Mansfield in 2016: Taylor, Trump, Mac-and-Cheese Boy and Tragedies

MANSFIELD, CT —What happened locally in 2016? Plenty in Mansfield and Storrs and at the University of Connecticut.

Here is a look at 10 stories of note in Mansfield and Storrs for 2016:

There was Geno:

• UConn Women's Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma Back At Work, Feeling Better

And Taylor and Trump:

• Taylor Swift Donates '$1,989' to UConn's HuskyTHON
• Former UConn QB McEntee Could Become Trump's Valet: Report

And Mac-and-Cheese Boy:

• UConn's 'Mac and Cheese Boy' Arrested Again

And Triplets:

• Rare Heifer Triplets Born at Mountain Dairy in Storrs — An 8 Million-to-1 Shot

And tragedies:

• UConn Student Found Dead in Campus Dorm
• UConn Student from West Hartford Killed After Being Struck by FD Vehicle: Police

And new digs for STEM students:

• 'Next Gen Hall' Opens for UConn STEM Students
• Governor Was a Hit With the Next Generation at UConn Dorm Opening

And serious charges:

• Women Charged With Serious Crimes After Shooting and Fight At Mansfield Home

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