By Rich Scinto                        

                                           

NEW HAVEN >> More than 1,300 people have been shot in the city in the last 10 years.
And that is just the number of victims who did not die.
But bullets tear through more than flesh and bone; they also leave their terrible marks on a person’s mind and the entire community.

Read the full story here.

By Randall Beach
Register Staff
 She wanted to be famous, maybe even a movie star, and so 13-year-old Samantha Geimer decided she couldn’t say “no” when acclaimed film director Roman Polanski, 43, asked her to come along with him for a “photo shoot.”
“It’s a lovely day for my big break,” she thought to herself.
Polanski did make her famous, but in a nightmarish way that the young girl could never have imagined.
For 36 years, she endured lies and media misinformation about what happened on that day in 1977 when Polanski plied her with champagne and a Quaalude, then raped her in Jack Nicholson’s mansion. (Nicholson wasn’t home.)
Now, at last, it’s her turn to tell her story.

Read more here.

4th Annual Roly's Run
In Memory of Roland "Roly" Lagasse

Celebrating His Life
Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013

Tickets:
Driver: $15.00
Passenger: $10.00

All proceeds to benefit Survivors of Homicide, Inc.

Registration will be at 11 a.m. at Roxy's, located at 24 Greenwoods Rd. in Torrington. Kick stands up at noon.

Stops will include: Brass Horse in Barkhamsted and the ride will end at McGillicuddys in Unionville.

Please see Emily at Roxy's or Kim at the Brass Horse for advanced tickets. Registration will also be available the morning of the ride.Visit the organization's web site at www.survivorsofhomicide.com for more information.

By Neal McNamara
Register Staff
MILFORD >> The saga of a planned domestic violence shelter here has demonstrated that zoning regulations in many localities may not be favorable toward such uses in residential neighborhoods.
On Tuesday, an attorney representing neighbors of a planned shelter successfully argued in front of the zoning board of appeals that a shelter was an inappropriate use in a residential neighborhood.
The caused the zoning board of appeals to rescind a letter written by a city planner that allowed a shelter in a residential neighborhood without further zoning approvals.

Read more here.

The upcoming Ride for Justice starts off in Bristol, winds through several towns and culminates in Cheshire.
The event is planned for Sept. 29 and will benefit the Petit Family Foundation, in honor of three Cheshire residents who were murdered in a home invasion.
The foundation funds programs in the areas of education, chronic illness, and helping those whose lives have been impacted by violence.

Read more about the event at the foundation's web site, www.petitfamilyfoundation.org, and find sign up information here. 

SOUTHINGTON - The Survivors of Homicide organization is planning a lantern release vigil this month.
The event will be on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Southington Care Center, 45 Meriden Ave., Southington.
It will be an evening of bonding and remembrance.
All are welcome to attend. The group will be providing the lanterns for the event. Those planning to attend are asked to contact the organization in advance, so they know how many lanterns are needed.

Contact the Wethersfield-based organization at 860-257-7388. Visit their web site at www.survivorsofhomicide.com.