Former White House aide Hope Hicks has agreed to testify privately before the House Judiciary Committee next week, chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., announced Wednesday.

Hicks will appear before the committee on June 19 for a closed-door interview, NBC News reported.

Hicks would be the first former Trump aide to appear before the committee, which is investigating several matters regarding President Donald Trump’s administration, including whether the president or anyone close to him obstructed the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

In March of 2018, a car skidded off Route 17 in Maine down an embankment, crashing through an icy pond below.

Navy Diver Third Class Thomas Parhiala and Navy Diver Third Class John McLeod happened to be driving on the same road on the way back from a trip to pick up a motorcycle.

“Coming the opposite direction about 400 meters away was a vehicle,” said Parhiala, of Salem, New Hampshire. “I noticed a big plume of dust come off the road and a big splash and then saw a car bobbing in the lake.”

Parhiala, 22, and McLeod, 26, jumped into the icy waters of Chickawausee Pond to help, dragging the unconscious driver to shore and performing CPR until first responders arrived. The driver survived the crash.

“In my eyes I think that if anyone else with the kind of training we have was there they would have done the exact same thing,” said McLeod, of Wiscasset, Maine.

For their quick, life-saving actions the two divers, who are stationed in Groton,  were presented the Navy and Marines Award at a ceremony Wednesday on the base. The decoration is the highest non-combat medal for heroism. John F. Kennedy received the medal in 1944.

“Part of being a chief is taking care of your guys and when they do something cool like that you want to make sure they get recognized for it,” said Navy Chief Diver Overton Pierce.

As one of their instructors, Pierce believes the two embody all that the medal stands for, but if you ask Parhiala and McLeod, they say they just did what anyone else in their shoes would have done.

“It’s not one of those things where it’s like oh it takes a hero to do that,” said Parhiala. “I think any person whose competent in the water and sees someone like that and you see a body in the car, you know there’s a body in the car, and if you don’t do something that person is going to perish right in front of you , I think you’re gonna step up to the occasion.”

Connecticut’s state budget avoided one major tax increase - raising the income tax.

Joel Johnson, managing partner with financial advisory firm Johnson Brunetti, says that was huge for investor and resident confidence.

“There’s definitely a sigh of relief. There was a lot of anxiety,” Johnson said.

Connecticut raised close to $2 billion in taxes in order to reach a balanced $43 billion two-year budget last week. Those taxes included an expansion of the sales tax to include dry cleaning and parking. It also included applying the full 6.35 percent sales to digital downloads and streaming services like Hulu and Netflix. In addition, Uber, Lyft, and AirBnB services all received surcharge or tax increases consumers will pay.

Johnson says those consumption based fees and taxes were better than other tax hikes.

“That doesn’t change a behavior but I think for the state and for citizens it’s much better for a consumer tax than it is an income tax.”

Johnson says one of the things he looks at is whether a tax increase will lead more residents to leave Connecticut for lower cost states. He says this budget, from his standpoint, does more to keep people in Connecticut for the first time in a long time.

“Some of it is a little bit hyped about how bad the state is. It’s not quite as bad, quite as sometimes we hear. But we do have a revenue problem and a tax problem here and we’ve got to be competitive if we want to keep our citizens here.”

Teva Pharmaceuticals has expanded its recall of blood pressure medication by discontinuing sales of certain 50 mg and 100 mg strength losartan potassium USP tablets, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Teva's recall started on April 25 due to the detection of a carcinogen in an active ingredient. The drugs listed in recall notices this week include six lots of the tablet: two lots of the 50 mg strength and four lots of the 100 mg strength.

The medicine used to treat hypertension and other conditions was sold to Camarillo, Calif.-based Golden State Medical Supply, which packaged and distributed it to their customers. 

The affected losartan potassium tablets being recalled are described as:

* Losartan potassium tablets, USP 50 mg, are green, film-coated, oval-shaped biconvex tablets with “LK 50” on one side and ">" on the other side.

