Amy Parmenter

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  www.nbc30.com/news/11480871/detail.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/1/2007    Last Visited: 4/1/2007  

  At a time when girls are scouring the stores for the perfect prom dress, discount shoppers gave an A-plus to the weekend formal wear sale at Middletown High School, said NBC 30's Amy Parmenter.
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  Members of the local community and beyond have donated new and used dresses, tuxedos, jewelry and other accessories for the sale, which is held once every two years, Parmenter said.
  
  You get space in your closet by recycling," organizer Chris Larosa told Parmenter.
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  The sale featured gently used and new formal dresses and other formal wear, as well as brand-new dresses, organizer Kris Wherry told Parmenter.

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  www.nbc30.com/news/11153981/detail.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/3/2007    Last Visited: 3/4/2007  

  It will likely take homeowners like Shields quite some time to recover from what residents describe as the worst flooding they've seen in more than 30 years, Parmenter said.
  
  State transportation inspectors also headed back out to East Lyme Saturday morning to make sure the Silver Falls Bridge was safe, after it was overtaken by water Friday, NBC 30's Amy Parmenter reported.
  
  The bridge held against the flood raging waters, but many other bridges in the area were compromised by the flooding, Parmenter said.

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  www.nbc30.com/news/11225617/detail.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/11/2007    Last Visited: 3/11/2007  

  HARTFORD, Conn. -- More than a dozen people, including several children who had been living in a three-family dwelling on Zion Street were left homeless by an early-morning fire that officials said started on the second floor, NBC 30's Amy Parmenter reported.
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  The man thought to be responsible for the fire was arrested at the scene and taken away by police, while those who had escaped with their lives lingered for hours with nowhere to go, Parmenter said.
  
  The Red Cross arrived to provide food, clothing and temporary shelter for those displaced by the fire.
  
  For one resident who escaped with her grandson, it was the second time in a year she'd been burned out of her home.
  
  The woman spoke haltingly to Parmenter: "I don't know, it's too much.

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  Cromwell Police Find Car Stolen In Home Invasion - News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/28/2007    Last Visited: 1/29/2007  

  CROMWELL, Conn. -- Cromwell police Sunday found a white Mercedes stolen as part of an armed home invasion that took place at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday in Cromwell, according to NBC 30's Amy Parmenter.
  
  Police told Parmenter the car was found parked in a housing complex parking lot that's less than a mile from the robbery scene.Someone in the complex had called police to complain the car was in a reserved spot.
  
  Cromwell police are still on the hunt, though, for the four men who committed the home invasion Saturday night.They said the men are armed and dangerous, Parmenter reported.
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  Police told Parmenter the men restrained the woman at gunpoint, stole her jewelry and TV, then took off in her white Mercedes, Parmenter reported.
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  I've been living here for four years now, and there's never been any crime to speak of at all," a neighbor told Parmenter.

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  Driver Runs Over Woman On Desolate Roadway - News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/24/2007    Last Visited: 2/25/2007  

  HARTFORD, Conn. -- Flashing police lights brightened a typically desolate and darkened roadway Saturday morning, when a driver ran over a woman, NBC 30's Amy Parmenter reported.
  
  Investigators said it was about 3:30 a.m. when they were called to Liebert Road just off Jennings.They were responding to reports of a pedestrian struck by a car, but that may not be exactly what happened, Parmenter said.
  
  The way the accident happened led police to believe the victim may have already been laying in the roadway when she was struck, Parmenter reported.
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  The accident happened just outside the entrance to Connecticut Transit headquarters, Parmenter said.
  
  Police said the driver was on her way to work at Connecticut Transit when she ran over something in the road, which turned out to be a woman, she told investigators.
  
  Investigators described the victim as a woman in her 20s.
  
  Police said the driver's story seems consistent with their findings because the striking vehicle appears to have no front-end damage.
  
  The victim was pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital.
  
  Hours after the accident, her bloody clothes, a pair of sneakers and a hat left at the scene were collected for evidence, police told Parmenter.
  
  Police cannot yet explain how the victim ended up along Liebert Road.
  
  A white car, found a short distance away, was cluttered with what appeared to be a woman's possessions, Parmenter said, and investigators towed it from the scene.

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  Hundreds Turn Out For Three Kings Day Parade - News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/6/2007    Last Visited: 1/7/2007  

  HARTFORD -- Saturday was 12 days after Christmas, and hundreds attended a colorful parade in Hartford for Three Kings Day, according to NBC 30's Amy Parmenter.
  
  Local Latino businessmen dressed up as the three kings, or wise men, for the event.
  
  The holiday is cause for huge celebration, especially among Connecticut's vibrant Puerto Rican community, Parmenter said.

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  Jewlry - - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/24/2006    Last Visited: 1/12/2007  

  Southington police are searching for suspects after a jewelry store robbery, NBC 30's Amy Parmenter reported.

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  Ned Lamont Sits Down With NBC 30 - Politics - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/2/2007    Last Visited: 2/2/2007  

  Lamont sat down for an exclusive interview with NBC 30's Amy Parmenter.

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  Officials: 3 Fires Overnight May Be Work Of Arsonist -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/19/2006    Last Visited: 11/19/2006  

  BRANFORD, Conn. -- Three fires overnight -- two in Branford and one nearby in East Haven-- have led fire officials to conclude there may be an arsonist at large, NBC 30's Amy Parmenter reported.
  
  Parmenter said officials are calling all these fires suspicious in nature.The state fire marshal is investigating all three cases, she reported.
  
  The first call came at 1:30 a.m. about a fire at Woodvale Road in Branford, she said.
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  Officials told Parmenter that these two fires stretched the limits of local resources.
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  Officials said they doubt this fire is a coincidence, Parmenter said.
  
  East Haven Fire Chief Doug Jackson told Parmenter that "there was no power to this house, and it has been vacant for about two years.

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  Towns Set Up DUI Checkpoints For Holidays - News -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/11/2006    Last Visited: 11/12/2006  

  -- In conjunction with state and federal Click It or Ticket and Drink Drive Lose campaigns, four local towns -- Windsor, East and South Windsor, and Manchester -- are joining forces to ensure drivers take extra precautions behind the wheel during the holiday season, NBC 30's Amy Parmenter reported.
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  Beginning Monday, a series of seatbelt checkpoints will be conducted in all four towns, Parmenter said.

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