People in Torrington are worried their water supply might be affected by a proposed sewer line.

The 6-mile-long line would start in Goshen and travel into Torrington, eventually connecting with the city’s sewage system.

The pipe would cut through part of a watershed off of Route 4.

On Monday, dozens attended a public hearing for the Torrington Water Pollution Control Authority and tried to convince the board to block the plan.

Many raised concerns about how a potential leak might affect the watershed and the purpose of the project.

“It’s up to all of us to decide whether or not we want to be the dumping ground for Goshen sewage,” Audrey Blondin, a Torrington business owner, said.

The Woodridge Lake Sewer District is proposing the extension and serves nearly 700 homes in Goshen.

“We think we’ve got a highly-engineered pipeline, which is safe,” Jim Mersfelder, vice president of the Woodridge Lake Sewer District, said.

After orders from DEEP, the district has spent years trying to figure out a new way to deal with its wastewater.

It believes this route, which was approved by other authorities, is the best option and the line would include additional protections and alarms in case of a leak.

“We understand that there are concerns but we demonstrated that we are sensitive to those kinds of concerns. And we’re going to try and do the best job we can,” Mersfelder said.

The district also points out currently dozens of other sewer lines in the state run through watersheds and it would pay Torrington millions of dollars in fees.

After another hearing next week, this could head to a vote by the Authority in three weeks, on March 5.

The hope, if it’s approved, is to start construction on the $15-million line this spring.

Connecticut residents know shoveling snow is a part of life.

Like many people in the state, John Provini turned to a removal company for help, but he had no idea the service would be as unpredictable as the weather. Shortly after signing a seasonal contract with the snow removal company, they went out of business.

“I was kind of struck. How can that happen? Things like that just don’t happen,” Provini said.

Provini admits that he waited until the last minute to hire a snow removal service for his elderly parents so they could get to and from their front door safely. While it was last minute, he said he wanted to make sure his parents didn’t get stuck having to deal with the snow themselves.

“They’re in their 90s, their health isn’t that great and they need to be able to get in and out of the house when we need to get access to them,” Provini said.

Provini searched online and found a snow removal service called Snow Angels. He signed a $478 service contract with the company for his parent’s Newington home that promised snow would be removed from the home’s the driveway and front walkway between October 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018.

“The part I should’ve picked up on was the pay ahead,” Provini explained.

Other companies said they would bill Provini for the service after it was completed and he admits the pay in advanced policy was a bit of a red flag, but said “I was a little desperate at that point.”

Snow Angels responded to two snowstorms before Provini received a message from the company.

“I get an email saying they were out of business. ‘Thank you very much.’ And I never heard from them again,” Provini said.

He tried calling the company but said the phone number was disconnected.

NBC Connecticut Responds tracked down Snow Angels and they emailed us this statement which reads in part:

“Regrettably, our company does not have the financial ability to continue providing service this season. We have managed to make it half way through winter, providing service to our customers.”

They added: “There are no remaining assets nor is there any future for the company. Things don't always go the way we like.”

NBC Connecticut Responds wanted to see if we could get Provini’s money back so we went to the West Hartford address listed on the website for Snow Angels but discovered it was a post office box inside of a UPS store.

NBC Connecticut Responds made multiple attempts to reach Snow Angels to find out if customers would be reimbursed. We’re still waiting to hear back from the company.

The State Department of Consumer Protection says consumers in a similar situation should:

• Make sure you have all of your records between you and the company.
• Find out if they have a refund policy.
• If you can’t reach the company or feel your contract has been breached, file a complaint with the Department of Consumer Protection here.

Provini said he’s learned a few valuable lessons from this experience.

“Start a little earlier and do a little more due diligence in my search for something like that. Never again will I pay up front,” Provini said.

A New York City-bound JetBlue flight had to be diverted to Washington, D.C., last summer when an apparently drunk woman “flirtatiously” touched a fellow passenger’s head, cursed at others on the plane, threw snacks, busted out of handcuffs and cried that “nobody loves her,” according to court documents.

