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Sadly $1 million dollars now isn't valued the same as what $1 million used to be According to CT Lottery's winners list a New Britain resident won $1,000,000 on the 200x scratch game from the Stop & Shop in Newington located at 44 Fenn Road you have to match your numbers to the winning numbers with your chance at bonus winning numbers as well you can either be paid as a $1,000,000 20 year annuity or a one-time gross cash option of $750,000 but you have multiple different tiers to win The prizes range all the way from $20 to $1,000,000 There were no other million dollar winners this month that I see but there were a bunch of pretty large winners If you want your shot to win a bunch of cash without giving any cash, we have your chance the rest of the week. 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Our Win Cash contest is going on until this Friday and you have a shot at $10,000 this Thursday Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInNEW BRITAIN CT (WFSB) - A family of five in New Britain was forced out by an early morning house fire Significant damage was reported to the home [firefighters] had heavy fire in the rear of the structure,” said New Britain assistant fire chief Peter Towey Towey told Channel 3 that the house’s smoke alarms alerted the family to the fire so they were able to safely get themselves out there was damage to the siding on the exposure building,” Towey said but the heat from the fire melted the siding.” one on the family’s two dogs died in the fire The cause of the fire remains under investigation CT (WFSB) – An overnight fire forced three families out of their home and killed three dogs The fire broke out at an apartment complex at 182 Broad Street at 12:30a.m Fire crews responded to the scene and contained the flames without injury to either firefighters or residents The incident was first reported as a an electrical problem The first was on the third floor kitchen and extended to another apartment The American Red Cross arrived on the scene to help the affected families and provide temporary shelter and support has a restaurant across the street from the scene “This is very sad,” said Kujawa heartbroken for the families The Fire Marshal’s Office was on scene to investigate the cause of the fire CT (WFSB) - A man turned himself in for a deadly hit-and-run incident that happened in New Britain in December The city identified the suspect as 18-year-old Charlie Rodriguez The hit-and-run happened on Dec. 9, 2024 in the area of 237 Broad St Rodriguez was accused of striking and killing one pedestrian and injuring another Rodriguez turned himself in on Thursday afternoon following the application for an arrest warrant by New Britain police He was charged with evading responsibility resulting in death The incident remained under investigation as of Friday Anyone with information was asked to contact New Britain police at 860-826-3070 today announced that a jury in New Britain Superior Court on April 10 guilty of Sexual Assault in the First Degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70(a)(1) in violation of General Statutes § 30-86(b)(2).    Evidence at trial showed that the defendant compelled the victim to engage in sexual intercourse and that this act was accomplished by the use of force against the victim was presided over by the Honorable Chris Pelosi This case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Sara Greene with the assistance of Inspector David Rohon State’s Attorney Watson and Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Greene wish to extend their gratitude to the Plainville Police Department for their investigative efforts in this case CT (WFSB) - A teacher in New Britain has been on paid administrative leave for more than a month after she refused to take down a crucifix that was hanging up on her classroom wall Marisol Arroyo-Castro was expected to learn if she’ll keep her job on Friday The cross had been hanging at Arroyo-Castro’s desk for 10 years inside her classroom at the Diloreto Elementary and Middle School in New Britain The longtime teacher was placed on administrative leave in early December after the school’s administration asked her to remove the crucifix from students’ sight It claimed it violated federal and state laws which require public schools to remain neutral in religious matters that’s exactly what they’re not doing though Because they’re kind of targeting her crucifix and they’re not targeting anyone else’s personal expressions Russell said forcing Castro to remove the cross violates her First Amendment rights “If you look back at the coach Kennedy case what the Supreme Court clarified is that teachers do have the right to have private religious expression even when students can see them just because they can see that cross and in this case it’s a passive symbol the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a high school football coach who was fired for praying on the field after games Russell said Castro uses the cross as a reminder to stay calm throughout the day working with middle school students The school district claims it’s received complaints from students and staff that her teaching is influenced by her Catholic faith New Britain’s superintendent said in a statement “We will not allow any teacher to use their position of authority to impose their personal religious beliefs or infringe on the civil rights of our students.” Russell said Castro had never heard of the complaints “I haven’t seen in any of the emails or the correspondence that they’ve had with the client ‘You’re injecting religion into your teaching.’ It’s only been about that cross being at her personal workspace,” Russell said She said Castro wants to get back to doing what she loves in the district that she’s called home for more than 30 years “Hopefully they back down and we don’t have to end up in litigation over this,” Russell said “She just doesn’t want any trouble with the crucifix She doesn’t understand why it’s such a big deal Castro remained on paid administrative leave as of early Friday morning Russell said the New Britain school committee was expected to meet on Friday to discuss whether or not Castro will be terminated as an educator in the district Russell said it’s not yet clear if she and her client will be invited to be part of that conversation but if they don’t reinstate Castro they plan to take it to court This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page including a man who suffered severe injuries were struck by a driver in a hit-and-run in New Britain New Britain officials revealed on Tuesday that they were searching for a silver sedan “The vehicle was last seen in the area of Broad Street and Burritt Street after leaving the scene of the accident,” said Rachel Zaniewski “The victim remains in critical condition.” they responded to the area of Booth and Broad streets for the crash that involved pedestrians The man was transported to the hospital for further treatment of his serious injuries “I see people flying all the time,” said Jacob Lopez of New Britain A truck was found at the scene parked outside of the Royal Oak Package Store with a smashed windshield Police have not confirmed if the truck was involved in the incident The driver of a small sedan was involved in the crash Authorities collected evidence in the area for several hours The Connecticut Transportation Institute’s executive director told Channel 3 that hit-and-run fatalities in the state have tripled “In going back and looking at trends over time it looks like back in the early 2000s we would maybe have 10 fatalities a year that were due to hit-and-run crashes,” Jackson said “[The] most recent year we looked at was 2022 and we’re around 30.” and January are typically the state’s worst months for pedestrian fatalities “Nationwide we are seeing an increase in the number of hit-and-run fatalities that are actually occurring on the roadways,” Jackson said we’re seeing an increase in impaired driving and the vast majority of hit-and-run drivers are drivers that are impaired by alcohol or other drugs.” No arrests were made by police in New Britain as of Tuesday morning Eyewitness News learned that the crash was captured on surveillance video “It’s wise to just keep your head up out here and just look around Anyone with information was encouraged to reach out to Capt CT (WFSB) - New Britain’s mayor officially announced on Tuesday she filed paperwork to explore a run for governor Mayor Erin Stewart held a news conference at 10 a.m Reports said that the Republican filed paperwork with state election officials last week Stewart will see if she can raise money and gain the popularity We are 644 days from the November 2026 election and not from special interests or millionaires She said she is participating in a citizens elections program where the maximum contribution is $375 per person That would mean she needs about 1,000 people to donate She argued that Connecticut was not in a good spot “I refuse to stay idle while we watch the decline of our great state we know that Connecticut is stuck in neutral taxes and the cost of utilities are simply way too high Young families like mine struggle every day to make ends meet We’re losing business and talent to other states We have no long term vision of where as a state we want to go.” When asked what she would do differently than Lamont It’s time for a new generation of leadership.” She said a full decision would be made sometime in the fall Four months ago, Stewart announced that she would not seek a seventh term as mayor she became the youngest mayor in New Britain’s history at 26 years old She says she has learned a lot since then and is ready to give it another shot “This is absolutely going to be a people powered effort I don’t have the means to finance my own campaign and I’m looking forward to the next several months as I explore my viability and I hope to make a decision whether to launch a full candidate committee sometime in the fall but that decision is absolutely predicated on the success of this exploratory effort,” Stewart said Stewart has earned at least 60% of the vote in the last 3 elections can that popularity in New Britain translate to the entire state I refuse to stay idle while we watch the decline of our great state Governor Lamont has not decided if he will seek a third term I wouldn’t be doing this if I were,” said Stewart is hoping Stewart launches a full campaign for governor Stewart also commented on the first eight days of President Trump’s second term We knew that everything that’s happened in the last week we knew that that was going to happen because he’s the type of leader who says he’s going to do something and he doesn’t waffle Leer en español What started off as a group of parents in Danbury advocating