President Donald Trump’s personal assistant Madeleine Westerhout resigned from her job abruptly, a White House official and another person familiar with the situation told NBC News late Thursday.

One of the sources said that Westerhout left the job because she shared personal information about the president’s family and Oval Office operations at an off-the-record dinner with reporters earlier this month near Bedminster, New Jersey, where a Trump-owned golf club that the president often visits in summer months is located. News of Westerhout’s departure was first reported by The New York Times.

Westerhout, whose proximity to Trump made her a de facto White House gatekeeper, has been a fixture since the Trump transition in 2016.

One source described her exit as "abrupt," NBC News reported.

A water main break has closed part of West Queen Street in Southington and residents could be impacted for a week.

West Queen Street will be closed between Smith Medical, at 201 West Queen St., and Captain Lewis Drive.

From West Street, you will be able to access West Queen Street up to Captain Lewis Drive.

From Queen Street, you can access West Queen Street up to the area of Smith Medical.

Spring Street will be the detour to gain access from West Street to Queen Street and from Queen Street to West Street.

“Due to the nature and scale of the water main break this is expected to remain in effect for approximately a week,” a news release from police says.

Metro-North’s New Haven Line service has resumed between Bridgeport and South Norwalk, but there are delays.

Service was suspended because wires were down in the vicinity of Green Farms.

Metro-North said there are delays up to 60 minutes.

It happened without warning. 

On a Friday morning in February 2010, Michael Vincent Sage, of Guilford, arrived at work. The young attorney and Quinnipiac alum poured himself a cup of coffee, chatted with co-workers, walked to the bathroom and suddenly collapsed. 

“It was basically like a light switch, you know. He just dropped dead, essentially,” his widow, Azadeh Rezvani, recalled. 

A lifelong athlete, Sage had no history of cardiac issues. He played baseball and basketball in Hamden, football and lacrosse at Cheshire Academy, and was training for his first half marathon. 

An autopsy later revealed the cause of death to be sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The family would undergo genetic testing to search for any known risk factors, but none were found. 

His co-workers had tried to save him with CPR, but the one thing that could have saved his life wasn’t available – an automated external defibrillator, or AED. 

“They’re 90 percent effective within the first minute someone collapses,” Rezvani explained. “With every passing minute that chance of survival decreases.” 

SCA is a leading cause of death, claiming more than 300,000 lives a year in the United States, according to the American Heart Association. It affects all ages, including young athletes like 14-year-old Andrew Pena, of Darien, who died from SCA while training on a treadmill in 2011. 

Different from a heart attack, which can be thought of as a “plumbing” issue in the heart, SCA is essentially a disruption in the “electrical” impulses of the heart, often with no prior symptoms. CPR can buy some time, but only an AED can shock the heart back into rhythm if administered swiftly. 

With that in mind, Sage’s family formed a foundation in his memory in 2013. To date, the Michael Vincent Sage Dragonheart* Foundation has donated almost 200 AEDs to public places across the country, including more than 100 Connecticut schools. 

One of them is West Hartford’s Saint Brigid-Saint Augustine Partnership School, where Principal Rebecca Goddard said every staff members gets trained in the use of the AEDs. That’s above and beyond the minimum of two trained school staff members required by Connecticut statute. 

“I’m hoping that we never have to use it and we’re praying on that of course but it’s just wonderful that it’s there in case we do,” said Goddard. 

Rezvani, an attorney practicing in the medical field, said in addition to having simple auditory instructions that make them easy for anyone to use, AEDs are safe, and state Good Samaritan law protects any user from liability. 

“You cannot hurt someone with an AED. They will only shock someone suffering from fibrillation or tachycardia,” she said. 

State law also requires every school to have an AED, but only if “funding is available.” If cash-strapped school districts don’t have money in the budget, the law allows them to accept donations for the equipment and training. 

Terri LeDuc, a nurse at Saint Brigid-Saint Augustine School, said one in 300 youth have a condition that puts them at risk for SCA. Although many cases occur without prior symptoms, LeDuc said occasionally there are some signs parents and coaches can watch out for. 

