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Get To Know Your Goats: Play-by-Play Broadcaster Jeff Dooley

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Jeff Dooley has been behind the mic for the New Britain Rock Cats and Hartford Yard Goats for the last 22 years.

“I knew I had a passion to be a broadcaster and I knew it was something I always wanted to do and I love the fact that you’re at the game describing the action,” said Dooley.

Despite the franchise changing its location and name, Dooley’s presence has remained on the air.

“I’ve worked for three different ownership groups and it’s like you buy the team but it comes with the broadcaster,” said Dooley.

He works alongside longtime broadcast partner Dan Lovallo and their familiarity with each other makes for a smooth broadcast.

“Even better when they tell me it was like I was a the game when I listen,” said Dooley.

Just like the players on the field, the goal is to one day make it to the big leagues.

“At the end of the day, I would love to broadcast major league baseball,” Dooley added. “It’s been a goal since I was a kid.”

In the meantime, he’s thrilled to be the voice of the Yard Goats.

“If its’ the minor leagues that I have to stay, this is where I want to be,” said Dooley. “This is a great spot to be in Hartford.”


Trump Delays Denmark Meeting Over Greenland Proposal

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was postponing an upcoming meeting with the Danish prime minister after she rebuffed his interest in buying Greenland, which Denmark owns.

"Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time," Trump tweeted.



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Lock it Up! Manchester Police See Uptick in Car Burglaries

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Manchester police have a simple reminder for residents – lock your car.

Police said the overwhelming majority of property thefts from cars they see are vehicles that were simply left unlocked. Now, after another jump in car break-ins, they’re hoping people will get the message to take it seriously.

“It’s definitely a good reminder, something that I don’t always remember to do, but I will be from now on,” said resident Sarah Owens.

The Manchester Police Department took to Facebook hoping humor and Bill Murray’s “Groundhog Day” will remind people to make sure their doors are locked up each night at 9 p.m. so they aren’t a target for thieves.

Police said since August 1, they’ve responded to 32 calls for car burglaries, opening investigations into more than 20 of those cases.

“I think a lot of people have a false sense of security. You just get by with life and fall into that place of security and you feel like you should be safe inside your own home

“The police would say if you leave your key in the car and it gets broken into, you’re actually assisting in the crime. I always took that seriously,” said Michael Hatzikostantis. His family lives in Manchester and said their neighbor recently had an unlocked car entered by a thief.

Police said they’ve also seen entire cars stolen because thieves found the keys inside the vehicles. So no matter how safe you think your neighborhood is, lock those doors.

In addition to locking your car, police remind drivers to actually take the keys in and hide anything valuable that you leave in the vehicle.



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East Haven Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Child

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An East Haven man is accused of sexually assaulting a young family member.

Police arrested 31-year-old Christian Lorig Tuesday.

According to police, on July 31 a parent reported that Lorig sexually assaulted her child. According to the parent, her child came to her and described sexual encounters with Lorig.

Investigators believe Lorig sexually assaulted the juvenile family member several times going back several years. He also has a pending case involving the alleged sexual assault of a different family member.

Lorig was charged with first-degree assault, risk of injury to a minor, and fourth-degree sexual assault. He was held on a $75,000 bond and is due in court Wednesday.



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Boy Hit by Car, Critically Hurt in New Haven

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A boy is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in New Haven Tuesday.

Police said the victim was riding a bike in the area of Fowler Street between Amity Road and Frederick Street around 5 p.m. when he was hit. He was unresponsive on scene and is currently listed in critical condition, police said.

The driver remained on scene and is cooperating with police.

The road is closed in the area. Drivers should find alternative routes.

No other details were immediately available.



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State's Attorney Releases Findings in Deadly New Haven Crash

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The New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office has concluded Hamden Police officers were not chasing a car when it crashed and killed a young man in New Haven.

The finding has outraged the family and friends of the man who died, Jarelle Gibbs.

“I only had one son and now he’s gone,” said Michael Matthews, the father of Gibbs. “He was a good kid. He was a straight A student. He was on his way to play basketball.”

The New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office launched an investigation into the car crash that took the life of the 24-year-old, who had been a passenger.

A makeshift memorial marks the tree which the car struck after investigators say the driver lost control on Quinnipiac Avenue in New Haven in August last year.

Before the impact, authorities say the driver of the stolen car had refused to stop for Hamden police who had spotted the car at the scene of a burglary.

The State’s Attorney’s Office says there was a brief pursuit but it was then called off.

Now the state investigation is complete and this statement was released:

“After a thorough review of witness statements, surveillance videos and physical evidence, the State’s Attorney’s Office has concluded that no officers were actively engaged in a pursuit at the time of the crash.”

A finding Matthews just can’t believe.

