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Come On Down: 'The Price Is Right Live' Coming To Connecticut Come On Down: 'The Price Is Right Live' Coming To Connecticut
Come On Down: 'The Price Is Right Live' Coming To Connecticut If you’ve ever dreamed of spinning that big wheel, now’s your chance to “come on down.” Game show aficionados will have the opportunity to take part in “The Price is Right Live,” coming to New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts this fall. The live, traveling production brings the iconic television game show to life as randomly selected contestants play game show favorites like Plinko, Cliffhangers, and the famous Showcase. In true “The Price is Right” fashion, prizes will include everything from electronics and appliances to dream vacations and new cars. Lucky audience members can also …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
2 CT Cities Named Most Expensive In Nation — It's Not Ones You Think 2 CT Cities Named Most Expensive In Nation — It's Not Ones You Think
2 CT Cities Named Most Expensive In Nation — It's Not Ones You Think For anyone looking for an affordable place to live, there are two places in Connecticut they may want to avoid, according to a new study.  Hartford ranks as the most expensive city in the United States with New Haven finishing in fourth, according to U.S. News & World Report. Joining them on the list are Los Angeles at No. 2, Miami at 3, and New York City at 5.  Nearby Boston is 9 with two other Massachusetts cities — Springfield and Worcester — also in the top 25.  Researchers looked at the average price of goods like groceries and transportation, along with r…

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by Josh Lanier
Sports
New England's Own Nedoroscik Unpacks His Paris Olympic Trip For Jimmy Fallon New England's Own Nedoroscik Unpacks His Paris Olympic Trip For Jimmy Fallon
New England's Own Nedoroscik Unpacks His Paris Olympic Trip For Jimmy Fallon Stephen Nedoroscik left for Paris, a talented but relatively unknown person outside of gymnastics.  Now, the Massachusetts native is one of the most recognizable sports figures in the world and a big draw for talk shows like "The Tonight Show." The bespeckled 25-year-old Worcester native and Pennsylvania State Alumni became one of the breakout stars at the 2024 Paris Olympics after he pulled off near perfection on the pommel horse.  That landed him the nickname "the pommel horse guy" but also a bronze medal for the US men's gymnastics team. It was the team's first Olympic me…

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by Josh Lanier
News
'Moment = Met': Worcester Gymnast Helps US Men Claim First Olympic Medal In 16 Years 'Moment = Met': Worcester Gymnast Helps US Men Claim First Olympic Medal In 16 Years
'Moment = Met': Worcester Gymnast Helps US Men Claim First Olympic Medal In 16 Years Stephen Nedoroscik had only one event to make his mark on the 2024 Paris Olympics, and he did not disappoint.  Nedoroscik, a Worcester, Massachusetts, gymnast and Pennsylvania State University alum, nailed his pommel horse routine on Monday, July 29, to lift the team US men's gymnastic team to a bronze medal in the all-around competition. It's their first time on the podium in 16 years.  Frederick Richard, of Stoughton, Mass., who is also on the team, had standout performances in the floor exercise, parallel bars, and horizontal bars.  The team came to Monday's event in a cl…

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by Josh Lanier
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Family Of Mass. Teen Who Died After Spicy 'One Chip Challenge' Plans To Sue, Law Firm Says Family Of Mass. Teen Who Died After Spicy 'One Chip Challenge' Plans To Sue, Law Firm Says
Family Of Mass. Teen Who Died After Spicy 'One Chip Challenge' Plans To Sue, Law Firm Says A law firm representing the family of a 14-year-old Worcester boy who died shortly after trying the spicy One Chip Challenge signaled on Wednesday, July 10, that they plan to file a lawsuit over his death.  Harris Wolobah died on Sept. 1, 2023. An autopsy found that the Doherty Memorial High School student suffered cardiopulmonary arrest “in the setting of recent ingestion of food substance with high capsaicin concentration,” according to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. The Boston law firm Sheff & Cook announced in a press release it…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
'What Should I Do?' FaceTiming Crack Dealer Stabs Woman During CT Attack, Police Say 'What Should I Do?' FaceTiming Crack Dealer Stabs Woman During CT Attack, Police Say
'What Should I Do?' FaceTiming Crack Dealer Stabs Woman During CT Attack, Police Say A woman is facing charges in connection with a stabbing attack at a Connecticut boat launch that left a woman hospitalized. The Windham County incident happened Friday, May 10, in Thompson on Fabyan Road. Connecticut State Police said the victim was inside a car that was parked at the boat launch with Cassandra Heredia, age 30, to sell "crack" when Heredia began punching her. Heredia then made a FaceTime call to a male friend who had accused the victim of stealing drugs from him. During the call, she allegedly told the man, “I beat the (expletive) out of her. What should I do?” When the …

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by Michael Mashburn