Robin Dorothy Ducore -- who according to other published reports is from New York --  was arrested after the midair rampage on the flight from the Dominican Republic to John F. Kennedy International Airport on July 29 that forced more than 100 fellow passengers to get off in Washington, according to an affidavit unsealed this week. 

According to the affidavit, Ducore ordered two glasses of white wine from a flight attendant during drink service. She drank both glasses, then ordered another two not long after, downing all four glasses in about 90 minutes.

When the attendant cut her off, Ducore began to curse and talk loudly, according to the affidavit. The attendant then noticed that she was touching the male passenger next to her, who appeared to be uncomfortable.

Afterward, according to the document, the attendant moved the fellow passenger, a move that angered Ducore. Then, a doctor offered to sit next to the woman and made it about five minutes before telling the attendant “I’m not sitting next to that psychotic.”

According to the affidavit, the doctor told investigators that during the course of that five minutes, Ducore hugged her and cried about a family member. But she said that Ducore’s hugs were so tight that she was worried about being hurt and decided to go back to her seat.

That’s when the doctor -- who later said the woman was acting “like a caged animal” -- said Ducore yelled “you leave me like everyone leaves!,” cursed and kicked the chair in front of her.

Flight attendants then tried to give Ducore extra snacks and a bottle of water to help her sober up, according to the affidavit. But the allegedly inconsolable passenger instead flung the water bottle and food across the plane.

After that, according to the affidavit, attendants decide to restrain the woman with plastic handcuffs. She initially resisted, but then relented. She cursed, said “I hate my life” and “nobody loves” her and asked everyone to go away.

She managed to bust out of the cuffs after about five minutes, called a flight attendant a “f---ing a--hole” and kicked him in the leg.

After that, another flight attendant was able to get her to calm down and re-restrain her, according to the document.

The crew then decided that for the safety of the passengers the flight had to be diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport. According to the affidavit, the woman passed out for the final 20 minutes of the flight, but they decided to land in Washington anyway.

According to the affidavit, 144 passengers were on the flight. JetBlue issued each passenger aboard the plane a $150 voucher.

Ducore is charged with interfering with a flight crew. She faces up to 20 years behind bars if convicted of the federal offense, and is set to appear in court in Virginia on Friday. An attorney for the woman said she was drunk before she got on board. 

A Colorado man accused of killing 19-year-old woman, Natalie Marie Bollinger,  who he claims to have fatally shot after he replied to her Craigslist ad seeking a hitman — for herself — as part of her suicide, investigators said in court documents obtained Monday, NBC News reported.

The 22-year old suspect, Joseph Michael Lopez, told police officials that he tried to persuade her to not committ suicide, then took her on a drive and prayed with her before shooting in her in the head, according to the court records obtained by NBC News.

Investigators said Lopez told them was browsing the "Women Seeking Men" section of Craigslist when he came across a post titled,"I want to put a hit on myself." The Adams County Sheriff's Office wouldn't confirm that such an ad had been placed, a spokesman told NBC News on Monday.

The body of Bollinger was found Dec. 29, east of Boulder, Broomfield police said. Lopez was being held without bail Monday in the Adams County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder pending a court hearing Wednesday, NBC News reported.

The Connecticut Governor’s Residence is one of the things a governor is entitled to when he or she wins the state’s top elected office. However, to at least two candidates for governor, that property is something they think, in some respect, should be out of the public domain if they win the governor’s race in 2018.

Take Peter Lumaj, a Republican running for governor. Lumaj said of the estate at the corner of Prospect and Asylum Hartford, “When you run for governor, or any position in the government, I don’t think that should be about perks, that should be about service.”

Lumaj recommends using the property as a way to raise revenue for the state of Connecticut. He even said he would commute from his Fairfield County home in order to save money on the Residence. He said the cost of security would pale in comparison to management of the estate.

The Residence, however, isn’t a cost that taxpayers shell millions for each year. According to the Office of Policy and Management, the century-old home costs the state “tens of thousands” each year to maintain, and the Conservancy charged with its upkeep spends several thousand each year.

