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Second Teen Dies A Week After Violent Crash In Region Kills 15-Year-Old Girl Second Teen Dies A Week After Violent Crash In Region Kills 15-Year-Old Girl
Second Teen Dies A Week After Violent Crash In Region 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: Girl ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized After Car Hits Tree In Region Fatal Crash: Girl ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized After Car Hits Tree In Region
Fatal Crash: Girl ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized After Car Hits Tree In Region 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
Mother From Region Charged In Connection With Death Of Her Baby Mother From Region Charged In Connection With Death Of Her Baby
Mother From Region 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 Gas Station In Region Winning $390,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At Gas Station In Region
Winning $390,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At Gas Station In Region 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
News
Communities Working With Eversource To Reduce Tree-Related Storm Damage Communities Working With Eversource To Reduce Tree-Related Storm Damage
Communities Working With Eversource To Reduce 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