CT High School Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline CT High School Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline CT High School Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline
CT High School Football Coach Who Quit Midgame Wants To Return To Team's Sideline A Connecticut high school football coach who walked away from his team midgame wants a second chance, but an email from school administrators to parents suggests that won't happen.  Donny Panapada, the former head coach at Stamford High School, apologized for his behavior during a blowout loss to Warde on Friday, Oct. 23, following what school officials described as "confrontational exchanges" with players. Panapada said he exercised "poor judgment" when he addressed the team at halftime and announced his resignation. He did not return to coach the second half of the Black Knights' 42-…
2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames 2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames 2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames
2 CT Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames Two men were killed when a classic car slammed into a tree and caught fire on a Connecticut road, police said. Emergency crews rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, on Waterbury road in Cheshire, police said. The car had gone off the road and struck a tree.  Police identified the victims as James Zabel, 43, of Meriden, who was driving, and his passenger, John D’Aniello, 42, of Waterbury.  First responders pulled both men from the wreckage and rushed them to a nearby hospital. N…
Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me'
Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' A man wearing blackface claims he was kicked out of a North Jersey Dave & Buster's after trying to order a beer in what he described as the "spirit of Halloween." The man, whose TikTok handle is @johnross.319, shared a video claiming he was removed from the Dave & Buster's at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. In the video, reshared by Instagram account @newjerseygossip, the man can be seen wearing blackface and a baseball cap while speaking directly to the camera. "I'm at Dave and Buster's tonight... I got kicked out of here after I ordered a beer like this in the spirit of Halloween," he…
CT Man Found With Dead Man's Credit Cards After Grim NJ Parking Garage Discovery: Cops CT Man Found With Dead Man's Credit Cards After Grim NJ Parking Garage Discovery: Cops CT Man Found With Dead Man's Credit Cards After Grim NJ Parking Garage Discovery: Cops
CT Man Found With Dead Man's Credit Cards After Grim NJ Parking Garage Discovery: Cops A call about a car burglary in a New Jersey parking garage took a grim turn when police discovered a 62-year-old man dead inside the vehicle, then arrested a Connecticut suspect allegedly carrying the dead man's credit cards, authorities said. Secaucus officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress involving a 2026 Hyundai Elantra in the parking deck at 200 Mill Creek Drive around 7:48 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers found the car's door ajar and discovered the body of a 62-year-old Secaucus man inside, Miller said. Detectives from the …
Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say
Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Two people affiliated with Rutgers University were hospitalized following separate assaults near the College Avenue campus in New Brunswick early Sunday, Nov. 1, including one involving an edged weapon, authorities said. The attacks happened between midnight and 1:30 a.m., according to Rutgers University Police Chief Kenneth Cop. In the first incident, a victim was walking along Stone Street when he got into a verbal exchange with a group of unidentified men, police said. The argument turned physical, and the victim was punched and struck with an edged object before the attackers fled …
6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say 6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say 6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say
6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say Six people were shot at a Halloween party near the University of Delaware campus in Newark late Halloween night, according to police and the NY Post. BREAKING: Chaos erupted near the University of Delaware campus after shots were fired into a Halloween crowd on East Main Street.Six people shot and rushed to hospitals. The shooter is still on the loose.This lawlessness in our college towns has to end. Pray for the victims.… — Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) November 1, 2026 The shooting happened around 11:13 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, on the south sidewalk of East Main Street, directly acros…
Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police