* Losartan potassium tablets, USP 100 mg, are dark green, film-coated, oval-shaped biconvex tablets with “LK100” on one side and ">" on the other side.

The cancer-causing impurity, described as N-Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA), exceeds the FDA’s acceptable exposure limit of 9.82ppm, according to the FDA. 

On April 25, Teva first recalled thousands of bottles -- six lots of 25 mg strength and 29 lots of 100 mg strength. The carcinogen NMBA, which was traced to Herero Labs Limited, was also detected at a higher than legal level in those bottles. Other makers of losartan have also issued recalls. 

“Patients taking losartan potassium tablets are advised to continue taking their medication and contact their pharmacist, physician, or medical provider for advice regarding an alternative treatment,” the FDA wrote in a notice. “The immediate risk of harm to a patient’s health is likely to be higher if the medicine is stopped abruptly without alternative treatment.”

Patients who wish to report a concern or have medical-related questions may contact Teva Medical Information by phone at 888-838-2872 on weekdays 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Patients also may email at druginfo@tevapharm.com.

To view the complete list of recalled losartan potassium products, click here.

Emergency crews are responding to a chemical leak on Winchester Avenue in New Haven that prompted a nearby school to shelter-in-place.

New Haven police said the situation began at an organic lab at 375 Winchester Ave. during the disposal of hazardous material. Fumes leaked outside, prompting a hazmat response.

According to the city's Director of Emergency Operations Rick Fontana, someone improperly disposed of chemicals. The New Haven Fire Department responded when they began receiving reports of a foul smell around 2 p.m.

“They took some readings found out some of the chemicals were dumped down the sink some of them went out as fumes through the HVAC system," Fontana explained.

There is no danger of the public and cleanup is underway.

The nearby Highville Charter School was under a shelter-in-place when the situation first started but the order has since been lifted. 

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is also on scene.

No other details were immediately available.

Connecticut State Police have arrested the suspected mystery “Grinch” who swiped gifts from a family in December 2018.

Police have identified the suspect as 33-year-old Clarence Braun III. Investigators say Braun was caught on a Hebron family’s home camera coming through the back door holding Christmas presents, still in shipping boxes.

On December 11, homeowner Maria McKeon saw notifications on her phone through a camera system that someone had been in her Senate Brook Drive home, stealing. The suspect, in the video, knocks on the back door and rings the doorbell before entering. The incident has been tagged as the ultimate “BAH HUMBUG.”

Police say Braun also stole jewelry, family heirlooms, and macaroni bracelets McKeon’s children made when they were little.

Troop K troopers identified Braun with tips and charged him with burglary and larceny.

As a teen, Marianna Triolo volunteered at Yale-New Haven Hospital during the construction of the Smilow Cancer Hospital.

"I remember thinking to myself," Triolo said, "wow, that hospital is going to help so many people, but never had an idea that I’d be one of them let alone end up working here.”

Ten years later, Triolo is going through a second round of chemotherapy, but she still plans to ride this September in Closer to Free and raise money with her team for patient care and research at Smilow.

“Learned the hard way that you just really, really have to listen to your body and push for answers when something is going on,” Triolo said.

Right before graduation from nursing school in 2017, Triolo felt pain and other changes in her body.

"There’s no real screening for it, there’s not a mammogram or a colonoscopy, there’s nothing like that for ovarian cancer,” she told NBC Connecticut.

Doctors diagnosed her with an aggressive form of ovarian cancer that was spreading. She required life-saving surgery at the Smilow Cancer Hospital.

“On September 15 2017, I had a 13-hour-long operation to remove all the cancer from my abdomen,” Triolo said.

Doctors had to remove several organs, she said.

“It was a really difficult operation and I was also coping with the loss of my own fertility, so on top of everything physical there was the mental aspect of what I was going through,” Triolo explained.

But her battle with cancer also inspired her to ride in Closer to Free.

