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WATERBURY: Drug Sentence
6 A Waterbury man who pleaded guilty to distributing crack cocaine was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Hartford to five years in prison. Jose Pimienta, 38, of Wood Street, was also sentenced by Judge Christopher F. Droney to four years of...Tags: Trials, Punishment
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BERLIN: 30 Arrested On Warrants
A joint effort by state police and the Berlin Police Department early Tuesday led to the arrests of 30 people wanted on warrants. Dubbed "Operation Turnpike," the effort was designed to apprehend violent offenders. Assisting in the operation were: the...Tags: Police Arrests, Meriden, Law Enforcement, New Britain, Police
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5th Congressional District Debate Scrapped
The Hartford CourantA scheduled debate Saturday between the 5th District congressional candidates at Central Connecticut State University has been scrapped. University officials said they could not host the League of Women Voters face-off unless two third-party candidates,...Tags: Referenda, Government, Central Connecticut State University, Connecticut, National Government
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Report: Principal may have created fake classes
Electronic messages show Torrington officials believed the high school's principal created fake classes last year to help another employee gain retirement credits. The e-mails show school district officials were reviewing the allegations against...Tags: Retirement, Torrington
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Van with keys in it stolen from gas station
A van left unlocked with its keys in it at an Allentown gas station was stolen just before noon Saturday. A 1996 Dodge Caravan owned by Juan Perez-Mota of Waterbury, Conn., was being driven by Carlos Sanchez of the Bronx, N.Y., when he parked the van...Tags: Vehicles, Allentown, Bronx (New York City), Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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West Hartford Mayor Moves To Cancel Or Delay Projects
Responding to the economic crisis and possible cuts in state aid next year, town officials intend to immediately cancel or delay $20 million in routine work on schools, parks and streets. The move by Mayor Scott Slifka, who heads the town council's...Tags: Government, National Government, West Hartford, Fires, Unions
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WATERBURY: Car-Theft Spree Leads To Arrest Of Man, 43
Waterbury police say a man accused of fueling a major regional car-theft spree in the mid-1990s with a string of chop shops has been caught after years on the run. Alfredo "Eddie" Gonzalez, who was wanted on warrants from 1996 and earlier, faces dozens...Tags: Vehicles, Prosecution, Theft, Crimes
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Man accused in major 1990s car theft spree located
Waterbury police say a man accused of fueling a major regional car theft spree in the mid-1990s with a string of chop shops has been caught after years on the run. Alfredo "Eddie" Gonzalez, who was wanted on warrants from 1996 and earlier, faces...Tags: Vehicles, Prosecution, Theft, Crimes
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Deaths elsewhere
HAYDEN CARRUTH, 87 Editor, critic and poet Hayden Carruth, an editor, critic and poet who earned recognition late in his 50-year writing career for powerful work that explored the struggles, loves and desires of people who made their living with their...Tags: Farms, Poetry, New York, Rose Marie, Colleges and Universities
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Nader, In Waterbury, Hits Congress For Passing Bailout
— His position papers are from 2004. His stump speech is classic riffs on corporate power and government neglect, themes honed over 40 years as America's watchdog. But Ralph Nader said Saturday that the $700 billion financial rescue Congress passed...Tags: Corporations, Television Industry, NBC, National Government, Florida
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Amid The Bailout, We Can't Afford To Abandon The Homeless
The guy sounds angry -- or maybe scared. Either way, I don't blame him. I have, after all, wandered into his living room without an invitation. He doesn't know me, and if our roles were reversed, I'd be angry/scared, too. His crash pad is at the back...Tags: Homelessness, New London (New London, Connecticut), State Budgets, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Emergency Planning
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WATERBURY: 4-Year Sentence For Sexually Assaulting Teen
A 64-year-old Watertown man has been sentenced to 4� years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. Carl Gemino, former co-owner of Gem Manufacturing in Waterbury, was sentenced Wednesday in Superior Court in New Britain. Gemino was...Tags: Prosecution, Watertown, Police Arrests, Connecticut, Crimes
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