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Ultra Rare Orange Lobster Rescued From Stop & Shop Ultra Rare Orange Lobster Rescued From Stop & Shop
Ultra Rare Orange Lobster Rescued From Stop & Shop This lucky crustacean is officially 86’d from the menu. An ultra rare orange lobster was saved from becoming someone’s dinner after being rescued from a New York Stop & Shop. “Clementine” – as she’s now affectionately known – arrived on Long Island at a Stop & Shop store in Southampton with a shipment of traditional brown lobsters sometime before Thursday, July 4. Her 1-in-30-million amber glow made her an instant celebrity at the store, where she was fed shrimp by management and given the name “Pinky” by the manager’s daughter, according to Humane Long Island. When the store’s o…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Harrowing Rescue Saves Fairfield Woman Hiking In New Hampshire After Injury Harrowing Rescue Saves Fairfield Woman Hiking In New Hampshire After Injury
Harrowing Rescue Saves Fairfield Woman Hiking In New Hampshire After Injury Good Samaritans and conservation officers saved a Fairfield County woman hiking in New Hampshire after injuring her leg. The incident occurred in New Hampshire on Saturday, July 13, on the 19 Mile Brook Trail in Green's Grant. According to Sgt. Glen Lucas with New Hampshire Fish & Game, Carrie Euring, age unknown, of Fairfield, was planning to hike the 19 Mile Brook Trail to the Carter Dome Trail in an effort to summit Mt. Hight.  After summiting Mt. Hight, Euring hiked to Carter Dome and began to hike down the Carter Moriah Trail when she injured her leg on the steep terrain…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
2 Penguin Chicks Born At CT Aquarium: Part Of Effort To Protect Critically Endangered Species 2 Penguin Chicks Born At CT Aquarium: Part Of Effort To Protect Critically Endangered Species
2 Penguin Chicks Born At CT Aquarium: Part Of Effort To Protect Critically Endangered Species As part of a careful plan to ensure the future of a critically endangered species, a beloved Connecticut aquarium has announced the birth of two adorable penguin chicks.  New London County's Mystic Aquarium announced the birth of the two African penguin chicks on Monday, March 25, adding that the "fluffy additions" were part of the Species Survival Plan to ensure the species' survival and wellbeing.  The first of the chicks hatched on Wednesday, Feb. 28, and has since grown to a healthy weight of 1.5 kilograms. Meanwhile, the second chick was born on Saturday, March 2 weighing 1.3…

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by Ben Crnic
Real Estate
Private Island On Fairfield County's Gold Coast To Sell For Record-Breaking $85 Million Private Island On Fairfield County's Gold Coast To Sell For Record-Breaking $85 Million
Private Island On Fairfield County's Gold Coast To Sell For Record-Breaking $85 Million One of New England's most expensive properties is now off the market, officials announced. Off the gold coast of Fairfield County, the town of Darien said it reached a final amended agreement on the Great Island earlier this month, the town said in a statement. The property was originally listed at $100,000 million but was sold for a final price of $85 million. “Great Island is a pristine landscape with approximately one and a half miles of coastline in an environmentally sensitive cove on Long Island Sound," Darien’s First Selectman Monica McNally said. "With this purchase, we have priori…

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by David Cifarelli