“If any student faints or has near fainting experience or seizure-like activity, especially during or after activity, that’s a big red flag,” LeDuc said. 

If concerning symptoms arise, LeDuc said, parents should advocate for their children by asking their doctor for cardiac testing, something that wouldn’t be offered routinely. 

Rezvani wants parents to know they can ask their child’s school if they have an AED. If they don’t, she said, the Michael Vincent Sage Dragonheat Foundation welcomes applications for donations. An online form can be found here. 

Michael’s family and friends read the following parable, written to explain death to young children, shortly after his passing. Though intended to be simple in its content, the story served a much deeper meaning for those whom knew Michael best. So much so that when it was decided to form a non-profit in his memory, the name “Dragonheart” seemed wholly appropriate. After all, Michael will always be the dragonfly whose heart serves our mission. 

From www.defibandlive.org: 

Waterbugs & Dragonflies 

The story begins with a colony of waterbugs who spend their days scurrying around in the mud at the bottom of a pond. Every now and then, a water bug would climb up the stem of a lily pad and disappear from sight. The waterbugs agreed that the next one to make that journey would return to tell the others where he or she had gone. 

But when the next waterbug climbed up the lily stalk and broke through the surface of the water, she was amazed at what she saw! Her body had changed, so now she had four silver wings, and a long tail! She was a Dragonfly!

She began to fly, swooping and diving with glee through the air, the bright sunshine warming her new body. Then she remembered her promise to return to her friends. She could see them at the bottom of the pond, but when she darted down towards them, she bounced off the water’s surface.

Now that she was a Dragonfly, she could no longer go into the water. At first, she was dismayed, but then she understood that her friends would all one day join her. They would then soar happily together in the awesome and colorful new world of air and sunshine.

In our waterbug world, we grieve the loss of our loved one who seem to disappear from our sight. Let us hold onto the message of the Dragonfly who gives us a glimpse of the wonder of life everlasting.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, will go on trial at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp on Jan. 11, 2021, a military official said Friday.

Air Force Col. Shane Cohen will be the presiding judge on the case. 

Mohammed is charged with terrorism, hijacking an aircraft, murder in violation of the laws of war and other crimes. 

If convicted, he faces the death penalty. 

This story is developing. Check back for updates. 

The last of 10 defendants in a high-profile case of patient abuse at Whiting Forensic Hospital was sentenced Friday. 

It was an emotional day for family and friends of former Whiting Forensic Hospital employee Bruce Holt as a judge handed him a sentence that will have him in jail for several months. 

Holt was one of 10 Whiting staff members charged in the abuse case of longtime patient, Bill Shehadi, in 2017. It was a story that NBC Connecticut Investigates broke.  

Holt and his attorney crafted an agreement with prosecutors that will have him serve 90 days in jail, but his offenses will be lowered from felonies to misdemeanors. 

Holt did not address the court before his sentence, but the judge addressed him. 

“You violated your duty as a professional in your treatment of Mr. Shehadi,” the Judge Maureen Keegan said. 

Holt’s family did not want to speak after the sentencing, but said he is a good man, and the surveillance tapes used to prosecute him did not show him doing anything in their opinion that rose to the level of abuse. 

Part of Holt’s sentence also includes community service on his birthday and three of the major holidays and he is not to be working in a job where he cares for sensitive or fragile patients anymore. 

A raccoon in Old Lyme has tested positive for rabies.

According to Ledge Light Health District, a raccoon in the area of Long Acre Lane was tested and found to be positive for rabies on Aug. 27.

They warn that rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus that can infect all warm-blooded animals, including people, and it lives in the saliva and brain tissue of infected animals.

Rabies can be spread by scratches or saliva from infected animals and the health district urges people to avoid feeding or approaching wild or stray animals.

Anyone with questions or concerns should call the Ledge Light Health District at 448-4882 ext. 1307 or the Animal Control Officer at 860-437-3047.

As Hurricane Dorian picks up in intensity and continues moving toward Florida, some people are flying north. 

Prior to leaving Florida, they prepped their homes as much as possible. 

Tim Killion flew from Orlando to Bradley International Airport on Friday morning. 

