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Local headlines: motorcycle crash in Marlborough; airline incident; campaign grant; Cromwell smoke shop arrest
Summary
Brief updates: a Marlborough motorcycle crash sent a rider to Hartford Hospital; Greek media report a passenger partly ejected from a plane window but the passenger survived; the state election enforcement commission approved a $3.7 million campaign grant for Josh Elliott; and a Cromwell smoke shop employee faces multiple charges and is held on $20,000 bond.
A series of brief local and national headlines reported on-air:
• Marlborough motorcycle crash: Police said a motorcycle crash on Route 2 West shortly after 5:30 p.m. sent the rider to Hartford Hospital with injuries. The scene remained active at the time of the broadcast.
• International airline incident: Greek media reported that a 61-year-old man was partially pulled out of a plane window during a flight on a Boeing 737 operated by Malta Air on behalf of Ryanair; the plane returned to Greece and the passenger survived and was treated for friction burns.
• Campaign finance: The state election enforcement commission approved a $3,700,000 campaign financing grant for state representative Josh Elliott, making him the first primary challenger in 48 years to appear on the ballot against a sitting governor, the broadcast said.
• Cromwell smoke shop arrest: Police searched Cloud World smoke shop and an employee's vehicle, seizing fireworks, more than 1,700 nitrous oxide canisters and packaged marijuana. The employee, 27-year-old Marwan Abdelmagad of New Britain, is charged with multiple offenses and is being held on $20,000 bond pending a Monday court appearance if bond is not posted.
These items were presented as short updates; authorities and news agencies may provide further details later.
