Don Trinks News Today

Connecticut towns and cities can, if they choose, hire lawful permanent residents as police officers. But some don’t seem to realize it.

Windsor Town Council discusses, then drops, request for relief for 55-plus communities

Five people — including four police officers — were sent to the hospital Thursday when they were overcome by a substance in a Windsor house.

Amazon construction site shut down again Wednesday after eighth noose was found; FBI, Connecticut police investigating Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant For the eighth time since late April a noose has been discovered on the massive construction site for a new Amazon warehouse in Windsor. The project was shut down out of concern for peoples’ safety, Scot X. Esdaile, president of the Connecticut NAACP, said late Wednesday morning. “It’s a direct threat on your life,” Es...

Amazon construction site shut down again Wednesday after eighth noose was found; FBI, Connecticut police investigating Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant For the eighth time since late April a noose has been discovered on the massive construction site for a new Amazon warehouse in Windsor. The project was shut down out of concern for peoples’ safety, Scot X. Esdaile, president of the Connecticut NAACP, said late Wednesday morning. “It’s a direct threat on your life,” Es...

After noose-like ropes found at Amazon site in CT, these safety measures are being taken FacebookTwitterEmail Windsor Town Council member Nuchette Black-Burke, center, with state and local elected leaders together with the CT NAACP, at news conference on May 7, 2021, in Windsor, Conn., after a noose was found at an Amazon warehouse construction site, seen in the background. A seventh noose was found Wednesday, May 19 at the facility.Mark Mirko / Associated Press WINDSOR — Police presence has ...

State officials and NAACP gather outside Windsor Amazon construction site Friday to denounce racism in community after noose was found last week Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, Windsor Mayor Don Trinks, various NAACP representatives and members of the Windsor community gathered Friday outside the Amazon construction site where a noose was found last week to not only denounce the presence of racism in the town, but also demand a call to action from Amaz...

Updated on May 7, 2021 at 5:50 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Amazon on Friday agreed to meet with CT NAACP and Windsor town leaders to discuss how to address a possible hate crime at the company’s fulfillment site after at least one noose was found there last week. “My general question is both to the general contractor and the soon-to-be tenant is what are you doing about this?” Windsor mayor Don Trinks said. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and w...

Long time social and racial justice activist has fund created in her name.

WINDSOR — The town has received 50,000 masks in a donation from the Ford Motor Co. Paul Goldberg, a town employee serving as emergency manager and fire administrator, said the Michigan-based company contacted the town. “They asked us, ‘How many do you want?’” Goldberg said. The shipment of masks arrived Nov. 12, roughly three weeks after the company’s offer. Goldberg said virus protocols require all towns to have an emergency manager who is responsible for PPE-rela...