Hartford Drug Dealer Sentenced to 92 Months Imprisonment Hartford Drug Dealer Sentenced to 92 Months Imprisonment
Hartford Drug Dealer Sentenced to 92 Months Imprisonment A Hartford man who was caught with 169 bags of fentanyl in his home has been given a seven-year prison sentence. Jaquan “Tipsy” Leggett, 32, of Hartford, was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 20,  at the U.S. District Court in Hartford, to 92 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release for selling fentanyl and other narcotics, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut said. Police began to investigate Leggett in January 2019, when they suspected Leggett and Dante “Tre” Barnes of selling drugs in Hartford. Various drugs were package and stored at Leggett’s home on Lenox…
CT Postal Employee Admits To Stealing Mail CT Postal Employee Admits To Stealing Mail
CT Postal Employee Admits To Stealing Mail A woman who worked as a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service admitted to stealing mail. John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19 that Amy Makaros, of New Britain, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee. According to court documents and statements made in court, between November 2018 and February 2019, while she was employed as a USPS mail carrier in Farmington, Makaros stole numerous pieces of mail. Those stolen items included greeting cards that contained gift card…
Town-by-town Outages: 42 Percent Of CT Eversource Customers Without Power Town-by-town Outages: 42 Percent Of CT Eversource Customers Without Power
Town-by-town Outages: 42 Percent Of CT Eversource Customers Without Power More than 540,000 Connecticut residents were still without power Thursday morning Aug. 6, following a nasty tropical storm that ripped through the area Aug.4 Eversource reported Thursday, at 8 a.m. that 542,012 customers were without power- about 42 percent of Connecticut customers are affected. It still may be days until some people are reconnected to electric power. About 1.28 million households have power through Eversource. Some places are still almost completely dark. In Avon, for example, 90 percent of people do not have power. Here’s how your town is doing: Berlin, 2,310 without p…
Million-dollar, Wooded Farmington Property For Sale; Could Fit Up To 70 Homes Million-dollar, Wooded Farmington Property For Sale; Could Fit Up To 70 Homes
Million-dollar, Wooded Farmington Property For Sale; Could Fit Up To 70 Homes More than 85 acres of undeveloped land is for sale in Farmington near the Bristol town line. Property sellers are pitching the lot as a great place for a housing subdivision - there could be as many as 70 lots on the property. The seller is asking for $2.3 million for 87 acres located at 8517-18 Morea Road.
Brand New Rankings: Best Places To Live In All Of CT Brand New Rankings: Best Places To Live In All Of CT
Brand New Rankings: Best Places To Live In All Of CT Niche.com has released its latest rankings of best places to live in Connecticut. Crime, quality of schools, things to do, and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings.  Cited for its stellar school system, low housing costs and great place for families, West Hartford comes in at No. 1. The second- and third-best places to live in the state are neighboring towns of Avon and Simsbury, Niche.com says. Here are the top 10 places to live in Connecticut, according to the website. 1. West Hartford 2. Avon 3. Simbsury 4. Southport 5. Weatogue 6. Westport 7. F…
Farmington Police Investigate 'Malicious' Mail Sent to Racial Equity Taskforce Farmington Police Investigate 'Malicious' Mail Sent to Racial Equity Taskforce
Farmington Police Investigate 'Malicious' Mail Sent to Racial Equity Taskforce Farmington Police are investigating ‘malicious’ racist mail that has been sent to a member of the Farmington Racial Equality Taskforce. The Farmington Town Council announced Tuesday, July 28, that a member of the task force was targetted by hateful mail, describing it as both “disgusting” and “malicious.” The Town Council put out a statement decrying the offense. “The actions of the individual are not a representation of the Farmington Comunity and we feel it is imperative that the Town publicly and vehemently denounces this behavior and take all available action,” the statement said. “We s…
ROLL UP: Hartford Area Chef's New Taco Truck Promises 'Straight Deliciousness' ROLL UP: Hartford Area Chef's New Taco Truck Promises 'Straight Deliciousness'