“So I said to one of my nurses, if I get through this and I survive, I said will you ride with me next year," Triolo recalled, "and she said of course, so I started my team.”

Proudly wearing her survivor jersey, she rode 25 miles for Team Marianna last September.

Triolo remembers one moment where she said she didn't know if she could climb a difficult hill.

“Out of nowhere this little boy comes up behind me and goes, 'you can do it' and just keeps pedaling and it was just so sweet, all the support you feel it from everyone,” she said.

Triolo's experience as a Smilow patient motivated her to start working as a nurse in the surgical oncology unit.

“When I was here, I realized how incredibly important the role that caregivers have in taking care of oncology patients and what a difference it could make in their life,” she said.

Triolo knew the cancer she beat once had a high rate of recurrence.

“In January of this year," she said, "I found out it came back and had gone to my bones.”

Every 21 days, the 25-year-old from Milford undergoes another chemotherapy treatment.

“The first thing I said to my doctor was just I want to keep working," she said. "That’s my goal and she said if that’s your goal, that’s my goal too and six months later we’re still meeting that goal.”

Triolo said she's thankful for the support of family, friends and co-workers.

“I can’t do it all myself,” she said.

And through it all, she hasn't lost her sense of humor.

‘That predated cancer so that tends to help," Triolo said. "I say it to my patients, you know you either laugh or you cry and I usually do both just depends on the time of day, just kidding.”

NBC Connecticut is proud to be the media sponsor for the 9th annual Closer to Free Ride on Saturday September 9th. Organizers said Closer to Free has raised more than $15 million for Smilow Cancer Hospital.

United Technologies CEO, Greg Hayes, appeared Wednesday morning on the Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria, and host Maria Bartiromo asked him whether Connecticut’s high taxes were a reason the company’s top executives will move from Farmington to Raytheon’s headquarters in suburban Boston.

Hayes responded saying, “I would just say that is patently false. The rationale for this was as a merger of equals we make compromises.” He added, “We make compromises on the name. We make compromises on the board composition. We make compromises on the headquarters location.”

Raytheon and UTC announced an all-stock merger this past weekend, pending regulatory approval. The new company will be named Raytheon Technologies, will have its headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts, and United Technologies will control eight board seats, while Raytheon will control the remaing seven. Fifty-seven percent of the company’s shares will be UTC, with the rest being Raytheon.

Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday that the move by UTC to Waltham to join Raytheon had little to do with Connecticut and everything to do with wanting to be near one of the greatest cities in the world.

“There’s no question about it,” Lamont said Wednesday. “Boston is a big major city and when it comes to recruitment we’ve got to do a better job of bringing our cities to life.”

The Hartford Courant reported in recent days that Carrier Air Conditioners has been based in recent years in Florida, while Otis elevator announced its intention to stay in Connecticut. The two companies were spun off by UTC and will be new, independently traded companies.

Lamont met with a handful of UTC employees during a visit to Augie and Ray’s in East Hartford.

One of them, Mary White, has worked for UTC for 22 years in the aerospace division. She said she believes Hayes and other executives who have reassured her that her job is safe.

“At first I was a little bit nervous because we weren’t sure how it was going to affect us but I think that in the end everything will be OK,” White said. “They’ll have our best interests at heart and everything is going to be good.”

Hayes, on Fox Business, said UTC still plans to ramp up hiring, continuing plans from years ago. The company has hired more than 3,000 workers in the past three years in Connecticut, mainly at enginemaker Pratt and Whitney. Hayes says to expect 1,000 more.

Hayes also said the move to Boston did not have to do with the cost of doing business.

“Moving from Connecticut to Massachusetts, it’s not like you’re going from high cost to low-cost,” he said.

Police are searching a body of water on Old Farms Road in Avon in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, according to New Canaan police. 

Jennifer Dulos, a 50-year-old mother of five young children, has been missing for 19 days. 

