Connecticut News

Norah Jones house hunts in Connecticut, touring $4.95M architectural gem October 22, 2020 2:57 am New York Post Singer Norah Jones is on the prowl for a country house. She recently checked out a $4.95 million property in Ridgefield, Conn. The Arts and Crafts-style, 6,000-square-foot home at 323 Florida Hill Road sits on 29 acres. It’s owned by fashion designer …
Omaha National Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage into Connecticut, Georgia October 22, 2020 1:34 am Insurance Journal Omaha National, a workers compensation insurance provider serving small and midsize employers, has expanded its coverage into Connecticut and Georgia. Connecticut and Georgia will be the 11th and 12th states in which Omaha National offers coverage, …
Connecticut's AG wants reimbursements for poor response to August storm power outage October 21, 2020 11:41 pm WWLP 22 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s attorney general asked regulators Wednesday to order reimbursements for utility customers who lost food and medicine during August’s dayslong power outage in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias. Attorney General William …
Paul Singer's Elliott Management to open offices in Florida and Connecticut October 21, 2020 11:30 pm Reuters By Reuters Staff (Updates story with sourcing and details) Oct 21 (Reuters) - Elliott Management Corp, one the world’s busiest activist investors, plans to open two new offices - one in Florida and one in Connecticut - to give staff more flexibility when …
Officer fatally shoots dog that was biting, dragging woman in Connecticut October 21, 2020 10:24 pm WDHD 7 - Massachusetts October 21, 2020 October 21, 2020 ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut police officer shot a pit bull to death Tuesday afternoon as it was attacking a woman, authorities said. The Enfield officer was responding to an unrelated call and saw the dog attacking …
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut residents urged not to travel between states October 21, 2020 9:58 pm Daily Mail New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are urging residents not to travel between the three states following an uptick in COVID-19 cases across the Northeast. The governors of all three states, who are all Democrats, have asked residents to avoid unnecessary …
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong blasts $8.3B DOJ settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid probe, says it shortchanges victims October 21, 2020 9:57 pm Hartford Courant As part of the criminal plea, Purdue will admit that it lied to the Drug Enforcement Administration that it maintained effective programs to stop drug diversion, when in fact it continued to market Oxycontin to prescribers who were, in fact, diverting the …
As shootings increase in two Connecticut towns, local police to partner with FBI on new gun violence task force October 21, 2020 9:57 pm Hartford Courant “When we combine FBI resources, technology, specialized personnel along with dedicated police officers and detectives who have local knowledge and understand the intelligence and who these actors in our communities that are committing these crimes, we …
Former Disney CFO accuses couple of squatting in his $2.2M Connecticut mansion October 21, 2020 9:57 pm Daily Mail A former Disney chief financial officer claims that a couple has been squatting in his $2.2million Connecticut mansion since June. In an affidavit filed in Norwalk Housing Court, Lawrence Rutkowski alleges that A. Mark Getachew and his wife, Denora, have …
Political lawn signs, always a target in October, are stolen or mangled in towns across Connecticut October 21, 2020 9:27 pm The Hartfourd Courant - Connecticut Watertown, Orange, Norwalk and Ledyard are just a few of the communities where political signs have been stolen or destroyed this year. In Bristol, Tabacco & Sons Builders has a massive Trump banner outside its headquarters on Route 69, posted high …
Chuckles X, Connecticut’s official state groundhog, has died - search for Chuckles XI underway October 21, 2020 9:27 pm The Hartfourd Courant - Connecticut Connecticut’s official groundhog, Chuckles X, is blind. A chemical — probably some kind of poison put out to kill her — burned her when she was young. Because of the injury, her eyes were surgically removed - but that won't stop her from offering her …
Ex-Disney CFO claims couple squatting in his $2.2M Connecticut mansion October 21, 2020 9:19 pm New York Post A former Disney CFO says a couple used a legal loophole to squat in his $2.2 million Connecticut mansion — but the couple claims the castle was far from the fairytale promised. Lawrence Rutkowski — who also steered the finances of Petco and NBC/General …
Chuckles, Connecticut's prognosticating groundhog, has died October 21, 2020 9:00 pm The Washington Times MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) - Chuckles X, who served as Connecticut’s official prognosticating groundhog, has died. The blind female woodchuck that conveyed forecasts of spring to Manchester Mayor Jay Moran for the past two years died last weekend at her home …
Public Info Session on Proposed Sidewalks in Sound View Slated for Thursday October 21, 2020 8:50 pm Lyme Line - Connecticut OLD LYME — The Town of Old Lyme has received a Community Connectivity Grant from the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT) to fund the construction of new sidewalks on Hartford Ave. and Rte. 156 (Shore Rd.) This is primarily a safety …
Lyme-Old Lyme Partnership for Social Justice, Old Saybrook March for Justice Hold Event in Deep River, Tonight October 21, 2020 8:50 pm Lyme Line - Connecticut LYME/OLD LYME — The Lyme-Old Lyme Partnership for Social Justice and the Old Saybrook March for Justice will co-host their next Teach-In/March Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 5:30 p.m. in Deep River. Participants will gather in front of Deep River Town Hall …