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The Hartford Police Department received Tier 1 accreditation from Connecticut's Police Officer Standards and Training Council last week, according to Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody.
Hartford Fire Chief Rodney Barco and Police Chief Jason Thody were officially sworn in to their permanent roles after months of pandemic-related delay at an intimate in-person ceremony Monday evening at the Hartford Public Library.
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While the fire transpired nearly eight decades ago, 90-year old Harry Lichtenbaum remembers it like yesterday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
“It’s right in my head. I was 13 at the time,” he said.
Lichtenbaum remembers being excited that day. It was his first circus. He says his tickets were for the day before, but when that matinee was canceled, he and many others attend the next day.
Upon entering the big tent with his older sister, Lichtenbaum says he couldn’t see from his original seats and decided to relocate, which he says was a fateful move.