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How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Hampden County How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Hampden County
How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Hampden 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
Police & Fire
Griswold Crash Leaves Massachusetts Trucker Dead Griswold Crash Leaves Massachusetts Trucker Dead
Griswold Crash Leaves Massachusetts Trucker Dead A 42-year-old Middlesex County, Massachusetts, man died after crashing his truck down an embankment along I-395 in Connecticut. Tim Murray, of Ashby, crashed his Freightliner truck in Griswold, New London County between Exit 24 and 28 around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8 Construction had closed the southbound right-hand lane of the highway. As Murray merged into the left lane, his 2019 Freightliner hit a guardrail. Murray corrected the truck but not before striking another section of the guardrail.  The truck tumbled down an embankment. Authorities pronounced Murray dead at the scene.…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Second Teen Dies A Week After Violent CT Crash Kills 15-Year-Old Girl Second Teen Dies A Week After Violent CT Crash Kills 15-Year-Old Girl
Second Teen Dies A Week After Violent CT Crash Kills 15-Year-Old Girl A second Connecticut teen has died from injuries suffered in a crash that also killed a 15-year-old girl last month. The crash took place around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, June 25 in Windham County on Allen Hill Road near Route 205 in the small town of Brooklyn. On Thursday, July 6, Connecticut State Police confirmed that a second passenger, 17-year-old Bryce Burditt, who attended Plainfield High School had died from his injuries. The crash, which occurred when a 2004 Toyota Prius, with five occupants, slammed into a tree before going down an embankment, also killed passenger Chanelle Edwards,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 15-Year-Old CT Girl ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized After Car Hits Tree Fatal Crash: 15-Year-Old CT Girl ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized After Car Hits Tree
Fatal Crash: 15-Year-Old CT Girl ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized After Car Hits Tree A girl was killed and four other young people were hospitalized after an overnight crash on a Connecticut roadway. It happened around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, June 25 in Windham County on Allen Hill Road near Route 205 in the small town of Brooklyn. A 2004 Toyota Prius, with five occupants, slammed into a tree before going down an embankment, according to Connecticut State Police. One of the passengers, Chanelle Edwards, age 15, of Griswold, was rushed to Day Kimbal Hospital in Putnam and pronounced dead. Another passenger, was brought to Hartford Hospital in critical condition. The t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
CT Mother Charged In Connection With Death Of Her Baby CT Mother Charged In Connection With Death Of Her Baby
CT Mother Charged In Connection With Death Of Her Baby A 35-year-old Connecticut woman has been charged after authorities said she admitted to suffocating her 6-week-old son. Crystal Czyzewski was charged with first-degree manslaughter and risk of injury to a minor in the death of her son, according to Connecticut State Police. Authorities said EMS personnel responded to a home in the New London County town of Griswold after receiving a report from Czyzewski at about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Police said Czyzewski had called to report that her baby was unresponsive.  The baby was taken to the Connecticut Children's Medical Center,…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
Winning $390,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station Winning $390,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station
Winning $390,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Gas Station A winning CT Lottery ticket worth nearly $400,000 that was sold at a local gas station has been cashed in by one lucky area resident. On Monday, Oct. 4 in Hartford County, a Marlborough resident cashed in a "LUCKY FOR LIFE" scratcher that was sold at Richards Mobil on Main Street in South Glastonbury According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that prize level is automatically updated reflecting one less prize. Until the individual or group presents their winning ticket for claim at …

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by Zak Failla
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CT Communities Working With Eversource To Reduce Future Tree-Related Storm Damage CT Communities Working With Eversource To Reduce Future Tree-Related Storm Damage
CT Communities Working With Eversource To Reduce Future Tree-Related Storm Damage Communities are teaming with Eversource to help reduce potential tree damage during big storms in the future. In the wake of Tropical Storm Henri leaving thousands without power in Connecticut and Massachusetts, the utility company announced that it is working with town officials to expand efforts to identify and proactively address areas that have been problematic during recent storms. On Wednesday, Aug. 25, two days after the storm, Eversource was still reporting multiple outages impacting nearly 300 of the company’s 1.28 million customers. “As part of its continuing efforts to improve s…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Incidents Skyrocket In Two Connecticut Cities Among 19 Considered 'High-Risk' COVID-19: Incidents Skyrocket In Two Connecticut Cities Among 19 Considered 'High-Risk'
Covid-19: Incidents Skyrocket In Two Connecticut Cities Among 19 Considered 'High-Risk' Two Connecticut cities have average daily COVID-19 infection rates that have skyrocketed to more than 40 positive test results per 100,000 residents, according to the most recent state data. There are now 19 Connecticut communities that are considered at a high-risk for spreading COVID-19, according to the Department of Public Health data released Thursday, Oct. 22.  A community is considered high-risk when there is an average of 15 or more new COVID-19 incidents reported, each day, over two weeks, per 100,000 residents. As of Thursday, the communities with the highest average daily p…

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by Kristin Palpini