She was last seen while dropping her children off at school in New Canaan the morning of Friday, May 24. She was reported missing later that night after she missed several appointments and her friends became concerned when they could not reach her, according to court documents. 

When police searched Jennifer’s home on Welles Lane in New Canaan, they found human blood on the floor of her garage and suspected she was the victim of a serious assault, court documents state. 

In the last two and a half weeks, New Canaan police said they have received 475 tips from all over the United States and even from Australia and 80 videos after putting out a request for surveillance from people in town. 

Police, along with Jennifer’s friends are urging anyone with information on her disappearance to contact New Canaan police. 

“Jennifer’s family, friends, and above all her children are living in limbo — missing her embrace, her lilting laugh, her bedtime backrubs, her gentle strength. Please know that the children are safe and loved and supported in every respect. But more than anything in the world, they long to know where their mother is,” a statement Jennifer Dulos’ family and friends released Tuesday says. 

‘Someone has information about Jennifer’s disappearance or her whereabouts. The New Canaan Police Department has created a website, FindJenniferDulos.com, and a dedicated email address,  FindJenniferDulos@newcanaanct.gov. If you have any information at all, no matter how small, please email or call the New Canaan Police tip line at (203) 594-3544,” the statement goes on to day. 

Jennifer Dulos’ estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, 51, and his 44-year-old girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, have both been arrested in connection with her disappearance and pleaded not guilty Tuesday to evidence tampering and hindering prosecution. 

Fotis Dulos had been in police custody since his arrest on June 1 but was released after posting bond and turning over his passport. He has been ordered to wear a GPS-monitored ankle bracelet.  

Troconis was released on bond after the court appearance a week earlier and ordered to wear a GPS-monitored ankle bracelet. 

READ THE COURT DOCUMENTS IN THE CASE

The prosecutor in the case against Fotis Dulos said the state has new evidence against him. According to prosecutors, his DNA was found mixed with Jennifer Dulos' blood on the kitchen faucet of her New Canaan home. 

Norm Pattis, the well-known attorney representing Fotis Dulos, countered this new evidence, saying his client was at Jennifer’s home the Wednesday before she disappeared. The state’s attorney objected, saying witnesses report he was only in the backyard, not in the house. 

Pattis said Dulos can account for his whereabouts for most of the day his estranged wife went missing. He said in court that Dulos voluntary handed over his cell phone to investigators but that the state refused to give it back. 

The judge in Stamford Superior Court on Tuesday kept Fotis Dulos' bond set at $500,000. The state's attorney wanted the bond number set at $850,000 while Dulos' attorney requested the bond be lowered to $100,000. 

“We deny the charges. We don’t know where Mr. Dulos’ ex-wife is. We’re resolute and determined to try this case and we believe fully that our client will be exonerated,” Pattis said outside court Tuesday. “I would ask everyone to put aside the easy narrative here that an angry ex-spouse took matters into his own hands as a result of a custody dispute. That didn’t happen.” 

Following his client's release on bond, Pattis sent the following statement: 

“I am not sure what the delay was in posting the bond. We were retained over the weekend and were able to assemble a bond package in short order. Obviously, we’re happy to see him head home. We are also looking forward to the forthcoming trial. Mr. Dulos had no motive to kill Jennifer. A recent court-ordered recommendation was that Mr. Fotis share custody 50/50 with Ms. Fotis. We will soon address how he is best able to resume his relationship with his children.” 

Jennifer Dulos had lived in Farmington prior to filing for divorce, then moved to New Canaan.  

Jennifer Dulos' mother, Gloria Farber, has filed for custody of her grandchildren and Fotis Dulos appeared in family court Tuesday, hours after pleading not guilty to charges connected to the disappearance. 

Fotis was asked to take the stand during the custody hearing but chose not to. The judge hearing the case has not issued a ruling. 

Andrew Bowman, Troconis' attorney, had some strong words outside court Tuesday about some media reports. 