Little-known Democrat Mark Edwards has a different tack for the Residence: he’s already placed the home on AirBnB for if and when he wins the governor’s race.

“It’s a little symbolism, a drop in the bucket of really wasteful spending,” said Edwards, who owns and operates a college preparation testing company.

Edwards, who is unmarried and has no children, says he would rather live in Downtown Hartford and walk to the Capitol if he’s elected each day, rather than have a driver.

Ned Lamont, a Democrat running for governor for the second time, said he would use the mansion as a vessel for more constructive budget talks than have been had in the past few years.

“I find everybody in the Capitol hates each other, going back and forth,” Lamont said. “I’d like to use governor’s residence as a way to get people together, in a little more informal atmosphere. Maybe with a libation we can deal with the issues in a less confrontational way.”

The Trump administration has released the 2019 fiscal budget, a likely dead-on-arrival political blueprints for how the president thinks Washington should raise and spend money, NBC News reported. 

According to Trump's budget office, the return of annual deficits in the trillion-dollar range as a result of the recently passed $1.7 trillion tax cut means a total debt increase of about $7.1 trillion over the next decade.

Some conservatives have lashed out over the new spending on the domestic programs while others see the spending justification for a massive restructuring of entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, NBC News reported. 

Congress funds the Pentagon and the State Department out of annual discretionary funds. But entitlement funding is paid out by law on the basis of eligibility of the applicant. It costs the government every time a person signs up and becomes eligible for the safety net programs. 

Chloe Kim took snowboarding to new heights with a thrilling, gold medal-winning performance, Shaun White led a contingent Americans into the men's halfpipe final, and Team USA was aiming for a shot at its first gold medal in women's hockey in two decades.

Here's a look at the 2018 Winter Games by the numbers.

 17 — At 17, Chloe Kim became the youngest female snowboarding medalist in Olympic history. Kim blew her competition away during her Olympic finals debut, with two scores in the 90s to win the gold Monday night. On her first run, which went unbeaten by her competitors, Kim scored a 93.75. On the third run, which was a victory lap as she had already secured the win, she scored a near-perfect 98.25.

2 — Chloe Kim has tweeted twice during competition about being hungry or craving food. During the halfpipe final, Kim tweeted that she was "getting hangry” because she didn’t finish her breakfast sandwich. But there’s a chance that hunger fueled her — after tweeting, Kim put up the highest score of the night, 98.25.

4 — Shaun White made his debut in his fourth Olympics Monday night in the men’s halfpipe qualifying round with a near-perfect performance. After falling behind Australia’s Scotty James and Japan’s Ayumu Hirano in the first qualifying run, the two-time gold medalist scored a 98.5 in the second round to clinch the top spot. White was one of four Americans to qualify for the final, joining Ben Ferguson, Chase Josey and Jake Pates. White failed to medal four years ago in Sochi after winning gold in the halfpipe event in Turin and Vancouver. 

6 — It’s been 20 years since the U.S. women’s hockey team won gold in the Winter Games, last doing so in Nagano. Since then, the Canadians have claimed the top spot in the last four Winter Olympics. On the quest to reclaim gold, the U.S. dominated Olympic athletes from Russia Tuesday. They won 5-0. American Jocelyne-Lamoureux Davidson set an Olympic hockey record for the fastest consecutive goals by a man or woman, scoring six seconds apart in the second period.  

1 — Alpine skier Marcel Hirscher won his first gold medal at an Olympics, ending the Austrian powerhouse's drought in the combined event. Hirscher had won the overall World Cup title for a record six consecutive seasons but his only previous Olympic medal had been a silver in 2014.   

4,100 — U.S. snowboarder Red Gerard hails Silverthorne, Colorado, a town with a population of 4,100. After Gerard took home the first gold medal for Team USA, the town paid homage to their hometown hero, changing a welcome sign from Silverthorne to “Goldthorne.”

15 — The Winter Olympics features 15 sports from Alpine skiing to curling to luge to speed skating. The Summer Games has about three times as many sports.

