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Dental Hygienist From Connecticut Revealed As 'Golden Bachelor' Contestant Dental Hygienist From Connecticut Revealed As 'Golden Bachelor' Contestant
Dental Hygienist From Connecticut Revealed As 'Golden Bachelor' Contestant For the first time in Bachelor franchise history, 22 women in the prime of their lives will roll up their stockings and step into the spotlight for a chance at love. And one of them is a 69-year-old dental hygienist from Connecticut. The women are all ages 60 to 75 and are hoping for lasting love with Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner, whose wife died in 2017. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Golden Bachelor (@goldenbachabc) Peggy, of East Haven, is a dental hygienist who has always put others before herself and has dedicated her…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
96-Year-Old Man Caused Fatal CT Motorcycle Crash, Police Say 96-Year-Old Man Caused Fatal CT Motorcycle Crash, Police Say
96-Year-Old Man Caused Fatal CT Motorcycle Crash, Police Say Police have arrested a 96-year-old man who they say caused a deadly motorcycle crash in Connecticut earlier this month. Peter Acampora turned himself in to police on Monday, July 26 in connection with the fatal New Haven County motorcycle crash that took place on Sunday, July 18 in East Haven. During the crash, Bruce Esposito, age 30, was driving a 2020 Harley Davidson when he was hit by Acampora in a 1996 Oldsmobile Ciera who was attempting to all four lanes of Hemingway Avenue from Tyler Street Extension to get to Tyler Street, Captain Joseph Murgo said.  Both men were inj…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
New Tornado Touchdown Confirmed In Region, Bringing Total To Three New Tornado Touchdown Confirmed In Region, Bringing Total To Three
New Tornado Touchdown Confirmed In Region, Bringing Total To Three A new tornado touchdown from severe storm activity in the region on Thursday, Aug. 27 has been confirmed. The National Weather Service announced on Sunday, Aug. 30 that an  Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF) 0 twister touched down in Kent, Connecticut, near the Dutchess County border in Litchfield County, at 3:31 p.m. Thursday. An EF-0 twister, with winds of 65 to 85 miles per hour, is the weakest of six types of twisters. (See the scale at the bottom of this page.) The Kent tornado had maximum wind speed of 80 to 85 miles per hour, an estimated path of 75 yards, and path length of about…

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by Joe Lombardi