"Although I generally don't comment outside of the court proceedings, I am deeply disappointed and disturbed to read how some of you, and I repeat some of you, have been, in my opinion, unfair and inaccurate in your reporting," Bowman said. "I don't need to remind you that Michelle Troconis is presumed innocent and when you put inaccurate information in the electronic and print media, it prejudices her right to a fair trial. I assume that none of us want to do that so I would appreciate it if some of you could verify the reporting that you put in the paper." 

Fotis is due back in court on Aug. 2. Michelle Troconis is due back in court on July 18. 

Jennifer Dulos moved from Farmington to New Canaan after filing for divorce and police have been searching places in several locations across the state, including in Hartford, Farmington and New Canaan looking for evidence related to her disappearance. 

Among the locations state police have been focusing is at a trash plant in Hartford. 

City surveillance cameras captured a man who police said matched the appearance of Fotis Dulos throwing away bags of garbage along Albany Avenue in Hartford the day Jennifer Dulos disappeared.

A source tells NBC Connecticut that troopers are specifically looking for evidence that might have been picked up by a garbage truck and shredded inside the facility days after Jennifer Dulos disappeared. 

NBC Connecticut drone footage taken on Friday in Farmington showed police walking out of the woods and through the backyard of Fotis Dulos’ home on Jefferson Crossing. 

After police spent around an hour at the home, NBC Connecticut captured video of a woman resembling Troconis leave the property in a silver BMW with a man who appeared to be her attorney, Andrew Bowman, behind the wheel. 

The vehicle matched the one that Troconis was seen leaving in after a court appearance last Monday. NBC News has confirmed that Troconis and her attorney met with investigators last week. 

Pattis' law firm released a statement on Saturday saying in part, “I caution the world at large that things are rarely as they appear early on in a sensationalized investigation like this one. The rush to judgment stops now as does the conviction by innuendo. If necessary, we’ll let a jury decide what happened here." 

East Haven Town Beach is the perfect sunny-weather spot for many families but not so much for pets.

A sign at the entrance that reads "No pets" makes that clear, but it turns out it's more bark than bite because there's no town ordinance behind it. For beach-goers, there's differing opinions when it comes to dogs playing in the sand.

"I like dogs. As long as they're leashed and the owner cleans up after them, it shouldn't be a problem," said Natasha Santane.

"We eat here. We swim. We do everything. Dogs can be anywhere but not at the beach," said Theresa Asempah.

A proposed amendment to a town ordinance would put it in writing that no dogs or other animals would be allowed on the town beach. Councilman Nicholas Palladino says it would only be during beach hours and warmer months when crowds pick up. That's something some residents say makes sense to them.

"I think if the owners are responsible and pick up after the dogs that maybe they should be allowed on the beach after a later hour of the day," said Joyce Rosado.

A public hearing on the proposed amendment is scheduled for July 2.

The gowns are pressed and the students are ready, but will the weather hold up?

With rain in the forecast Thursday, students and families of Southington and Cheshire High Schools are preparing for a potential indoor graduation.

“It’s a really hard decision because you want people to witness graduation,” explained Southington Schools Superintendent Timothy Connellan.

The contingency for Southington High School graduation is to move proceedings from the outdoor football field into the school’s West Gym. Meanwhile the East Gym and auditorium will have a live video stream of the ceremony.

A year ago Connellan estimates an outdoor graduation crowd between 4,000 and 5,000. An indoor ceremony would be smaller.

“We do have the ability to put about 2,000 people inside but of course that’s 40 percent or 50 percent of the folks that we had witness graduation last year,” said Connellan

Southington is not alone. Cheshire High School is facing the same dilemma. Their plan also includes holding the main ceremony in a gym and streaming video into overflow rooms. The ticket distribution for both schools would then be limited to two per family.

“I actually have a pretty big family. A lot of cousins who were planning on coming to this,” said Cheshire senior Thomas Cherneskie. “Without knowing exactly how many people can attend, it’s a little aggravating.”

