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LITCHFIELD — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal visited Brandywine Senior Living at Litchfield on Tuesday to provide its residents with advice on how they can protect themselves against fraud and scams.

CANAAN
The Couch-Pipa VFW Post 6851 was jumping Sunday as it hosted a fundraiser for Hope for Heroes.

NAUGATUCK — A police traffic stop Monday that stemmed from a suspicion of distracted driving, led an officer to discover LSD and a loaded handgun they say was carried by a Waterbury man.

KENT — The Kent Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring Kent Arts Night on Saturday as a townwide "open house" to encourage visitors to explore Kent at night.

Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 17, the 230th day of 2016. There are 136 days left in the year.

HARTFORD — The leader of the Republican opposition in the Senate is asking Attorney General George C. Jepsen if Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has the legal authority to unilaterally cut the budgets of three watchdog agencies.

See photos from the Republican-American's archives every week in the new #Throwback Thursday feature at http://blogs.rep-am.com/throwback/

TORRINGTON -- A 17-year-old boy suffered a head injury on Tuesday after falling about 20 feet from a rope swing over Stillwater Pond, according to the local fire department and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

The increased use of Narcan by Connecticut first responders was mandated by a law that went into effect July 1.

HARWINTON

On the morning of Aug. 1, state police reached a milestone that seemed inconceivable two years ago.