Jason, Grant and the rest of SyFy’s “Ghost Hunters” team came to Derby to investigate the claims of haunting and paranormal activities at the Sterling Opera House.
Ray Bendici
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A lot of people have been asking about this on our The Haunting in Connecticut article — here’s the answer.
[March 17, 2009] “A Haunting in Connecticut?” Not likely, the current homeowner of the Southington home where the “true” events were alleged to occur.
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Oh, bother.
[July 15, 2010] Middlebury police have determined that an object they discovered in the dumpster at the transfer station, which had to be shut down, was not a human hand as originally thought, but merely a stuffed bear paw …
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Don’t get to type “immaculately conceived anteater” a lot.
[May 17, 2013] The birth of an anteater at a Greenwich animal sanctuary has the facility’s staff stumped as the mother did not have an opportunity to conceive the baby …
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Weird News
“Innocent” Man Arrested After Jumping From Window to Avoid Police
by Ray Bendiciby Ray BendiciGuilty conscience much?
[March 3, 2011] A Bridgeport man was arrested after he inexplicably dove out a window and evaded police after they arrived at an apartment complex to arrest a different man …
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Guess this is serious.
[January 31, 2014] Police are searching for a man they claim was wearing lipstick like the Joker from the Batman movies and who they say left a suspicious device on the counter of a pet shop …
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We need a special “Ironic News” tag, don’t we?
[August 7, 2009] A Norwalk woman who had been working for years as a nurse — and even was named “Nurse of the Year” (at a party she organized for herself, it turns out) — was arrested by authorities for falsifying her nursing certification …
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Went to school with Mikeādon’t remember him glowing.
[May 11, 2012] A Milford man who had recently been injected with a low amount of radioactive material for a medical test was pulled over by state police after setting off radiation sensors …
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It’s like rain on your wedding day … oh wait, this is actually ironic.
[December 29, 2009] An SUV with the vanity plate “SAFETY” crashed into a doctor’s office in Fairfield …
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Sasquatch Assault is a Connecticut-based production and sounds like a lot of fun!
[October 7, 2009] Sasquatch Assault has its international premiere on Thursday night, opening The Silk City Flick Fest in Manchester . . .
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Hey, speling can be tough!
[August 23, 2013] Municipal workers in Enfield spelled “school” wrong while painting it on a street near St. Bernard School …
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This only bolsters the idea that most criminals are just not that smart.
[June 13, 2009] A would-be bankrobber in Darien simply walked away when the teller told him there was no money because they had cleaned out the drawers for the day…
Source: NBC 30