“Pulled in all the furniture from outside. It’s all in the house now, locked everything up, put hurricane shutters down,” Killion said. 

He lives about 10 minutes from the beach in Melbourne, Florida and gave those keys to friends with beachside homes so they can stay there. 

On the west coast, people are also concerned and unsure of how Dorian will affect them. 

The last major hurricane family from Sarasota endured was Irma two years ago. 

“We’re concerned just about how much rain we’re going to get. We’re going to get some sort of impact from it even though we’re all the way on the west side. Two years ago, when Irma hit, it hit right where we were, so I think a lot of people are planning ahead now and taking precautions earlier on just in case,” they said. 

In addition to being worried about their homes, passengers are also concerned about having to reschedule their return flights early next week. 

Several airlines, including Southwest, Spirit and JetBlue are offering to waive fees to change or cancel flights.

After a fire destroyed it two summers ago, a New Haven gem reopened this week, and the deli is serving up much more than its mouth-watering sandwiches.

It was business as usual at B&M Deli in New Haven’s Fair Haven section as customers waited in line for one of its famous steak and cheese subs. The deli has been on Ferry Street ever since it opened back in the 60s.

”It’s a neighborhood staple,” Brian Foley of New London said. “Everybody comes here.”

But tragedy struck two years ago when a fire destroyed the beloved business.

“I was here when the fire happened and it was just so sad, just to see this go, and we thought it wasn’t going to come back,” Jeanette Washington, who lives next door, said.

Owner Bob Mercurio did not have a free moment during Friday’s lunch hour. Regulars like Brian Delvecchio said seeing him was as comforting as the food.

“It keeps the community together, I’m sure. It doesn’t get no better. Everybody that comes here has been coming here.”

And while Mercurio may not have known what was in store for him, people said now that he’s back in business, they will not be taking their business anywhere else.

“When he opened up, everybody came back and gave him love,” said Washington.

Shelton Public Schools will not open on time due to student bussing not being ready, according to a post on the district’s website.

In the post Shelton Superintendent Chris Clouet wrote that the city-run Shelton Student Transportation Services project is not ready, and that school will not open on September 3 as originally scheduled. The district hopes to start the following day.

There has been uncertainty about the status of Shelton’s school buses. The superintendent’s office said they weren’t sure the city has met the requirements of their transportation agreement, specifically to drug test drivers who worked this summer.

The city took over the school bus operations at the end of the school year, after a contract with a national provider ended.

Mayor Mark Lauretti said previously that while the city didn’t do drug tests immediately, the national provider had just days before and that the superintendent’s office claim was “political posturing.”

But both school officials and parents expressed concerns about the status of the drivers and the safety of their students.

More details were not immediately available.

There are 7,800 people and a single stoplight in Woodstock, but this time of year 200,000 people descend on the Woodstock Fair, which has been going strong for 159 years.

It’s billed as one of the biggest fairs in Connecticut, drawing people from Massachusetts and Rhode Island as well.

“It’s a powerful factor having folks come in here and it puts Woodstock on the map,” said Mike Alberts, (R) Woodstock’s first selectman.

As hundreds of thousands walked up and down the aisles, grabbing a bite to eat, there was also the hope that they would spend some of their dough in town.

“We do have people coming from quite a distance and we’re hoping that while they’re here they may stay at a bed and breakfast or one of our inns or they may have a couple meals, so there’s a trickle-down effect,” Alberts said.

Though the town didn’t put a price tag on it, the economic impact is impossible to miss.

“You can look around at the fair and see all of the local businesses that are running left and right,” said Woodstock resident Ty Collige.

Vendor Cheryl Normandie says she’s the longest running vendor selling her own products. She’s been selling her paintings at the fair for 53 years.

“This show has always meant a lot to me. I live right down in Brooklyn, but coming here is like coming home,” Normandie said.

She pointed out that the weather can make or break those who depend on fairs to make a living. This year, the forecast is picture perfect.

“It does hurt. If you have weather like this we’re in good shape,” said Normandie.

The Woodstock Fair runs through Monday. Click here for the fair’s schedule.

Amazon held is latest job fair in New Haven on Friday.

