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“Then sometimes they are turning the corner and you hear the screeching sounds. It's dangerous here.”

By News Channel 8's Jodi Latina Posted Nov. 7, 2007 6:25 AM Guilford/Clinton _ Ironworks Road in Clinton is a beautiful country road, but at peak commuter times, neighbors say the road becomes a raceway. via WTNH

Four members of a would-be female gang have been charged on Superior Court warrants with the assault of a town woman at her home in September, police said. via New Haven Register

“When I retired three years ago, I decided it was a good time to come here”

Between a table covered with cartons full of peppers, carrots, lettuce, summer squash and potatoes, another table laden with towers of canned tuna, stew and ravioli, and just before a row of freezers stuffed ... via Hartford Courant

Landlord Richard Hileman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, told The Hartford Courant that he opened an envelope Monday morning expecting to find a rent check from the tenant he knew as Jim Bragg. via WTNH

“Like most lawyers who fall into this trap I always did it with the idea that I would repay the funds, but of course once I started down this slippery slope there was nothing but failure waiting for me at the end.”

A lawyer from Westbrook who acknowledged embezzling money from his clients and vanished this summer was found dead Monday morning in an apartment in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jonathan Hoyt, 59, was found by police at 11 a.m. in an apartment he had been renting under an assumed name, said Cedar Rapids Lt. Craig Furnish. Police declined to say how Hoyt, wanted by Clinton police, had died or why they had been called to his apartment. Authorities allege Hoyt, who had a law office in Clinton, stole at least $500,000 from his clients. Several of those clients contacted authorities and reported that their funds were missing, police said. The lawyer was last seen in early July at his Clinton office, at a time when his life appeared to be on a downward slide. Several months earlier, he had filed for bankruptcy protection and had divorced his wife. Days after vanishing, Hoyt penned cryptic letters to his son, an attorney in New York, and the statewide bar counsel, admitting that he had defrauded his clients to repay personal loans. He cleared his son of any involvement and hinted that he might harm himself. Read more

By Carla Jones First Coast News Staff CLINTON, CT -- Going to jail is enough drama in one day for anyone, but what about twice in the same day, for the same offense? Authorities say they arrested Joseph Somers ... via First Coast News

“We're a little concerned people might get sick to their stomachs”

Just off the red-walled torture room in the old town jailhouse - the chain-festooned creep zone containing yet another dead doctor - is the Clinton mortuary, where an autopsy will be under way this weekend. via New Haven Register

“I am not free to discuss the locations of any of the individual parties to this case”

Priest was accused of molesting youth at St. Michael's Church The Diocese of Norwich has agreed to pay an undisclosed settlement to a Pawcatuck man who alleged that a priest formerly at St. via The Day

“He's held in very high regard”

Fire Chief Jeff Heser, a town Public Works Department employee, suffered second-degree burns to about one-third of his body when a gasoline-powered leaf vacuum exploded early Tuesday. via New Haven Register

“The administration has dropped the ball”

Stepping forward as the town's newest generation of public servants, Republican newcomer Tim Brockett will challenge Democrat and single-term incumbent First Selectman William Fritz in the November municipal ... via New Haven Register

It wasn't just the battery charger dangling from his car that prompted police to stop Joseph Gray Somers on West Main Street early Monday morning. via New Haven Register

The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows that Hillary Clinton is increasing her led in Connecticut among registered Democrats, "I Don't Know" is at second, and who is at third? Obama. via My Left Nutmeg

“It's more of a refined and responsible design than a house that was stuck out there for everyone to see”

John Allee has a talent for designing homes that people can fall in love with. The Lakeville architect likens buildings to people when he notes that some aren't much to look at when you first encounter them, ... via Litchfield County Times

“He was a helluva nice guy ... and he just loved to fish. He always was fishing, and he definitely was an experienced fisherman. He didn't go out there for pleasure boating.”

Tuesday was a beautiful fall afternoon, the bluefish were running, the blackfish were everywhere, and Art Turner - a passionate fisherman everyone liked - was on his boat doing what he most enjoyed. via CT Central

“He was a helluva nice guy ... and he just loved to fish. He always was fishing, and he definitely was an experienced fisherman. He didn't go out there for pleasure boating.”

Tuesday was a beautiful fall afternoon, the bluefish were running, the blackfish were everywhere, and Art Turner - a passionate fisherman everyone liked - was on his boat doing what he most enjoyed. via CT Central

Moline school tries boys only kindergarten class RV Fire, Shooting Investigation Warren County green lights wind farm lease Hannah Montana tour sparks lawsuits against IL companies A couple of months ago, kids ... via WQAD-TV Moline

The Coast Guard is searching for two West Hartford residents who were on a boat that was found capsized a mile from the Clinton shore early this morning. via Hartford Courant

“He's the type of kid who was always fun to be around.”

Friends and family of Jason Lantieri were counting down the days until his homecoming from Iraq three days before Christmas. via New Haven Register

Police in Clinton are searching for two senior citizens on Friday. Clinton police said Carl and Ruth Abott, both of Clinton, were last seen at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. via WFSB-TV Hartford