• Foot chase from Whalley jail thru De Gale Field. • 5 schools temporarily put in lockdown. • Escapee found 30 minutes later on Dixwell. Thomas Breen reports.
• DeLauro urges Senate Dems to block spending bill; • Republicans will “bear the brunt of the shutdown” if they refuse to negotiate. Jonathan D. Salant reports.
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Thomas Breen
| Mar 13, 2025 3:16 pm
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Atticus expansion rendering, now rendered obsolete.
The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) unanimously rejected Atticus Market’s bid to build a second bathroom at its East Rock grocery and convenience store — citing concerns that the proposed 600-square-foot addition would be “incongruous with the neighborhood.”
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Dereen Shirnekhi
| Mar 13, 2025 10:47 am
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A dozen dirt bikes and ATVs seized by city police in May 2020.
Police arrested a 21-year-old who participated in a Long Wharf street takeover — just days after Mayor Justin Elicker testified before the state legislature in support of a bill that would expand penalties for street racing.
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Laura Glesby
| Mar 12, 2025 4:59 pm
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Carlos Reyes-Couvertier with his daughter Andrea 25 years ago.
When Carlos Reyes-Couvertier found his long-lost daughter after 25 years of searching, he felt a surge of joy — while sensing a long road toward healing ahead.
“We have some sense of happiness, but the chapter is not closed yet,” he said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.