6 - Canada became the first country to win mixed doubles curling in the event's Olympic debut in Pyeongchang. Canada’s Kaitlin Lawes and John Morris defeated the Switzerland team 10-0. Canada has now won six Olympic curling gold medals, NBC Olympics reported.

99 — Chloe Kim's star performance gave Team USA its 99th gold medal in Winter Games history. The U.S. has won six medals so far in Pyeongchang.

—Daniel Macht contributed to this story

At first glance, an email that appears to be from Max Restaurant Group seems like a great surprise.

The email thanks the recipient for being a customer and offers a $75 gift credit. It says the user needs to register and review account settings and they're good to go.

But if they clicked and put in their personal information, the real Max Restaurant Group said that person fell for a phishing scam.

"It should be suspicious for anybody who sees it because it's a free offer for $75 gift card if you put in your credit card information," Max Restaurant Group Vice President Scott Smith said

Smith said he received the same email and soon after, some guests began letting the company know they'd received it too. The company sent out a warning to let customers know that the email was fraudulent.

"I still don't think that that many got sent out, but we're certainly concerned and we're treating it very seriously," Smith said.

Smith said they're investigating the breach and believe it happened through the email service Outlook.

"There's a lot of other things, contacts in Microsoft Outlook and things like that, that we're looking at right now as possible vulnerabilities," Smith said.

Smith said the email was unlike promotions they've run before and that some of the wording in the email was unusual. It used "USD" after "75" and called restaurants "branches." The company always refers to its locations as "restaurants."

Those NBC Connecticut spoke to on Monday who have visited Max Restaurants said the scam is not surprising to hear.

"You never respond to those emails. You call up the company, you get the number, you ask, 'Did you send an email? Did you inquire about information?' You never respond to an email because it's usually a scam," Stephen Vaughan from Middletown said.

"Whenever I see anything like that, I just delete it," said Kashif Qasim from Prospect.

Max Restaurant Group said they do not believe all emails on their list were involved in the scam. They emphasize that aside from emails, no personal data was accessed. Smith said they do not store credit card information in any of their systems.

Police have released a video of a former elementary school principal accused of secretly taking photos of young girls inside the Walmart in Hartford in 2016.

John Bean was the principal at Highcrest Elementary School in Wethersfield when he was arrested back in 2016. Now, he’s pleaded guilty to voyeurism and is behind bars.

Hartford police said surveillance video of then 46-year-old Bean, shows him inside the Flatbush Avenue Walmart in Hartford in 2016.

According to police, the video shows Bean pretending to look at the merchandise. At first security thought he was stealing, but then officers realized what was really going on.

Investigators said Bean was using a toy as a decoy to hide his phone so he could secretly take pictures of young girls inside the store, especially when their parents were not around.

Police said that when they apprehended Bean he appeared nervous and sweating and refused to unlock his phone. He was initially charged with breach of peace and resisting arrest.

Bean, the father of three girls himself, was placed on administrative leave from his position at Highcrest Elementary immediately after the arrest and then resigned.

During the investigation, State Police say they found videos on Bean’s phone with footage shot up the skirts of young girls. They say Bean shot them in public places like Walmart and Five Below.

Bean pled guilty to voyeurism charges. According to court records, he was sentenced to five years in jail, execution suspended, and 10 years probation.

Perched atop a hill in Southeast Washington, with the U.S. Capitol Building within sight, sits the home of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. 

For 17 years, Douglass walked the halls of Cedar Hill, his home in the city. 

This weekend, visitors to the house will be able to walk those same halls as the National Park Service kicks off a yearlong celebration of the 200th anniversary of Douglass' birth.   

Guests will get to hear from Douglass' third great-grandson, see original photography equipment from the era and listen to historic African-American spirituals. 

Children in attendance can learn about the drill and discipline a Civil War soldier needed to "enlist," a process Douglass' two sons experienced.

Visitors can even explore the neighborhood Douglass once called home with a guided tour. 

The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Anacostia has already seen an increase in visitors interested in learning more about the famous orator, said Vince Vaise, the chief of visitor services for the National Park Service. 

