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1+ hour, 58+ min ago (74+ words) A road in Bristol is closed following an accident early Thursday morning. According to police, Washington St. between Central St. and Garden St. is closed after an accident. Police say a downed utility pole is blocking the road. Utility crews are on scene to remove the pole and replace services in the area. Eversource is reporting that 288 customers are experincing power outages in the area. Motorists are asked to seek an alternate route....

4+ hour, 25+ min ago (416+ words) WINDHAM " Entering Wednesday's game, both Bristol and Windham, two younger teams just trying to find footing in this new season, were in search of their first win. It was the Panthers who got that, taking down the Bombers, 43-34. After an 0-2 start with promising signs, Bristol coach Randall Ward is happy his team's efforts are paying off. "They worked hard. We were 0-2 going into today, but our girls played hard our first two games," Ward said. "We just didn't make some shots early on. Tonight, we played well outside of the third quarter, beginning of the fourth quarter but as long as we keep getting better, we're gonna be all right. "We could talk to the girls about how they're improving and getting better and doing those things, but until they win it and see the results for the hard work…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago (698+ words) As December begins, Christmas lights are popping up all across Connecticut to welcome the holiday season, bringing joy and brightness to the dark days of winter. However, December also welcomes the cold, bitter weather that New England winter is known for, making it challenging to view outdoor lights. Luckily, Connecticut does not only have plenty of walk-through'professional Christmas light displays, but also plenty of drive-thru displays, allowing you to experience the magical glow of the lights from the comfort and warmth of your car. Here are five drive-thru Christmas light displays to check out in and around Connecticut this holiday season. The Holiday Light Show hosts a'drive-thru display in North Stonington, right near Mystic. Now back for its second year, the light show will feature nearly twice as many displays made up of several hundred dazzling lights up the one…...

10+ hour, 17+ min ago (310+ words) Aaron Driscoll completed 8 of" 16 passes for 181 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 8 seed Norwich Free Academy to a 35-0 win over top-seeded New Britain in the CIAC Class LL quarterfinals Wednesday. Driscoll connected with receivers Makiye Howard (40 yards), Rusean Clahar (55 and 21 yards) and Ryan Cleary (15 yards) for scores. Howard also intercepted two passes and had five tackles on defense. Mhi Blessin Maddox-Moore rushed for 39 yards on six carries, highlighted by a 25-yard touchdown run. He also recorded nine tackles. Wyatt Woodworth had five extra points, and provide strong punting and kickoffs. NORWICH FREE 7 0 14 14 - 35NEW BRITAIN" " "0 0" "0" "0 -" 0 NFA - "Makiye Howard 40 pass from Aaron"Driscoll"(Wyatt Woodworth kick)NFA -"Rusean Clahar 55 pass from"Driscoll (Woodworth kick)NFA - Mhi Blessin Maddox-Moore 25 Yard Rushing TD (Woodworth kick)NFA - Ryan Cleary 15 pass from"Driscoll (Woodworth kick)NFA - Clahar 21 pass from Driscoll (Woodworth kick) Quarterback Cody Puzio completed…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago (607+ words) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. " A Puerto Rican man received a 10-year prison sentence in Connecticut on Tuesday for trafficking cocaine through the U.S. Postal Service. Jatniel Morales Gonzales, 28, was sentenced in Bridgeport federal court. His imprisonment will be followed by five years of supervised release, according to a report Wednesday from the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Court documents and statements show that the U.S. Postal Inspection Service's Narcotics and Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force identified Joseph Giovanni Soto as the leader of a cocaine distribution operation. This scheme involved the shipment of many packages containing kilogram quantities of cocaine from U.S. Post Offices in Puerto Rico to numerous "drop addresses." These drop locations existed in New Britain and Meriden, as well as in Holyoke and West Springfield, Mass. RELATED: Dominican man sentenced in Connecticut for fraud and immigration crimes Prosecutors say the…...

16+ hour, 1+ min ago (150+ words) The 2025 Long Island Sound Futures Fund grants will support projects that: Funding for the grant program comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the Long Island Sound Partnership (LISP), with additional support from NFWF and The Zoetis Foundation." The LISP initiated the Futures Fund in 2005 through EPA's Long Island Sound Office and NFWF. The grant program has a goal of making environmental improvements by supporting people and communities who value the Sound and take a direct role in its future." Connecticut projects include a $275,000 grant to install nature-based infrastructure for an interactive exhibit on stormwater improvement at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, $273,000 for stormwater management at Edgewood Park in New Haven, and $513,000 to construct a composting facility in Woodstock. To learn more, please visit the NFWF Long Island Sound Futures Fund website....

20+ hour ago (31+ words) Police say they have uncovered a second body and explosives inside the Connecticut home where a man barricaded himself for hours and fired repeatedly at officers.Jed Parkington, 63, has been ......

21+ hour, 39+ min ago (236+ words) The Monarch, a new 64-unit affordable housing development at 149 Derby Ave. in New Haven, is 100% leased and expected to be fully occupied by the end of December, according to the developers. The project, developed by Honeycomb Real Estate Partners and Vesta Corporation, offers income-restricted apartments for households earning up to 80% of area median income. For households earning up to 50% area medium income, rents start at $1,066 for one-bedroom units, $1,280 for two-bedroom units and $1,478 for three-bedroom units. For households earning up to 80% area medium income, rents range from $1,706 for one-bedroom units, $2,048 for two-bedroom units and $2,364 for three-bedroom units. City and state officials marked the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. About 75% of residents have already moved in. The $27 million complex, city officials said, is part of ongoing efforts to expand New Haven's affordable housing supply and increase family-oriented units. Tyisha Walker-Myers,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (502+ words) Data from the "ADEPT-2" study, which analysts had hoped would arrive before year's end, are now expected sometime in 2026. Data from a closely watched study evaluating Bristol Myers Squibb's mind-stabilizing medicine Cobenfy in patients with Alzheimer's disease could now come a year later than expected. Based on that party's findings, a data monitoring committee recommended the trial keep going and enroll more participants so as to hit its original target. Bristol Myers is following this advice. ADEPT-2 had recruited around 400 patients across 119 locations, according to its listing on a federal database of clinical trials. The company now expects results to come by the end of 2026. "Our decision to exclude patient data from sites where irregularities were observed reflects our unwavering commitment to safeguarding the integrity of our studies," said Laura Gault, head of Bristol Myers' neuroscience drug development, in a…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago (122+ words) Bristol Myers Squibb said Wednesday it will enroll more patients in a key Phase 3 trial studying its drug Cobenfy in psychosis associated with Alzheimer's disease, after the company found "irregularities due to clinical trial execution" at a small number of study sites. After consulting with the Food and Drug Administration, Bristol had an independent group conduct an interim analysis for efficacy and safety. Based on the analysis, the study's data monitoring committee recommended continuing the study by enrolling more patients to reach the original target population, the company said. Senior writer Adam Feuerstein's unfiltered, uncompromising analysis on the biotech world Bristol shares were up some 3% in premarket trading Wednesday morning." By Matthew Herper and Helen Branswell...