Amanda Pitts
Reporter at WVIT-TV (West Hartford, CT)
Reporter for NBC CT 🦚 MA born, RI raised ⚓️ Previously @wpri12, @abc6, @wicztv
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1 week ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Amanda Pitts
A donation drive was held Monday night for the families who lost everything in a devastating house fire in the Baltic section of Sprague on Friday night. The Sprague Fire Department hosted the drive where a steady stream of people dropped off clothing, shoes, food and household items. "Obviously, [the families] are in need of everything. So, I felt like the more opportunity we gave to people to give, the better that they would make out," said Katie Currier, a volunteer with the department.
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1 week ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Amanda Pitts
Head Start programs that serve hundreds of children in the Naugatuck Valley are at risk of closing if they don't receive federal funding in the next few weeks. Team Inc., the nonprofit organization that runs the programs across 12 cities and towns from Waterbury to Milford, gets its funding from the Head Start office under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. They apply yearly for a grant, and this year's application for $9 million was submitted on Feb. 1. "On Feb.
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2 weeks ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Amanda Pitts
Frustrations are mounting in Southbury as the town has yet to receive any federal assistance for the damage sustained during last summer's devastating floods. More than 15 inches of rain fell on the area in a matter of hours, destroying roads, bridges, homes and businesses. The floods claimed two lives in Oxford.
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2 weeks ago |
nbcnewyork.com | Amanda Pitts
The Town of Plymouth has ordered a swingers club in the Terryville section of town to close, citing zoning regulations. ‘Wicked Fun Club’ opened in November on Main Street in Terryville. It’s located in a building along with a doctor’s office that sits beside Riverside Baptist Church. The cease-and-desist order was sent to owner Steve Gagne last Friday and stated that the club falls under the ‘adult use’ section of the town’s zoning regulations.
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3 weeks ago |
telemundonuevainglaterra.com | Amanda Pitts
Un video de una competencia de baile en Hartford, Connecticut, la semana pasada se volvió viral, después de que mostrara a una instructora de baile abrazando a un grupo de bailarines después de recibir un premio, pero sin abrazar a la única estudiante negra del grupo. El estudio de baile se llama Dance Xpressions y está ubicado en Plainville. VÉALO GRATIS A CUALQUIER HORAMelissa Breglia es la madre de Shaniah, de 6 años, la bailarina que no recibió el abrazo.
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