May 30 / 11:00 pm
Family, friends mourn train accident victims
(Trumbull-WTNH) _ An emotional night in Trumbull Sunday, as friends and family of the victims in last week's deadly train crash gather to mourn the loss of the Urgiles family. They were killed Tuesday after being hit by an Amtrak train in Fairfield. The mother and her four boys were walking alongside the tracks in the middle of the night. The tragedy touched the entire community.
 New Channel 8's Jocelyn Sigue reports.
Accident closes part of I-95 for hours
(North Stonington-WTNH) _ A car rollover on Interstate 95 in North Stonington shut down part of the northbound side of the Highway for several hours Sunday. State police say the accident happened around Noon between exits 91 and 92. Four people were taken to area hospitals.
Police will not comment on the extent of the injuries, but they are calling it a very serious accident.
Girl killed in garage door accident
(Stratford-AP) _ A seven-year-old Stratford girl was killed Saturday afternoon after being pinned by an automatic garage door at her home. Police say Marissa Argueta was playing in the three-car garage and apparently hit the button that closes the door. The door came down on her neck and suffocated her. The child's mother was home at the time and called for help just before one o'clock. Marissa was pronounced dead a short time later at Bridgeport Hospital. Police say it was an older model door and did not have a safety feature that would allow it to raise if it hit anything on the way down. Newer automatic door openers are required to have sensors designed to prevent accidents. Counseling has been offered to the emergency personnel who responded to the scene. Police are continuing to investigate.
Girl remains hospitalized week after hit and run
(WTNH) _ A 10-year old girl from East Hampton is still hospitalized after she was injured in a hit and run accident. Sarah Lynch was hit by a car last Saturday in West Haven after getting a snack from a neighborhood ice cream truck on Water street. 21-year old Dawn Dibene was arrested following the hit and run. Her friend, Luis Calderon, was charged with hindering an investigation.
Lynch is in a coma but in stable condition at Yale-New Haven hospital. Her father tells us she is getting better.
Anti-Millstone Rally
(East Lyme-AP) _ Protesters marching on the Millstone Nuclear Power plant today demanded that the three reactors be shut down. About 100 residents of Connecticut and Long Island rallied in front of the Millstone science center in East Lyme then proceeded on a one-mile march to the plant. More than a half-dozen citizen action groups were represented in the sixth-annual "March on Millstone." Two of the three nuclear plants at the Waterford complex are back on line after being shut down for nearly three years due to safety problems. Federal regulators approved the restart but opponents aren't convinced the plants are safe. Fish Unlimited announced plans to file a lawsuit charging Millstone with violating the federal Clean Water Act. The Long Island-based environmental group that unsuccessfully fought the restart of Millstone Two. Authorities say the rally was orderly.
Vets want state to continue upkeep of Iwo Jima Memorial
(New Britain-AP) _ A group of World War Two veterans find themselves in another battle. This time it's over a monument. Members of the Iwo Jima Survivors Group want the state Department of Veterans Affairs to take over the upkeep of the Iwo Jima memorial. The group had raised the money to erect the monument, which sits on a piece of state lane along Route Nine and right next two Central Connecticut State University. The veterans group and the school agreed years ago that the university would oversee the site. Most of the veterans are in their 70s and many worry the memorial won't be cared for properly once they're gone. They've backed a bill in the Legislature that would give the state Veterans Affairs Department control. School officials, however, say that's not necessary and they're willing to sit down and discuss the issue with the vets. The school spends about $20,000 a year to maintain the memorial.
Prison break foiled
(East Lyme-AP) _ Two inmates at the JB Gates prison in Niantic tried an unsuccessful prison break yesterday. 23-year-old Paul Cantino and 20-year-old Khary Davis got as far as the razor wire surrounding the prison and tried to scale it. Trouble is, prison guards were watching them. Cantino suffered cuts his arms and legs from the razor wire. They were charged with first-degree attempt to escape and will appear in court June 10th. An inmate from the Brooklyn prison had about 24-hours of freedom before he was caught. State police say 20-year-old Edward Hyland walked away from a work detail on Friday. He was arrested the next day when he was spotted hitchhiking in nearby Putnam. He's charged with first-degree escape and is due in court Tuesday. Hyland had been serving a sentence for robbery.
Dozens hurt in concert incident
(Hartford-AP) _ Dozens of people suffered minor injuries last night at a concert in Hartford's Bushnell Park when a rumor of gunfire sent thousands stampeding through a fence. A security official at the New England Music Festival and Reggae Splash said the rush started when two began fighting and someone yelled "gun." The crowd knocked down a plywood fence surrounding the grounds. Fire officials say about thirty people were injured, the worst being a broken leg.
West Hartford synagogue to install lesbian rabbi
(West Hartford-AP) _ While most mainstream religions balk at the notion of ordaining homosexuals, the liberal Reform movement of Judaism has welcomed gays and lesbians for more than a decade. Next month, Congregation Beth Israel, New England's largest synagogue, will join the growing circle of synagogues with openly gay clergy with the installation of Elissa Kohen as associate rabbi.
Here's the full story.
Nobel Laureate addresses Wesleyan grads
(Middletown-AP) _ A Nobel Laureate renowned for his studies of poverty told Wesleyan grads today they have to question what they are told is fact.
Amartya Sen told the 724 undergraduates and 127 grad students that universities are a "breeding ground of questioning." He says academic studies are needed to break popular perceptions. Sen won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economic science in 1998 for his work on human rights, poverty and inequality.
His son, Kabir Sen, is a member of the graduating class. Some graduates used commencement as a chance to protest policies they say hinder academic freedom, including the lack of minority faculty members and the monitoring of a controversial pornography course. The protesters covered their red mortarboards with black paper.
National Cancer Survivors Day
National Cancer Survivors Day on Thursday, June 3, will feature a series of workshops and a luncheon for cancer survivors and their families at Yale School of Medicine. News Channel 8's Dr Mel is master of ceremonies of the event.
Here's more information on how you can take part.
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