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    Kosta Diamantis arrested, faces 22 federal counts; 3 others charged

    Kosta Diamantis arrested, faces 22 federal counts; 3 others charged
    Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, a former state lawmaker and deputy budget director, was arrested by federal officials on Thursday and charged with extorting contractors on school construction projects and accepting thousands of dollars in bribes from those companies.

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    Storrs — The car hit the "pedestrian" with a thump, sending the dummy and its water bottle cart into the air. Police took measurements and noted how blue paint from the c...
    A Milford man is facing manslaughter charges in connection with a fatal wrong-way crash in Danbury last fall after investigators allegedly found social media posts of him...
    Hartford — Eleven months after coming to the aid of state Rep. Maryam Khan, D-Windsor, Jason Spencer was granted a special form of probation for the crime he was charged ...
    A teenager in Massachusetts died after consuming a chip made with some of the hottest chile peppers in the world, an autopsy report showed. Harris Wolobah, 14, became unr...

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    New York — The video screen “Portal” that lets people in New York and Dublin peer into life on opposite sides of the Atlantic in real time has been a source of whimsical ...
    A family of ducklings and a mama duck were recently rescued from a busy plaza in downtown Stamford. The 11 ducklings along with their mother were spotted in the Landmark ...
    Ocean Grove, N.J. — In this seaside community that calls itself “God's Square Mile at the Jersey Shore,” all the land is owned by a religious group that has for generatio...
    A set of quintuplets from New Jersey are now all graduates of the same school in their home state — albeit with different majors. The Povolo quintuplets received their de...
    Hartford — Hunger has risen in Connecticut, according to data released on Wednesday by nonprofit Feeding America. The annual study, called "Map the Meal Gap" shows that 4...

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    New York — For a last hurrah, it was a Sage decision. A miniature poodle named Sage won the top prize Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, in what veter...
    The Connecticut Office of Inspector General has found that a Manchester police officer who shot a man who advanced toward her while armed with a knife was justified in he...
    Connecticut was praised by the country's top education official for its approach to reducing student chronic absenteeism. Gov. Ned Lamont gave a virtual address at the "E...
    Stratford — The wrong-way driver who caused a fatal accident on the Merritt Parkway last Thursday has been identified as a 21-year-old Fairfield University student. Conne...
    Clinton — A 2-year-old child was seriously injured after opening the door of a moving SUV on Sunnybrook Lane Tuesday afternoon, state police said. Connecticut State Polic...
    Bedford, Mass. — A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty in March to federal crimes for leaking highly classified military documents appeared Tuesday...
    A state police trooper and one other person were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after being involved in a crash on Interstate 91 in Wethersfield early Tuesday....
    Plainville — The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History has collected nearly 4 million artifacts, some of which may be the weirdest artifacts the state has to offer. A...
    Connecticut College in New London came in fourth using last year's figure of more than $82,000. The numbers for the upcoming year are not yet finalized, according to a spokesperson.
    For residents living in the town of Scotland, located in the state’s northeastern Windham County, even just getting a package has become a headache. The rural Connecticut...