In the winter, students stay on top of the weather hoping for a snow day, but now students are hoping for the rain to pass, so festivities can remain outdoors.

“I keep checking the weather like every 10 minutes because I really just hope the rain will hold off,” said Cheshire Senior Kaitlyn Laura.

Another option being considered by both Cheshire and Southington is potentially starting graduation later. Many options are being considered, except one.

“What we do not want to do and will not do is we will not put people in jeopardy,” said Connellan. “We’re not going to put anyone out there if the forecast says we’re going to have thunderstorms.”

An official decision will be made Thursday morning.

Under the microscope in this missing person’s case, now in its 19th day, are Jennifer Dulos estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis.

Fotis Dulos’ attorney, Norm Pattis, told NBC News he understands why his client is under suspicion, but urged people to follow the evidence and not their hunches.

“A spouse is always one of the first suspects you look at. That’s the nature of marriage if you’ve ever been married for more than a couple of years. So there’s motive, but motive is ubiquitous,” said Pattis.

Pattis spoke in depth about the case against his client Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, the mother of his five children, who’s been missing for almost three weeks. Dulos posted bond Tuesday, a week and half after he was arrested for evidence tampering and hindering prosecution in the case. Court documents suggest someone matching his appearance was seen on surveillance video throwing away bags of trash in Hartford.

“Why do you think he’s in such jeopardy, his behavior with the bags if it can be proven is deeply troubling and requires an explanation. We understand and accept that. That doesn’t make him a murderer,” said Pattis.

Jennifer Dulos’ whereabouts are unknown and at this point investigators have only said that it appears she was the victim of a serious assault. 

"Obviously the allegations are deeply disturbing. (Jennifer's)a sympathetic figure. I understand why people suspect Mr. Dulos. But I would ask people to follow the evidence not their hunches," he said.

Dulos’ girlfriend of two years, Michelle Troconis, faces the same charges. Pattis says the pair have not been in contact since their arrests.

“I know my client deeply loves her and wants nothing more than to call her and tell her I love you. That’s a move I won’t let him make,” said Pattis.

NBC Connecticut saw a woman who appeared to be Troconis with her attorney and Connecticut State Police in the backyard of the home she shared with Fotis last week. Pattis said people close to the investigation have told him she took polygraph test and denied having any information to benefit the investigation.

“Her lawyer won’t talk to us, although she’s spoken to the police. In due course we’ll get copies of her statement,” Pattis added.

Pattis said he is not worried about any information Troconis might give to investigators.

"I had expected when she spoke to the police the body would be forth coming if she knew where it was. That would be her get out of jail free card. But how many days have passed now with no addition to the case?" he pointed out.

NBC Connecticut reached out to the state attorney’s office for this story, but did not hear back.

Both Fotis and Troconis are court-mandated to stay within the state of Connecticut and be monitored by GPS bracelets they are both wearing while out on bond.

Amanda Knox is back in Italy for the first time since her murder trial, set to speak at a conference organized by an aid group for people falsely accused and charged with crimes, NBC News reported.

The 31-year-old was acquitted of killing her British roommate after a long legal saga.

Knox was swarmed by media when she arrived at an airport in Milan Thursday.

She tweeted Wednesday that she wouldn't be speaking with journalists ahead of the speech, hoping it "will speak for itself."

Far under the largest crater in the solar system lies a huge blob, mystifying the scientists who recently discovered it, NBC News reported.

It could be a huge metal deposit generated by the asteroid that slammed into the moon billions of years ago, creating the South Pole-Aitkin basin, according to the team of scientists who made the discovery, which was announced in April in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

The mass weighs the equivalent of about 4.8 quintillion pounds on Earth, which is about five times more than the entire Big Island of Hawaii.

"This is a very large mass of a scale that is difficult even for geologists to recognize," North Carolina State University planetary geology professor Paul Byrne said.

