ESPN Layoffs Include Big Names: Patch PM

Stories worth reading about tonight featured from across the Connecticut Patch network:

• Superintendents Warn of ‘13 Reasons Why’ Netflix Series

One superintendent said the show “...romanticizes and sensationalizes the idea of suicide.">>>Read More.

• ESPN Layoffs Begin For On-Air Talent: Big Names On The Chopping Block

About 100 are expected to be laid off. The list includes a popular NFL reporter, baseball writer, analysts and several other on-air talents. >>>Read More.

• School Intruder Drill Becomes Real Lockdown

Police were at a school to conduct an intruder drill when an intruder alarm was activated, and a lockdown was ordered.>>>Read More.

• Man Pleads Guilty in College Hit-and-Run

A student attending a Connecticut-based college was killed in the incident. >>>Read More.

• Gretchen Carlson Tells Women Not To Be Intimidated

The former Fox News anchor who sued the station spoke at a Connecticut event.>>>Read More.

• Longtime State Trooper Dies

The trooper died just weeks after retiring from a 30-year career. >>>Read More.

• UConn Basketball Player to Transfer

The women’s hoops player has one year of eligibility left to play.>>>Read More.

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