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Deadlocked: Rivalry Between CT Buddies' Pizzerias Wages On With Identical Scores From Portnoy Deadlocked: Rivalry Between CT Buddies' Pizzerias Wages On With Identical Scores From Portnoy
Deadlocked: Rivalry Between CT Buddies' Pizzerias Wages On With Identical Scores From Portnoy Dave Portnoy did little to settle the competition between three rival Conecticut pizzerias on his latest One Bite pizza rating stint. The Barstool Sports CEO has been sampling pies from pizzerias in West Hartford, including Zephyr's Street Pizza on Farmington Avenue, owned by Dante and Stephanie Cistulli. Cistulli was in the shop when Portnoy dropped by, and became emotional, saying his visit couldn't have come at a better time. The pizzaiolo explained business has been tough lately, but seemed to be picking up for summer. He knew the momentum from Portnoy would do him a world of good. Cis…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Longtime CT Eye Doctor Sentenced For Bogus Brain Scan Scheme Longtime CT Eye Doctor Sentenced For Bogus Brain Scan Scheme
Longtime CT Eye Doctor Sentenced For Bogus Brain Scan Scheme A longtime ophthalmologist in Connecticut will have to pay back over $1 million and spend time in federal lockup after confessing that he ordered unnecessary brain scans to line his pockets. Hartford County resident Donald Salzberg, age 69, of Avon, was sentenced to one year in prison in Boston federal court on Thursday, May 9. It came nearly two years after Salzberg, who operated Salzberg, M.D. on Farmington Avenue in West Hartford for nearly 40 years, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and receive kickbacks. Earlier Report: Popular CT Eye Doctor Admits To Tak…

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by Michael Mashburn
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CT Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution CT Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution
CT Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for distributing fentanyl, federal officials said. Kyle Pitts, aka "Bark," age 37, of West Hartford, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 1, to prison time followed by three years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in the summer of 2020, Hartford Police learned that Pitts and others were selling fentanyl and that Pitts was using his apartment on Farmington Avenue in West Hartford to store the drug.  Between A…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspected Bank Robber Nabbed By Stamford Police Suspected Bank Robber Nabbed By Stamford Police
Suspected Bank Robber Nabbed By Stamford Police Working on a tip, Stamford Police staked out a drug rehabilitation facility on Main Street and ended up catching a man wanted for a West Hartford bank robbery, according to Stamford Police. Sgt. Chris Broems along with several investigators working in conjunction with a West Hartford detective was able to locate Robert Boulay, 36, of New Britain, at the Liberation House, a drug rehabilitation clinic on Main Street, said Capt. Richard Conklin. The work paid off as detectives spotted Boulay around 10 a.m. Wednesday coming out of the facility, Conklin said.  Boulay is accused of robbing the S…

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by Kathy Reakes