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New Britain, CT
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Boy Dies After Choking At New Britain YWCA Daycare 2-Year-Old Boy Dies After Choking At New Britain YWCA Daycare
2-Year-Old Boy Dies After Choking At New Britain YWCA Daycare A 2-year-old boy has died following what a Connecticut mayor described as a “tragic accident,” after he choked on food at a YWCA daycare. Administrators at New Britain YWCA called 911 around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, for reports of a toddler choking. New Britain police, firefighters, and EMS responded to the call, a city spokesperson said.  New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart identified the boy as Saunit and his mother as Shamyra Cooke. Cooke told WFSB the daycare contacted her a few hours after drop-off to say her son had choked on a piece of food but would be OK. However, she told repo…

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by Josh Lanier
Harrisburg, PA
News
Ex-Bar Director Accused Of $314K Theft As Son Flaunts Lavish Trips, Cosmetic Work Online: PA AG Ex-Bar Director Accused Of $314K Theft As Son Flaunts Lavish Trips, Cosmetic Work Online: PA AG
Ex-Bar Director Accused Of $314K Theft As Son Flaunts Lavish Trips, Cosmetic Work Online: PA AG A Pennsylvania woman is accused of stealing over $300,000 from the Cambria County Bar Association to fund luxury expenses including cosmetic procedures, vacations, and donations to her family’s nonprofit, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Wednesday, May 7. Robin Hagins, 56, of Johnstown, the former executive director of the CCBA, was charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking, Misappropriation of Funds Received, and Forgery following an investigation by the 51st Statewide Investigating Grand Jury. Her bail was set at $150,000 unsecured. Hagins allegedly misappropriated a total of $314,759 b…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
News
Video Shows Pennsylvania Woman Raping Unconscious Male, Threatening To Kill Him With Knife: DA Video Shows Pennsylvania Woman Raping Unconscious Male, Threatening To Kill Him With Knife: DA
Video Shows Pennsylvania Woman Raping Unconscious Male, Threatening To Kill Him With Knife: DA A Pennsylvania woman was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious young male at a Fourth of July party—an attack captured on video—before threatening to kill him while holding a knife, prosecutors announced. Donna Simons, 67, of Bradford, was found guilty after a two-day jury trial at the McKean County Courthouse, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer said on Tuesday, March 18. The investigation began after Simons was accused of performing oral sex on an unconscious intoxicated male at a residence in Bradford Township on July 4, 2024. Witnesses, including prete…

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by Jillian Pikora
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Money Meant For Abuse Victims Stolen From Springfield YWCA By 3 Employees: Police Money Meant For Abuse Victims Stolen From Springfield YWCA By 3 Employees: Police
Money Meant For Abuse Victims Stolen From Springfield YWCA By 3 Employees: Police Three employees of the YWCA in Springfield are accused of stealing more than $28,000 in grant money meant to help victims of physical and sexual assault and human trafficking. They planned to use it for personal expenses, police said.  Aisha Pizarro, who was the administrator of the funds, and her two employees, Sharifa Forbes and Patricia Medina, are accused of taking the money, Springfield police said.  Detectives began investigating the theft on April 25 after the Department of Public Health, which controlled the funds, noticed some irregularities in the accounting and ask…

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by Josh Lanier
Lynn, MA
News
Andover Father Was Depressed When He Shot 12-Year-Old Son, Wife To Death: DA Andover Father Was Depressed When He Shot 12-Year-Old Son, Wife To Death: DA
Andover Father Was Depressed When He Shot 12-Year-Old Son, Wife To Death: DA A man who shot and killed his wife and son at their Merrimack Valley home earlier this month was struggling with his mental health, investigators determined.  Andrew Robinson was depressed and "seeking treatment for physical and mental health issues" when he shot and killed his wife Linda and son Sebastian at their Andover home on Thursday, Feb. 9, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports.  Investigators also learned that Andrew was prescribed medication for his conditions. Police had never been called to the house before, the office continued. “Unfortunately, we …

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by David Cifarelli
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
YWCA Explodes In Western PA: Reports YWCA Explodes In Western PA: Reports
YWCA Explodes In Western PA: Reports A YWCA in western Pennsylvania has apparently exploded on Tuesday, August 2, according to media outlets. The explosion happened in the 400 block of 9th Street, McKeesport around 8 a.m., according to WTAE. The building was known as the Common Ground Building and it was under construction at the time of the explosion, KDKA reports. Specifically, crews were working on a handicap ramp when they hit a gas line, police told WPXI. One person was injured and taken to an area hospital, according to the outlets citing a McKeesport spokesperson. Gas and electric have since been turned off to the bu…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Girl Raped At PA Motel By Ex-Con Out On Bail: Police Girl Raped At PA Motel By Ex-Con Out On Bail: Police
Girl Raped At PA Motel By Ex-Con Out On Bail: Police A former convict who was out on bail as he awaited sentencing for an assault, has been arrested for raping a young girl at a central Pennsylvania motel on June 1, police say. Middlesex Township police were called to the Travel Lodge motel for a possible sexual assault of a minor under the age of 16 just before midnight, according to a release by the department. “Various forms of evidence and statements” led police to charge Edwin Medina Pabon, 39, with statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, indecent assault without consent, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of a child,…

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by Jillian Pikora
York, PA
News
Woman Dies 4 Months After Car Crash, York County Coroner Says Woman Dies 4 Months After Car Crash, York County Coroner Says
Woman Dies 4 Months After Car Crash, York County Coroner Says A woman has died four months after a two vehicle crash in central Pennsylvania. Barbara A. Prendergast, 83, of York passed away on Oct. 3, 2021, at York Hospital, according to the York County Coroner's office. Prendergast had previously been struck on the passenger side of a vehicle at the intersection of East Market Street and Mt. Zion Road in Springettsbury Township on May 27 around 1 p.m., according to the coroner's office. She sustained serious injuries and had remained in the hospital ever since. A York native, she graduated from William Penn Senior High School in 1956 and Jefferso…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hartford, CT
Business
Early Learning Program Shutting Down; Parents Seek Alternatives Early Learning Program Shutting Down; Parents Seek Alternatives
Early Learning Program Shutting Down; Parents Seek Alternatives A YWCA early learning program in the Hartford area is closing for good. The YWCA announced that the Manchester Nike Tykes Early Learning Center will close on Oct. 30, according to Eyewitness News 3. Following the COVID-19 economic shutdown, the YWCA reopened the early learning center on Garden Grove Road in August. The decision to close is largely due to a lack of funds and infrastructure. YWCA Executive Director Adrienne Cochrane said the nonprofit is working with parents who enrolled their children in the early learning program to find alternative resources for education. The progra…

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by Kristin Palpini
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Schools
Pump It Up: Education Department Says Greenwich Students Are Fittest Of All Pump It Up: Education Department Says Greenwich Students Are Fittest Of All
Pump It Up: Education Department Says Greenwich Students Are Fittest Of All Are your children getting the minimum recommended daily hour of exercise -- a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline? Take heart, Greenwich Public School parents, because your kids are getting at least that. Their 60 minutes is at school alone. The schools' physical education program drew high marks last month when the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) recognized Greenwich Public Schools as a highly performing, Physically Active School System  also known as PASS, awarding the school district a 2019 Connecticut Red Ribbon PASS Program Award. The award d…

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by Donna Christopher