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The mayor said the selection committee overseeing the hiring process has identified Perez as one of the three finalists, along with John Oates of Granby and Peter Buonome of Avon.

Police are investigating a late-night shooting during which someone fired two shots into an Evergreen Lane home, injuring an occupant.

A 19-year-old woman was shot in the buttocks, treated at an area hospital and released, said Off. Hugo Benettieri, public information officer for the East Hartford Police Department. She was in a rear bedroom at the time, he said.

The shots were fired into the house at about 11:30 p.m. The house is in the southeast corner of town, near the Glastonbury and Manchester town lines.

A 52-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by car on Governor Street this morning, police said.

He and the rest of the family rushed out of the apartment without remembering to turn off the stove, causing a second fire that heavily damaged the apartment and destroyed much of the family's furniture and ...

The town council unanimously agreed to return a $400,000 school budget surplus to the board of education Tuesday in order to help preserve a critical program designed to help students learn to read in the ...

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Source: Langley Research Center - Comments NASA's Langley Research Center hosted its fourth annual MY NASA DATA workshop June 22 to 27, attracting 21 ...

Michael Bostick, 38, of 64 Elida Center, was charged with first-degree assault, risk of injury to a child, second-degree threatening, second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree breach of peace, and ...

RAYMOND E. TUBBS, president of the Friends of Center Cemetery in East Hartford , points out a grave marker Monday.

A developer who wants to open an 'upscale' strip club on the site of a former Elks Club lodge on Roberts Street has filed a federal lawsuit against the town, claiming zoning regulations unconstitutionally restrict adult entertainment establishments from operating successfully.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Haven by developer Mark Chu, marks the second time in six months that Chu has sued the town over its zoning regulations. He withdrew his original federal suit after the town's planning and zoning commission agreed to review its regulations to see if changes needed to be made to accommodate adult entertainment businesses.

Detectives of the Hartford Police Department's Major Crimes Division are searching for Mark White, DOB 7/12/1977, AKA "Sparkz", wanted by police on four active PRAWN warrants relating to violation of probation ...

A local man has been accused of purchasing drugs at a local strip club where police have been investigating complaints of persistent narcotics trafficking in recent weeks.

Prosecutors have dropped charges filed against an East Hartford man who called police to report he had been robbed during a drug deal.

Detectives of the Hartford Police Department's Juvenile Investigative Division are continuing their search for Mark Rossi of 151 Hillside Avenue, Hartford.

Todd Defemia, 24, of 1216 Maple St. in Rocky Hill, was charged Thursday with breach of peace in connection with a dispute with his father at 30 Cheyenne Road, police said.

About 50 young people were involved, police said. Manchester police called in the East Hartford and Glastonbury police departments to help, police said.

Chip Reynolds couldn't have asked for a more enthusiastic crew as he steered the Tall Ship Half Moon out of New London harbor Friday afternoon.

The board approved the raise by a 4-1 vote last week. "I personally believe I have seen improvement this year in her performance," said board Chairwoman Mary Alice Dwyer Hughes.

Local police have seized a tractor-trailer that matches the description of a vehicle that was spotted crashing into a motorcycle last month, killing the driver and injuring a passenger riding on the back.

Jonathan Kolodziej, 17, of Springfield, sustained minor injuries in the crash, which occurred near Exit 58 of I-84, according to state police at the Troop H barracks in Hartford, where the accident is being ...

"You can expect there'll be more to this investigation to come out," attorney Deron Freeman said after a court hearing where Bryant was ordered held, with bail set at $5 million, on two counts of murder.