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Luis Ciurio, 37, also was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport 10 years of supervised release. - Despite public opposition, Glastonbury planners have given their OK to a builder who wants to put up a 74-unit apartment building in town.
- Detectives from the Hartford Police Department used a variety of tactics in the lead-up to the arrest of two men allegedly involved in a homicide on Sigourney Street in April.
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- As part of a campaign to make downtown more inviting, East Hartford is edging closer to buying the long-troubled College Corners Inn rooming house on Main Street to remodel into one-bedroom apartments.
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East Hartford’s Riverview Square $50M sale is largest suburban office sale in central CT in a decade
The two-tower Riverview Square in East Hartford is part of the largest suburban office sale in central Connecticut in a decade. - The state on Friday is expected to authorize nearly $260,000 to help East Hartford demolish the former McCartin School so it can invite single-family housing development.
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- A 16-year-old East Hartford resident was pronounced dead after being pulled from a public pool after midnight Thursday, according to police.
- Officials said the Health Department also worked with the building management to make sure that all the repairs were completed
- Windsor hosts national fast-pitch softball tournament
- A major new local arts project, "Hartford's Got Talent," was unveiled Monday. There will be auditions and showcases for local youth throughout the summer and open auditions in the fall. Winners will perform in a scripted community-building performance event at The Bushnell in the spring.
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- Joining Rocky Hill, East Hartford and other communities that are trying to make better use of waterfront land, Middletown is working to revitalize 220 acres along the Connecticut River as stores, apartments, an entertainment district and restaurants.
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Sports
- The UConn women’s basketball team has finalized its nonconference schedule for 2022-23 season. The Huskies will play Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville on Jan. 26, the programs announced.
Business
- Arriving units attempted to stop the Passport, but the operator continued on the highway into Farmington, then exited and re-entered to head east, police said.
Local politics
- After losing House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz’s district after he retired in 2020, Berlin and Southington Democrats are looking to a well-known former town manager to get them back in power in November.
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Nation & World
- The CDC relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
Opinion
- We know bears come for the food and not our company and the problem seems to be growing as more Connecticut residents report issues with the large, clawed animals. Earlier this summer, a bear that broke into multiple homes in Canton was euthanized by DEEP.
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- Dari Delite, the East Windsor ice cream shop that has delighted residents of the town for 66 years, announced that the store would close for good at the end of the season.
- Hartford Public Schools welcomed teachers from Puerto Rico Wednesday as part of the district’s effort to fill vacancies and enhance cultural enrichment through Hartford’s new Paso a Paso Puerto Rico Recruitment Program.
- West Hartford's GastroPark, which has been serving breakfasts and lunches for two years, now is doing weekend brunch.
