This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSTAMFORD — Prosecutors announced Friday the state will not retry Michael Skakel, bringing the Martha Moxley case to a close on the 45th anniversary of her death in Greenwich.Judge Gary White made the ruling Friday morning in state Superior Court in Stamford to nolle the charges against Skakel.The state could not prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo told White. He requested the nolle, which means the the case would be dismissed 13 months from now barring a change. The judge granted the...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSTAMFORD — Prosecutors announced Friday the state will not retry Michael Skakel, bringing the Martha Moxley case to a close on the 45th anniversary of her death in Greenwich.Judge Gary White made the ruling Friday morning in state Superior Court in Stamford to nolle the charges against Skakel.The state could not prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo told White. He requested the nolle, which means the the case would be dismissed 13 months from now barring a change. The judge granted the...WW…

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The National Weather Service experienced a major, systemwide internet failure Tuesday morning, making its forecasts and warnings inaccessible to the public and limiting the data available to its meteorologists.The outage highlights systemic, long-standing issues with its information technology infrastructure, which the agency has struggled to address as demands for its services have only increased.In addition to Tuesday morning's outage, the Weather Service has encountered numerous, repeated problems with its internet services in recent months, including:- A bandwidth shortage that forced...…The National Weather Service experienced a major, systemwide internet failure Tuesday morning, making its forecasts and warnings inaccessible to the public and limiting the data available to its meteorologists.The outage highlights systemic, long-standing issues with its information technology infrastructure, which the agency has struggled to address as demands for its services have only increased.In addition to Tuesday morning's outage, the Weather Service has encountered numerous, repeated problems with its internet services in recent months, including:- A bandwidth shortage that forced...WW…

Connecticut will reach the final stage of its monthslong COVID vaccine rollout Thursday when it opens eligibility to everyone in the state who is 16 and older.Demand is expected to be high in the first few days with 1.3 million people able to make an appointment for the first time.State officials have continued to urge patience for those newly eligible as there won’t immediately be enough appointments for everyone.Navigating getting a vaccine can be difficult. This guide will clear up some of the questions.Coronavirus in ConnecticutEveryone 16 and older is eligible to receive a vaccine...…Connecticut will reach the final stage of its monthslong COVID vaccine rollout Thursday when it opens eligibility to everyone in the state who is 16 and older.Demand is expected to be high in the first few days with 1.3 million people able to make an appointment for the first time.State officials have continued to urge patience for those newly eligible as there won’t immediately be enough appointments for everyone.Navigating getting a vaccine can be difficult. This guide will clear up some of the questions.Coronavirus in ConnecticutEveryone 16 and older is eligible to receive a vaccine...WW…