The mayor of a Maryland town clarified Wednesday that she is resigning in order to spend more time with her family and said the racist attacks and bullying she has experienced are not her reasons for stepping down. 

Speaking at a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Tonga Turner said she did not intend to suggest the racist attacks are the reason she is resigning.

“It was never my intention to give the public the impression that I am being pushed out or scared into leaving my role,” Turner said. “No one of any color, of any race or any ethnicity is ever going to scare me into doing anything.”

Even though she said she had thought about resigning for several months, it wasn’t until a time she came home and realized she’d missed her 3-year-old son’s preschool graduation due to work that she knew her decision was final.

“I said to myself, am I truly ready to make that sacrifice? Am I truly ready to deal with the repercussions of that from this day and many years to come?” Turner said. “The answer to that was no.”

Turner emphasized that while the racial challenges were present, they didn’t shape her decision to step down in any way.

“Has it been easy? Absolutely not. Is it easy for black mayors across America? Probably not,” Turner said. “But it is not my job to make sure that that story is cast across America. It’s my job to protect the essence of my community.”

She said the struggles that women face on a daily basis often goes unnoticed, and the media failed to acknowledge the disheartening sacrifices for someone who was not only an elected official, but also a mom, a wife and a professional.

“I chose family over service, and I am proud of that and I will continue to be proud of that,” Turner said. “We need to continue to move forward in growing our community and allowing people like me who choose their family over everything else not to be penalized or marginalized or sensationalized because of that decision.”

Turner had said earlier this week that she had experienced alarming incidents including having her tires slashed and having a former town commissioner doodle swastikas during a town meeting.

"It is no secret that the Town of Upper Marlboro has been plagued with a dark history and past, but my hope is that in the past two years under my leadership, each of you has seen the great promise for our future," Turner wrote in her resignation letter.

Disciplinary action has been taken in the Cromwell public school system after video surfaced on social media that “contained extremely racist content,” according to the superintendent of schools.

“As a school district we have the obligation and responsibility to create a safe environment for all of our students. This morning we took appropriate action and put into place appropriate steps to ensure that the safety of all our students was our paramount concern,” Superintendent of Schools,Thomas McDowell, said in a statement to families in the Cromwell school community on Thursday morning.

“Within our school system we always promote the idea that every individual is unique and should be valued and respected regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or economic background. The video is an anomaly and does not represent our student body, our schools or our community,” the message goes on to say.

McDowell said. “appropriate action” was taken and the school district “will be vigilant in our efforts to promote a safe and welcoming environment for our students and our community.”

He added that the schools will continue to promote diversity training and presentations.

A 30-year-old Hartford man is dead after he was stabbed in the chest inside an apartment building at 183 Wethersfield Ave. in Hartford early Thursday morning.

Police have identified the victim as Coady Barrows. They said they found him wrapped in a blanket and unresponsive when they responded to the building at 12:02 a.m.

Barrows was transported to Hartford Hospital, where he ultimately died less than half an hour later, according to police.

Officers at the scene were able to develop information that led them to a third-floor apartment on the south east corner of the building. That is where the initial crime scene was found, police said.

Hartford Police Major Crimes Division and Crime Scene Division are investigating.

Investigators said there is no threat to the public and they are focusing on a person of interest.

Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden will reopen to the public Friday, more than a year after power storms caused massive amounts of damage at the park. 

The park will open beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, according to the governor’s office and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Sleeping Giant has been closed since May 15, 2018 after a severe microburst. The National Weather Service said 100 mile per hours winds slammed into the popular park. 

Beginning on Friday, Sleeping Giant will be open to the public every day from 8 a.m. to sunset.

Entry to all of Connecticut's state parks and forest recreation areas is free for vehicles that are registered in Connecticut. 

At Sleeping Giant, out-of-state vehicles are charged a $15 parking fee on weekends and holidays, or a fee of $6 after 4 p.m. on those days. 

