Jennifer Lambert is a digital content editor at NBC Connecticut, where she writes web articles and helps manage the station’s website and social media presence. She joined the team in January 2026, shortly after graduating from Boston University with a degree in journalism.
While at BU, Jennifer worked at The Boston Globe as a homepage producer, where she sharpened her skills in digital storytelling and learned how to connect with audiences in a fast-paced news environment.
Originally from Northborough, Massachusetts, Jennifer enjoys discovering new restaurants (and rating them), spending time with friends and family, and being around dogs whenever she can.
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$5,000 reward offered to find whoever dumped 2 dead pitbulls in Wolcott, Conn.
Police say they are searching for the person or people responsible for leaving two dead pitbulls inside garbage bags on a walking trail in Wolcott. Desmond’s Army is also offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to find whoever is responsible. Officers responded to a walking trail near Woodtick Road and Boundline Road on Saturday after receiving a report that...
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Connecticut Children's reaches agreement with DOJ to end gender-affirming care
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that Connecticut Children’s Medical Center has reached an agreement with the federal government to stop providing gender-affirming medical care to minors. The agreement includes a commitment by Connecticut Children’s not to provide puberty blockers, hormone therapy, or gender-affirming surgeries to patients under 18, according to the DOJ. The DOJ also said the...
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Recovery operation ends for 13-year-old who disappeared in West River; teen identified
The recovery operation for a 13-year-old boy who disappeared after entering the West River in New Haven has ended after three days, officials announced Saturday. Mayor Justin Elicker said crews concluded the search at 12 p.m. on Saturday after an effort that began Thursday morning. The search continued through Thursday, resumed Friday and concluded Saturday afternoon. Elicker identified him Saturday...
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Brittney Griner files for divorce from wife Cherelle, who helped free her from Russia
Connecticut Sun center Brittney Griner has filed for divorce from her wife, Cherelle, according to court documents filed Thursday in Fulton County, Georgia.
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78-year-old woman dies after being hit by car in Stamford, Conn.
An elderly woman has died after being struck by a car in Stamford on Friday morning. Carmen Illapa, 78, was crossing Progress Drive near Stillwater Avenue around 5:30 a.m. when she was struck by a 2022 Ford Escape driven by a 28-year-old Stamford resident, police said. The driver remained at the scene and spoke with responding officers, police said. Illapa...
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About 15,000 Waterbury residents, businesses without water after second water main break
More than 15,000 residents and businesses in Waterbury are expected to be without water service until repairs to a second water main break are completed, according to the mayor’s office. Crews are working to repair the break on Tompkins Street after a break on the same street earlier this week left thousands without water for days. Approximately 15,020 homes and...
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Search for missing teen in New Haven's West River shifts to recovery operation
A rescue operation has become a recovery operation for a teen who went missing after entering the West River in New Haven early Thursday morning, according to New Haven Fire Chief Dan Coughlin. The New Haven Fire Department was called to the river in the area of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and Boston Post Road around 4:26 a.m. for a...
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Mother of Enfield 12-year-old who was found dead files for divorce from girl's stepfather
The mother of the Enfield 12-year-old girl whose death remains under investigation has filed for divorce from her husband, Anthony Federline, who is charged with sexually assaulting the child. The 12-year-old girl was found dead in her home on Elm Street on March 18. Anthony Federline is her stepfather. According to divorce papers filed in Hartford Superior Court on June...
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4-year-old boy dies after falling from 10th-floor window in Stamford, Conn.: Police
A 4-year-old boy died after falling from a 10th-floor apartment window in Stamford on Sunday evening, Stamford police said. A Stamford Police Department patrol supervisor was flagged down by a group of women on Prospect Street around 7:21 p.m. The women reported that a child had fallen from an apartment window, according to police. Officers responded along with Stamford Fire...
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2 injured after overnight shooting in Hartford, Conn., police say
Two men were listed in critical condition after a shooting in Hartford in the early morning hours on Friday, Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert said. Boisvert said officers were called to an area hospital around 2 a.m. after two men with gunshot wounds were dropped off in private vehicles. The first was a man in his 20s, who was listed...
