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By Roger Susanin, Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story    BRANFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) -- Wind caused some significant

Bill for gender, racial representation signed into law By Rob Polansky Gov. Ned Lamont signed the legislation on Tuesday. First, the bill promotes greater gender and racial diversity of appointments on state boards and commissions. It creates a statutory requirement for appointing authorities to consider recommendations from organizations that represent the interest of gender and racial diversity when seeking people to serve on state boards and commissions. It also codifies a transparent process for people to express interest in serving on boards and commissions and offers more direct access ...

Cats found in plastic container go up for adoption By: CNN By Rob Polansky     BRANFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) -- A family of cats found in a plastic container in Branford this past spring improved enough to go up for adoption. The Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter posted an update this week about the cats, which were named Stevie Nicks, Van Halen, Aerosmith and Metallica. A fourth kitten didn't make it. The shelter said it considered the cats that survived "rock stars" because of their story. After the family was found in March, it was touch-and-go f...

A major Hollywood movie is filming in the capital city. "Call Jane" stars Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Mara, Chris Messina and others. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said he'll share some details about the set and filming during a news conference on Monday afternoon. A synopsis of the movie from IMDb.com said it's about a married woman with an unwanted pregnancy who lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to help. It's written by Hayley Schore and Roshan Sethi, whose credits include the popular TV show The Resident.