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School Cafeteria Worker Fired; Coyotes Kill Dog; CT Home’s Christmas Lights Featured on TV: CT News
Atheist wins, anti-religion sign going on town green; siblings killed in crash; Company staying in CT; Lonely dog needs a home for holidays.

There was plenty of news across Connecticut this past week. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories.
The man has been fired from his job.>>>Read More.
"There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell," the anti-religion sign states in part.>>>Read More.
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Police say he stole from two New York stores under the ruse of shopping for jewelry.>>>Read More.
A police officer stepped in to help after a mother reported her daughter’s presents stolen from under their tree.>>>Read More.
Find out what's happening in Fairfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
A man was arrested on DUI charges hours before he died, along with his sister, when a car he was driving crashed.>>>Read More.
Both the dentist and his wife are facing charges.>>>Read More.
There have been several sightings in town.>>>Read More.
The accused baby killer's attorney is charged with using a jet to try to smuggle cocaine. >>>Read More.
A officer fired a single shot, striking the dog in the neck.>>>Read More.
An image of a black man attempting to cook a white man in the jungle offended some at a recent festival.>>>Read More.
It takes the owner about 900 hours to decorate his home.>>>Read More.
The president-elect was on the attack via Twitter.>>>Read More.
Malloy’s comments come on the same day Massachusetts’ marijuana legalization law goes into effect.>>>Read More.
The arrest came while the reporter was taking pictures during a bomb scare recently in Connecticut and has led to a strong response by the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists.>>>Read More.
A High School student caused the lockdown, police said, after allegedly raising a fist to a staff member and other behavior described as basketball type moves.>>>Read More.
The State of Connecticut and the document technology company announced a partnership to save the jobs.>>>Read More.
"All he does is cry; it's heartbreaking!">>>Read More.
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