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Popular Discount Bakery Chain Shutters Sole Connecticut Store Popular Discount Bakery Chain Shutters Sole Connecticut Store
Popular Discount Bakery Chain Shutters Sole Connecticut Store It’s the end of an era for bakery bargain shoppers as longtime staple Freihofer’s Bakery Outlet has permanently closed. The discount bakery chain has shuttered dozens of stores across the Northeast, including all of its New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts locations. “After careful analysis and consideration, we made the difficult decision to permanently close 28 of our outlet stores…” a representative for Bimbo Bakeries, Freihofer's parent company, told Daily Voice. Any leftover products were expected to be donated to local food banks. “We appreciate all of our associates who worked …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
'Sounding Alarm For Help': CT Fire Department Raising Funds For Member's Premature Baby 'Sounding Alarm For Help': CT Fire Department Raising Funds For Member's Premature Baby
'Sounding Alarm For Help': CT Fire Department Raising Funds For Member's Premature Baby A fire department in Connecticut is asking the community it serves for help in raising funds for a longtime member whose child was born premature and is now recovering from surgery.  The Seymour Fire Department in New Haven County will be holding a boot drive on Saturday, Dec. 30 between 8 a.m. and noon to help raise money for the family of Mike Russell, a 16-year-member whose second child Mikey Russell was born three months premature with a tumor on his heart, the department announced.  According to the department, Russell and his wife, Jessica, had been expecting their seco…

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by Ben Crnic
Weather
Here's Latest On Storm That Will Bring Snow, Ice, Damaging Winds To Region Here's Latest On Storm That Will Bring Snow, Ice, Damaging Winds To Region
Here's Latest On Storm That Will Bring Snow, Ice, Damaging Winds To Region A potent, fast-moving storm will bring a mix of snowfall, significant icing, heavy rain, and damaging gusty winds to the Northeast. The time frame for the system is Sunday night, Jan. 16 into Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 17. During the height of the storm, wind gusts of between 40 and 60 miles per hour that could cause power outages are expected, especially in coastal areas. For a look at project snowfall totals by AccuWeather, see the first image above. Areas in dark blue are expected to see 12 to 18 inches, with 6 to 12 inches expected in the parts of the Northeast in blue…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Bill, Hillary Clinton International Speaking Tour Will Come To Connecticut Bill, Hillary Clinton International Speaking Tour Will Come To Connecticut
Bill, Hillary Clinton International Speaking Tour Will Come To Connecticut Bill and Hillary Clinton of Chappaqua are going on tour, including April stops in Connecticut and New York. The political couple's speaking tour will span two countries and 13 cities — including Wallingford, CT where they'll speak at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre. The tour, billed as "An Evening with the Clintons," kicks off on Nov. 18 in Las Vegas.  Bill Clinton served as the nation's 42nd president from January 1993 through January 2001. His wife, Hillary, is a former First Lady, Secretary of State and U.S. senator from New York who lost the 2016 election to President Donald Trump…

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by Jon Craig