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New Haven's Famous Seal Gets Bobblehead, Raising Money For Marine Life Rescue New Haven's Famous Seal Gets Bobblehead, Raising Money For Marine Life Rescue
New Haven's Famous Seal Gets Bobblehead, Raising Money For Marine Life Rescue A Long Island Sound celebrity with flippers has been immortalized with a special kind of collectible. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has created a bobblehead for "Chappy," the baby seal found on a New Haven road. Police spotted the five-week-old male near the intersection of Chapel and East streets on Sunday, Feb. 16. The Milwaukee museum will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from every Chappy bobblehead to the Mystic Aquarium, which is helping the gray seal recover. "We're excited to unveil the first bobblehead featuring the now-famous New Haven seal," mus…

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How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Worcester County How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Worcester County
How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Worcester County A quick-moving Nor'easter brought accumulating snowfall throughout the region Sunday night, Jan. 19 into Monday morning, Jan 20. Here's a rundown of totals from the National Weather Service. New York Nassau County 2 ENE Roosevelt 4.1 inches 1018 PM 01/19 Public Syosset 4.0 inches 1000 PM 01/19 Trained Spotter East Williston 3.9 inches 1015 PM 01/19 Public 1 W Plainview 3.9 inches 1250 AM 01/20 Public 1 ESE East Meadow 3.8 inches 1117 PM 01/19 Trained Spotter 1 ENE Glen Cove 3.8 inches 0817 AM 01/20 Public  Sea Cliff 3.6 inches 1042 PM 01/19 Public Plainview 3.2 inches 081…

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Absolute Maniacs': Rob Gronkowski Talks Of His Friendship With Fan Ejected From World Series 'Absolute Maniacs': Rob Gronkowski Talks Of His Friendship With Fan Ejected From World Series
'Absolute Maniacs': Rob Gronkowski Talks Of His Friendship With Fan Ejected From World Series Patriots legend Rob Gronkowski was college friends with the Connecticut Yankees fan ejected from the World Series this week. The four-time Super Bowl champion said watching the 38-year-old rip the ball from the glove of a Dodger's outfielder was true to form to the man he knew.  In a podcast interview with Bleacher Report, "Gronk" talked about his friendship with Austin Capobianco, the New Haven County man who gained infamy after he yanked the ball from Mookie Betts' glove during Game 4 on Tuesday, Oct. 29.  Original Report: Branford Man Who Ripped Ball From Mookie Bett…

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by Josh Lanier
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New England Man Who Ripped Ball From Mookie Betts' Glove Said He Planned It: Report New England Man Who Ripped Ball From Mookie Betts' Glove Said He Planned It: Report
New England Man Who Ripped Ball From Mookie Betts' Glove Said He Planned It: Report Update: The Yankees said that Austin Capobianco and the other man ejected from Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday, Oct. 29, will be barred from attending the contest on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The team did not say if Capobianco would have his season tickets revoked.  Original: The New York Yankees fan who ripped the ball from a Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder's glove when it went over the right field wall in Game 4 of the World Series in the Bronx told reporters he'd planned to do it, according to The Athletic.  Connecticut resident Austin Capobianco, age 38, of Branford i…

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by Josh Lanier