Terminal Patient Hoping For A Miracle To Meet Taylor Swift: CT News

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Brain Cancer Patient's Dream Is To Meet Taylor Swift, Mom Says

His mom said if Taylor Swift were to give her son “even five minutes of her time, that would be five minutes my son did not know that his diagnosis is terminal and there's no cure for it, and there's nothing anyone can do......I know that she's the only person who can make him not even think about brain cancer and what's going to happen.”>>>Read More.

Town’s Christmas Tree Stolen: Here’s What Happened Next

“He discovered that the tree was gone. It was missing. Someone cut the twine securing it at the top and literally just pulled it out of the base,” said a top official.>>>Read More.

Popular TV News Reporter Decides To Leave Station

"I have learned so much along this journey and am grateful to have met so many wonderful people throughout the years," she wrote. "You’ve opened up and shared your stories with me outside of court, on Main Street, in grocery store parking lots and beyond.">>>Read More.

4 Police Officers Fired To Receive $1.9 Million: Report

Four police officers who were fired in 2020 will receive part of a $4.9 million settlement with the town, according to a new report.>>>Read More.

Beloved Pot-Belly Pig Dies, Mourned By Animal Shelter Director

“Bethany loved roaming the property, eating pizza and her absolute favorite was penne a la vodka. Pigs are not at all what people say about them. They are clean, highly intelligent and bond to their family. And last week we lost her at 17 years old to mouth cancer. We never know the animals that we will save while doing this job, and we never know how those same animals will leave hoof prints on our lives forever.”>>>Read More.

Iconic Main Street Business 'Permanently Closes' After Nearly 70 Years

The closure announcement marks the end of an era for the downtown staple, first opened in 1957 after a flood washed away his original location down the street in 1955.>>>Read More.

Police Help Man In 'Elevated Crisis' On Bridge

Three detectives are being lauded for assisting a man suffering a crisis on the bridge.>>>Read More.

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