Jeremy Chen
Reporter at WVIT-TV (West Hartford, CT)
Emmy-nominated reporter. Currently: @NBCConnecticut. @RIASBerlin fellow. Proud #USCTrojan. 2x fantasy football champion. Priors: @KTNV, @KESQ, @northcoastnews1
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4 days ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Jeremy Chen
People across the state are looking for ways to stay cool, but some like food truck workers don't have that luxury. At food truck paradise in New Haven, visitors are looking for ways to beat the heat as they pick up a late lunch or early dinner. For vendors like Tacos La Patrona, hydration is essential for business. "Water," Maria Nela, a worker Tacos La Patrona, said as she pulled out a large water bottle.
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6 days ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Jeremy Chen
With summer now in full swing, Connecticut will soon be facing a major heat wave. An extreme heat warning begins Sunday. As summer starts in Connecticut, people will be facing sweltering temperatures. It means the risk of heat exhaustion or stroke will go up. Doctors urging people to watch out for symptoms. "Feeling incredibly lightheaded or dizzy, headaches, nausea, feeling lethargic or extremely fatigued and weak, generalized weakness," Dr. Khalilah Hunter-Anderson with UConn Health said.
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1 week ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Jeremy Chen
Two lives lost in a matter of days on the roads of West Hartford. So, what is the town doing to keep people safe while they're out and about? "He was just so, a happy go lucky person. I knew he wouldn't want anyone to be upset. I'm sorry," Julia LaFlamme said. A heartbroken mother surrounded by dozens remembering 44-year-old John Marczak. She, along with friends, family and community leaders gathered Tuesday night on South Main Street in West Hartford where her son was struck on June 7.
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1 week ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Jeremy Chen
The family of a worker killed in a trench collapse in Norwich is remembering him as a loving grandfather who had a warm personality. "Just so unexpected as to it's not something you would expect to happen," Danyel Kane said. She said her father, Michael DiRocco, went to work on Friday, but never came home. Now, she's clinging onto the memories they shared together, remembering him for his warm personality. "He was the life of the party. He would try to make everybody laugh," Kane said.
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2 weeks ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Jeremy Chen
A call for help in the Manchester community. A local nonprofit that runs a home helping students in crisis said they may have to close their doors if they don't raise enough money. This comes after the town completely cut their funding. On the outside, the home blends in with all the others in Manchester, but inside, it's providing a safe and secure environment for vulnerable kids.
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The #Somers Fire Department said their resources are being stretched thin. It’s because of a rise in medical calls coming from the state prison in town - many of them being overdose calls. @NBCConnecticut https://t.co/KVNu5uY9fe
The town of #Bethany is a step closer to having an interim first selectman. The process started Monday evening after the previous person in charge resigned amid controversy. @NBCConnecticut https://t.co/Mtevq6FKTr
Cracking down on speeding and reckless driving on #Connecticut rural roads. That’s what state troopers did for the last three months, beefing up patrols on back roads. @NBCConnecticut https://t.co/9qUptiEzig