supporters of the Rosette Neighborhood Village, who wish to appeal the cit...

The U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 best college rankings list is out and two local schools made the top 5. Among national universities, Princeton University took the top spot for national universities and Yale came in fifth. For the Regional Colleges North category, the United States Coast Guard Academy is in the top spot. See how local school...

A bicyclist is seriously injured after colliding with a vehicle in Clinton on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of East Main Street and Old Post Road shortly before 8 a.m. for reports of a collision involving a bicycle. Once there, police said they began rendering aid to the adult bicyclist who had been hit by a vehicle...

A 13-year-old has been arrested in connection to a threat made against Waterbury Public Schools. Officers learned about a threatening social media post that referenced several public schools in the city late Monday night. During the investigation, police said it was determined that the threat was not credible. According to investigators, authoritie...

If a bathroom on a Metro-North train or at a train station needs to be cleaned, the railroad wants to know, and they have launched a program intended to make it easy to tell them. MTA Metro-North Railroad said it has launched a new pilot program for passengers to let the railroad know when a station or train car restroom…

Someone who played Powerball in Connecticut on Monday night has won $50,000. The winning numbers on Monday night were 15-21-25-37-45 and the Powerball was 19. Powerplay was X3. The $50,000-winning ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball. No one won the jackpot and it is up to an estimated $223 million for the drawing on Wednesday night. The c...

New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart has announced that she will not be seeking re-election to a seventh term. When Stewart was elected in 2013 at the age of 26, she was the youngest person to ever hold the office and she has become the city’s longest-serving Republican mayor. In November 2023, she was elected to a sixth two-year term. On…...

A man is injured after a shooting in Hartford early Tuesday morning. Officers responded to the 1800 block of Park Street around 2:25 a.m. for a ShotSpotter activation. In the area, police said they found a man in his 20s with gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries and is listed in stable…...

A Burlington woman was overcharged for a garage door repair. When her garage door wouldn’t open, she searched online for help. “I went to Google, and I found the first business that popped up at the very top that said Farmington location,” said Lori Chadwick, who said she then called “ASAP Garage Door Repair.” “I thought it was a...

A reported bomb threat at Trinity College in Hartford led to the evacuation of the library Monday evening. College officials said they received a threat at about 6:20 p.m. Hartford police and fire departments responded to the scene, along with campus safety. Authorities evacuated and searched the library, and they ultimately determined that the thr...

Manchester officials are warning residents to be on the lookout for people posing as town employees trying to gain access to your home. Town officials said they’ve received reports of Manchester Water Department impersonators trying to access homes illegally this weekend. The town is reminding residents that all employees with the water depar...

The town of Darien welcomed home its Paralympic medalist Ali Truwit on Monday, celebrating her triumph in the face of adversity. Truwit was bitten by a shark last year while on vacation celebrating her graduation from Yale University. A year later, she represented the United States in Paris, France. The 24-year-old earned a silver medal in the 100-...