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Johnson: Funding found for train gates

Johnson said Providence & Worcester Railroad Co. officials have discussed the possibility of increasing the number of trips and increasing the speed of the trains, but the gates should be installed regardless of those discussions.

Renovated dispatch center serves multiple emergency departments

The center staffs eight full-time and eight part-time workers and they handle 10,000 fire and EMS calls a year and 23,000 to 24,000 police calls a year.

Doctor ‘surprised’ by extent of baby’s brain, eye injuries

The baby Brown was in Listro's care for a week when, according to Listro's statement to police, he "fell off the bed" and died May 19, 2008.

Listro Trial Day 6: Examiner: Report of fall inconsistent with baby’s injuries

by Caitlin M. Dineen | Staff Writer March 9, 2010 - Areawide

The state’s chief medical examiner testified Monday that the reported 2-foot, 2-inch fall that allegedly led to the death of an infant was inconsistent with the injuries that killed him.
Dr. H. Wayne Carver told prosecutors, the defense and Judge William Bright he had not seen other children sustain the same [...]

Fresh start for Huskies?

by Mike Sypher | Sports Editor March 9, 2010 - Sports

During the final stages of Monday morning’s get-away practice session at Gampel Pavilion. University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun worked out two 5-man groupings of Huskies wearing white jerseys against a defensive unit clad in red.
The half-court drills were intense. The red squad consisting of substitutes also featured [...]

UConn dances to broken record

by Mike Sypher | Sports Editor March 9, 2010 - Sports

History has numerous meanings.
According to the web site www.webster’s-online-dictionary.org, history is “…the aggregate of past events; the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future.”
Well, that road to history, that road to 71, that magical number that has been asked about [...]

Hebron’s fire chief ready to roll with the punches

by Traci Hastings | HTNP Correspondent March 7, 2010 - Areawide, Local News

As part of new departmental procedures that began under Burton’s tenure, all officers reapplied for their posts.

Many local activities and shows today

by submitted press release March 6, 2010 - Arts & Entertainment

A progressive dinner will take place at several historic Victorian homes from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Event sponsored by the Willimantic Victorian Neighborhood Association.

Listro disagreed with autopsy

by Caitlin M. Dineen | Staff Writer March 4, 2010 - Areawide, Local News

A state police detective for the Eastern District Major Crime Squad testified Wednesday the defendant implicated in the death of an infant in foster care disagreed with state medical examiner findings.
Det. David Lamoureux said 43-year-old Suzanne Listro thought autopsy results — which ruled the death of 7-month-old Michael Brown Jr. a homicide — were wrong.
Wednesday [...]