WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. airline, rail and transit systems in New York and other eastern cities initiated sweeping weekend shutdowns and slowdowns on Saturday as Hurricane Irene bore down on the region. Tens of millions of air travelers, train passengers and subway and bus riders scrambled to adjust their routines, work commutes and vacations as [...]
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the tax, which passed after months of rancor at the state Capitol. The income tax has steadily grown in importance. Sullivan said that in 1993, it brought in 36 percent of state revenues. By 2003, it was delivering 44 percent. And in 2010, it comprised 52 percent of [...]
A New Haven man was fatally shot early Wednesday evening on Hurlburt Street in New Haven. The male victim, who neighbors tell Eyewitness News is in his 20′s, was shot in middle of the street in broad daylight. Police sources tell Eyewitness News that a suspect is in custody at this time. This followed a chase that saw [...]
The court case of a man charged with killing a Wesleyan University student near the Connecticut campus in 2009 has been delayed again because a psychiatric report is still not complete. A prosecutor and defense lawyer had expected a state-hired psychiatrist to finish his evaluation of Stephen Morgan before a scheduled Tuesday appearance in Middletown [...]
A person remains in the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a car in Middletown. The unidentified victim was struck around 8:30 Sunday night along Main Street. We are told the car did stop at the scene. No charges have been filed against the driver. Anyone who may have seen what happened is [...]
Psychiatric testing results are expected to be revealed soon in the murder case of a man charged with shooting a Wesleyan University student to death in 2009 at a bookstore café near the Connecticut campus. Thirty-one-year-old Stephen Morgan of Marblehead, Mass., is due back in Middletown Superior Court Tuesday. He’s charged with killing 21-year-old Johanna [...]
Two people were saved when their boat started filling with water. Around 3:24pm, Cromwell police received calls from a boater in distress. The boater said that their boat was taking on water in the Connecticut River, north of the Cromwell Boat Launch. The boats two occupants were trying to pump water out of the vessel [...]
Police are investigating an incident in which a truck struck and damaged a weigh station. The incident occurred sometime between 1:30pm on August 22 and 5:30am on August 23. Police suspect a tractor trailer truck struck the east side of the scale house and then fled the scene. The believe the vehicle backed into the [...]
My distinguished Freeholder colleagues, members of the Clergy, Judiciary, State, County and Local officials and friends, it is with great honor that I welcome you to the 2011 Reorganization of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Today, we begin building a brighter future on a foundation of success. Our record of achievements once again [...]
England captain Andrew Strauss is expected to be available for Middlesex’s championship run-in, giving them some good news after an evenly-balanced day against leaders Northamptonshire. The practice would be valuable for Strauss, who will be inactive until January once second-placed Middlesex’s season finishes. He did, however, admit that “there’s quite a lot of fatigue”, in [...]
