The week started off pretty rough with yesterday's news of a horrific shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Here's a dose of daily news you need to know now that does not involve violence... maybe just a little mud in the eye.
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MALLOY RUNS, WALKS, AND REBUTS
He runs to let off steam, and walks fine lines. But is he running for governor?
Tom Foley, possibly running for governor, made a Sunday appearance on "Face the State," during which he held a virtual bucket of mud and slung it in random directions with accusations about Governor Dannel Malloy's ethics. On Monday, Malloy responded to the press in person by walking what Mark Pazniokas called a "fine line, wanting to rebut Foley's story without fueling it."
Read more at The Connecticut Mirror.
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"BUT OFFICER... I'M CHEATING SO I CAN AFFORD BAIL"
In a case of double-spy-vision, a New Jersey man gets caught at Mohegan Sun.
Bruce Koloshi was wanted in Louisiana for cheating at L'Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge. His method was to mark cards with invisible ink that he could view only while wearing special contact lenses - along with his glasses. When he tried the same thing at Mohegan Sun over the weekend, surveillance video caught him marking the cards. Appearing in court yesterday, Koloshi told the judge he was cheating so he'd have bond money for his Louisiana arrest.
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GO OUT AND PLAY...ON THE ROOF
Tight quarters lead to a creative redesign for West Middle Elementary.
Artificial turf is coming to the rooftop of Hartford's West Middle Elementary School in Asylum Hill. Vanessa de la Torre reports details on the school's coming redesign by Smith Edwards McCoy, including a new entrance on Niles Street, a permanent home for the city's Mark Twain branch library, and a playing field on the roof surrounded by a 12-foot fence.
Read more at The Hartford Courant.
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YOU'RE KILLIN' ME, KILLINGL--UH, KILLINGWORTH
A tie vote ties our tongues and educates us on Connecticut geography.
Republicans in Killingworth return to the polls October 1 to choose their party's nominee for the Board of Finance. Last week's primary resulted in a tie between David Denvir and Robert Rioja with 236 votes each. It may be easy to confuse Killingworth and Killingly, as The Connecticut Mirror and WNPR did earlier today... but we promise, we have it straight now.
