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<a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/metro-north-delays-ct-stamford-freight-train-fire-19445738.php"><img src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/37/33/76/25018272/5/sailthruImage.jpg" alt="Metro-North delays were caused by train fire in Stamford, officials say" width="224" border="0" style="width:100%; display:block;"></a><div style="line-height:12px; height:12px; font-size:12px"> </div>
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<h3 style="margin:0 0 0.8em; font:normal 600 1.375em/1.2 Archivo, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#111111; text-align:left;" class="hed"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/metro-north-delays-ct-stamford-freight-train-fire-19445738.php" style="color:#111111; text-decoration:none;" class="no_underline">Metro-North delays were caused by train fire in Stamford, officials say</a></h3>
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<h3 style="margin:0 0 0.8em; font:normal 600 1.375em/1.2 Archivo, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#111111; text-align:left;" class="hed"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/norwalk-i-95-tanker-fire-trucker-saved-driver-19444173.php" style="color:#111111; text-decoration:none;" class="no_underline">Connecticut trucker in fiery I-95 Norwalk crash describes pulling driver from burning Camaro</a></h3>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/norwalk-i-95-tanker-fire-trucker-saved-driver-19444173.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"> Hazeth Aracena was one of three drivers involved in last Thursday's fiery crash along I-95 in Norwalk that required the Fairfield Avenue overpass be torn down. </a></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0 0 0.8em; font:normal 600 1.375em/1.2 Archivo, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#111111; text-align:left;" class="hed"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/stamford-budr-cannabis-dispensary-zoning-19444504.php" style="color:#111111; text-decoration:none;" class="no_underline">Stamford Zoning Board undecided on Budr cannabis application, surprised by Yerwood Center silence</a></h3>
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<h3 style="margin:0 0 0.8em; font:normal 600 1.375em/1.2 Archivo, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#111111; text-align:left;" class="hed"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/darien-flag-policy-us-ct-pride-mia-pow-19443771.php" style="color:#111111; text-decoration:none;" class="no_underline">2 Darien selectmen want to reconsider rule that denies Pride flag on town property: 'Unworthy of us'</a></h3>
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<p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/yale-university-protests-divestment-israel-gaza-19438218.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"> Large institutions like Yale have much more knowledge of where their money goes than average investors, one expert said — and much more control over it. </a></p>
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The strange tint on some highway lights was caused by defective bulbs that will be replaced, according to the DOT.
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Metro-North riders faced some delays Wednesday after a freight train fire in Stamford Tuesday night, halting service in both directions, officials said.
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Hazeth Aracena was one of three drivers involved in last Thursday's fiery crash along I-95 in Norwalk that required the Fairfield Avenue overpass be torn down.
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The city law department issued an opinion on the Budr application, arguing that the Yerwood Center could be defined as a school.
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Two members of the Darien Board of Selectmen are pushing for a reconsideration of the town’s flag policy, which currently limits flagpoles on town property to the U.S., Connecticut and town flags.
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Large institutions like Yale have much more knowledge of where their money goes than average investors, one expert said — and much more control over it.
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A Superior Court judge ordered a New York man re-arrested on Tuesday after he was a no-show at a hearing in a Stamford slashing case.
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Michelle Troconis, who was convicted in the death and disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, has a hearing for her contempt of court case scheduled for July.
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By spending more than $200 million in one-time pandemic money on regular operations, lawmakers are creating a crisis in 2025.
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Connecticut State Police say David Vallejo, president of a fraternity at the University of Connecticut, was charged with allegedly assaulting a pledge.
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One pro-Palestinian protester arrested April 30 at the University of Connecticut had her case sealed Wednesday, and six others pleaded not guilty, asking to see evidence.
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Hartford has been void of a "big four" professional sports team since the Whalers left in 1997.
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