Annie Withey isn’t easy to find.That wasn’t always the case. In the 1990s, Withey’s phone number was actually listed on every box of her mac and cheese — yes, Annie’s — which was slowly, steadily lining New England grocery store shelves.Strangers called Withey at all hours of the day. Once, at 3 a.m., she was awakened to a voicemail by an ensemble of partying surfer bros on the West Coast who wanted to know how to get their hands on a bulk order of mac and cheese.Funnily enough, Annie’s Homegrown is now based out west; its brightly colored headquarters, which includes a lovely looking...…Annie Withey isn’t easy to find.That wasn’t always the case. In the 1990s, Withey’s phone number was actually listed on every box of her mac and cheese — yes, Annie’s — which was slowly, steadily lining New England grocery store shelves.Strangers called Withey at all hours of the day. Once, at 3 a.m., she was awakened to a voicemail by an ensemble of partying surfer bros on the West Coast who wanted to know how to get their hands on a bulk order of mac and cheese.Funnily enough, Annie’s Homegrown is now based out west; its brightly colored headquarters, which includes a lovely looking...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateDANBURY — Comedian John Oliver’s wish has come true.City Council overwhelmingly voted Thursday evening to rename Danbury’s wastewater treatment facility the “John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant” after the HBO host who once invited Danbury residents to a“Congratulations, Mr. Oliver,” Mayor Mark Boughton said after the council approved the resolution 18 to 1, with one abstention. “You now have a poop plant named after you.”With the new name will come from Oliver and a that could raise at least $100,000 for 10 area food banks. Donors...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateDANBURY — Comedian John Oliver’s wish has come true.City Council overwhelmingly voted Thursday evening to rename Danbury’s wastewater treatment facility the “John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant” after the HBO host who once invited Danbury residents to a“Congratulations, Mr. Oliver,” Mayor Mark Boughton said after the council approved the resolution 18 to 1, with one abstention. “You now have a poop plant named after you.”With the new name will come from Oliver and a that could raise at least $100,000 for 10 area food banks. Donors...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs the manhunt intensified Monday for a University of Connecticut student who police say is wanted in a deadly crime spree, an attorney representing his family urged him to surrender.Peter Manfredonia, a 2015 Newtown High School grad, is wanted in connection with two Connecticut homicides, a kidnapping, home invasion and a serious assault in a spree that began Friday. Manfredonia, who police say is “armed and dangerous,” was last seen Sunday afternoon in eastern Pennsylvania.On Monday, Michael Dolan, an attorney representing...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs the manhunt intensified Monday for a University of Connecticut student who police say is wanted in a deadly crime spree, an attorney representing his family urged him to surrender.Peter Manfredonia, a 2015 Newtown High School grad, is wanted in connection with two Connecticut homicides, a kidnapping, home invasion and a serious assault in a spree that began Friday. Manfredonia, who police say is “armed and dangerous,” was last seen Sunday afternoon in eastern Pennsylvania.On Monday, Michael Dolan, an attorney representing...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTwo more Connecticut men have been arrested following an investigation into illegal gambling operations at bodegas in the state.Vicente S. Encarnacion, 56, of Danbury, was arrested Dec. 31, and charged with illegal gambling, illegal possession of gambling records and illegally maintaining gambling premises.Tomas R. Garcia-Castillo, 37, of Waterbury, was arrested Jan. 6, and charged with illegal professional gambling, illegal possession of gambling devices and illegally maintaining gambling premises.Their arrests stem from a...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTwo more Connecticut men have been arrested following an investigation into illegal gambling operations at bodegas in the state.Vicente S. Encarnacion, 56, of Danbury, was arrested Dec. 31, and charged with illegal gambling, illegal possession of gambling records and illegally maintaining gambling premises.Tomas R. Garcia-Castillo, 37, of Waterbury, was arrested Jan. 6, and charged with illegal professional gambling, illegal possession of gambling devices and illegally maintaining gambling premises.Their arrests stem from a...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateNEW HAVEN — A planned “MAGA drag” in support of now twice-impeached President Donald Trump, due to start Saturday morning at the IKEA parking lot in New Haven and head up the capitol building in Hartford, appears to be a bust.Fliers promoting the event had been shared on social media, and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker asked residents to stay away, despite reports that the event had been canceled.“Given what occurred last week at the U.S. Capitol and some threats of violence around the U.S., we are encouraging people to stay away...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateNEW HAVEN — A planned “MAGA drag” in support of now twice-impeached President Donald Trump, due to start Saturday morning at the IKEA parking lot in New Haven and head up the capitol building in Hartford, appears to be a bust.Fliers promoting the event had been shared on social media, and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker asked residents to stay away, despite reports that the event had been canceled.“Given what occurred last week at the U.S. Capitol and some threats of violence around the U.S., we are encouraging people to stay away...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateDANBURY — After months of trading jokes with Mayor Mark Boughton, comedian John Oliver has finally gotten his wish — a sewage plant named in his honor.On Sunday night’s episode of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” the comedian revealed he secretly traveled last week to Danbury, where Boughton cut the ribbon to the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant.“Yes, I went to Danbury — home of the Danbury Railway Museum, their self-proclaimed world’s tallest Uncle Sam and, now, the single greatest sewage plant in the continental United...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateDANBURY — After months of trading jokes with Mayor Mark Boughton, comedian John Oliver has finally gotten his wish — a sewage plant named in his honor.On Sunday night’s episode of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” the comedian revealed he secretly traveled last week to Danbury, where Boughton cut the ribbon to the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant.“Yes, I went to Danbury — home of the Danbury Railway Museum, their self-proclaimed world’s tallest Uncle Sam and, now, the single greatest sewage plant in the continental United...WW…