Connecticut
Alex Jones to recoup $75,000 in fines in Connecticut Sandy Hook lawsuit
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WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones might be getting again the $75,000 in fines he paid to a Connecticut court docket for failing to look at a deposition final month in a lawsuit over his assertions that the Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty capturing was a hoax, a choose has dominated.
Relations of among the 20 kids and 6 educators killed within the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, bloodbath sued Jones for defamation, saying they’ve been subjected to harassment and loss of life threats from Jones’ followers. A choose discovered Jones accountable for damages, and a trial on how a lot he ought to pay the households is ready for August.
Choose Barbara Bellis in Waterbury ordered the return of the cash Thursday, as a result of Jones finally did present at a rescheduled deposition final week. The fines, which escalated each day, had been aimed toward ensuring Jones did seem for questioning.
Jones mentioned he missed the March 23 and 24 deposition in Austin, Texas — residence to Jones and Infowars — due to a medical drawback that included vertigo. He mentioned his docs first thought it was a severe coronary heart difficulty, but it surely later turned out to be a sinus an infection. Bellis mentioned there wasn’t sufficient proof Jones was too ailing to attend the deposition.
Jones paid a $25,000 each day advantageous for April 1 and one other $50,000 each day advantageous for April 4. He then attended a deposition in Bridgeport on April 5 and 6.
A lawyer for the Sandy Hook households declined to remark Friday. A message was left for Jones’ legal professional.
Jones was additionally discovered accountable for damages in related defamation lawsuits by victims’ family in Texas, the place a trial is ready to begin later this month. Jones has since mentioned he believes the capturing did happen.
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Connecticut
Connecticut Retailer Announces It's Finished, All Stores Will Close
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It’s all done for a once mighty Connecticut retailer. All of the Nutmeg State Bob’s Stores are set to close their doors after a company announcement.
According to an NBC CT report:
Several companies in the Bob’s Stores and Mountain Sports portfolio will now move forward together in Chapter 11 bankruptcy court.Today’s court ruling consolidates the bankruptcy process for Bob’s and affiliated stores under the company umbrella.
Now NBC CT says action is being taken and all of the Connecticut Bob’s Stores will close, that list includes:
409 Main Street – Ansonia
2300 Dixwell Avevnue – Hamden
179 Pavilions Drive – Manchester
416 East Main Street – Middletown
195 Cherry Street – Milford
172 Kitts Lane – Newington
504 Bushy Hill Road – Simsbury
835 Queen Street – Southington
910 Wolcott – Waterbury
167 Parkway North – Waterford
We chatted about this on the Tuesday (7/2/24) edition of the I-95 Morning Show
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During the show we each listed off what we remember buying at Bob’s and this is what each of us came up with:
Ethan: Hawaiian shirts
Lou: Ill-fitting pants
Dave: Jordan 2’s
That is quite the visual right there, that is how you dressed in 2000 if you could not decide on a scene. I think I’ve seen this exact outfit the last time I attended the Goshen Stampede. This is also a good-look for anyone who dresses like a slob hoping it will be taken as ironic which works great for Post Malone but if you work at the Post Office in Bethel, people might not get the joke.
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I certainly remember shopping at three of the stores on this list and it transports me back to my youth and that makes it a find memory. These 4 stores were not only wildly popular in their day but they had their national headquarters right here in the Nutmeg State.
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Connecticut
Major Retailer Closing All Connecticut Locations: CT News
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Patch PM CT brings you the breaking and trending news stories from all across Connecticut each weeknight. Here are those stories:
Gift cards and merchandise credits will be honored through close of business on July 14, according to the announcement. All sales are final during the store closing sale and no returns will be accepted, officials said.>>>Read More.
The diner, which has been an institution in town for 50 years, may be closing as plans for a new use are pending before the land-use boards.>>>Read More.
State police said in a report that the teens appeared to have been “slow rolling” on the highway before racing.>>>Read More.
The monkey, which cannot legally be owned in Connecticut, was captured with the help of its owner and relocated, reports say.>>>Read More.
Police said a man accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old child was arrested.>>>Read More.
Dr. Dwayne Smith, SCSU interim president, was among the 100 to receive the prestigious honor by the NAACP Connecticut State Conference.>>>Read More.
Other top stories:
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CT governor announces Matt Brokman as new chief of staff
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Gov. Ned Lamont announced a new key player in his administration Tuesday.
Matt Brokman, a senior advisor to the governor since January 2023, will take on the role as Lamont’s chief of staff, effective immediately.
Brokman, previously chief of staff for House Majority Leader Jason Rojas and former Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz, has also worked in the Connecticut House Democrats Office.
“I think people in this building on both sides of the aisle know him,” Lamont said of Brokman. “They know they can take him at his word, and I think that’s going to be incredibly valuable for us as a state going forward for the next two years.”
With the next regular legislative session about six months away, crafting Connecticut’s next biennium budget is at the forefront. Lamont has said the next budget cycle could be “complicated,” with the state required to spend the last of American Rescue Plan Act funds by the end of 2026.
Brokman replaces Jonathan Dach, who stepped away as Lamont’s chief of staff after a year and a half in the role, citing a move to New York.
Speaking Tuesday, Lamont praised Dach’s work in the “round the clock” chief of staff job, and in various other positions in his administration over the last six years.
Dach said he will continue working with the governor in a senior advisory role on policy projects, such as energy supply, higher education and housing.
The next regular legislative session runs from early January to June 2025
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