“I prayed every day that God would reveal the truth. Maybe not now but it will. It’s going to come out. I know it is. I’m not going to give my faith up. I’m not going to do that,” said Matthews.

Hamden Mayor Curt Balzano Leng says the town and police want to read the full report once they receive it in the coming days before really commenting, though police are expected to release some type of statement on Wednesday.

Matthews and others are now calling for an independent investigation.

“I’m all for independent investigations and having more eyes on things. However there is a bit of process to it,” said Mayor Leng.

The mayor believes there are benefits to waiting to see the results of an internal police investigation which will soon be launched.

“I’m sure that will be an exhaustive process on the local level too to make sure policies and procedures were followed and the ones that were not will have consequences,” said Mayor Leng.

Some believe chases like this are part of a troubling pattern in the state.

“We need some foundational changes so passengers in cars aren’t killed for petty allegations,” said Kerry Ellington, a local activist.

The Hamden mayor says the town is working on updates to the police chase policy.

As for the deadly car crash, the driver, Brandon Shealy, has now been arrested and faces several charges.



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CT Dad Accused of Hotel Worker's Death Says He Was a Victim

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The Connecticut father accused of killing a hotel worker is speaking for first time since the April ordeal, calling the whole situation a “living nightmare.”

Scott Hapgood said that his family has been through a lot since he was accused of killing 27-year-old Kenny Mitchell, an employee of the resort the family was staying at in the island of Anguilla.

“We’re hanging on by a thread to be honest with you,” Hapgood said during a press conference Tuesday alongside his lawyer. “It was a terrifying incident, it was a terrifying experience on the island post-arrest.”

Hapgood has been charged with manslaughter in the April 13 killing that took place in his hotel room, right in front of his two daughters — but he says that’s far from all that happened.

The investment banker says he was fighting to protect his family as Mitchell entered their room with a knife in an attempt to rob them, and then died during the struggle. The accused killer did not go into details regarding specifics of the attack on Tuesday, just that he was acting in self-defense and trying to save his wife and three children.

Hapgood said that Mitchell initially arrived at their room wearing his hotel uniform, saying he needed to fix their sink — even though they never called for a repair. Things turned sour quickly, and the Darien resident ended up bloody and bruised, while Mitchell wound up dead.

“I know that I was a victim, or my family was a victim here," Hapgood said.

Family and locals on the British territory said that Mitchell was a fun-loving father and would have no reason to rob tourists. New toxicology reports may help Hapgood’s claims of self-defense, however, as Mitchell was found with cocaine, marijuana and alcohol in his system.

“We want the same thing as the people of Anguilla, for the truth to come out,” Hapgood said. “I think the truth will come out, and I look forward to that.”

The lawyer for Hapgood says her client has been receiving threats while on the island, and hopes to limit his time there. She said she wants the court to allow them to appear via video when possible, instead of traveling back and forth three times a week as he has been doing for hearings. Hapgood has been ordered back in court later this week.

Authorties in Anguilla declined requests for comment.



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Listeria Risk Prompts Recall of 135K Lbs. Frozen Chicken

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Tip Top Poultry, Inc. is recalling more than 135,000 pounds of fully cooked poultry products shipped nationwide after a sample produced by the company tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Tuesday.

The recalled products are "frozen, diced and mechanically separated," ready-to-eat chicken with a "pack date" of January 21, 2019 and are marked with the establishment number "P-17453" inside the USDA mark of inspection. See the list of specific items here

The USDA is concerned that some of the chicken may be in "institutional freezers."

"Institutions who have purchased these products are urged not to serve them," the agency said. "These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase."

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency discovered the contamination and notified the USDA on Aug. 17. Canadian heath officials have been investigating an ongoing outbreak of the bacteria. 

Eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems, pregnant women and their newborns, according to the USDA. Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.

People in high-risk groups who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care, the USDA said. 

Anyone with questions about the recall can Tip Top Poultry at 770-973-8070.



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Police Investigate Suspicious Death in Enfield

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Police in Enfield are investigating what they called a suspicious untimely death on Wednesday morning.

According to authorities, it happened in the area of 1st and 2nd Avenue and the investigation began around 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

Officers are searching for a person of interest in connection to the death, police said.

Police said there is no concern for public safety.

If you have any information about what happened, you're urged to contact Enfield police.



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SF's Oldest Cable Car Returns to Streets After 77 Years

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San Francisco’s oldest cable car is headed back to the streets after 77 years in storage collecting dust, as a result of restoration by a band of devoted Muni workers who weren't dissuaded by rumors about its fitness.

Built in 1883, cable car 19 hadn’t seen service in the city since Feb. 15, 1942, two months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. But over the past couple weeks, workers in the cable car division began quietly testing the car, sometimes making 3 a.m. runs to see if the car could navigate the tracks. It did.

