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Hartford Yard Goats Add Thunder, Feathers: See Their 2025 Alternate Identity Hartford Yard Goats Add Thunder, Feathers: See Their 2025 Alternate Identity
Hartford Yard Goats Add Thunder, Feathers: See Their 2025 Alternate Identity From pickles to bugs, the Hartford Yard Goats have had quirky alternate names but the newest brand should gobble up some attention. The Hartford Yard Goats will play a game in the 2025 season as the "Hartford Thunder Chickens," the team announced on Thursday, Jan. 30. The minor league club will use the alternate identity at Dunkin' Park against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Thursday, May 29. The name "Thunder Chicken" comes from the loud, rumbling gobble of wild turkeys, which are common in Connecticut. There are an estimated 35,000 wild turkeys in the Constitution State. The new nickna…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Woman ID'd As Woman Pulled From Housatonic River Fairfield County Woman ID'd As Woman Pulled From Housatonic River
Fairfield County Woman ID'd As Woman Pulled From Housatonic River A Connecticut woman who fell off a paddleboard in the Housatonic River and never resurfaced has been identified. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 6:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, in Seymour, according to Will Healey of the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. Healey said DEEP received reports of a paddleboarder in the Housatonic River, located by boaters in the region. DEEP Environmental Conservation officers and the Seymour Fire Department responded.  The victim, identified as Fairfield County resident Alyssa Mackinnon, age 30, of Fairfield, wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Community On High Alert After Series Of Fox Attacks CT Community On High Alert After Series Of Fox Attacks
CT Community On High Alert After Series Of Fox Attacks Police and state environmental police are searching for an aggressive fox that attacked a man and a dog in Connecticut. The incidents occurred in Windham County on Monday, March 25 at several locations in the town of Putnam. According to the Putnam Police, around 3:50 p.m., officers responded to the area of 342 Church St. for the report of an aggressive fox, that attacked a man.  Police said the fox attacked and attempted to bite at the man. At this time, it was reported the fox made no contact directly with the skin of the victim, nor was the victim injured because of the attack.&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Update: Police Identify Person Found Dead In Wooded Area Of Trumbull Update: Police Identify Person Found Dead In Wooded Area Of Trumbull
Update: Police Identify Person Found Dead In Wooded Area Of Trumbull Trumbull Police have confirmed the identity of the body that was discovered in the wooded area near the Pequonnock River Valley. The decomposed body was found by a hiker on Sunday, May 7, said Lt. Brain Weir, of the Trumbull Police. The Chief Medical Examiner has confirmed the person’s identity as that of Matthew Robinson, age 29, of Trumbull, Weir said. Earlier report: Hiker Discovers Body In Wooded Area Of Trumbull Around 12:30 p.m., Sunday, the Trumbull police responded to the wooded area near the end of Hardy Lane, where a hiker found the remains of a deceased…

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by Kathy Reakes