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Pair Of CT Schools Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat Pair Of CT Schools Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat
Pair Of CT Schools Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat Two Connecticut schools will be operating in shelter-in-place mode after receiving a social media threat just hours after receiving a bomb threat. Police are investigating a social media school threat involving the schools in Waterbury: Enlightenment School and Jonathan E. Reed Elementary School on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The threat came just hours after the Enlightenment school was evacuated due to a call-in bomb threat on Monday, Sept. 26, Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police said. The state police bomb squad swept the school and no explosives were found, police said. While investi…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Student Brings Suspicious Object To School In Fairfield County, Authorities Say Student Brings Suspicious Object To School In Fairfield County, Authorities Say
Student Brings Suspicious Object To School In Fairfield County, Authorities Say A Fairfield County school was asked to shelter-in-place after a student brought a suspicious package to school. The incident took place early Tuesday, Dec. 7, at the Rogers International School on Blachley Road in Stamford. According to Sg. William Brevard, of the Stamford Police, a student brought a suspicious package to the school.  Out of an abundance of caution, Stamford Police were notified and students and staff were asked to “shelter-in-place” until SPD declared the school safe.  Police responded to the school with K-9 dogs and searched the package, which was deemed "noth…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Capitol Hill Chaos: Lockdown Halts Electoral College Confirmation As Protesters Storm Building Capitol Hill Chaos: Lockdown Halts Electoral College Confirmation As Protesters Storm Building
Capitol Hill Chaos: Lockdown Halts Electoral College Confirmation As Protesters Storm Building The United States Capitol is in lockdown after pro-Trump protesters swarmed into the building just after the Electoral College confirmation process got underway on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6, Protesters waving Confederate and American flags as well as pro-Trump merchandise, moved past police and into the Capitol Building to disrupt the Senate’s confirmation of votes Joe Biden’s election to the presidency, according to the New York Times and multiple media reports. A clash between police and protesters broke out around noon on Wednesday.  The chaos disrupted the proceedings and force…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
COVID-19: NYC Can't Shelter In Place Without State Approval, Cuomo Says COVID-19: NYC Can't Shelter In Place Without State Approval, Cuomo Says
Covid-19: NYC Can't Shelter In Place Without State Approval, Cuomo Says Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is considering a shelter in place order for New York City, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo countered by saying he is not in favor of such a quarantine at this time, and, if it were to happen, it would require state approval - meaning his authorization. Under such an order, those in NYC would be confined to their homes except for essential goods, services, and activities. “No, we’re not going to quarantine New York City,” Cuomo said at his daily press briefing in Albany on Tuesday, March 17. “It’s all about containment now. We took some drastic measures yesterday, and it's…

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by Zak Failla