Connecticut
'He set a benchmark.' Exploring Jimmy Carter's roots in Connecticut
Long before former President Jimmy Carter entered politics, he called Connecticut home.
In 1948, Carter moved to New London for a six-month stint to train as a submarine officer. Two years later, Carter returned to the state to serve as the senior officer on the K-1 Navy ship.
Carter’s son, Jeff, was also born in New London.
Once Carter was elected president in 1976, newly elected Rep. Chris Dodd was invited to the White House occasionally for breakfast.
“He was a greater listener. People always think in politics being a great speaker is what people want to hear,” says Dodd.
Dodd says although Carter served just one term, he set the bar high for life after the White House.
“He set a benchmark,” says Dodd. “A lot of presidents have done and their families have done good things when they left, and I think they have Jimmy Carter in mind.”
In 2007, Carter spoke at Qunnipiac University’s Albert Schweitzer Institute to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Schweitzer’s declaration of conscience, which focused on the damaging effects of nuclear testing. Sean Duffy, the executive director of the institute, tells News 12 it was wonderful to have Carter visit.
“He has an incredible history, he was a nuclear submarine officer in his military days and he was actually a nuclear engineer,” Duffy says. “He has this scientistic background, but we know him for his political background, and he was involved in some of the really cutting-edge nuclear diplomacy of the 1970s.”
Duffy describes Carter as kind and gentle and says it was a privilege to see and meet him.
Carter’s service to the country continued following his presidency as an ambassador, an election observer and his work with Habitat for Humanity.
Dodd says Carter’s devotion to country will be his lasting legacy.
“When history is written as it will be for years to come, he will be singled out,” Dodd says. “Not for his longevity in the White House, there were major things he did while in the White House, but that’s not going to be what people talk about when they mention Jimmy Carter. It will be about this incredible human being who decided to constantly give to his country.”
Connecticut
AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Getting New Toro Tubo
There’s already an AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Toro; it measures 6 1/4 x 52. In a month, there will also be a 6 x 52 toro.
It’s not simply a quarter-inch of difference in length. The new Tubo is a round cigar while the original Toro is box-pressed. Also, as the name implies, the Tubo will come individually packaged in tubes. Blend-wise, the two cigars are the same: an Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed wrapper over Nicaraguan tobaccos grown by AGANORSA. The line is made at the company’s factory in Nicaragua.
The AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Tubo has an MSRP of $19.99 and comes in boxes of 10 cigars.
“The Aniversario Connecticut Tubo offers a perfect combination of elegance, convenience, and flavor,” said Terence Reilly, vp of sales & marketing for AGANORSA Leaf, in a press release. “It’s an ideal cigar for both longtime fans of the brand and smokers discovering Aganorsa for the first time.”
AGANORSA Leaf will show off the Aniversario Connecticut Tubo to retailers during the 2026 PCA Convention & Trade Show, which takes place April 18-20 in New Orleans. The company says it will ship the cigar to stores in late April.
Connecticut
Teen injured after being shot in Hartford Monday morning
A teen is suffering non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound after a shooting in Hartford on Monday morning, police said.
Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert said officers were dispatched to the area of East Street around 6:45 a.m. When they arrived, they found a 14-year-old victim with a gunshot wound. The victim is being treated at a local hospital.
“It is not believed that the incident occurred on East Street,” Boisvert wrote in a press release.
Police do not know where the shooting occurred, according to Boisvert.
The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions are investigating the incident.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any information regarding the case is asked to call the Hartford Police tip line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).
Connecticut
Two in the hospital after Hartford crash early Sunday morning
Two people are hospitalized following a crash early Sunday morning in Hartford.
According to officials, officers responded to 587 Blue Hills Avenue around midnight for reports of an accident with serious injuries.
They say firefighters arrived on scene to a 2-car crash with a white Lexus rolled over with ejection of the driver.
Officials say the victim was conscious on the ground and received quick trauma assessment before being transported to Saint Francis Hospital.
The driver is in stable but critical conditions, police say.
The operator of the white Toyota sustained minor injuries and was also transported to Saint Francis Hospital for further evaluation.
Officials say that the driver of the Lexus was driving southbound and tried to pass the Toyota when the car spun out, hit several fences and two parked cars.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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