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Beloved Former Weaver High Coach Dies At 47, Leaves Lasting Impact On Players, Community
A beloved former Connecticut high school basketball coach has died, leaving behind a legacy of success on the scoreboard and an indelible mark on his players.
Reggie Hatchett, former head coach of the Weaver High School boys basketball team in Hartford, died Thursday, April 9. He was 47. The father of two had been living in Grayson, Georgia, with his longtime girlfriend, Keisha Smith, at the time of his death.
Loved ones said he died of heart and kidney failure.
Hatchett led Weaver for seven seasons and won 121 games, leading the program to multiple deep postseason runs during his tenure. …
CT Man, 75, Dies After Car Crash In Parking Lot
Police have identified the 75-year-old Connecticut man who was hit and killed by a car in an East Hampton parking lot.
James Bansemer, 75, of Colchester, was struck Friday, April 3, in the Napa Auto Parts lot on East High Street, according to East Hampton police.
First responders were called to the scene just before 3 p.m. Bansemer had serious injuries and no pulse when crews arrived. LifeStar was called in.
Bansemer was flown to Marlborough Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries, police said.
The driver stayed at the scene. Police are still investiga…
Inside The Plainville Tragedy: A Mother, Two Girls, And A Question That Won’t Go Away
The grief is still fresh in Plainville as families, neighbors, and officials struggle to process a tragedy that left a mother and her two daughters dead in an apparent murder-suicide inside a home on a quiet street.
Several days after the killings, the impact is spreading across the tight-knit community. Residents continue to mourn Felisha Matthews, 31, and her daughters, Ava King, 4, and Mileena Matthews, 12. Police say Patrick King, 27, fatally shot them before taking his own life during a police standoff on Friday, March 27.
Social media posts — both heartbroken and angry — continue to r…
