Connecticut
Connecticut’s Chuckles the groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter
MANCHESTER, CT (WFSB) – Connecticut celebrated Groundhog Day on Monday as Chuckles the groundhog made her annual weather prediction at the Lutz Children’s Museum.
Dozens of people were at the museum as early as 6 a.m., excited to see Chuckles make her prediction.
Chuckles saw her shadow, which means 6 more weeks of winter, according to Manchester Mayor Moran.
Traditionally, if Chuckles sees his/her shadow, that means six more weeks of winter. If they don’t, Connecticut would be in for an early spring.
The museum said it has been putting on the event since 1968.
This year’s Chuckles, “Chuckles the 11th,” wasn’t the only one in the building.
“Last year, the other Chuckles made an appearance, our male,” said MacKenzie Watkins, animal curator at the Lutz Museum. “Then this year, our female Chuckles [had] the spotlight.”
Spots for the event filled up ahead of time. The museum put up its own livestream of the prediction on its Facebook page here.
Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog from Punxsutawney, PA, also made his prediction around 7:25 a.m. He too forecasted 6 more weeks of winter.
Not to be outdone, Scramble the Duck in Eastford, which boasts 100 percent accuracy, also predicted more winter.
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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.
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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