Connecticut
Donkey Gone: Connecticut Community in a Tailspin Over Missing Jackie
A Connecticut community is desperately searching for their missing donkey.
The donkey’s name is Jackie and it went missing from Hickory Lane in Bethlehem, CT last week. This is a statement that was released by Bethlehem Animal Control on Saturday:
“Desmond’s Army Animal Law Advocates is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the positive identification of the finder and recovery of Jackie the donkey who is still missing. The owner is asking that if you do have her to please bring her home or bring her somewhere safe and alert animal control so that we can coordinate her being picked up. You will be asked to provide your name and contact information.”
They are asking anyone who has seen Jackie to call (203) 233-1137.
Have you seen this donkey?
Bethlehem Animal Control
Basically, if you see a donkey where a donkey should not be, your alarm bells should go off. If you see a donkey on Metro-North, pick up the phone. If you encounter a donkey reading the funny papers, make the call. If you see a donkey in the returns line at Home Depot, phone it in. Otherwise I don’t know how we will find Jackie, donkeys all look the same.
APOLOGY: I’m sorry to any donkeys I may have offended in my earlier statement. I meant no harm when categorizing donkeys as all the “same.” My comments were uncalled for but I had no intention of harming the donkey community with my remarks. A Connecticut community is desperately searching for their missing donkey.
Seriously people let’s get this fixed, Jackie is a mom who has been separated from her son.
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2 Fun Donkey Fact from Tree Hugger:
Donkeys’ Large Ears Help Them Stay Cool
Wild asses such as donkeys evolved in arid locations in Africa and Asia, where most herds tend to be more spread out. The large ears help heighten a donkey’s sense of hearing, so it can pick up the calls of herd mates — and predators — from miles away. Another use for the donkey’s long ears is heat dissipation. The larger surface area helps the donkey expel its internal heat at a high rate to stay cool in the hot desert environments.
They Are Highly Social
Donkeys are social animals that don’t like to be alone. They evolved as herd animals and form deep, lifelong bonds with other donkeys or animals with whom they share a pasture.
Close bonds between two donkeys are called pair bonds, and there is also research to prove their legitimacy.5 Separating a pair has negative effects on the donkeys that include stress, pining behavior, and loss of appetite.
This is why for those interested in owning a donkey, it’s commonly advised to bring home two, or at least place your donkey with potential friends such as a horse.
Connecticut
Man arrested after stealing from Connecticut Children’s Hospital donation bin
ENFIELD, Conn. (WFSB) – Police arrested a Connecticut man on Sunday morning after he allegedly stole bottles and cans from a Connecticut Children’s Hospital donation bin.
Officers received a call at around 8 a.m. for a report of a larceny from a “Cans For Kids” donation bin at located on Raffia Road, according to the police department.
Police said they used used local surveillance cameras and municipal license plate readers to identify a vehicle and suspect.
Officials identified the individual as Joshua Wilcox of Broad Brook
With the help of Wethersfield police officers, Wilcox was found and detained. Enfield police arrested Wilcox and charged him with sixth-degree larceny and first-degree criminal trespass.
It was also revealed that this is the second incident involving Wilcox at the same location, police said.
No further details were released.
Eyewitness News will provide more details as soon as they become available.
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Connecticut
Danbury OKs expanded building plans for west side cancer center
“(T)he applicant is proposing a minor building addition of 1,300 square feet to the basement level because the specialized proton equipment required a slightly larger support space,” said Allie Smith, an associate planner with the city’s professional planning and zoning department.
Smith is referring to what would be the second proton therapy cancer treatment center between New York City and Boston, after the Connecticut Proton center in Wallingford, which is scheduled to open later this year.
Proton therapy is considered advanced radiation treatment because it uses the positively charged particles to “target cancer with exceptional precision,” reducing damage to nearby healthy tissue.
The expanded building plans for Danbury Proton are the latest development in a prolonged effort to serve western Connecticut and nearby New York residents with the novel cancer treatment.
The project, which was set to break ground on a 3-acre site overlooking Danbury Municipal Airport this spring, is “very busy marketing and selling the bonds,” a spokesman said.
“We’re ready to break ground as soon as we close on the bonds,” said Drew Crandall on Friday. “We are in conversation with investors every day and we are making good progress.”
In March, Danbury’s City Council agreed to use its bonding power to help Danbury Proton get low-cost financing under a “conduit issuer” agreement. Around the same time, the city’s Planning Commission extended approvals for the project, which were scheduled to expire in July.
All that means that Danbury Proton expects to open its 17,000-square-foot facility at 85 Wooster Heights Road in late 2027 or early 2028.
“The day is coming when we will be treating patients with revolutionary proton therapy cancer treatment,” Crandall said in a newsletter to supporters last week. “Countless patients and their families will benefit from proton therapy.”
Connecticut
Fire extends from attic of well-known Clinton donut shop
Several businesses and residents are displaced after a well-known donut shop in Clinton caught fire Saturday morning according to fire department officials.
Clinton Volunteer Fire Department officials say officers received reports of a fire at Beach Donut where they found heavy smoke and a fire extending to the attic.
They say people were evacuated while firefighters work to bring the fire under control.
One person was transported by Clinton EMS for evaluation.
The displaced residents are being treated by the American Red Cross and the fire is still under investigation by the Clinton Fire Marshal’s Office with assistance from the Connecticut State Police Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit.
The fire department received mutual aid from several fire stations and EMS from neighboring towns.
According to the Beach Donut Facebook, the business will be temporarily closed until notice.
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