The retail giant is still hiring for its new North Haven fulfillment center, which opened last month and will ultimately employ 1,800 people. Eighteen-year-old Payton Turner was among the dozens who turned out for the job fair at City Hall. The full-time Gateway Community College student is looking for a full-time job.

“It’ll help my pay for school, books, everything. It’ll just completely take me to the next level,” he said.

Amazon employees as well as staff with the nonprofit, Workforce Alliance, guided people through the process.

“Online applications could take weeks to hear back and this is a very quick process, and I would like to know if I have the job or not,” Turner explained.

”They could get a preliminary offer today and they could be working within the next couple of weeks,” Bill Villano, Workforce Alliance’s president & CEO, said.

Villano said about 1,000 of the positions have been filled as the company is offering a competitive $15 an hour.

“I was working two minimum wage jobs, so when I heard that hiring was $15 an hour, starting, I knew I just had to hop on that opportunity,” Turner said.

”That’s what drew me to it as well,” said Rayshan Coleman of New Haven. “I was like ‘Wow! They’re not paying too bad,’ so that’s why I’m here.”

Coleman recently retired after 17 years in the U.S. Navy.

“It’s actually a good transition for me because Amazon picks up a lot of military veterans.”

Something he believes will allow him to navigate a new job smoothly and successfully.

“The fast pace and everything like that. I’m so used to moving around on the go and Amazon provides that.”

With Hurricane Dorian seemingly headed toward Florida, property owners who spend winter months there are concerned.

Lucille Riley of Broadbrook, has a winter home in Naples, and although there’s no guarantee Dorian will reach Florida’s Gulf Coast, she’s concerned.

“I’m nervous,” she says, “I’m a nervous type person so I watch the news and I worry.”

The Rileys have owned their Florida home for 22 years, and have weathered major hurricanes in the past. Still, trying to keep tabs on what’s happening over 1,000 miles from home is difficult.

“I mean the last storm we’d go to bed at midnight watching the news and then first thing in the morning get up and watch the news, wondering if our place was still there,” she says.

Floridians visiting Connecticut are also concerned about their property.

When Hurricane Irma swept through Florida in 2017, Emily Billafane says her Florida home was without electricity and water for 10 days. Now, as she visits family in Connecticut, that memory is strong and her thoughts focus on what could happen back home.

“We saw only the outskirts of Irma. This time around it’s going directly to us so we are very worried about that,” said Billafane who flew into Bradley International Airport Friday morning.

Aside from her Miami Lakes, Florida home, Billafane is also concerned about her three horses.

“I saw with Irma how many (horses) got hurt because they were outside and things flew in and out,” she said also pointing out the scarcity of food following Irma.

Jose Quevedo flew into Connecticut Friday for a family reunion. His thoughts are on his Florida business. He says it took six hours to board and shutter his large retail store.

“Yes I am nervous. I’m not gonna lie to you. I am concerned,” said Quevedo.

Rebecca Weiss is originally from Bristol and arrived in Connecticut to visit family. She now resides in Florida and after living there six years, knew what to do before leaving home.

“We hunkered down the pool deck stuff and took everything off the porch and that’s really all you can do,” said Weiss.

While flights into Bradley from Florida were prevalent Friday that could change. The Orlando airport issued an advisory saying it plans to cease all commercial flights out of Orlando on Monday, September 2 at 2 a.m.

From Jimi Hendrix to Janis Joplin, the first day of the Woodstock Fair featured a 1960s tribute band competition in honor of the 50th anniversary of the historic 1969 music festival, Woodstock.

Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont created the Connecticut Band of the Year competition as a way to draw more crowds to the fair and celebrate Connecticut’s musicians. He’s also a big music fan himself, and once played keyboard in a band.

“All right Woodstock. 50 years ago. Three days of peace, love, and music,” he told the crowd, made up of people who were too young to remember Woodstock and a few who went to the festival.

At just 15, Lamont said he wasn’t old enough to attend the original Woodstock, but wanted to.

“All the guys and their older brother or sister got to sneak over there, but my parents said heck no,” said the Democrat.

He was not about to miss the music in Woodstock on Friday.

“I’m gonna have a kick today. I’ll tell you that. I’m looking forward to it,” Lamont said before the show.

