We might’ve just gone for some cake, but then again, we’re not Batso.
[September 8, 2013] Colorful Stratford resident Nick “Batso” Maccharoli celebrated his 80th birthday by pulling a Nissan Leaf with his neck …
Source: Connecticut Post
Weird News
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A variation on the Moodus Noises?
[December 3, 2014] Scientists say that the “booms” that startled residents in southeastern Connecticut were the result of two 1.8 magnitude earthquakes near Ledyard …
Source: NBC -
Uh, not quite.
[January 8, 2013] New Haven residents awoke on Tuesday morning to find what appeared to be crop circles cut into the snow on the green …
Source: New Haven Register -
Seems like something out of an ‘Ernest’ movie … “Hey Vern, woulda take a look at that cute little kitt–aaaaahhhh!!!!”
[March 15, 2011] An animal that a child mistook for a ‘cute little cat’ actually turned out to be a rabid fox, which attacked shortly thereafter …
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Mountain lions, moose and devil birds, oh my!
[June 13, 2011] An anhinga, or “devil bird,” was spotted in Hamden, the first time the exotic bird has been seen in the state …
Source: Hartford Courant -
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 -
Be interesting to see if this idea takes off.
[December 21, 2011] Connecticut bicycling activists are placing “ghost bikes”—old bikes painted white—at the scenes of cyclist fatalities as a memorial and as a reminder to drivers …
Source: Hartford Courant -
Should be fun to see what they find, if anything.
[March 1, 2011] The crew of SyFy’s “Ghost Hunters” and the T.A.P.S. crew investigated the Sterling Opera House in Derby on Monday night for an upcoming episode of the show …
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Is there anywhere in the state they haven’t visited yet?
[November 30, 2011] SyFy’s “Ghost Hunters” team visited the Elks Lodge in Hartford to investigate claims of paranormal activity …
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We’ll write more about this episode after we watch it tonight!
[December 2, 2009] The renowned “Ghost Hunters” team visited the Mark Twain House in Hartford, the episode of which premieres on Dec. 2 on SyFy …
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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.
Source: NBC 30
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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 …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American