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Parents, Teachers Coalition Demand Cell Phones Out Of CT Schools: They're Eroding 'Civility' Parents, Teachers Coalition Demand Cell Phones Out Of CT Schools: They're Eroding 'Civility'
Parents, Teachers Coalition Demand Cell Phones Out Of CT Schools: They're Eroding 'Civility' Connecticut educators and parents are teaming up to push for statewide phone-free school policies. The group, called Phone-Free CT, wants lawmakers to pass a “bell-to-bell” policy that keeps phones put away for the full school day. The push comes as the new legislative session gets ready to start on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Phone-Free CT includes the Connecticut Education Association, AFT Connecticut, The Anxious Generation Movement, the Distraction Free Schools Policy Project, and the Becca Schmill Foundation. Detractors of the proposal say students need phones in case of emergencies or to call…
VIDEO: Buck Crashes Through Bank Window, Sparking Wild Rescue In Ridge VIDEO: Buck Crashes Through Bank Window, Sparking Wild Rescue In Ridge
Video: Buck Crashes Through Bank Window, Sparking Wild Rescue In Ridge A Long Island burglary alarm turned into a hoof-and-antlers emergency after a deer crashed through a Suffolk County bank window and got stuck inside. Officers responding to a burglary alarm Sunday, Jan. 18, at a Webster Bank branch on Middle Country Road in Ridge were met with an unexpected intruder: a full-grown buck that had smashed through a window and ended up trapped inside the building, according to Suffolk County Police. Body camera footage shared by the agency shows an officer crawling through the shattered window before the buck is seen sprinting through the bank lobby as officers …
Fairfield County, 2 Others In Stage 2 Drought, Gov. Lamont Says: What That Means For You Fairfield County, 2 Others In Stage 2 Drought, Gov. Lamont Says: What That Means For You
Fairfield County, 2 Others In Stage 2 Drought, Gov. Lamont Says: What That Means For You Governor Ned Lamont has declared a Stage 2 drought advisory for Fairfield, Middlesex, and New Haven counties as rainfall levels continue to drop across Connecticut. A Stage 2 drought marks an “emerging drought event” that could affect drinking water, farms, and the environment. It is the second of five stages under the state’s drought plan. Stage 5 is the most extreme.  The state is asking residents and businesses to conserve water by shutting off automatic sprinklers, fixing leaky faucets, and following local conservation requests. Officials also warn that those relying on private we…
Armed And Dangerous: Warrant Issued For Hagerstown Man Wanted For Fatal Chambersburg Shooting Armed And Dangerous: Warrant Issued For Hagerstown Man Wanted For Fatal Chambersburg Shooting
Armed And Dangerous: Warrant Issued For Hagerstown Man Wanted For Fatal Chambersburg Shooting A manhunt is underway for 32-year-old Joshua Martin Bresnick, who is wanted for the deadly shooting of 20-year-old Rakeem Floyd outside Chambersburg’s Southgate Mall, police announced Tuesday, Dec. 31. Rakeem Floyd  Facebook/Rakeem Floyd The fatal shooting occurred on Wednesday, Dec. 18, around 6:45 p.m. at 221 Southgate Mall, as Daily Voice previously reported. Officers arrived to find Floyd lying dead in the roadway following a fight that witnesses said escalated to gunfire, according to the Chambersburg Police Department. **UPDATE: Bresnick was arrested on Friday, Jan. 3, Click…
Police Increase Presence At Schools Amid Social Media Concerns In Hastings-On-Hudson Police Increase Presence At Schools Amid Social Media Concerns In Hastings-On-Hudson
Police Increase Presence At Schools Amid Social Media Concerns In Hastings-On-Hudson Police in a Westchester County village have increased their presence at local schools in response to concerns on social media.  The Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department announced the enhanced security measures in a statement from Chief David A. Dosin on Tuesday, Nov. 26, emphasizing that no threats have been made to the schools but that the department is taking precautions to ensure the safety of students, staff, and the community. “The safety and well-being of our children and everyone in our schools is a top priority,” Chief Dosin wrote, adding, “For this reason, we have increased po…