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MIDDLETOWN >> The situation looked bleak for 9-year-old Sophie, a diabetic, nearly blind American Eskimo who went missing from her East Main Street home late Wednesday - a cold, rainy night with intermittent downpours.Marcus Keilch and his wife, Bernice Rosa, knew their 12-year-old son Anthony's dog, who went missing around 9:30 p.

NEW HAVEN >> About 18 people affiliated with the Greater New Haven Peace Council held signs and handed out pamphlets Friday evening in opposition to President Donald Trump's decision to authorize a missile strike against a Syrian air base Thursday.

HARTFORD >> Passing legislation revamping the juvenile justice system, one of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's signature initiatives this year, failed to make it through the Judiciary Committee Friday.

World leaders rallied around the United States after it launched a missile strike early Friday on a Syrian air base in response to this week's chemical attack, while Russia condemned the move as "aggression" and suspended crucial coordination with Washington in Syria's congested skies, The Associated Press reported.

A taste of New Haven comes to Waterbury next week as Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana opens in a high profile location off Interstate 84.The new 90-seat pizzeria is scheduled to open at 130 Reidville Drive in Waterbury on April 17, according to Gary Bimonte, the grandson of Frank Pepe and co-owner along with his family members.

NEW HAVEN >> A 2015 Yale University graduate has sued the university, claiming school officials reprimanded him when he mentioned rape in a philosophy paper and that the incident influenced Yale's response when two women falsely accused him of sexual misconduct.

NEW HAVEN >> For anyone who has attended a public hearing at City Hall only to find a parking ticket on their vehicle when they leave, several alders want to relieve your pain.Eight alders have asked the Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking to recommend a modification in the parking meters on certain blocks around City Hall during the week.

HAMDEN >> A 43-year-old New Haven woman is accused of hitting and attempting to bite a store employee who tried to stop her when she was leaving with more than $200 worth of stolen items.Michelle Kosko, of Eastern Street, was charged with third-degree robbery and sixth-degree larceny on a warrant this week, police said.

NEW HAVEN >> Mayor Toni Harp said Monday there would be "ramifications" over Chief Administrative Officer Michael Carter's outburst with a union representative last week.

NEW HAVEN >> Remember the LiveWorkLearnPlay project with its 1,000 units of housing, 40 businesses and a hotel?It's still alive, albeit much delayed, thanks to revisions that no longer require that major distribution and transmission lines be moved, a complicated dance that conflicted directly with planned highway improvements and added $15 million to the cost.