Christine Dempsey
Reporter at Hearst
Veteran Reporter at CT Insider
morning breaking news reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s ctinsider. Former reporter at The Hartford Courant, Journal Inquirer and The Bristol Press
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1 day ago |
ctinsider.com | Christine Dempsey
EAST HARTFORD - One person was taken to the hospital following a house fire on Orchard Terrace Monday night, a fire official said. The three people in the home were able to get out on their own, and a pet cat later was found alive inside, Assistant Chief Eric R. Munsell said. The fire started in a bedroom shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, Munsell said. Firefighters arrived within three minutes and encountered smoke coming from a second-floor bedroom window, he said.
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1 day ago |
ctinsider.com | Christine Dempsey
HARTFORD - A group that honors victims of homicides and other violent deaths is gathering "in compassionate concern" after three people were wounded in a church Friday when a melee that included a shooting and a stabbing broke out during a funeral. Calling it a "Call to Action" vigil, Mothers United Against Violence scheduled the gathering for 5 p.m. Tuesday at the unlikely scene of the violent outbreak, the Gospel Lighthouse Apostolic Church on Main Street.
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2 days ago |
ctinsider.com | Christine Dempsey
ROCKY HILL - Firefighters helped a distressed mother on Mother's Day by plucking her offspring - 11 ducklings - from a storm drain. The unusual rescue got underway at about 3:15 p.m. Sunday when a crew responded to a call from an apartment complex on Sagamore Lane, firefighters said in a Facebook post. A resident said the mother duck was calling for help because her ducklings were stuck in a storm drain.
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4 days ago |
police1.com | Christine Dempsey
By Christine DempseyNew Haven Register, Conn. NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — Six months after surviving a “cardiac event,” thanks to the quick thinking of his 9-year-old daughter, a North Haven police officer is back on the job, police said. Officer Alex Sinanis lost consciousness and stopped breathing in November. His daughter, Analia, called 911 to get help and began life-saving efforts.
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5 days ago |
ems1.com | Christine Dempsey
By Christine DempseyNew Haven RegisterNORTH HAVEN, Conn. — Six months after surviving a “cardiac event,” thanks to the quick thinking of his 9-year-old daughter, a North Haven police officer is back on the job, police said. Officer Alex Sinanis lost consciousness and stopped breathing in November. His daughter, Analia, called 911 to get help and began life-saving efforts.
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