“It ran beautifully down and back like it was out here yesterday, all the time,” said Arne Hansen, supervisor of MUNI’s cable car shop. 

Big 19, as it’s known, was built in Sacramento and began its career on the Market Street Railway. It was then revamped and pressed into service on the Clay-Sacramento lines in 1907. It was taken off the streets in 1942 in a nationwide wartime belt-tightening and eventually sold off to a preservation group that donated it back to San Francisco in 1966. From there, it bounced from facility to facility, without returning to service.

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“It just sat and became a storage shed for our Christmas ornaments,” said Wesley Valaris, SFMTA’s Acting Senior Operations Manager for the Cable Car division.

Because the 34-foot car was four feet longer than other cable cars, it was dogged by rumors it was too long to navigate around the corners on Muni’s updated tracks. Hansen said one old story even portrayed the car taking out newspaper racks as it tried to make a turn.

“Everything that was said about it was all fabricated lies,” Hansen said, cracking a smile.

Hansen’s workers bugged him for years to take a crack at restoring the car. When he finally got the green light to start work, his crew of carpenters, engineers and painters went about undoing decades of neglect. Even the car’s bell was polished to a shiny sheen before one test run.

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“Our term is we ‘resurrected it,’” said cable car worker Harold Stewart. “We didn’t restore it, we basically brought it back from the grave.”

The crew installed new brakes and redid the running boards to accommodate wheel configurations that worked on the tracks. It also got a period paint job. Hansen said the crew then eased the 136-year-old into the road tests.

“That’s the first thing we did is took it out the door, just to see how it made it out the door,” Hansen said. “And little by little, test by test it passed them all flawlessly - with straight As.”

For rail enthusiasts, the return of Big 19 has become an event. During recent test runs, photographers swarmed along the route snapping pictures like paparazzi as the car loped past the curvy section of Lombard Street and down the Hyde Street hill.

“So instead of sitting in storage like it has for over 50 years,” said Paul Bignardi, a Muni planner who wrote a book chronicling the city’s transportation fleet, “it’s about ready to come out for people to enjoy and ride in San Francisco again.”

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The public will get a chance to ride the car at the upcoming Muni Heritage days weekend September 7th and 8th. Presented by SFMTA and the non-profit Market Street Railway group which supports vintage streetcars, the event will mark the first time the car will carry the public in nearly eight decades. After that, Big 19 will be used primarily for special events.

Arne called the restoration of the car the pinnacle of his 33-year career with the cable car division. He said it was a story he would tell his children and grandchildren. His only regret; that rumors kept the car from returning sooner.

“So seventy-seven years went by,” Arne said, “it should’ve been out there all this time.”



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Boyfriend of Missing Meriden Woman Charged in Domestic Assault

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The boyfriend of a missing Meriden woman has been arrested in connection to a domestic assault that took place before she went missing.

Police said 38-year-old Jason Watson has been arrested for strangulation, assault, unlawful restraint and disorderly conduct. He's expected to be arraigned on Wednesday.

According to officers, the incident happened a few days before 31-year-old Perrie Mason was reported missing.

Mason was reported missing on Monday and police are still investigating when and where she was last seen.

She is 4-feet, 11-inches tall and 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on Mason's whereabouts is asked to call Meriden Police Detective Femia at (203) 630-6219.



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Bowser Blocks Migrant Children Shelters Using Emergency Rule

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D.C.'s mayor has enacted an emergency regulation to block a possible plan by the federal government to put a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in the nation's capital.

The emergency rule from Mayor Muriel Bowser became effective immediately on Friday and restricts the size of shelters for unaccompanied children at 15 occupants.

"This emergency action is necessary to immediately protect the health, safety, and welfare of children receiving care in a youth shelter, emergency care facility, or youth group home, by ensuring these children have the adequate supervision and care necessary for their well-being," the legislation states.

The rule will expire on Dec. 14.

The Washington Post reported on Aug. 13 that federal contractor Dynamic Service Solutions applied to open a temporary shelter, and local lawmakers are under the impression that it could be built on private property in Takoma, which is in Ward 4, near the Maryland border.

Dynamic Service Solutions has posted on job boards seeking bilingual youth care workers, medical staff case managers and a lead teacher who would work with UAC, or unaccompanied "alien children."

Bowser said the city will not accept such a shelter.

"Washington, D.C., will not be complicit in the inhumane practice of detaining migrant children in warehouses," Bowser said in an emailed statement.

Bowser said the city had already closed "a shelter that was too big to succeed because we know that such impersonal spaces are not what our most vulnerable families and children need."

