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Moose On Loose At UConn Campus Signals Beginning Of Birthing Season Moose On Loose At UConn Campus Signals Beginning Of Birthing Season
Moose On Loose At UConn Campus Signals Beginning Of Birthing Season After a moose was spotted on the UConn campus, Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is advising motorists to be watchful of increased deer and moose activity along roadways. The moose was spotted strolling the streets in Mansfield and later on the campus in Storrs on Saturday, May 8. DEEP says the sign of the moose out and about is normal as the months of May and June mark the birthing period for deer and moose.  DEEP’s Wildlife Division urges motorists to be aware during this period of activity and also slow down and drive defensively should a large animal,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
New Tornado Touchdown Confirmed, Bringing Total In NY/CT To Five New Tornado Touchdown Confirmed, Bringing Total In NY/CT To Five
New Tornado Touchdown Confirmed, Bringing Total In NY/CT To Five A second tornado has been confirmed to have touched down in Connecticut during Tuesday's severe storms. The first tornado confirmed was in New Canaan and Norwalk, according to the National Weather Service. It hit New Canaan at 5:29 p.m. and went through Norwalk until 5:41 p.m. Coupled with two tornadoes  in the Hudson Valley and one on Long Island (in Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County), a total of five twisters touched down in downstate New York and Connecticut during the storms. Early Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Mansfield, just sout…

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by Joe Lombardi