"The nice thing about a bicentennial is it wakes people up from their historical amnesia," Vaise said. 

"It's a Piece of History"

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery in Talbot County, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, in 1818. 

The abolitionist never knew the day of his birth, but he chose to celebrate it on Valentine's Day because of a memory of his mother, Harriet Bailey, bringing him a cake on that day. 

"Her visits to me there were few in number, brief in duration and mostly made in the night,' Douglass wrote in "My Bondage and My Freedom."

"The pains she took, and the toil she endured, to see me, tells me that a true mother's heart was hers," he wrote. 

Douglass and his mother lived on separate plantations. He recalled only seeing her a few times before her death.  

Douglass fell in love with Anna Murray, a free black woman, and then planned his escape. With Murray's help, Douglass was able to purchase a train ticket north in 1838. 

"She was a rock throughout his life," Vaise said. 

The couple eventually settled in Massachusetts, where they adopted the last name Douglass. 

Douglass became an orator and a leading figure in the anti-slavery movement, telling the story of his bondage in speeches and autobiographies. 

In 1877, he and his wife moved to Cedar Hill, a large two-story home on top of a 50-foot hill. The home was just a few miles from the U.S. Capitol, but offered the peace and quiet of a country home. 

The home also served as a place for Douglass' famous friends to meet and socialize. 

"It's a piece of history and memorial all at the same time," Vaise said. "It's right up there with the Washington, the Jefferson. This is where the history happened." 

During his time at Cedar Hill, Douglass served as a U.S. marshal and recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia. He also was the U.S. minister and counsul general to Haiti, a post known today as U.S. ambassador. His love for the country can be seen in the palm tree-print wallpaper lining the walls of the home. 

Bicentennial Weekend Will Bring History to Life

Cedar Hill will be the epicenter of the National Park Service's bicentennial celebration of Douglass' life.

On Feb. 17 and 18, guests can explore the historic home, watch re-enactors and dance to musical performances. 

The Anacostia Arts Center will serve as a satellite location, hosting a number of kid-friendly activities. There will be a puppet show and a historic photo studio, where children can take a photo like Douglass.

Photography in the 19th century was an elaborate process, especially when the subject had a darker complexion. Douglass would bring in the very best photographers to capture his image. 

At the historic photo studio, visitors will see what a photo session was like and they'll even get to use props to have their own photo taken. 

"There was a reason why he was the most photographed African American of the century," Vaise said.

Vaise says Douglass used photography in an attempt to obliterate the stereotypes of African Americans that persisted at the time. Portraits of a Douglass can be seen throughout Cedar Hill. In one photo, he's dressed in a dark suit, with only the right side of his face and graying hair visible. In another, Douglass stands among a group of prominent figures. Douglass, the only African American in the photo, is front and center. 

The celebration will not end after Douglass' birthday. A number of events will be held on the grounds of the historic home throughout the year.

The bicentennial events will culminate on Feb. 20, 2019, the 124th anniversary of Douglass' death.

"We're going to define the year," Vaise said. "A year in the life of Douglass."

Potholes are popping up on roads across Connecticut, and drivers’ cars— and bank accounts— could take a hit.

Pothole damage could cost in the hundreds, or even thousands of dollars to fix.

“Not only can it damage your tire and the rim, but it can cause alignment problems that can really cause expenses that go far beyond $1,000,” said AAA spokesperson Amy Parmenter.

The vast majority of drivers who suffer car damage via pothole don’t receive any financial compensation from state or town officials.

Connecticut has 46,000 lane miles-worth of public roads, and officials are in charge of maintaining them, including filling potholes. But potholes are part of life in New England, and it’s hard for drivers to prove any negligence.

Parmenter says drivers are better off sticking to best practices.

“If you know that hitting a pothole is inevitable, don’t slam on your breaks, but do what you can to slow down so that you can minimize the damage,” said Parmenter.

Even if financial compensation is not an option, reporting potholes can help in other ways.

“It’s those reported potholes that are going to get the attention of the towns or the state sooner than any pothole that may not be reported,” said Parmenter.

