Prison officials in Connecticut are trying to crack down on prison inmates pleasuring themselves—well, at least when the inmates are pleasuring themselves to intimidate other people. According to the Hartford Courant, "Department officials say it's an ongoing problem at prisons such as the high security Northern Correctional Institution, where some inmates purposefully masturbate in front of staff, often female guards, counselors or other prison workers." more ›

A six-year-old boy was killed yesterday in Salem, Connecticut after he was pulled into a wood chipper while helping his father clear out brush. The Hartford Courant reports that Jeffrey Bourgeois became entangled around 8:45 a.m. after he picked up a branch and attempted to load it into the machine. His two older siblings witnessed the incident, which a state policeman called, "a horrible, tragic accident." more ›

Schmear some cream cheese out, Murray Lender has died. Whatever you think of frozen bagels (and we've certainly got issues) many Americans would not know the joy of the bagel were it not for Lender, who helped turn his father's small New Haven bakery into a national brand. According to Lender's wife, Gillie Lender, the bagel legend died yesterday in Miami after suffering a stroke 10 weeks ago. He was 81. more ›

Months after appearing on television to insist that she had cut off contact with her infamous husband, Ruth Madoff is back in the news. The Daily News reports that she "has not talked to her spouse for a good six months — about the same time that she quietly relocated from Boca Raton, Fla., to Old Greenwich, Conn., to spend more time with her family." more ›

The Morgan Stanley executive charged with assault, theft of services and second-degree intimidation based on race or bigotry after allegedly stabbing a cab driver in a dispute over a fare pleaded not guilty to hate crime charges today. William Bryan Jennings, who has been placed on leave from his $2 million-a-year job as co-head of fixed income and capital markets at Morgan Stanley, left Stamford Superior Court without commenting to reporters. But the Post was there to document the lines on his face, saying he was "sporting a misplaced smirk on his mug throughout this morning’s appearance." more ›

This week, an executive with Morgan Stanley was charged with assault, theft of services and second-degree intimidation based on race or bigotry after allegedly stabbing a cab driver in a dispute over a fare. Yesterday, cab driver Mohammed Ammar described the incident to the Post, claiming that William Bryan Jennings screamed, threatened and stabbed him after he refused to pay the full fare. Today, Jennings lawyer talked to the Post to once again insist that his client had been abducted by Ammar. But it was also revealed that Jennings flew to Florida the day after the incident for a well-timed vacation. more ›

The Freshman 15 at Yale is going to go up a few pounds next year. Today Union Square Hospitality announced that the next Shake Shack in the pipeline will be opening a smidge outside of NYC's borders, hitting up New Haven, Connecticut, this fall. Naturally, the new Shack'll be kitty-corner to Yale's Old Campus. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] A "highly placed" executive with Morgan Stanley was charged with assault, theft of services and second-degree intimidation based on race or bigotry after allegedly stabbing a cab driver in a dispute of a fare, the Stamford Advocate reports. On Wednesday night a reportedly intoxicated William Bryan Jennings, 47, hailed a cab in Manhattan and instructed the driver to take him to Darien, Connecticut, some 45 miles away. The unidentified driver insists he told Jennings how much it would cost, but when they arrived at his $3.6 million home, Jennings felt the $294 fare was "extortion." He's an investment banker, so we can only assume he knows what he's talking about. more ›

Last week, we were appalled to hear the story of a 98-year-old woman in Fairfield, Connecticut who was being evicted from her home by her son. Peter Kantorowski was labelled the "worst son in the whole world" because of his alleged attempt to evict Mary Kantorowski, who got the notice on her birthday, from their family home. But Mary's grandsons Kevin and John Kantorowski have now come forward to defend Peter, and explain that the family isn't trying to evict Mary: "The main concern is the well-being of my grandmother. My father wants to evict my uncle out of the house, not my grandmother. My grandmother can stay in that house...For my grandmother to still be in bed at three o'clock in the afternoon, not having breakfast or anything, is unacceptable." more ›

