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Witnesses can bear-ly believe the surprise visitor at Connecticut governor’s estate
October 12, 2024 8:17 pm
• Last Updated: October 12, 2024 8:17 pm
This Oct. 5, 2024 photo shows a black bear climbing the gate of the Governor’s Residence, in Hartford, Conn. (Courtesy of Joanna Kornafel via AP)
Hartford — Witnesses could bear-ly believe the surprise visitor that appeared at the Connecticut governor’s estate.
A black bear scaled the fence Saturday as human passers-by did a double-take.
“It was definitely like: ‘Is this real?’” Joanna M. Kornafel recalled Friday.
She and her family were traveling in their car near the governor’s residence in Hartford when traffic slowed, and the reason soon became clear: The bear was crossing the street.
Then, as Kornafel’s husband drove and she grabbed her phone to take photos, the animal strode up the driveway to the 19th-century estate and scrambled up the tall metal gate. She photographed the bear standing on its hind legs on the gate, with its front paws on an adjacent pillar and its snout nosing about a globe-shaped light.
The family was struck by how quickly and nimbly the bear climbed up.
“We were all in awe of the bear. And excited,” said Kornafel, explaining that her 4-year-old son had been talking about it all week.
Gov. Ned Lamont’s office said no one was home at the time, and the bear evidently just wandered off.
Bears have been spotted throughout Connecticut in recent years. Nearly all of the state’s 169 cities and towns reported sightings last year.
Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in Bristol.
It happened on Route 6 around 12 a.m.
Officers were on patrol in the area when two motorcycles went past a sergeant at a high rate of speed, according to police.
The sergeant turned around to attempt to stop them and noticed one of the motorcycles had crashed, police said.
The operator was rushed to the hospital where they were pronounced dead.
Police are not releasing the operator’s identity at this time.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call Bristol police at (860) 584-3038.
GOP-led states block Biden’s latest student debt relief plan
Touted the most affordable student loan repayment plan ever, the SAVE plan would have provided debt relief to over 30 million Americans.
Connecticut has one of the highest student loan payments in the country, a new ranking says.
Personal finance company WalletHub just released its list of states with the highest student loan payments, and Connecticut took the No. 4 spot.
WalletHub said the list was compiled based on consumer data and and the median student loan payment amounts across all states.
“Around 42.2 million Americans owe a collective $1.61 trillion in student loans. That comes out to an average of over $38,000 of debt for each borrower,” the study said.
Here’s why Connecticut ranked high on the list.
How high are Connecticut’s student loan payments?
Connecticut’s median student loan payment is the fourth highest of any state in the country, according to WalletHub’s ranking.
According to the list, Connecticut residents have a median monthly student loan payment of $213.
On the other end of the scale, the states with the lowest monthly student loan payments in the study were Arkansas and Mississippi with a payment of $142.
Which states have the highest student loan payments?
While Connecticut has the fourth-highest student loan payments, several other New England states made the list. See the 10 highest scorers:
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Vermont
- Connecticut
- New Jersey
- New York
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Colorado
- Virginia
How the states with the highest student loan payments were ranked
To rank the states with the highest student loan payments, WalletHub said it examined two factors: consumer data and and the median student loan payment amounts across all states.
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