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Two Rescued After Small Plane Crashes Into Water Near Remote Island, Coast Guard Says Two Rescued After Small Plane Crashes Into Water Near Remote Island, Coast Guard Says
Two Rescued After Small Plane Crashes Into Water Near Remote Island, Coast Guard Says Two people were pulled from the water in Connecticut after a plane went down off the coast near the Thimble Islands on Sunday morning, according to the US Coast Guard. Their aircraft went down in the water southeast of the Thimble Islands, near Branford, the US Coast Guard said in a statement on June 1. The Coast Guard Station in New Haven responded to the crash site in the Long Island Sound and pulled both survivors from the water.  Officials said the victims were in stable condition and were taken to Stony Creek Pier, where EMS crews were standing by to provide first aid. The cause…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Spirit Of Slain CT Boy Believed Beaten By Dad Will Live On Spirit Of Slain CT Boy Believed Beaten By Dad Will Live On
Spirit Of Slain CT Boy Believed Beaten By Dad Will Live On A GoFundMe has been launched to help lay 12-year-old Anthony P. Esposito to rest. The boy was tragically beaten to death with a baseball bat, allegedly by his own father, in Branford, CT, on Thursday, May 1, police said. Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr. Branford Police Department The fundraiser, created by Carolyn Bast, says: “It is with broken hearts that we share the sudden and tragic passing of my sweet and loving nephew, Anthony P Esposito, a bright and loving 12-year-old boy who touched the lives of everyone who knew him.” The boy’s father, Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr., 52, was …

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by Josh Lanier & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
CT Dad Beats Son, 12, Dead, Threatens To Kill Teen Daughter: Police CT Dad Beats Son, 12, Dead, Threatens To Kill Teen Daughter: Police
CT Dad Beats Son, 12, Dead, Threatens To Kill Teen Daughter: Police A 52-year-old Connecticut man is accused of beating his 12-year-old son to death with a baseball bat—and threatening to kill his teenage daughter next, authorities said. Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr., of Branford, was charged with murder with special circumstances and attempted murder following the Thursday, May 1, attack. He is being held on $3 million bond, police said. Officers responded to a home on Hemlock Rock Road around 4 p.m., where they found the body of 12-year-old Anthony P. Esposito, according to Branford Police. Esposito was arrested shortly after during a nearby traffic stop. …

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by Josh Lanier
Sports
Yankee Fan Who Ripped Ball From Dodger Outfielder's Glove Said He Planned It: Report Yankee Fan Who Ripped Ball From Dodger Outfielder's Glove Said He Planned It: Report
Yankee Fan Who Ripped Ball From Dodger Outfielder's 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