The fines must cost more than the book! [June 6, 2017] A copy of W.O. Mitchell’s “Who Has Seen the Wind” was anonymously returned to West Hartford’s Noah Webster Library 52 years …
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This year marks the 200th anniversary of the legendary showman and humbug’s birth, and even after a century or so in the grave (mostly), P.T. Barnum continues to get headlines.
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Was this guy working for Howard, Fine & Howard Paint Company? [May 22, 2009] After a dispute, a Stratford painter twisted a woman’s nose in retaliation … Source: Connecticut Post
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According to the tower’s owner, climbing the tower while the power is on — which is what the parachutist did — is “analogous to being inside a microwave.” [November 5, 2009] An …
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Seems like there is getting to be more ghost-hunting groups than there are ghosts! [August 30, 2010] The East Coast Angels are investigating paranormal claims in Southeastern Connecticut … Source: The Day …
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A river runs under it—and by “it,” we mean Hartford. But for centuries, the Park River (aka Hog River), was above ground and accessible to all.
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Instant karma is gonna get ya … [April 25, 2013] New London’s parking ticket arbiter received a parking ticket on his last day on the job … Source: The Day
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That’s a busy day. [March 12, 2015] A Wolcott man covered in tattoos and claiming to be Lucifer, rolled his car, set fire to his own house and ran around half-naked … …
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Face in the pillow, right? [July 2, 2009] A group of Torrington teens misunderstood the screams of a woman in the throes of passion, barged in and mistakenly assaulted her partner … …
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Is the future trying to come to our present to stop the impending ignition of the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland? Some legitimate physicists think it’s a possibility. What us, worry?
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I’ll buy that for a dollar … with the lord’s blessing, of course. [June 16, 2017] A Bridgeport pastor has been charged with larceny after police say he forged a lease to …
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Another case of someone going Tyson! [December 8, 2009] A man allegedly bit the ear of an emergency room technician during a brawl at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington … Source: The …