She adds, be especially aware of the right side of the road. That’s where potholes will often disguise themselves as harmless puddles.

A Wesleyan student was arrested on drug charges after he received a package of marijuana in the mail, according to Middletown police.

Police said 21-year-old Zach Obstfeld faces charges of possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession on a school zone, and possession with intent to sell in a school zone.

According to the Middletown Police Department arraignment report, the investigation began when a package addressed to Obstfeld arrived to the school’s “Wes Station” mail room. The report claims that university public safety called police when a sealed bag of marijuana fell out of the package, which had been damaged.

Police tested the material and confirmed it contained 4.5 ounces of marijuana, with a street value of around $2551 if sold at $20 a gram. Police said this was more than a “normal” user would have.

Investigators said that while police tested the material, Obstfeld came to the mail room looking for the package. The package was resealed and returned to the mailroom, and when Obstfeld came to pick it up, he was arrested.

According to police, Obstfeld had a counterfeit California Medical Marijuana card on him at the time of the arrest and told police he was “recommended to use medical marijuana.”

Obstfeld was held on a $150,000 bond.

Dog meat restaurants are cooking up their traditional specialties despite government pressure and financial incentives aimed at curbing sales during the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, NBC News reported.

Consuming dog is largely unpopular in modern South Korea and has become increasingly taboo. But "bosingtang" — literally “invigorating stew” made with dog meat — still appears on some menus.

“The government doesn’t want tourists to be offended by it,” Pyeongchang County official Lee Yong Jae told NBC News.

These days few people aged under 40 eat dog, according to Joo Young Ha, a professor at the Academy of Korean Studies and an expert in Korean anthropology. However, he said it remains popular among elderly people living in rural areas.

West Haven police are searching for a driver who struck a pedestrian then fled the scene back in January.

Police said the crash happened on Derby Avenue (Route 34) near Plainfield Avenue around 9:45 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2018.

According to police, the driver hit a pedestrian, stopped, then took off, leaving the victim in the road. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries and remains in the hospital.

The vehicle is described only as “light-colored.”

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has information on the incident should contact West Haven police at 203-937-3925. Tips can remain confidential.

The Trump administration is proposing replacing a portion of the federal food stamp program with actual boxes of food delivered to recipients' front doors, putting the U.S. government directly in charge of what goes on the dinner plates of about 17 million low-income households.

White House budget director Mick Mulvaney likened the model to that of the dominant meal-kit delivery service, Blue Apron, and called it one of the most "innovative" ideas in the president's budget.

"I don't want to steal somebody's copyright," Mulvaney told reporters Monday. "You actually receive the food instead of receive the cash."

The program would be a vast logistical undertaking for a federal bureaucracy that President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized as unwieldy and wasteful. The White House said the new boxes would go to households qualifying for more than $90 in food stamps, representing about 81 percent of those participating in what is formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Currently, SNAP recipients can choose what they spend the money on while shopping at any approved retailer.

Eight suspects have been arrested in connection with a string of drug overdoses, New Haven Police announced Monday afternoon. 

New Haven city officials issued a public health alert in late January after a several K2 overdoses in short period of time. K2 is the synthetic cannabinoid called “spice” and “fake weed.”  

Police said they made the arrests near the historic New Haven Green and the APT Foundation on Congress Avenue. 

Sam Sigg, who is in charge of building maintenance at the Trinity on the Green, showed NBC Connecticut the collection of drug paraphernalia he has picked up around the perimeter of the Episcopal Church, including needles and little plastic packets that used to contain drugs, such as K2. 

“So if that’s happening right here,” Sigg said, “you can imagine how much is happening all over the Green.” 

An investigation by NHPD’s Criminal Intelligence Unit, Shooting Task Force, Narcotics Enforcement Unit and the New Haven DEA Office led to the arrests of the eight people on drug sale and possession charges. 

“Our job is to investigate the source of this nasty drug,” New Haven Police Officer David Hartman said. 

