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Blumenthal's military record resurrected in new Senate race

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal's Republican challenger, Dan Carter, is reviving a 6-year-old controversy about whether the Democrat intentionally distorted his Vietnam-era military service, but it's questionable whether it still strongly resonates with many veterans.

 

Box truck leaves road, slams Morris house

MORRIS -- A Cintas uniform supply box truck veered off Route 61 Tuesday morning and struck a home.

 

Connecticut travelers told to heed Zika warning

HARTFORD -- Travelers from Connecticut are being advised to heed the unusual warning from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to avoid traveling to a Zika-affected neighborhood in Miami.

 

NYC Police Commissioner William Bratton stepping down

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton is leaving the nation's largest police force, after a tenure in which he received credit for keeping crime down and navigated tension between police and minority communities.

 

East Mountain resident needed to serve on Waterbury school committee

WATERBURY -- School officials are looking for a member of the East Mountain neighborhood community interested in serving on a committee to help develop and oversee a $46.3 million project to renovate and expand Wendell Cross Elementary School. City officials have green-lighted a project to enlarge the school to serve students through grade eight.

 

Cheshire man faces narcotics charges after Middlebury traffic stop

MIDDLEBURY -- A Cheshire man faces narcotics charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 84 Saturday morning.

 

Gift cards stolen from cars parked at Kyle Court in Oxford

OXFORD -- Two gift cards were reported stolen from two vehicles parked at Kyle Court Saturday.

Police said the total value of the cards is less than $250.

 

Police seeking help with probe into burglary at Oxford grinder shop

OXFORD -- Police responded to a burglary of Nardelli's Grinder Shoppe, 84 Oxford Road, early Monday morning.

 

Mother of injured child takes plea deal of 2 years in prison

WATERBURY -- A mother of a young child pleaded guilty Monday to risk of injury to a child in connection with multiple, healing broken bones that were discovered.

 

Father, son among 4 charged with part in Waterbury home invasion

WATERBURY -- Police arrested several men Monday who they say carried out an armed home invasion on Ferrell Road late Sunday that left a father and daughter with head injuries.

 

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