for educational equity for their children has now grown into a nonprofit organization that opened its sixth community center in New Britain this past weekend Maria Matos and Lucas Pimentel have been in the advocacy trenches for quite a while we were just volunteer parents that saw that there was a need for equality of education,” Matos said Matos said her daughter often had to tutor and assist her high school peers who didn’t speak English because they did not get the assistance they needed in the classroom She also said many parents didn’t speak English making it difficult for them to advocate for their children’s needs “The kids are not receiving the information that they're supposed to receive in school Latinos for Educational Advocacy and Diversity Matos is the organization’s vice president and chief programs officer The non-profit offers a wide variety of programming services and resources for local Latino communities LEAD has six community centers across Connecticut The newest community center opened up in New Britain A ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday for the new LEAD Community Center in New Britain brought in a full house “We see the need in New Britain,” Matos said community engagement coordinator for the New Britain center said he noticed many Latinos are facing challenges because they are unaware of how to use the tools they have at their disposal “Many Hispanics could not advance in their jobs because they didn’t know how to use a computer,” Cerdeña said in Spanish they can learn how to operate a computer perfectly.” LEAD also offers programs to help Latinos with their retirement funds and their small businesses The organization also empowers women seeking day care training and helps young people learn how to build a savings account Cerdeña has noticed over the decades that Latinos often have to go to spaces that aren’t equipped for the kinds of services that LEAD provides Cerdeña said he had to give his computer literacy courses in a cafe in Waterbury because he did not have a place where he could offer the course “It’s important that Latinos have what we deserve Why do we have to gather in the basement of a church or in a house Why shouldn’t we have a place like this?” Cerdeña said in Spanish about the new community center on West Main Street LEAD is working to open another community center in Hartford later this year Because that's where the laws are passed,” she said “We want to be close to the legislators office We want the people to have a place in Hartford where to go and learn And we want to have the community involved.” Though there is a lot of excitement around the opening of the New Britain location Matos said the work to bring about educational equity only continues from here the hope is to open the new community center in the downtown area of Hartford sometime in August Receive daily news and talk from Connecticut Public Radio directly to your inbox CT (WFSB) - A man was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife and shooting a second woman in New Britain on Monday morning The suspect was identified as 46-year-old Christopher Raye Police said they caught Raye on Tuesday night Meriden and Berlin police helped make the arrest He was scheduled to face a judge on Wednesday Police said they responded to a possible domestic violence-related disturbance on Prospect Street on Monday They found a woman suffering from wounds inside a home around 3 a.m “On arrival officers entered the first floor and located a female on the floor unresponsive suffering from multiple injuries,” New Britain officials said “New Britain EMS arrived to provide medical treatment however the female was pronounced deceased on scene shortly after.” She was identified as 30-year-old Bryana Raye Police determined she was stabbed to death She was a young mother and a nurse at a hospital for special care in New Britain A hospital spokesperson said she was a cherished and admired staff member “Our hearts go out to her family and she will be in our thoughts as we continue the work she was so dedicated to” also suffering from an apparent gunshot wound was found and transported to an area hospital for treatment and is currently in critical condition He was not found until Tuesday night when police saw him walking on the Berlin Turnpike His bond was set at $1,000,000 and his public defender said Raye will not be able to pay it A man attending his court appearance claimed to be a close friend of Raye’s We don’t know what their home life was like We don’t know if he started indulging in alcohol or drugs or anything,” the man said Police explained that Raye called a friend crying once he fled the scene Raye told this friend he had just done something very unnormal he said something crazy had happened and he couldn’t live anymore Police interviewed another family friend who said Bryana was worried something bad was going to happen by Christopher Some neighbors told Channel 3 that they were not shocked by the incident They said there have been some issues on the street “I’m not happy because there’s a lot of issues in this street,” said Aurora Figueroa of New Britain The New Britain Police Department said it was still actively investigating the incident with the help of the Connecticut State Police and New Britain State’s Attorney’s Office Anyone with any information was encouraged to contact Lt Refresh this page and watch Eyewitness News for updates