American Idol Champion Living a Dream; Oakdale Theatre Could Close; Drunk Motorcyclists Hits 100 MPH: Nearby News

The top Connecticut Patch stories of the day includes:

• American Idol Winner Nick Fradiani Jr.’s Life Forever Changed
• Live Nation Notifies Wallingford it Faces ‘Real Threat’ of Closing the Oakdale Theatre
• Police: Drunk Stamford Motorcyclist Topped 100 MPH
• Milford Oyster Festival Entertainment Headliner Announced
• WATCH: Baby Owl Falls From Nest; Taken In by Local Rescue
• Update: Rumored Threat Caused Lockdown at Manchester High School
• Windsor Locks Police Charge Man with Punching Another Man in Face While Exiting Bus
• Police: Westport Man Hit Girlfriend, Threw Dog Out of House
• Four Cats Rescued from Meriden Crown Village
• The Marketplace at Guilford Food Center Plans Grand Celebration
• Services for Jada Ivory to be Held on Monday
• Middletown Doctor’s Office Staff Allegedly Threatened by Portland Man
• Project Temporarily Halted at Former Milford Amusement/Smile’s Site
• Greenwich Public Schools Hires New Human Resources Director
• Enfield Town Council Approves $124 Million Budget
• Wallingford Police Department Settles with Feds, to Improve Communication with Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Woman Hopes to Open Dog Daycare Business in Fairfield
• Structure Fire Displaces Family of Two in Hamden
• Broad Brook Woman Fled Scene of Accident: South Windsor Police
• Construction on Cheshire Shopping Outlet Suffers Setback

Photo credit: Nick Fradiani Jr.’s Facebook page

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