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Here's What CT Tolls Could Cost You Each Week, Year: Check Out These Newly Released Numbers Here's What CT Tolls Could Cost You Each Week, Year: Check Out These Newly Released Numbers
Here's What CT Tolls Could Cost You Each Week, Year: Check Out These Newly Released Numbers Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s electronic toll proposal could cost some commuters hundreds of dollars a year when it is put into effect. Last month, the Transportation Committee passed Lamont’s proposal and two separate committee plans by a vote of 23-13, which includes installing tolls on Interstates 91, 95, 84 and along parts of the Merritt and Wilbur Cross parkways. The tolls are expected to generate an estimated $800 million in revenue annually. In total, no more than 50 potential toll-collecting gantries are expected to be erected every few miles, down from the originally proposed 82 ga…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Little Pub Plans To Close One Of Its Five Locations Little Pub Plans To Close One Of Its Five Locations
Little Pub Plans To Close One Of Its Five Locations Ridgefield’s Little Pub, located at 59 Ethan Allen Highway, was founded over a decade ago and quickly became an area staple.  However, the locale is planning on closing its doors for good after Saturday, March 30, according to a new and heartfelt post on the restaurant’s Facebook page. With a promise to provide “great food, generous drinks and a lively pub atmosphere you’ll feel right at home in,” Little Pub in Ridgefield certainly seems to have followed through, judging from its 4.4/5 star Facebook rating and customer feedback. “To say we’ve enjoyed being part of the Ridgefield commu…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Man Who Failed To Pay $4.8M In Income Taxes Sentenced Man Who Failed To Pay $4.8M In Income Taxes Sentenced
Man Who Failed To Pay $4.8M In Income Taxes Sentenced A Connecticut man who ducked the IRS for decades to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes has been sentenced to time in federal prison for tax evasion. David Adams, 58, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for failing to pay $4.8 million in federal income taxes, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced this week. His elaborate scheming may have begun as early as 1982. “For years, Mr. Adams obstructed IRS efforts to collect back taxes through a series of criminal acts,” IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Kristina O’Conne…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Long Island Sound Two-Day Search For Missing Teen Kayaker Suspended Long Island Sound Two-Day Search For Missing Teen Kayaker Suspended
Long Island Sound Two-Day Search For Missing Teen Kayaker Suspended Related story: Search For Missing Boyfriend, Girlfriend Suspended After Sailboat Found On Long Island Sound The Coast Guard suspended a two-day search Tuesday at 5 p.m., for a missing teen kayaker in the water near the mouth of the Connecticut River to the Long Island Sound. Missing is William Zadrozny, an 18-year-old reportedly wearing work boots, a gray and yellow jacket, and jeans. “After working with our port partners to search extensively throughout the night and today, we’ve made the difficult decision to suspend the search,” said Cmdr. Andrew Ely, chief of response, Coast Guard Sect…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Coast Guard, Crews Search For Missing Teen Kayaker In Connecticut River Coast Guard, Crews Search For Missing Teen Kayaker In Connecticut River
Coast Guard, Crews Search For Missing Teen Kayaker In Connecticut River Update The Coast Guard suspended their search Tuesday at 5 p.m., for a missing teen kayaker in the water near the mouth of the Connecticut River. Missing is William Zadrozny, an 18-year-old reportedly wearing work boots, a gray and yellow jacket, and jeans. “After working with our port partners to search extensively throughout the night and today, we’ve made the difficult decision to suspend the search,” said Cmdr. Andrew Ely, chief of response, Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound. “The decision to suspend is never made lightly, and our hearts go out to the family and friends of William Z…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police To Ramp Up Roving Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoint Over Holiday Weekend Police To Ramp Up Roving Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoint Over Holiday Weekend
Police To Ramp Up Roving Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoint Over Holiday Weekend With one of the busiest driving weekends of the year fast approaching, local and state law enforcement agencies in Connecticut have plans to ramp up special enforcement details during the Memorial Day Weekend holiday. Police will be out in force during Memorial Day Weekend, targeting everything from motorists traveling too fast or while impaired, to those not wearing seatbelts or violating vehicle and traffic laws. Police said that they will use laser units for speed enforcement in both marked and unmarked cars during the holiday, including some in non-police vehicles, officials noted. Stat…

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by Zak Failla