Connecticut
Connecticut high school football team snaps 29-game losing streak
Over three years and equaling to the equivalent of 1,098 days, nearly 157 weeks, 26,352 hours and 1,581,120 minutes.
That’s how long it’s been since Bassick High School (Connecticut) last won a football game. All that ended on Thursday night against rival Bridgeport Central.
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The Lions were able to end a longstanding 29-game losing streak by defeating their rivals in a 42-8 romp. Coincidentally, Bassick’s last win came against Bridgeport Central back on September 24th, 2021 in a 24-18 victory.
Bassick started off the season with losses to Woodstock Academy and Wilbur Cross before notching the long awaited win at home. The Lions will look to make it two in a row next week at home against Hartford Public.
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One arrested after a multi-car crash in Naugatuck Saturday
Naugatuck Police say one person has been arrested after a multi-car accident on Route 63 Saturday afternoon.
According to police, they responded to the area of Route 63 and Cherry Street around 1 p.m. for reports of a collision with injuries.
They say a 30-year-old man from Waterbury was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs/alcohol, operating under the influence with a child passenger, illegal possession of prescription drugs, failure to keep narcotics in the original container, risk of injury to a child and distracted driving.
Police say he is being held on a $10,000 Surety Bond.
This is all the information at this time.
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Woman killed in Friday head-on crash in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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