Police have obtained a warrant for Felix Melendez. Once located, he will be arrested and charged with the sale of a controlled substance. 

Jose Vega, who police arrested and charged with robbery, told the sergeant who took him into custody that he stole cash in order to purchase K2, police said. 

“User(s) and addicts can be very instrumental in helping us make the apprehensions of those people who are taking what is nothing less than poison,” Hartman said. 

Saving lives is the priority for law enforcement, Hartman said. 

“We want people to come forward,” Hartman added. “We’ll get you the help you need even if it’s through the court system.” 

Sigg said he was aware of undercover police operations targeting the source of the dangerous synthetic drug. 

“We’re very glad because we see it every day right outside our steps,” Sigg said. 

The church offers a weekly spiritual fellowship aimed at putting people on a path to recover from substance abuse. 

“People who have struggles with addiction, and with substance use can come share their problems, share how their doing, get encouragement,” Sigg said. 

Sigg said dozens of people have received help since that fellowship began about a year and a half ago. 

The group meets on Tuesdays at the church on the corner of Temple and Chapel streets. 

One NHPD officer who patrols the Green told NBC Connecticut he has seen a drop in drug activity since the arrests were made last week. 

Women are twice as likely as men to be depressed, a new survey finds.

“Women were almost twice as likely as were men to have had depression,” the team at NCHS, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, wrote. Between 2013 and 2016, 5.5 percent of men reported having had symptoms of depression, compared to 10.4 percent of women.

There were big variations depending on ethnicity and income. “Overall, non-Hispanic Asian adults had the lowest prevalence of depression (3.1 percent) compared with Hispanic (8.2 percent), non-Hispanic white (7.9 percent), and non-Hispanic black (9.2 percent) adults," the researchers wrote.

People with lower incomes were more likely to report depression. Nearly 16 percent of people living below the federal poverty level reported recent symptoms of depression, compared to 3.5 percent of those living at 400 percent of the federal poverty level.

The least likely to report depression? High-income men. Just 2.3 percent of well-off men reported depression, compared to nearly 20 percent of women living below the poverty level.

Some customers in Bristol are without water Tuesday after a water main break on Country Lane.

The Bristol Water Department warned that customers in the area will be affected while crews make repairs. Water service will be shut off throughout the day, customers may issues with water pressure and discoloration.

After service is restored, some may see discolored water. Customers are advised to run the cold water in the bathtub until it runs clear before using the water.

North Haven police have arrested an unlicensed contractor who they said is accused of stealing around $55,000 worth of jewelry from a client’s house.

A woman who lives on Clintonville Road reached out to police on Sept. 23 to report that around $55,000 worth of jewelry was missing from her residence after hiring a contractor to perform home improvements, police said.

North Haven police obtained an arrest warrant for 41-year-old Troy Tondalo, of Wallingford.

On Monday he was charged with first-degree larceny and offering home improvements without a license.

He was held on a $50,000 bond.

A 70-year-old Burlington woman accused of killing her husband, an 84-year-old doctor, is due in court Tuesday.

Linda L. Kosuda-Bigazzi, 70, was arrested on Friday, days after her husband, Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi, was found dead in their home on Smith Lane.

The investigation began when police responded to the home for a well-being check and found Bigazzi dead.

Last Tuesday, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) ruled the man's death a homicide, caused by blunt-force trauma.

After developing probable cause, state police obtained an arrest warrant for Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi and arrested her Friday. She has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence. Her bond was set at $1.5 million.

State police are asking for assistance and would like to speak with anyone who had direct contact with Pierluigi Bigazzi between July 2017 and February 2018 and/or any contractors who performed work at the 70 Smith Lane residence during that same time frame. They are urged to contact detectives at (860) 626-7922.

Pierluigi Bigazzi was a faculty member at the medical school for more than 40 years. He's an internist by training and he specialized in immunology research. He also was a past educator of medical students about pathology and oncology. Most recently, he was tasked with preparing online educational material to supplement student textbooks, UConn officials told NBC Connecticut.

Kosuda-Bigazzi's arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday at Bristol Superior Court.