Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel has shared details of his brain surgery process as he works to battle the disorder that forced him to cancel numerous shows. The 77-year-old “Piano Man” said Wednesday, Sept. 9 on his SiriusXM channel that he initially didn’t want to have the surgery to implant a brain shunt but eventually changed his mind. “I said, ‘Well what does that entail?’” Joel explained. “Well, we drill a hole through your skull and we stick a shunt inside your brain. I said, ‘Nah, I think I’ll pass on that.’” But after learning more about the procedure and the shunt — a clear tube that drains fluid on t…
Tiny Spots On Boy's Face Led Police To Disturbing Child Abuse Discovery In Connecticut Tiny Spots On Boy's Face Led Police To Disturbing Child Abuse Discovery In Connecticut
Tiny Spots On Boy's Face Led Police To Disturbing Child Abuse Discovery In Connecticut Connecticut's Department of Children and Families (DCF) suspected child abuse involving a 5-year-old boy. An investigation by police confirmed those concerns, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 11. Matthew Wezniak, 40, and Jessica Abelin, 33, both of Enfield, were arrested on warrants Monday, Sept. 8, following an investigation that began at the Enfield Street School, local police said. Enfield police detectives responded to the school with Connecticut Department of Children and Families personnel on Monday, June 1, after DCF received a report of suspected abuse involving a 5-year-old male…
Bradley Airport Opens Expanded TSA Checkpoint As $250M Overhaul Nearly Complete Bradley Airport Opens Expanded TSA Checkpoint As $250M Overhaul Nearly Complete
Bradley Airport Opens Expanded TSA Checkpoint As $250M Overhaul Nearly Complete Bradley International Airport has opened a larger main security checkpoint, giving travelers more room and two additional screening lanes. The Connecticut Airport Authority announced this week that the checkpoint is operational. The opening follows more than three years of construction at the Windsor Locks airport. The upgrade aims to ease passenger backups as Bradley nears the end of a $250 million terminal overhaul. Travelers now have more space to line up before screening as they move toward the expanded security lanes at the terminal, the CAA said.  Work crews made room by permane…
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Hours before a training aircraft crashed in a wooded area in Massachusetts, killing both people aboard, one of the victims shared where he was headed that morning. Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, posted on Facebook at 9:39 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, that he was flying to Northampton for the Three County Fair. Moore and Marcy Asbury,  62, of East Falmouth, were later identified as the victims on board the plane. Asbury's Facebook profile shows the two were dating. Both were killed in the crash. Final post by Ken Moore Ken Moore Facebook About 12 hours after the post, the Piper P…
CT Podcast Host, Musician Who Made Fans Around The World Dies Suddenly At 41 CT Podcast Host, Musician Who Made Fans Around The World Dies Suddenly At 41
CT Podcast Host, Musician Who Made Fans Around The World Dies Suddenly At 41 Sal "Peezy" Pugliares was a born entertainer, his loved ones said, and the Connecticut native proved it by building a popular podcast and radio show that attracted fans from around the globe. But just as his audience and career were growing, Pugliares died suddenly earlier this month.  The Middletown man died suddenly Sept. 5 at age 41, leaving behind his devoted wife and two young sons. In the days after his death, friends, fans and strangers around the world donated to a GoFundMe campaign benefiting the family he worked tirelessly to support.  The fundraiser had collected $…
CT Father’s 911 Call Revealed After 1-Year-Old Dies In Hot Car: Report CT Father’s 911 Call Revealed After 1-Year-Old Dies In Hot Car: Report
CT Father’s 911 Call Revealed After 1-Year-Old Dies In Hot Car: Report A search warrant is shedding new light on what a father told 911 after his 1-year-old son was found unresponsive inside a vehicle in East Windsor. Kevin Pell, 47, called 911 around 2:25 p.m. on Aug. 15, according to the warrant obtained by NBC Connecticut. He reported that his son had been left in the vehicle. The child was blue and not breathing. “The heat, I didn't have the AC on,” Pell told the dispatcher, according to the warrant. That statement differs from what Pell reportedly told police. At the scene, Pell told an officer that he had left the air conditioning running, the warrant …
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops A Long Island man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside a hotel in Massachusetts, police said. Brandon William Hampson, 55, stabbed Rachel Frislid, 62, to death inside her home in Sayville, NY, on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 10. Authorities found Hampson Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside the French King Restaurant and Motel in Erving, MA around 9:15 p.m. smoking a cigarette, Worcester County (MA) District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. Officers ordered Hampson to surrender, but he …
Stamford Senior Loses Over $100K In Courier Scam, New York Man Charged Stamford Senior Loses Over $100K In Courier Scam, New York Man Charged
Stamford Senior Loses Over $100K In Courier Scam, New York Man Charged An 82-year-old Connecticut senior citizen lost more than $100,000 in a courier scam, police said. Qianlin Zheng, 28, of New York, faces a second-degree larceny charge after police accused him of traveling to Stamford to collect a package he believed held about $15,000 in cash, authorities said.  Court records list Zheng’s bond at $55,000. He is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court on Oct. 22. Stamford police said courier scams often begin with callers overseas posing as government officials. They tell victims that their personal information is at risk. The scammers then demand…
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor A yacht owner faces multiple charges after a young employee said he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her aboard a vessel in Nantucket Harbor last month, according to a news report. Christian Bradley Williams, 54, of Florida, was arraigned Friday, Sept. 4, in connection with the alleged Aug. 9 attack. The 22-year-old woman had started working as a deckhand aboard his yacht, Chimera, in June. She received housing on the boat in exchange for the work. The US Sun reported that Williams is a former Navy commander of the USS Springfield submarine.  The alleged assault happened hours…
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Authorities have identified the two people who were killed when the training aircraft they were on crashed into a wooded area in Massachusetts over the weekend.  Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, died in the Saturday, Sept. 5, crash, Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced on Thursday.  The Piper PA-28 Cherokee went down near Center Street around 9:15 p.m.  Ludlow police and Massachusetts State Police began searching the area after receiving a report of a missing aircraft. Crews later found the plane off Center Street. …
Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’
Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ A newlywed New York man has disappeared, and his wife believes he could be facing a medical emergency. Dominick Bianchi, 35, was last seen Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. around his home in East Greenbush, the local police department said on Facebook. Bianchi has Type 1 diabetes, and his new bride, Julianna Zyra, told ABC affiliate WTEN she wasn’t sure if he could monitor his blood sugar. The missing man has a continuous glucose monitor, but it’s “paired to his phone that he doesn’t have,” Zyra told WTEN. Zyra told the station Bianchi had been battling mental health issues recently but “nobody…
Diesel Leaks Into I-91 Storm Drain In CT After Truck Part Pierces Fuel Tank In Crash Diesel Leaks Into I-91 Storm Drain In CT After Truck Part Pierces Fuel Tank In Crash
Diesel Leaks Into I-91 Storm Drain In CT After Truck Part Pierces Fuel Tank In Crash A tractor-trailer failure spilled diesel fuel onto Interstate 91 and into a nearby storm drain during a morning rush-hour crash.  The crash happened Thursday, Sept 10, around 8:15 a.m. on the northbound side between Exits 36 and 37 in Windsor. At least one other vehicle was involved, authorities said.  The tractor-trailer's drive shaft came loose, and large pieces of metal punctured the truck’s diesel saddle tank, causing fuel to pour onto the ground and enter the storm drain, according to Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials. DEEP crews worked to…