Connecticut

Injuries Reported In 'Major' Train Derailment In Connecticut

Scott Neuman — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:43:00 +0000

Two Metro-North Railroad trains have collided on a stretch of track near Fairfield, Conn., causing a "major derailment" and "preliminary reports of injuries," according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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Newtown Panel Votes To Build New School At Sandy Hook Site

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:04:00 +0000
A task force in Newtown, Conn., on Friday unanimously recommended building a brand-new school at the site where a gunman killed 26 children and teachers in December.
In January, students from Sandy Hook resumed classes, but at an unused school in a neighboring town.
Newtown leaders voted to tear down Sandy Hook Elementary after multiple meetings about whether to renovate, re

Teenage Diaries Revisited: Mother And Son Listen To The Past

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:30:00 +0000
Name: Melissa Rodriguez
Hometown: New Haven, Conn.
Current city: Orange, N.J.
Occupation: Customer service representative
Then:
"I just started my life. I just started to go to school, I just started working, and I just didn't have anything settled yet."
In 1996, after 12 years living in the foster care system, Melissa recorded a diary about getting pregnant and becoming a mother. She was trying to straddle life as a teenager with the coming responsibilities of parenthood.

Newtown Residents: Senate Gun Votes 'A Slap In The Face'

Craig Lemoult — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:01:00 +0000
Following the Senate's rejection Wednesday of a range of gun control measures, including universal background checks, many in Newtown, Conn., are reacting with surprise and disappointment.

Conn. Governor Lambastes Senate After Gun Control Bill Fails

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:33:00 +0000
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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.
MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:
And I'm Melissa Block.
The failure of gun control measures to get through Congress yesterday stands in sharp contrast to sweeping moves approved by some state legislatures after the Newtown shootings. Colorado, New York, Maryland, and Connecticut all passed broad expansions of gun control laws.
I'm joined now by the governor of Connecticut, Democrat Dannel Malloy. He joins me from the State Capitol Building in Hartford.