Hours after he abruptly left the funeral of his ex-wife Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown performed at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut with New Edition. "This whole year for me has been really difficult, but this is part of the cap off of what is to come in my life," Brown told the crowd. "I want to give blessings to my ex-wife Whitney Houston, I love you." more ›

Blood may be thicker than water, but it's not thicker than property ownership: A 98-year-old woman in Fairfield, Connecticut is being evicted from her home by her son. The lawyer assigned by a court to represent Mary Kantorowski said, "This is just a despicable situation. Mary has been living here happily paying all the expenses for the house and now her son, Peter, comes along and is telling her, `Get the hell out,' so he can sell it." more ›

After running to Connecticut, 32-year-old Jordan Hawes was returned to New York yesterday to face charges he brutally bludgeoned his wife to death earlier this month—and the Queens DA has released more information on his wife's tragic death, including excerpts from a disturbing confession Hawes allegedly left at the scene. more ›

An Astoria man wanted for questioning regarding the vicious bludgeoning of his wife, special needs teacher Tara Hawes, was captured in Connecticut Sunday. Jordan Hawes had been on the lam since last week. Hawes, who has not been charged with any crime, is reportedly being held in a psychiatric ward in a Connecticut hospital. more ›

Connecticut police say that a man used a computer tablet to take photographs up a woman's skirt at the Target store in South Windsor. Creepily bold! more ›

With four police officers charged with violating the civil rights of Latino community members, through harassment, intimidation and physical violence, East Haven police chief Len Gallo has stepped down effective last Friday. The Courant reports that Mayor Joe Maturo, who famously said he "might have tacos" as a way to reach out to the Latino community, is forming a search committee for a replacement and called Gallo's resignation an "unselfish act." Well, is it really unselfish when Gallo is "an unnamed co-conspirator in last week's federal indictment"? more ›

Two days after telling a TV reporter that he would reach out to the Latino community by maybe having some tacos, East Haven, Connecticut mayor Joe Maturo is still getting criticized. Yesterday, the Hartford Courant called for his resignation in an editorial, "The Mayor Is An Idiot," and today, the NY Times has an editorial, "An Outrage in East Haven," asking for the same. more ›

Connecticut police arrested a 38-year-old woman for risk of injury to a minor for leaving her five-year-old son in a casino hotel room so she could gamble. And police found out what happened because her son called 911. more ›

So you know how East Haven, CT mayor Joe Maturo's plan for reaching out the Latino community, which has been intimidated by the local police for years (well, at least according to the Department of Justice's investigation), was to go and have some tacos? Well, activists just sent his office 500 tacos. more ›

Yesterday, the Department of Justice charged four East Haven, Connecticut police officers with "conspiring to violate, and violating, the civil rights" of Latinos: Sergeant John Miller and Officers David Cari, Dennis Spaulding and Jason Zullo are accused of "conspir[ing] to injure, oppress, threaten and intimidate various members of the East Haven community in violation of their constitutional rights... In some cases, the victims were handcuffed with their hands behind their backs when officers assaulted them." And what was the East Haven mayor's reaction? It's time for some Mexican grub! more ›

Small children simulating the throes of alcoholism is guaranteed viral GOLD. But society is less kind to kids with kind, even if they have no idea what they'd do with it. A 4-year-old boy brought nine bags of marijuana, which according to CBS "appeared to be wrapped for sale," to his pre-kindergarten class in Meriden, Connecticut yesterday. "Our concern is for the 4-year-old student, who had no knowledge of what he was bringing to school," Superintendent Mark Benigni said. Oh really? Then why he'd pull them out at snack time? more ›

Today, the NY Times publishes a terribly sad photograph of the three little girls who died inside their Stamford, Connecticut home during a Christmas Day fire. In the picture, the girls, 7-year-old twins Grace and Sarah and 9-year-old Lily, are with their father Matthew Badger, smiling and happy. According to the Times, funeral arrangements are still being made, but it's expected that they will take place next week. The Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home's vice-president, Dominic Carella, said the girls would be placed in individual coffins. more ›