Leading up to the big day, 60 bands competed for a place on the main stage. The Weird Sounds out of New Haven were among the five bands chosen to play for a share of the $17,000 prize.

“Every 13-year-old boy loves Jimi Hendrix at some point,” said Zach Fontanez, one half of the duo.

Like many in the crowd, Fontanez was born well after Woodstock, but he was excited about the idea of bringing Connecticut musicians together to commemorate the anniversary.

“A lot of the stuff from Woodstock is you know, a big part of my musical journey,” he said.

A half-dozen protesters interrupted the governor’s opening remarks, holding up signs and shouting, “Fossil fuels are dead!” They were quickly escorted away from the concert.

“Well, in Woodstock they had protests too,” Lamont responded.

He also pointed out there were a few differences between Friday’s concert and the original.

“In Woodstock, now the grass is on the ground, where it belongs,” he joked, referring to the prevalence of marijuana and other drugs at the 1969 festival.

This time, there was a philanthropic aspect with the sales of tie-dye t-shirts going to a local social service organization.

“It could pay for anything from heating oil to a maybe a week of camp for a kid,” said Anne Miller, Executive Director of the Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group.

The concert seemed to hit all the right notes with the crowd. Organizers said they’d like to make it an annual tradition and hope it will draw an even bigger crowd to the quiet corner of Connecticut.

Click here for the Woodstock Fair schedule.

A mother and her 3-year-old son were hit by a car in Meriden Friday while waiting for another child to be dropped off by the bus.

It happened at Summer and Wood streets. Police said the 3-year-old was airlifted to Connecticut Children's Medical Center. The mother was also taken to the hospital by ambulance.

The severity of their injuries was not immediately clear.

The driver that hit them is cooperating.

Police said speed was a factor in the crash and they are looking into whether the driver was recklessly passing another car at the time.

The investigation is ongoing.

NBC Connecticut has a crew on scene and will provide details as they come into the newsroom.

As millions wait and watch for Hurricane Dorian’s next move, people in Connecticut with ties to the Sunshine State are thinking of their families.

Harley Glasgow is a freshman at Quinnipiac University and has a lot of fear for ahead of the storm.

“It’s a bittersweet feeling because I’m away from home for the first time ever during a hurricane,” said Glasgow. “It’s kind of sad because you’re not with your family.”

Glasgow says she’s constantly checking in with her family continues to make preparations.

“My mom was out this morning picking up batteries and other supplies,” said Glasgow. “There’s a lot of last minute tasks that my parents are trying to complete.”

Glasgow, along with other members from the Quinnipiac community, are hoping that whatever damages may come aren’t too severe.

Julia Fullick-Jagela was born and raised in Florida. Fullick-Jagela has called Connecticut her home for the past seven years, but always thinks about her family during the hurricane season.

“It’s tough being away from family in Florida when stuff like this is going on,” said Fullick-Jagela. “A Category 4 is not something to mess with so that brings a lot of anxiety.”

The university is providing tools for students who are unable to be with their family ahead of the hurricane.

Dr. Ariela Reder is the director of counseling services at Quinnipiac. Reder is asking students to come forward if they are away from their family ahead of Hurricane Dorian’s potential landfall.

“We offer mental health counseling and that can be for as big of an issue or really serious mental health issues or really what a typical may come across with anxiety, depression maybe homesickness.” Reder said.

The university is also providing 24/7 help lines for students.

“Any time in the day, it doesn’t matter if it’s in the middle of the day or the middle of the night,” said Reder. “They can call us by phone and get connected to a live mental health provider, a licensed counselor.”

The University of Connecticut has more than 65 undergraduates who are from Florida and about 40 from Puerto Rico.

The university released this statement:

“We recognize that our students may be concerned about family, friends and not know where to turn for support. Please remember there are offices available to offer support and guidance during this difficult time.”

UConn students can try any of the offices below if they need assistance.

Office Location Contact

Dean of Students Office Wilbur Cross room 203 860-486-3426

Off Campus & Commuter Student Services Student Union room 315 860-486-8006

Residence Education Whitney Hall, Garden Level 860-486-2926

Student Health & Wellness - Mental Health Services Arjona 4th floor 860-486-4705

A woman is dead after a crash on West Street in Vernon Friday.