Screams Of Woman Beaten With Fire Poker Heard Outside CT Nursing Home: Police A badly beaten woman fled through the woods to a Connecticut nursing home, where she was found screaming for help after being attacked with a fire poker or hammer, authorities said. Officers responded to Skyview Nursing Home at 35 Marc Drive in Wallingford around 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, and found the woman with injuries to her face, head, torso, and arms, Wallingford police said. Investigators determined the woman had been assaulted during two altercations with 47-year-old David Ulizio at a home on a street next to the nursing facility, police said. The first incident happened T…
Mother Arrested Months After CT Girl, 12, Died Of Overdose At Their Home: Police Mother Arrested Months After CT Girl, 12, Died Of Overdose At Their Home: Police Mother Arrested Months After CT Girl, 12, Died Of Overdose At Their Home: Police
Mother Arrested Months After CT Girl, 12, Died Of Overdose At Their Home: Police Police have arrested the mother of a 12-year-old Connecticut girl who died from a three-drug overdose months after charging the girl's stepfather with sexual assault, authorities said.  Melanie Federline, 39, of Enfield, was charged on Friday, Oct. 30, with risk of injury to a child, police said. Her daughter, Eve Rogers, was found dead in her Enfield bed on March 18. Police have not said whether the charge against her mother stems from the investigation into the girl's death. Authorities held Melanie Federline on a court-set $250,000 surety bond. She was scheduled for arraignment Mon…
5 Officers Attacked At Hartford Jail, 3 Taken To Hospital: Officials 5 Officers Attacked At Hartford Jail, 3 Taken To Hospital: Officials 5 Officers Attacked At Hartford Jail, 3 Taken To Hospital: Officials
5 Officers Attacked At Hartford Jail, 3 Taken To Hospital: Officials An inmate attacked five officers at Hartford Correctional Center, sending three to a hospital, state correction officials said. The assault happened Wednesday, Oct. 28, around 9:15 a.m. in the property room used for admissions and discharges, the state Department of Correction announced the following morning.  Three officers received hospital evaluations and treatment. The other two stayed on duty after on-site medical evaluations, officials said. Connecticut State Police are investigating. The Department of Correction is also reviewing what happened. Officials did not release the na…
CT Antiques Dealer Sentenced For Stealing $2.1M From Elderly Man, Estate: Feds CT Antiques Dealer Sentenced For Stealing $2.1M From Elderly Man, Estate: Feds CT Antiques Dealer Sentenced For Stealing $2.1M From Elderly Man, Estate: Feds
CT Antiques Dealer Sentenced For Stealing $2.1M From Elderly Man, Estate: Feds A Greenwich antiques dealer who gained control of an elderly man’s finances stole more than $2.1 million from him and his estate, federal prosecutors said. David L. Johnson, 67, received a five-and-a-half-year federal prison sentence on Friday, Oct. 30, after pleading guilty to money laundering on July 21, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said. He remains free on a $500,000 bond, but he must report to prison on December 14. Johnson ran two Stamford businesses: Antique Treasures LLC and Greenwich Auction. The victim placed Johnson in several positions of trust around October …
Man Charged With Murder After Victim Runs Into CT Smoke Shop With Stab Wound Man Charged With Murder After Victim Runs Into CT Smoke Shop With Stab Wound Man Charged With Murder After Victim Runs Into CT Smoke Shop With Stab Wound
Man Charged With Murder After Victim Runs Into CT Smoke Shop With Stab Wound Authorities have charged a 41-year-old man with murder in a fatal Meriden stabbing after the victim sought help at a smoke shop. Isaac Nelson was charged Friday, Oct. 30, in the death of Marcus Mitchell, 51, who died after a stabbing on Oct. 23, Meriden police said. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant Wednesday. Nelson was already in custody on unrelated charges. Meriden police said Mitchell ran into the Green on Green Smoke Shop on Pratt Street on Friday night with stab wounds. Investigators believe the stabbing happened in the 20 block of Pratt Street. Mitchell was taken to a hospi…
Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG
Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG A former Gambino crime family associate who reinvented himself as a New Jersey councilman and vowed to do things "the right way" has been indicted alongside his son and another man in an alleged loansharking scheme involving threats of violence, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30. John E. Alite, 64, of Englishtown, was indicted on multiple charges of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, money laundering, terroristic threats, and conspiracy, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. His son, John P. Alite, 35, of Manalapan, was indicted on charges of usury, cons…