Westport Woman s Club hosts first post-pandemic art show
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People were happy to be back inside at the Westport Woman s Club s annual art show on Saturday, May 22, 2021.Jarret Liotta / Jarret LiottaShow MoreShow Less
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Westport photographer Bernie Perry talks about his work at the Westport Woman s Club s annual art show on Saturday, May 22, 2021.Jarret Liotta / Jarret LiottaShow MoreShow Less
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Cathy Diamond of Westport enjoys the work of Susan Leggitt of Norwalk at the Westport Woman s Club s annual art show on Saturday, May 22, 2021.Jarret Liotta / Jarret LiottaShow MoreShow Less
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Past President Christina McVaney, left, talks with Birgit Kovacs of Danbury at the Westport Woman s Club s annual art show on Saturday, May 22, 2021.Jarret Liotta / Jarret LiottaShow MoreShow Less
Fairfield mom accused of abandoning son in Bridgeport released on bond
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Sharon Williams, of Fairfield, was charged with risk of injury to children, cruelty to children, abandoning a child, leaving a child unsupervised and first-degree reckless endangerment. She is accused of abandoning her child on a Bridgeport street.Contributed photo / Bridgeport Police Department
BRIDGEPORT A Fairfield woman claimed she left her 5-year-old disabled son on a city sidewalk last month because she is afraid of him, according to police.
“She stated that he attempted to strangle her once at night,” police said.
Police said they later discovered that after leaving him on the street, the woman had thrown all his toys and clothing in the trash.
Police: Ansonia man faces charges following Sixth Street shooting
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ANSONIA An Ansonia man is facing charges, including criminal attempt at first-degree assault and first-degree reckless endangerment, following a Sixth Street shooting Sunday, according to police.
Melvin Burroughs has been charged with two counts of both criminal attempt at first-degree assault and first-degree reckless endangerment, according to a post from the Ansonia Police Department. He also was charged with first-degree threatening, unlawful discharge, criminal use of a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm and third-degree criminal mischief, according to the post.
Police say 33-year-old Burroughs “had been in a verbal dispute with two other males when Burroughs fired multiple shots at the males,” according to the post.
CONWAY â Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Hampshire House of Representatives is set to open its 2021 session in a parking lot at the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
While many of the 400 House members plan to meet in a drive-in sort of format, several have shared concerns about meeting during the coronavirus pandemic and at least one representative from Carroll County will not be in attendance.
Rep. Tom Buco (D-Conway), the countyâs longest-serving Democrat, said Tuesday he wonât be making the trek to Durham to begin his eighth term.
âI will not be attending the opening session due to health concerns,â Buco said by phone. âAttendance is going to require me to drive two hours in each direction, to begin with. That requires me to use high-risk public restrooms on the road. And the same thing when I get to the location. I mean sitting in the car for four hours in the session, thatâs going to require me to use the high-risk por