Archive for Local News
by: David Hinchey | Staff Writer
March 8, 2010

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.
by: Michelle Firestone |Correspondent
March 8, 2010

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.
by: Traci Hastings | HTNP Correspondent
March 7, 2010

As part of new departmental procedures that began under Burton’s tenure, all officers reapplied for their posts.
by: Caitlin M. Dineen | Staff Writer
March 5, 2010

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.
by: Caitlin M. Dineen | Staff Writer
March 4, 2010

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 [...]
by: Caitlin M. Dineen | Staff Writer
March 3, 2010

Before his death on May 19, 2008, Michael Brown Jr. was a “cheerful” baby, according to the infant’s father.
Testifying in Rockville Superior Court Tuesday, Michael Brown Sr. discussed the circumstances that resulted in his infant son’s placement with Suzanne Listro, the former state Department of Children and Families employee being [...]
by: HTNP.com Staff
March 3, 2010

Sporting a large tattoo of a baking whisk on his left bicep, chef Duff Goldman of Food Network fame is not your average pastry chef.
The “Ace of Cakes” first made a name for himself at a cake decorating competition in Colorado, where he broke all the rules and came in fourth-place, [...]
by: Caitlin M. Dineen | Staff Writer
March 2, 2010

A Connecticut Children’s Medical Center doctor testified Monday the injuries that killed an infant in the care of a former Department of Children and Families employee were “not consistent” with the injuries reported.
Monday was the second day of a scheduled 10-day trial against Mansfield resident Suzanne Listro, 43, of 260 Stearns Road. All trial procedures [...]
by: Mike Savino | Staff Writer
March 2, 2010

With Lebanon residents voting on a controversial issue Monday, selectmen moved to hold a secret ballot vote, which requires all attendees to submit a vote to the registrar of voters or town clerk.
In Lebanon, a member of the audience must make a motion, followed by a second from another resident and approval from the audience.
In [...]
by: Rich Zalusky | Sports Writer
March 1, 2010

During the shoot-around session on Saturday morning, University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma could tell that something was in the air that felt oh-so-right about Husky senior center Tina Charles.
“Just watching her demeanor, she was really calm and really relaxed,” Auriemma said. “I think she just prepared herself to play well and it’s [...]