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This Week In Valley History: Vonetes Forgoes Its Pay Phone!

by | Dec 18, 2024 5:53 am | Comments (0)

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This week we revisit The Evening Sentinel from December 1988! 

“Twins,” the Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito comedy, ruled the box office, taking in $7.7 million. 

“Rain Man” was in its first weekend of release this week in 1988. It pulled in $7 million and went on to win Academy Awards for best picture, best director, best original screenplay, and best actor (Dustin Hoffman).

In national news, U.S. President-elect George H.W. Bush nominated former U.S. Sen. John Tower to be his secretary of defense. However, the U.S. Senate rejected the nomination.

Here’s what was happening in the Valley: 

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Griffin Health Offers Free Tobacco Cessation Programs

by | Dec 16, 2024 11:56 am | Comments (0)

DERBY – Griffin Health offers education, advice and support to help individuals prepare to quit smoking with an upcoming session of its free tobacco and nicotine cessation program.

“That’s It – Learn to Quit” teaches a variety of methods to help individuals quit smoking over the course of six weekly meetings. There will be sessions at The Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital, 350 Seymour Ave., Derby, on Mondays Jan. 13, 20, and 27, and Feb. 3, 10 and 17 from 5:30 – 7 p.m., and on Mondays Jan. 20 and 27, and Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 2 – 3:30 p.m.

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Route 8 Construction Update For Weeks Of Dec. 16, 23 & 30, 2024

by | Dec 13, 2024 12:23 pm | Comments (0)

Connecticut DOT

The following is copied from the Connecticut DOT website:

Why is Route 8 asphalt being removed? Visit our FAQ page here to find out.

For the week of Dec. 16, nighttime work will continue from 6PM to 6AM:

  • Nighttime operations will typically occur Sunday night through Thursday night.
  • Saw-cutting and concrete pavement repair activities will continue, northbound from Exit 15 to 22 (New Exits 12B to 18).
  • Both northbound and southbound traffic lanes have moved to the right shoulder to create a work area for median barrier replacement between Exit 20 and 22 (New Exits 17 – 18).
  • Median barrier and median drainage are being replaced.
  • There is no upcoming daytime work.

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Sex Offender From Derby Gets 11 Years In Federal Prison

by | Dec 11, 2024 2:29 pm | Comments (0)

HARTFORD – A sex offender from Derby was sent to federal prison for 11 years on Dec. 11 after being caught for the third time with child pornography.

Michael Szwarc will be on supervised release for 25 years when he gets out of prison, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery’s office.

Szwarc, 36, was previously convicted in 2013 and 2022 on charges connected to child pornography.

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Father Of Victim In Hammer Attack Says Suspect Begged To Be Killed

by | Dec 9, 2024 2:18 pm | Comments (0)

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DERBY – A resident accused of attacking his neighbor with a hammer is next scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 19.

Andrew Fogarty, of Derby, was arraigned Friday (Dec. 6) on charges of home invasion and second-degree assault. Both charges are felonies. Fogarty was also charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.

The charges come from an incident that happened at about 3 a.m. Dec. 6, when Derby police were sent to 1015 Roosevelt Drive for a reported house fire. Fogarty owns the house at that address and lives with two roommates, one of whom was home, police said.

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