Police said two cars collided on West Street near Regan Street. A female driver was taken to RockVille Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The man driving the other car was taken to Hartford Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

No other details were immediately available.

The crash remains under investigation. Any witnesses are asked to call Vernon police.

Law enforcement sources tell NBC 7 Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, the man convicted of murdering U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was stabbed in a San Diego-area state prison and hospitalized.

Sirhan is serving a life sentence at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in East Otay Mesa, about 25 miles southeast of downtown San Diego.

He was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital for treatment.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the suspect in the stabbing has been placed in the prison's Administrative Segregation Unit. No other information was available.

In February 2016, the California Parole Board denied Sirhan parole for the 15th time.

Kennedy, who was the younger brother of slain President John F. Kennedy, was shot June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles just after he'd won the state's Democratic presidential primary. The 42-year-old candidate died the next day.

Sirhan has maintained for years that he doesn't remember shooting Kennedy.

Please refresh this page for updates on this story. Details may change as more information becomes available.

Ten people were injured in a shooting Friday night at a high school football game at Ladd-Peebles stadium in Mobile, Alabama, NBC News reported, citing police.

Two people were in custody, Mobile police Chief Lawrence L. Battiste IV said, but it wasn't immediately clear if they were suspected of being involved in the gunfire.

NBC News affilaite WPMI reported that five of the injured were in critical condition. The chief described lesser injuries that included a seizure and someone hurt trying to flee.

Battiste said the violence likely had origins in "beefs" on the streets. He said witnesses were being interviewed and that security video would be reviewed.

Participants in a Straight Pride Parade and counter-protesters came face-to-face in Boston, Saturday, with police making dozens of arrests amid a tense scene. 

Boston police deployed a massive presence of officers from Copley Square, where the parade began, to City Hall, where protesters gathered as parade participants held a rally. Thirty-six people were arrested and four officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the events, police said. 

It was not immediately clear if those arrested were participants in the parade or protesters.

The parade, which included a lead float displaying a "Trump 2020" sign, began at noon. Participants were seen waving American flags as they walked along the route. 

Counter-protesters were seen holding signs along the parade route and were separated from the parade participants by barricades. Many of the counter protesters shouted and swore at the marchers, including chanting "shame."

Boston police deployed a massive presence of officers, who escorted the parade participants through the streets and gathered at City Hall ahead of the parade's arrival. Police said earlier they would heighten security and deploy uniformed and undercover officers. 

Protesters gathered at City Hall and lined the streets, holding signs, rainbow flags and chanting as parade participants went through a security check point. 

The event was organized as a response to the city's annual Pride Parade held each year in June. The people behind the Straight Pride Parade have denied that the event is about hate.

"I'm marching today because it’s great to be straight," said one participant, Teresa Richenberger. "I don’t want to offend no one. If you’re gay, go be gay. That’s okay. But I’m straight, and I have a right to teach my son that to be straight, to marry a woman when he gets older."

Former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, who is banned from social media networks, was expected to serve as grand marshal.

The roughly 2-mile parade route, which stretched from Copley Square to City Hall Plaza, raised concern from Emerson College President Lee Pelton regarding the safety of students.

In a campus-wide message sent this week, Pelton slammed the parade calling it "a perversion" and a "desecration of beauty, truth and generosity."

Parade organizer Samson Racioppi says Emerson suppressed free speech by criticizing it.

"They're just heterophobic. They don’t want to afford us the right to walk down the street," Racioppi said. "That’s all we want to do is walk down the street."

Pelton responded in a campus message asking "not to be lulled into believing this parade is motivated by any noble obligation to protect freedom of speech or assembly."

"This is its mask only and behind that mask are a group of angry and misguided people whose aim is to turn a cherished American value, e pluribus unum, 'out of the many, one,' on its head," Pelton said.

Parade organizers were expecting at least 2,000 attendees. The actual number appeared to be far less than that.

"That parade was epic, and we're here, and we’re standing tall," parade organizer John Hugo said.