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Services Finalized For Hartford Clerk Killed In Hit-Run: 'A Dedicated Community Servant' Services Finalized For Hartford Clerk Killed In Hit-Run: 'A Dedicated Community Servant'
Services Finalized For Hartford Clerk Killed In Hit-Run: 'A Dedicated Community Servant' A funeral service will be held for former Hartford City Clerk Neal McGregor, who died after being the victim of a hit-and-run crash earlier this year. McGregor's family will receive friends on Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., with a celebration of life set for 11 a.m. at the Artist Collective, 1200 Albany Ave., Hartford. A police funeral procession will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Albany and Main Street.  The service will be livestreamed here.  McGregor, 74, was gravely injured on Tuesday, Oct. 22, after being hit on Route 2 in Colchester. He died a month …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Hartford Police Chief Ordered To Pay For City Car Damages; Investigation Ongoing Hartford Police Chief Ordered To Pay For City Car Damages; Investigation Ongoing
Hartford Police Chief Ordered To Pay For City Car Damages; Investigation Ongoing The Hartford Police Chief is being ordered to pay thousands of dollars to repair damage to his city-issued vehicle following a May traffic accident that is still under investigation. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said Monday, July 13, that Police Chief Jason Thody will pay about $3,300 to cover damages resulting from when Thody struck a guardrail in his Chevrolet Tahoe on Route 154 near the Chester-Haddam line. Bronin released a letter July 13 recounting the events of the incident and outlining discipline - restitution and the filing of the mayor’s letter in Thody’s personnel file. Although T…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Fallout From Crash In City-Issued SUV Could Lead To Hartford Police Chief's Suspension Fallout From Crash In City-Issued SUV Could Lead To Hartford Police Chief's Suspension
Fallout From Crash In City-Issued SUV Could Lead To Hartford Police Chief's Suspension Hartford's police chief is facing suspension after he allegedly hit a guardrail in his city-issued SUV about six weeks ago. On Monday, July 13, the Hartford City Council will take up whether to suspend Police Chief Jason Thody from all duties while an investigation by the State Attorney into the incident is conducted, according to WTNH News 8. Thody said he was distracted by his phone when the crash happened on Sunday, May 31, but a witness who called 911 after the chief's black Chevy Tahoe grazed a guardrail on Route 154 near the Haddam-Chester line, said he thought the driver, T…

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by Kristin Palpini
Politics
Governor-Elect Lamont Announces Transition Team Governor-Elect Lamont Announces Transition Team
Governor-Elect Lamont Announces Transition Team Governor-elect Ned Lamont and Lieutenant Governor-elect Susan Bysiewicz announced members of their Transition Steering Committee during a press conference at Gateway Community College in New Haven. Lamont, a Democrat from Greenwich, said, “Our Steering Committee is going to help us build policy committees, each one with a mandate to make policy recommendations to Susan and me before we take office.”  “We have been focused every day on job creation and fixing the budget. This team will help us convene the talent that we need to attract more companies to the state, build vibrant cities, …

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by Jon Craig