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CT's Highest Paid Employees; Ex-Cop Sentenced in Death of Teens; Students Fight for Boy to Wear Dress at Prom: Nearby News
Man tries to shoot his way into bathroom; Walmart customer harasses woman she thought was transgender; bear sightings in CT on the rise.
There was plenty of news across Connecticut in May. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories.
When it comes to the top money list for Connecticut state employees sports dominates.>>>Read More.
The petition, which will be delivered to the Board of Education, is on Change.org and hundreds have signed it already.>>>Read More.
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The officer was fired soon after the accident and sentenced this week for his role in the deaths of two teens in 2009.>>>Read More.
A fire destroyed the kitchen and a portion of the lodge at the popular banquet and wedding facility, according to fire officials.>>>Read More.
Find out what's happening in Milfordfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The three strangers stopped their cars and battled through the flames to rescue the women. Now one of the heroes is seeking a reunion.>>>Read More.
The reason for the balloon law, though, is no joke and DEEP officials say it’s about protecting wildlife, particularly marine animals.>>>Read More.
Masterpiece paintings went missing from a Boston museum 26 years ago and this week the FBI came to Connecticut searching for clues.>>>Read More.
Should a community relocate historic graves for the sake of safety and economic progress?>>>Read More.
A man who apparently needed to go fired a shot into a neighbor's bathroom, but instead went to the lockup early Sunday morning, police said.>>>Read More.
There have been more than 4,000 sightings in the past year and we break them down town-by-town and look at why there have been so many.>>>Read More.
A rabbi was sued by a former student in federal court of alleged "violent sexual abuse" that allegedly went on "unabated for years," the lawsuit claims.>>>Read More.
Police received information alleging that the accused was attempting to extort sexual acts in lieu of cash for rental properties he had leased to tenants. Some of the targeted victims may have been minors, police said.>>>Read More.
Police said a seemingly drunken 41-year-old local man who works at the stables where the police department keeps its horses is facing criminal charges after he took a horse for a joyride.>>>Read More.
The woman said she recently donated her hair for the third time to a cancer organization that makes wigs for kids with cancer.>>>Read More.
The school does not want the event to be overshadowed. A Change.org petition seeks to change the minds of school officials.>>>Read More.
Peter Tinnen-Strmiska, 5, was struck by a car pulling into a driveway on Wood Acre Road. The child’s mother is appealing for assistance.>>>Read More.
A report looks at which departments are more likely to pull minorities over and the reasons why police officers stop cars and which towns stop motorists the most and least.>>>Read More.
The fire left three children and two adults dead in 2011.>>>Read More.
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