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12 Students, Staff Taken To Hospital After Falling Ill, CT Schools Evacuated 12 Students, Staff Taken To Hospital After Falling Ill, CT Schools Evacuated
12 Students, Staff Taken To Hospital After Falling Ill, CT Schools Evacuated Multiple students and staffers fell ill on Thursday morning, Feb. 27, at a Windham County school, forcing administrators to evacuate the building and send several to an area hospital for evaluation.  Firefighters were called to the school complex at  785 Riverside Drive in Thompson — made up of Mary Fisher Elementary School, Thompson Middle School, and Tourtellotte Memorial High School — after middle school students and staff members complained of feeling unwell, NBC Connecticut said.  Authorities evacuated the three schools for what was believed to be a carbon monoxide …

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Man, 70, Sexually Assaulted 3 Children Multiple Times Over Several Years: Police CT Man, 70, Sexually Assaulted 3 Children Multiple Times Over Several Years: Police
CT Man, 70, Sexually Assaulted 3 Children Multiple Times Over Several Years: Police A 70-year-old Connecticut man was arrested last week following months-long investigations into multiple accusations of child molestation that stretched across years, authorities said. Michael Collette, of Thompson, was arrested Friday, Feb. 14, and charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault and three counts of risk of injury to a minor, Connecticut State Police said. The investigation began in November when a 9-year-old boy told police that Collette had repeatedly sexually assaulted him while babysitting him when the child's parents were away, a police report said.  The bo…

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by Josh Lanier
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Charges Upgraded For CT Man Accused Of Massachusetts Baseball Bat Slaying: DA Charges Upgraded For CT Man Accused Of Massachusetts Baseball Bat Slaying: DA
Charges Upgraded For CT Man Accused Of Massachusetts Baseball Bat Slaying: DA A grand jury has charged a 32-year-old man with murder following the discovery of a body in Worcester County, authorities said. Ryan Wilcox, of Thompson, Connecticut, and Worcester, is now charged with murder, armed assault with intent to kill, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and assault with a dangerous weapon, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. The body of 32-year-old Mitchell Burke was discovered in Hubbardston around 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4. Burke suffered "substantial trauma to the head" and multiple wounds to hi…

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by Josh Lanier
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$1M Lottery Jackpot: CT Winner Planning 'Nice Lunch,' Investments With Cash $1M Lottery Jackpot: CT Winner Planning 'Nice Lunch,' Investments With Cash
$1M Lottery Jackpot: CT Winner Planning 'Nice Lunch,' Investments With Cash A Connecticut woman had a little fun with the Massachusetts State Lottery when she told them she planned to enjoy a nice lunch with the $1 million jackpot she claimed this week.  Helena Greenleaf, of Thompson, won the seven-figure prize playing the “$2,500,000 Merry & Bright” game, a holiday-themed $10 scratch-off ticket.  Related: $10.8 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Wilton She elected to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  Outside of that lunch, Greenleaf said she'll invest her winnings.  She bought the ticket at C…

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by Josh Lanier
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19-Year-Old Woman Accused Of Going 115 MPH In CT Charged With Reckless Driving 19-Year-Old Woman Accused Of Going 115 MPH In CT Charged With Reckless Driving
19-Year-Old Woman Accused Of Going 115 MPH In CT Charged With Reckless Driving A woman has been charged with reckless driving after being accused of driving 115 miles per hour on a busy Connecticut highway. At about 4:40 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, a Connecticut State Police trooper in Windham County assigned to Troop D in Danielson was conducting speed enforcement along I-395 southbound in the area of exit 50 in Thompson.  The trooper "observed a vehicle traveling southbound toward his location at a rate of speed clearly higher than the posted speed limit," said police. Utilizing his assigned laser unit, the trooper observed the vehicle going at a rate of 99 m…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Massachusetts' Littlest Garbage Man Makes His Rounds Thanks To Make-A-Wish Massachusetts' Littlest Garbage Man Makes His Rounds Thanks To Make-A-Wish
Massachusetts' Littlest Garbage Man Makes His Rounds Thanks To Make-a-wish For four-year-old Alan, there was always something special about the garbage trucks that came through his Ashland neighborhood each week. He fell in love with the big green machines and wanted to be like the men and women who drove them.  He even dressed up as a garbage man for Halloween one year.  So, it was a no-brainer when Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island offered him the chance to make a wish that he would don the high-vis vest and hard hat and climb aboard a WM truck to put in a hard day's work. They even gave him a time card to punch in and out.   …

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by Josh Lanier
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'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
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CT Man Extradited For Manslaughter, Assault, More: Police CT Man Extradited For Manslaughter, Assault, More: Police
CT Man Extradited For Manslaughter, Assault, More: Police A 41-year-old man was extradited from Maine for a series of alleged crimes he committed in Connecticut, including selling narcotics and fatally stabbing another man. The Windham County man, Walter Lawson – who is from the town of Putnam – was arrested on the strength of three arrest warrants, Connecticut State Police announced on Friday, June 28. From September 2023 to May 2024, Lawson is accused of multiple crimes. First, on September 26, 2023, Lawson and another man got into a fight at a home in Thompson. At first, the fight started with the two men yelling at each other, but soon esc…

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by Sophie Grieser