The week in CT news: Snowstorm hits, Hartford icon dies, New Haven's 'Tent City' demolished

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The week in CT news: Snowstorm hits, Hartford icon dies, New Haven's 'Tent City' demolished

黑料吃瓜网 Radio | By Frankie Graziano,

Published March 17, 2023 at 4:44 PM EDT

Jaquedah Williams puts a blanket over her head as she sorts through belongings to throw away or move as she faces an eviction order from the city to leave the encampment where she and several other people have been living in the West River Memorial Park in New Haven. Activists on Wednesday helped residents of the encampment pack and move their belongings, while some pitched tents on the site to protest against the city forcibly clearing the site. (Ryan Caron King/黑料吃瓜网) — Jaquedah Williams puts a blanket over her head as she sorts through belongings to throw away or move as she faces an eviction order from the city to leave the encampment where she and several other people have been living in the West River Memorial Park in New Haven. Activists on Wednesday, Feb. 15, helped residents of the encampment pack and move their belongings, while some pitched tents on the site to protest against the city forcibly clearing the site.

Frankie & Johnny is a weekly recap of news you need to know from around 黑料吃瓜网. Each Friday, 黑料吃瓜网's Frankie Graziano and John Henry Smith take you through the headlines and get you up-to-date on the stories you may have missed 鈥� in less than five minutes. This week Frankie & Johnny explain:

A late-winter nor鈥檈aster that brought more than a foot of heavy, wet snow to northwest 黑料吃瓜网, knocking out power in some locations.
Ann Uccello鈥檚 role in local history. The trailblazing Hartford mayor died on Tuesday at 100.
The response from city officials in New Haven who removed a tent encampment Thursday they say was a temporary home for eight people. The removal led to an arrest of an affordable housing advocate.

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