A high school softball coach is facing charges after allegedly engaging in “inappropriate” behavior and “unwanted touching” of students. That’s according to Norwalk Police and they’re talking about 70-year-old Cary Nadel, who turned himself into police last week and was charged with four counts of sexual assault in the fourth degree and risk of injury to a minor. While these are allegations at this point, it’s an example of familiar people crossing an inexcusable line. Crime prevention expert Jim Perez shared what makes cases like this different than a random stranger danger situation and how to increase safety for your family.

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Many studies show a strong correlation, referred to as “the link,” between animal abuse, child abuse and domestic abuse. And now, many state agencies in Connecticut are working together to better address “the link” and combat the issues of abuse. We got insight about this from Department of Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt.

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Milford parents are outraged after two motions to restore education funding didn’t get the votes needed to pass. Ten votes were needed during the Board of Aldermen meeting to restore full or partial funding back to the schools and both failed to get the votes. Now the Board of Education has to decide where to make up that money in a meeting, including potentially closing a middle school or firing educators. We spoke with Kara Flannery of the Milford Ed Advocates group about the latest financial cuts to Milford schools.

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