The DC General shelter, which housed hundreds of homeless families at points, was shut down in October. It had become notorious for mold, rats, overcrowding and the disappearance of 8-year-old Relisha Rudd, who was not reported missing until several days after she vanished with a shelter employee.

"We have no intention of accepting a new federal facility, least of all one that detains and dehumanizes migrant children," Bowser said.

Ward 4 Council Member Brandon Todd, who represents the Takoma neighborhood, said he was shocked and appalled at the proposed site, which could house more than 200 children.

"I refuse to stand idly by while the Trump administration recklessly puts children in danger leaving irreparable, lasting trauma," he said in a statement on Twitter. 

"I do not care if it's 100 children or 1 child," he said. "I will do everything in my power to fight against this inhumanity."

Earlier this month, it was revealed that the federal government was also eyeing Northern Virginia for a facility that could hold migrant children.

More than 69,000 unaccompanied children were apprehended at the border between October and July, The Associated Press reports. The Trump administration has been scouting sites for more shelters in response to the influx of children who arrived in the U.S. alone or were separated from their caregivers at the border.

Some detention centers have been criticized for subpar sanitation and care.

The Washington Post reports that the facility is still in the application phase and must be approved by the D.C. Child and Family Services Agency and the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.



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Instagram Privacy Hoax Returns —Tricks Celebs, Politicians

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A years-old hoax is making the rounds on Instagram again, claiming the social media company is about to change its rules in order to access users' photos, NBC News reports

Users of the Facebook-owned social network, including celebrities and politicians, have fallen victim to the hoax, which says that images uploaded to Instagram "can be used in court cases in litigation against you."

"Everything you've ever posted becomes public from today," the hoax message says, "even messages that have been deleted or the photos not allowed."

The message ends, "Instagram DOES NOT HAVE MY PERMISSION TO SHARE PHOTOS OR MESSAGES."

Those sharing the fake message included Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, the actors Julianne Moore, Julia Roberts and Rob Lowe, rapper Waka Flocka Flame and singer Usher. By Wednesday morning, many of those who had posted the hoax had deleted the image.

Officials at Instagram have publicly stated that the message is fake, that it has not updated its rules and that it will not use the images in court.

"If you’re seeing a meme claiming Instagram is changing its rules tomorrow, it’s not true," Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, wrote on Twitter.



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Arrigoni Bridge in Middletown Closed Due to Crash

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UConn, Boston College to Renew Football Rivalry

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UConn Football and Boston College have agreed to play a home-and-home series beginning in 2022.

The Huskies will host the Eagles at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field on October 29, 2022 and they will meet again at Boston College on October 28, 2023.

The teams are old Big East rivals and haven't played each other since 2004.



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Norwich Police Seek Man Accused of Abandoning Dog

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Norwich police are trying to identify a man they say abandoned a dog outside the pound earlier this month.

Officers were called to the pound around 7:30 p.m. on August 2, when the dog was found.  Police said the man pictured above left the dog tied up on the outside railing of the building without any notice.

Anyone who recognizes the suspect is asked to contact Animal Control Officer Donna Gremminger at 860-887-5747. Callers may remain anonymous.



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Route 6 in Farmington Reopens After Crash

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Part of Route 6 was closed in Farmington after a crash on Wednesday afternoon.

Police said the road was closed between Fienemann Road and Route 10 near the Exxon gas station.

The crash involved a pickup truck and a minivan.

Five people were taken to the hospital, including three children, police said.  The children were in the minivan.

All of the injuries appeared non-life threatening, according to police.

Route 6 reopened around 4:30 p.m.



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Trump Signs Student Debt Forgiveness for Disabled Veterans

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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday a new plan to eliminate student loan debt for disabled veterans, NBC News reported.

“The debt of disabled veterans will be entirely erased,” Trump said during a prepared speech at the 75th annual American Veterans convention in Louisville, Kentucky. “In a few moments, I will sign a memorandum directing the Department of Education to eliminate every penny of federal student loan debt owed by American veterans who are completely and permanently disabled.”

At the conclusion of his remarks, Trump stayed on stage to sign the executive order in front of the crowd of several hundred veterans gathered for the convention in the Galt House Hotel.



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A Court Ruling Just Changed How We Pick Our President

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A federal appeals court ruled late Tuesday that presidential electors who cast the actual ballots for president and vice president are free to vote as they wish and cannot be required to follow the results of the popular vote in their states, NBC News reported.

The decision could give a single elector the power to decide the outcome of a presidential election — if the popular vote results in an apparent Electoral College tie.

"This issue could be a ticking time bomb in our divided politics. It's not hard to imagine how a single faithless elector, voting differently than his or her state did, could swing a close presidential election," said Mark Murray, NBC News senior political editor.



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