It was love at first flight. A Connecticut mom is praising JetBlue for going “above and beyond” to make her 6-year-old son’s first time flying as smooth as possible. Teacher Deana Conlogue, who often posts TikToks about her son, Colton, shared a 2-minute clip of his ride last week that is soaring with 1.2 million views. As … Read more
Two residents of Connecticut died in July after being infected with a bacteria found in shellfish and seawater, state health officials announced. A third resident was hospitalized with the same infection, caused by Vibrio vulnificus bacteria. All three cases occurred in people between 60 and 80 years old. Two of the cases were caused by … Read more
The Fourth of July weekend in 2014 was a whirlwind for the Seitz family. Lindsey Rogers-Seitz’s parents were visiting her family of five in Ridgefield, Conn. Baby Ben, was 15 months old, playing with balls, sucking on his pacifier, laughing, and showing off those dimpled cheeks, piercing blue eyes and curly blonde hair that caught … Read more
A father has opened up about his decision to let his kids decide their own gender. Christian says he always knew he was born in the wrong body and would express his gender dysphoria from as early as six years old. The 30-year-old from Connecticut explained that as a child, he did not fully understand … Read more
The price is so, so wrong. Recently, a ridiculously wimpy $29 ham and cheese sandwich from Eli Zabar’s E.A.T. on the Upper East Side went viral for its absurd price tag, which made the $5 pizza slices at Fini in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, seem like a relative bargain. It’s just the latest insult to New Yorkers’ wallets, which … Read more
Who could have dreamed it? Sleepy Staten Island leads the state in its inability to get proper shuteye. A staggering 44% of adults in Richmond County reported insufficient sleep, according to a new report by Charlotte’s Web, a CBD company. The forgotten borough ranks first in New York State for drowsiness and is No. 14 … Read more
This bald eagle will take its slice to go. Nature photographer Doug Gemmell captured the moment a juvenile bald eagle swooped into a parking lot at Wethersfield Cove in Connecticut and picked up a stray slice of pepperoni pizza. Gemmell shared four photos to Facebook, claiming that he waited for the bird to “get low” last … Read more
It’s as if an unidentified flying object touched down in bucolic Redding, Ct., just 60 miles from Midtown Manhattan But the curious 3,100-square-foot sphere is actually a rare geodesic dome home with two bedrooms and two baths, central air conditioning and an observation cupola providing 360-degree views — perfect for stargazing. The house is now … Read more
Thank goodness cats have nine lives. A clever kitty named Minka hopped out of her family’s car in July when Herwig Goldemund and his wife, Susan, were relocating from Georgia to Vermont. The couple took a nap at a rest stop off Interstate 91 in Connecticut — and the escape artist disappeared out the open … Read more
Researchers have identified an early 19th century “vampire” thanks to some cutting-edge technology. The man’s remains were discovered in 1990 in Griswold, Conn. He was found with his arms in an X shape — a burial practice believed to prevent blood-suckers rising from the grave to feed upon the living. Thanks to bioinformatic DNA analyses, … Read more
A highly-contagious and deadly virus is claiming the lives of rabbits in South Carolina. Authorities detected Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type-2 after a herd of feral bunnies suddenly died at a homestead in Greenville County, the Clemson University Veterinary Diagnostic Center said Thursday. Surviving members of the herd have been placed in quarantine. It is … Read more