Tag: Connecticut

Connecticut Trooper, Brian North, Is Acquitted in Killing of a Black Teenager

A former Connecticut state trooper was acquitted on Friday of manslaughter and other charges in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Black man after a car chase four years ago. The trooper, Brian D. North, was criminally charged in 2022 in the killing of the teenager, Mubarak Soulemane, on Jan. 15, 2020. The killing occurred […]

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Connecticut Shelters Keeping People Out of Shelters

Every day, people go to homeless shelters as a place of last resort. But some shelters, like the Marshall House in Hartford, Conn., are trying to help by turning people away. At the shelter, run by the Salvation Army, intake staff members like Deborah Rucker are using an approach called “shelter diversion” or “problem solving.” […]

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Connecticut Shelters Keeping People Out of Shelters

Every day, people go to homeless shelters as a place of last resort. But some shelters, like the Marshall House in Hartford, Conn., are trying to help by turning people away. At the shelter, run by the Salvation Army, intake staff members like Deborah Rucker are using an approach called “shelter diversion” or “problem solving.” […]

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Winter Storm Forecast: Nor’easter to Bring Heavy Snow and Coastal Flooding

Heavy snowfall will spread over parts of the Northeast starting late Monday and into Tuesday, with some areas expected to get up to two inches of snow an hour, National Weather Service forecasters said. This is not a long lasting storm; the snow will come down quickly and in some cases pile up to a […]

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How Maurice Sendak Lived With His Own Wild Things

On a frigid Wednesday afternoon, sunbeams poured into Maurice Sendak’s studio in Ridgefield, Conn., crisscrossing one another with the precision and warmth of the children’s books that were born in this room. Sendak died almost 12 years ago, but his studio is exactly as he left it. There are his pencil cups and watercolor sets; […]

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Former W.W.E. Employee Accuses Vince McMahon of Sex Trafficking

A former employee of World Wrestling Entertainment sued Vince McMahon, the longtime chairman and chief executive of W.W.E., in federal court on Thursday, accusing him of physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault and trafficking. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, alleges that Mr. McMahon, who was subject to an internal investigation in […]

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Are We Gonna Talk About the Insane Number of Bomb Threats at State Capitols?

“I will say this, if it turns out Trump ever went to Epstein Island, I will remove any support from him,” Jones said. “But I know Roger Stone very well, and I know people that know Trump well, a lot of people, I’ll leave it at that. I know women that have dated Trump, prominent […]

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America Kicks Off New Year With Insane Number of Bomb Threats at State Capitols

“I will say this, if it turns out Trump ever went to Epstein Island, I will remove any support from him,” Jones said. “But I know Roger Stone very well, and I know people that know Trump well, a lot of people, I’ll leave it at that. I know women that have dated Trump, prominent […]

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2024 Kicks Off With Insane Number of Bomb Threats at State Capitols

“I will say this, if it turns out Trump ever went to Epstein Island, I will remove any support from him,” Jones said. “But I know Roger Stone very well, and I know people that know Trump well, a lot of people, I’ll leave it at that. I know women that have dated Trump, prominent […]

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The Latest Craze in Hobby Crafting: Becoming a 21st-Century Blacksmith

The amateur blacksmiths were hard at work: heating metal rods, then hammering them into shape. Reheating, hammering some more, twisting and bending, and finally, hours later, creating small metal hooks. It was hot, slow, painful work. For some, it was also thrilling. “Metal and fire and hitting stuff hard? You can’t go too far wrong,” […]

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Stuffy, Preppy, Sleepy: Can a Rebrand Fix Connecticut’s Reputation?

What comes to mind when you think of Connecticut? Preppy? Wealthy? Snooty? Old? A pit stop between New York and Massachusetts? Gov. Ned Lamont, a second-term Democrat, would not be surprised.“Sleepy, suburban. Not very diverse,” he suggested in an interview at his office in the Statehouse. “Let’s face it,” he continued, “our perception, our lifestyle […]

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Real Housewives’ Ubah Hassan Steps Out for the First Time with “Mr. Connecticut”

Photo: Variety / Contributor (Getty Images) Last night model and Real Housewife Ubah Hassan made her red carpet debut with boyfriend, Oliver Dachsel, aka Mr. Connecticut, after she shockingly kept the relationship a secret for most of the Real Housewives of New York City season. The couple attended the American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala in […]

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Connecticut Karen Couple Arrested After Harassing Landscapers By Demanding Their Visas On Video

NewsOne Featured Video Source: TikTok screenshot On Thursday, a Karen and Ken Kouple in Middletown, Connecticut, reminded us exactly why so many people agree that Donald Trump’s “build that wall” call to action was more about racism and xenophobia than it ever was about safety and border security. Because if you’re walking up to random […]

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How a Yale Student’s Rape Accusation Exposed Her to a Defamation Lawsuit

Naomi Shatz, a lawyer who has represented accusers and accused in other hearings, has noticed an uptick in such suits, but they are uncommon, she said. The accused usually wants to move on, especially if the case is not public. (Mr. Khan’s case had received significant news media coverage, including in The Times, before he […]

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A Heat Wave Arrives Late to New York Making Temperatures Soar

Typically, September in New York City starts to show hints of fall, with average temperatures in the 70s, as children return to school. But this week, the back-to-school season has felt more like a last gasp for summer, with a three-day heat wave sending temperatures 20 degrees higher than usual. “This does not feel like […]

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Back to School or Back to Summer? A Heat Wave Arrives Late to New York.

Typically, September in New York City starts to show hints of fall, with average temperatures in the 70s, as children return to school. But this week, the back-to-school season has felt more like a last gasp for summer, with a three-day heat wave sending temperatures 20 degrees higher than usual. “This does not feel like […]

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