Roll UP: Hartford Area Chef's New Taco Truck Promises 'Straight Deliciousness' An award-winning chef with restaurants across Connecticut has rolled out his latest creation: A taco truck. Tyler Anderson launched Ta-Que last week alongside business partner AJ Auricchio.  The "mobile party unit" -- complete with a self-contained kitchen -- made its debut last Friday outside of the Wise Old Dog on South Quaker Lane. The truck will be used to cater parties through Anderson's catering business "wherever, whenever and however," he said. Ta-Que will be catering a series of nine farm dinners over the summer, with six at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington and three at Sub Ed…
Popular West Hartford Wine Store Relocating, Hoping For Fall Opening Popular West Hartford Wine Store Relocating, Hoping For Fall Opening
Popular West Hartford Wine Store Relocating, Hoping For Fall Opening Maximum Beverage's West Hartford location is relocating right across the street. The North Main Street wine store -- currently located in the Marshall's shopping center -- will be moving to the space next to Anytime Fitness, behind Whole Foods, at 340 North Main St. They're hoping to open at the 7,750-square-foot space Nov. 1, a store employee told Daily Voice. Maximum Beverage, which has a second Farmington location, has been in business for more than a decade, offering more than 3,000 wines ranging from $10 to $500, thousands of beers from around the world, along with a wide variety…
COVID-19: Here's Rate Of Cases Per Community In Hartford County COVID-19: Here's Rate Of Cases Per Community In Hartford County
Covid-19: Here's Rate Of Cases Per Community In Hartford County Here are the rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people per community in Hartford County: Avon - 781 Berlin - 812 Bloomfield - 2,437 Bristol - 1,028 Burlington - 269 Canton - 906 East Glastonbury - 194 East Hartford - 1,806 East Windsor - 1,389 Enfield - 1,365 Farmington - 847 Glastonbury - 870 Granby - 237 Hartford - 2,164 Manchester - 1,338 Marlborough - 1,510 New Britain - 1,521 Newington - 1,332 North Canton - 184 Plainville - 993 Rocky Hill - 2,105 Simsbury - 536 South Windsor - 656 Southington - 785 Suffield - 991 West Hartford - 1,134 Wethersfield - 978 Windsor - 2,034 Windsor Lo…
Arrest Made In Connection With 1998 Homicide Case Of 26-Year-Old CT Woman Arrest Made In Connection With 1998 Homicide Case Of 26-Year-Old CT Woman
Arrest Made In Connection With 1998 Homicide Case Of 26-Year-Old CT Woman More than 22 years after the murder of a Connecticut woman while she was walking along a trail, police have arrested a person in connection with the case. Farmington Police, in Hartford County, have been working the homicide of 26-year-old Agnieszka Ziemlewski (Agnes or Niki as her friends knew her), since 1998 when she found shot to death. On Sunday, June 28, they arrested Katherine Pires, 50, of East Hartford, in connection with the crime.  Katherine PiresFarmington Police Department Police say they have always believed that individuals in the community knew what happened to Ziemlews…
COVID-19: These CT Locations Are Offering Drive-Up Testing COVID-19: These CT Locations Are Offering Drive-Up Testing
Covid-19: These CT Locations Are Offering Drive-Up Testing With Connecticut ramping up testing for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) many healthcare facilities and pharmacies are now offering drive-up testing to those advised to get tested by a doctor. More than two dozen drive-up testing facilities that will be open to the public, provided patients have a note from a healthcare professional saying they should be tested for COVID-19. Hospitals providing drive-up testing: Bridgeport Hospital Bristol Hospital Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (Torrington) Danbury Hospital Greenwich Hospital Hartford Hospital Johnson Memorial Hospital (Stafford Springs) Lawr…
'Enjoy The Process' Says Fairfield County Teen, One Of Three CT Presidential Scholars 'Enjoy The Process' Says Fairfield County Teen, One Of Three CT Presidential Scholars
'Enjoy The Process' Says Fairfield County Teen, One Of Three CT Presidential Scholars "Have an end goal in mind, but take time to enjoy the process of the endeavor in addition to its result," so suggests a Fairfield County teenager whose been selected one of 161 United Presidential Scholars to younger classmates. Greenwich High School senior Cynthia Chen has been selected as one of the 161  United States Presidential Scholars. Two more make up the total Connecticut contingent: Brandon Demkowicz from Farmington High School and Elizabeth Ann Wozniak from Orville H. Platt High School in Meriden. Eight students from Greenwich High School were initially eligible for semi…