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Candidate Accused of Domestic Violence, Dropped Out Of Race, May Still Win GOP Nomination
Early voting results indicate that a man who was arrested and then dropped out of the primary election for Congressional Second District could win the nomination.
As of Wednesday, Aug. 12, morning, Republican Thomas Gilmer, who had dropped out of the race on Monday, Aug. 10, was leading Justin Anderson by just a handful of votes:
Gilmer: 7,875
Anderson: 7,797
Gilmer, 29, of Madison, was arrested Monday, Aug. 10, and charged with first-degree unlawful restraint and second-degree strangulation, police said.
The Connecticut GOP confirmed Aug. 11 that Gilmer had been arrested and drop…
Here's How Many Are Still Without Power Two Days After Rain, Wind Storm
More than 1,000 Connecticut residents are still without power two days after a series of storms ripped through the region, flooding the area, downing trees and power lines.
As of just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, about 48 hours after the storms began, Eversource was still working to repair outages that continue to impact 1,035 of its 1,279,556 customers. United Illuminating was also still working on one outage in Woodbridge that was affecting three customers.
Multiple outages were still being reported in:
Ashford,
Barkhamsted,
Bethel,
Brookfield,
Colchester,
Columbia,
Dari…
Here's When, Where Labor Day DUI Details Will Be In Connecticut
During the unofficial last weekend of summer, Connecticut State Troopers are reminding drivers to be smart, drive safe and be prepared for thousands of other vehicles on the roads.
They're also announcing they will be out in force to check for drunk and drugged drivers, as well as aggressive drivers.
To make sure all stay safe, they will begin extra patrols at midnight, Friday, Aug. 30 and continue through 11:59 p.m., Monday, Sept. 2.
“The priority of all operators should be arrival at their destination in a safe manner," said Col. Stavros Mellekas, commanding officer of the Conn…
These Are Most Wikipedia'd People In Fairfield County, Rest Of CT
The most Wikipedia'ed people in Fairfield County and all of Connecticut include famous authors and actors, a wrestler and president.
A United States map on visual storytelling website The Pudding illustrates the famous people by replacing place names with their names, either people born in or who lived in the place, or are connected to it.
The most Wikipedia'ed people in Fairfield County:
Mark Twain, Redding, Writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.
Chloë Sevigny, Darien: Actress, director, model, and fashion designer.
Jonathan Brandis, Danbury: (April 13, 1976 – November…
CT Marina Owner Admits To Lying To Receive Hurricane Sandy Disaster Loan
A marina owner in Connecticut has admitted to lying to the Small Business Administration to receive disaster loans in connection with Hurricane Sandy.
Scott Sundholm, 39, of Old Saybrook, pleaded guilty in Hartford district court on Monday, June 10, to one count of making false statements for the purposes of obtaining a small business administration loan.
According to U.S. Attorney John Durham, in 2016, Sundolm, who owns and operates S&S Marine in Old Saybrook, applied for and received a disaster loan from the Small Business Administration after claiming that Hurricane Sandy, which stru…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On I-95
This story has been updated.
A pedestrian was struck and killed on a stretch of I-95 in an early morning incident, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers were dispatched to the stretch of the interstate shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, where there was a report of a car that struck a pedestrian between exits 70 and 69 in Old Saybrook.
The victim, Killingworth resident Richard Dupre, Jr., 51, was hit by a 1997 Jeep driven by Clinton resident Andrew Sikorowicz, while Dupre was in the right center lane of the interstate, police said. Sikorowicz was unable to avoid the pedestrian,…
Connecticut Man Indicted For Threat To Kill Trump, Bomb, Anthrax Hoaxes
A 51-year-old man has been indicted on 16 counts for numerous malicious incidents of intimidation that mentioned the use of explosives and bio-toxins, and for threatening to kill President Donald Trump, John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Saturday, May 11.
A federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 16-count indictment on Friday, May 10, charging Gary Joseph Gravelle, also known as Roland Prejean, with threatening to kill, injure and intimidate people and explode property in Connecticut and elsewhere.
As alleged in the indictment, in September 2…
