All entries by Ray

Got Goat?

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Goat soap?! Really? Yes, we’re not kidding. And the story is not udderly ridiculous, either.

Ghost Hunters to Visit Preston

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Sort of surprised they haven’t been there already.
[February 24, 2010] Syfy’s “Ghost Hunters” team have reached an agreement to investigate the long-abandoned former Norwich State Hospital property in Preston …
Source: Norwich Bulletin

Statue Stolen from Norwich Cemetery

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Instead of an amber alert, do they post a bronze alert?
[February 24, 2010] A historic bronze statue of a life-sized woman was taken from a grave in Norwich’s Yantic Cemetery …
Source: New London Day

Suffield Group Makes 40-Foot Bar of Goat Soap

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Sounds like they’re trying to milk the headlines! Seems udderly ridiculous.
[February 23, 2010] The Suffield chapter of FFA created a 40-foot-long bar of soap made from 30 pounds of goat’s milk and other ingredients, which may be the longest bar of goat soap in the world …
Source: Hartford Courant

Men Shoot at Alleged Hallucinations

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Uh … this sounds a little contrived, doesn’t it? “Dude, the cops are here, so act like we’re so totally wasted!”
[February 22, 2010] Manchester police have arrested two men who claim that they were shooting at people they thought were following them but may have only been hallucinations …
Source: Hartford Courant

FBI Closes Anthrax Case

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This is still one of the most unusual — and still technically unsolved — murders in Connecticut history.
[February 21, 2010] The FBI formally closed the September 2001 anthrax murder case, concluding yet never actually proving that Dr. Bruce Ivins was responsible for sending anthrax spores through the mail that killed five, including 94-year-old Ottilie Lundgren of Oxford …
Source: Connecticut Post

Fairy Tales

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Is it possible that we have fairies — tiny winged mystical beings — right here in Connecticut? One of our readers seems to think so, and she has shared with us photos of what she says are fairies that she and a friend saw on a visit to Little People’s Village in Middlebury.

Larceny Goes Down Drain

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[*Insert "wah wah wahhhhh" trombone*]
[February 20, 2010] An East Lyme man was arrested after police caught him trying to recover a coin collection he had stolen and then hidden in a storm drain …
Source: New London Day

Slumbering Stranger Discovered

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At least the man didn’t try to get into bed with the homeowner!
[February 19, 2010] A Lisbon homeowner was surprised on Wednesday night to find a heavily intoxicated stranger asleep on his bedroom floor …
Source: New London Day

“Gentleman” Joe Wins Pazcki-Eating Contest

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Mmm … donuts! Ahhhhh ….
[February 17, 2010] “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti once again won the annual pazcki-eating contest at Eddy’s Bake Shop in Ansonia, downing 10 of the pastries in 5 minutes …
Source: Connecticut Post