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Raises, Bonuses Included In New State Employee Contract: Here Are The Terms

Children Sickened By Suspected Marijuana Candy: PD / Proud Boys Try, Fail To Donate To Food Bank / UConn Advances To Championship Game.

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Good Saturday morning Connecticut,

The weather today looks good with sunshine and temperatures into the low 50s, while Sunday will be cooler, cloudy and include rain showers.


Here are the trending news stories across Connecticut:

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Raises, Bonuses Included In New State Employee Contract: Here Are The Terms

State officials revealed the tentative agreement, which includes multiple years of raises for union employees.>>>Read More.


PD Investigate Children Sickened By Suspected Marijuana Candy

Police are investigating an incident at a middle school where students fell ill after eating a chocolate bar.>>>Read More.

Find out what's happening in Across Connecticutfor free with the latest updates from Patch.


Proud Boys Try, Fail To Donate To Food Bank In CT: Report

The food bank rejected a donation from the far-right organization, which has been classified as a hate group, the Journal Inquirer reported.>>>Read More.


Man Charged In UConn Bias Graffiti Incident: PD

UConn Police said they have had encounters with the man at least four times since November 2020.>>>Read More.


This Connecticut Business Reopens After Nearly 2 Years

The local business is reopening nearly two years after shutting down due to the coronavirus crisis.>>>Read More.


Other top stories:


UConn Women's Play For Championship Sunday

UConn defeated Stanford 63-58 to advance to Sunday night's championship game against South Carolina. The game begins at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN.


COVID-19 Update

The infection rate was 3.68 percent and the number of hospitalizations dropped by another seven and is currently at 81 beds.

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