Melissa Cooney
Multimedia Journalist + Reporter at WVIT-TV (West Hartford, CT)
MMJ/Reporter for @NBCConnecticut 🦚Formerly: @WCAX and @WakeForest 🎥
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6 days ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Melissa Cooney
Dozens of people in Connecticut are bike riding their way to Washington, D.C. in honor of officers who have died in the line of duty. There are 25 riders from New England who are riding 300 miles for remembrance. From Hartford, all the way down to Washington, D.C., Will Garten says one person will be on his mind. "I'll be thinking about Bobby, I'll be talking to Bobby. It will give me motivation through the hard times for sure," said Garten.
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1 week ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Melissa Cooney
Family fun long in the making is now open to the public because The Great Wolf Lodge in Mashantucket is officially in business. Whether you're climbing high, or splashing down a water slide, Mashantucket is packed as families flock to Foxwoods to celebrate the Great Wolf Lodge's opening day. "I really like the ropes course, I was scared at first but then I started warming up to it," said Maddie Stinson, visiting from Massachusetts.
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1 week ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Melissa Cooney
The Connecticut Transportation Institute (CTI) said road line visibility is a topic more drivers are noticing compared to years past, although they say no one is exactly sure what's causing this uptick in complaints. The CTI and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) are looking to get to the bottom of it. It depends on the weather," Francisco Ramalho, of Naugatuck, said. "It's actually difficult as you get older, you can't see the lines," Joe Valente, of Naugatuck, said.
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1 week ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Melissa Cooney
Connecticut families tell us they are feeling the strain of high prices. We spoke with some savvy shoppers who have some tips to save wherever possible. "We use what we have," Keisha Taylor-Davis, of New Haven, said. Taylor-Davis may as well be a grocery shopping expert. She works diligently to navigate skyrocketing prices to feed her family. "It's the things that families need. Day to day, breakfast lunch and dinner to get by," Taylor-Davis said about what items she notices have increased in price.
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1 week ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Melissa Cooney
A total of 605 wildfires popped up in Connecticut in 2024, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and one firefighter lost his life in the line of duty. It was a busy fall for first responders, and state officials say that over 200 of those brush fires alone were in October and November. The Hawthorne Fire ignited on Oct. 21, 2024, setting off a response from dozens of departments in and out of state to keep it at bay.
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