On weekdays (non-holidays) there is no parking fee for out-of-state vehicles.

Mohegan Sun has released its live music lineup for the summer, including concerts at Mohegan Sun Arena, free performances in the Wolf Den and Party on the Rooftop.

Mohegan Sun Arena

• New Kids On The Block: July 3
• Toby Keith: July 4
• Little Big Town: July 7
• Phish: July 9 and 10
• Sublime with Rome: July 11
• Queen Latifah: July 13
• Lionel Richie: July 20
• Elvis Costello & The Imposters and Blondie: July 21
• Godsmack: July 26
• Ben Folds & Violent Femmes: July 28
• Lady Antebellum: Aug. 2
• Bryan Adams & Billy Idol: Aug. 3
• Rob Thomas: Aug. 4
• Jon Bellion: Aug. 8
• Why Don’t We: Aug. 9
• Chris Tucker: Aug. 10
• Train & Goo Goo Dolls: Aug. 11
• Jonas Brothers: Aug. 2
• Nickelback: Aug. 22
• Daughtry: Aug. 24
• Shawn Mendes: Aug. 30 and 31

To purchase tickets, visit the Mohegan Sun Box Office or ticketmaster.com.

Wolf Den:

• July 4: Foghat
• July 5: Mike DelGuidice, currently on tour with Billy Joel
• July 6: Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters
• July 7: Linda Eder
• July 11: Travis Denning:
• July 12: Bronson Arroyo: the former Red Sox pitcher
• July 13: Hayley Orrantia
• July 14: Cults
• July 18: Rachel Wammack
• July 19: Mark Wills
• July 20: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
• Smithfield: July 21
• July 25: RaeLynn
• July 26: Everclear
• July 27: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
• July 28: Tony Jackson
• Aug. 1: We’ve Only Just Begun: Carpenters Remembered
• Aug. 2: Leonid & Friends
• Aug. 3: Tonic
• Aug. 4: Desure
• Aug. 8: Langhorne Slim
• Aug. 9: The English Beat
• Aug. 10: Buckcherry
• Aug. 11: Maddie & Tae
• Aug. 15: Whiskey Myers
• Aug. 16: Danielle Bradbery
• Aug, 17 and 18: The Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular
• Aug. 22: The Suffers
• Aug. 23: LANCO
• Aug. 24: Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
• Aug. 25: Savoy Brown
• Aug. 29: Ambrosia
• Aug. 30: Mark Chestnutt
• Aug. 31: Eli Young Band
• Sept. 1: Carlton Anderson

Seating is limited and concert-goers must be 21 or older. Times and performers are subject to change.

Mohegan Sun's Party on the Rooftop:

• July 5: Parrotbeach, a tribute to Jimmy Buffett
• July 12: Chicken Fried, a tribute to Zac Brown Band
• July 19: 5 Against 1, a tribute to Pearl Jam
• July 26: Big Eyed Phish, a tribute to Dave Matthews Band
• Aug. 2: Pirate Flag, a tribute to Kenny Chesney
• Aug. 9: Black Dog, a tribute to Led Zeppelin
• Aug: 16, Queen Flash, a tribute to Queen
• Aug. 23: Bon Jersey, a tribute to Bon Jovi
• Aug. 30: Wild Heart, a tribute to Fleetwood Mac.

Live tribute bands get rocking at 7 p.m. each Friday, running to 11 p.m.

Fine more information on Hot Summer Fun Entertainment events here.

A Cape Cod restaurant saw a rare sight Monday when it received a brilliantly blue lobster as part of a shipment.

Nathan Nickerson, owner of Arnold's Lobster and Clam Bar in Eastham, received the colorful crustacean in a batch order from Ipswich Shellfish Group. He said he hopes to donate the 7-year-old male lobster to an aquarium.

Only one in 2 million lobsters are blue, and this marine creature was caught in the Atlantic Ocean. Nickerson named the lobster "Baby Blue."