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Many Schools In CT Now Closed After Earlier Scheduling Delayed Starts Many Schools In CT Now Closed After Earlier Scheduling Delayed Starts
Many Schools In CT Now Closed After Earlier Scheduling Delayed Starts Many school districts in Connecticut are now closed after earlier planning delayed starts due to icy roadways. Superintendents cited road conditions "not improving" in making the switch. Light freezing rain that began to fall in the pre-dawn hours on Wednesday, Jan. 5 resulted in numerous crashes. Earlier report: Icy Roadways Lead To School Closures, Delayed Starts, Crashes Connecticut State Police said icy road conditions led to numerous crashes throughout the state. A crash involving a jackknifed tractor-trailer shut down westbound I-84 at Exit 56 prior to Charter Oak Bridge …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Found Dead On Roadway ID'd Motorcyclist Found Dead On Roadway ID'd
Motorcyclist Found Dead On Roadway ID'd Police have identified a motorcyclist found lying in the roadway following a crash. Kevin Parham, 55 of Norwalk, formerly an Ansonia resident, was found around 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29, at the intersection of East Main, Main, North Main and State streets in Ansonia, said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death to be blunt trauma and the manner to be accidental. Parham was located in the road at the intersection seriously injured; a short distance away on North Main Street a motorcycle with heavy damage was located on its side, Lync…

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by Kathy Reakes