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CT Eatery Announces Closure After 38 Years: 'Thank You For All Love, Support' CT Eatery Announces Closure After 38 Years: 'Thank You For All Love, Support'
CT Eatery Announces Closure After 38 Years: 'Thank You For All Love, Support' After nearly four decades in business, a Connecticut restaurant has announced its permanent closure.  USS Chowder Pot III, located in the New Haven County town of Branford at 560 East Main St., announced its closure in a social media post on Sunday, March 3.  In the post, the owner did not give a specific reason for the decision but thanked former patrons for visiting the seafood restaurant over the 38 years it had been open. "I want to say thank you for all the love and support you have shown myself and Chowder Pot lll throughout the years," the owner said in the post, signing i…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
4 Teenagers Arrested After Stealing 3 Cars, 2 Bikes In CT: Police 4 Teenagers Arrested After Stealing 3 Cars, 2 Bikes In CT: Police
4 Teenagers Arrested After Stealing 3 Cars, 2 Bikes In CT: Police Four teenagers face charges after a total of three cars and two bicycles were stolen in two separate New Haven County incidents, one of which involved an officer being spit on, police said.  The two incidents happened on both Wednesday, June 7, and Thursday, June 8 in Branford, according to Branford Police.  The first of the two incidents happened on Wednesday around 5:15 p.m. when a resident on East Main Street (US Route 1) saw two teenagers steal two bicycles from their residence.  After providing a description of the juveniles to officers, police soon found them a short d…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
CT Woman Wins $100K In Lottery CT Woman Wins $100K In Lottery
CT Woman Wins $100K In Lottery A winning $100,000 CT Lottery scratch-off ticket sold at a Connecticut convenience store has been cashed in by one lucky player. On Wednesday, Dec. 15, New Haven County resident Vanessa Christopher, of Ansonia, cashed in a winning $100,000 "Winter Ice Multiplier" scratch-off ticket that was sold at the Branford Quick Mart on East Main Street. Later that day, two other CT Lottery players cashed in tickets worth more than $40,000.  In Hartford County, Southington resident Gerald Dandrow cashed in a "PLAY4 NIGHT" ticket worth $40,416 that was sold at the Southington Mobil Station on Quee…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
69-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Woman Stabbed In Neck At Area Motel 6 69-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Woman Stabbed In Neck At Area Motel 6
69-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Woman Stabbed In Neck At Area Motel 6 A woman was hospitalized after being stabbed at an area Motel 6. Police were called to Motel 6 on East Main Street in Branford at approximately 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, following reports of a woman who was stabbed in the neck. As officers arrived, they found their suspect, 69-year-old John Ginnetti, who was attempting to leave the parking lot of the motel. The woman was transported to the Yale-New Haven Hospital, where she was last listed in stable condition. Ginnetti, of Madison, was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree assault. He is currently being held behind bars i…

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by Zak Failla