PHOTOS: A look back at April 2024 in CT (2024)

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UConn center Donovan Clingan hoists the 2024 NCAA Championship trophy as confetti falls on the team during a Victory Parade and Rally in Hartford Saturday, April 13, 2024, to celebrate their second consecutive national title. Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant
A waffle cone with cookies + cream ice cream at Kriz Farm Ice Cream in Bethany on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
The UConn men’s basketball team reacts to fans as they arrive at the XL Center on Trumbull Street in Hartford during a Victory Parade and Rally Saturday to congratulate the team on their 2024 NCAA Championship win, April 13, 2024. Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant
Geissler's Supermarket President Bob Rybick talks about the stores roast beef they sell at the deli at the newly renovated section at the Granby location on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
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Students react during a UConn men’s final watch party at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., Monday, April 8, 2024. (Jessica Hill/Special to the Courant)
Ashley Ignatowski of Cheshire takes a swing at bottles, glassware, computer monitors and other electronics in one of the smash rooms at Smash Avenue in West Hartford, Thursday evening. Ignatowski came to Smash Avenue with her sister and friend during spring vacation as something fun to do on a rainy day. (Jessica Hill/Special to the Courant)
Sierra Jackson of Dallas, poses for photos with the tulips by her mom Bora Rasco of Danbury, at Robert A. Prill Annual and Tulip Garden at Elizabeth Park on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley hugs player Tristen Newton after a banner naming Newton to the Husky Wall of Honor was unveiled during a “Welcome Home” rally at Gampel Pavilion, April 9, 2024, after the Huskies won the NCAA Championship game Monday in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant
A Yale student holds a Palastine flag as she runs around the intersection of College St. and Grove St., outside Woolsey Hall in New Haven as protestors block the intersection on Monday, April 22, 2024, during a Pro-Palestinian rally after about 45 students were arrested from the encampment at Beinecke Plaza Monday morning. Protestors at Yale are seeking for the university to divest from weapons manufacturers that supply Israel with arms. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
A Red Chicken Bowl and a house salad at Blue Chip Indian Eats in Rocky Hill on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
A huge crowd of fans cheer for the UConn men’s basketball team during a Victory Parade and Rally in Hartford Saturday to congratulate the team on their 2024 NCAA Championship win, April 13, 2024. Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant
UConn’s Donovan Clingan signs an autograph in the Senate Chambers during Husky Day at the Connecticut State Capitol on Wednesday April 17, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
Republican Steve Harding gets around Democrat Jack Fazzino as he heads to second base during the third annual CGA Kickball Classic at Dunkin Park in Hartford on Monday, April 15, 2024 to benefit the Pink Fund and Earl E. Exum Memorial Fund. Steve was tagged out during the play. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
Chase Morin, a student at UConn, looks through the 2024 UConn Men Basketball Championship shirts as students and fans shop for championship t-shirts and hats at the bookstore on the UConn campus in Storrs on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
Veronica Winthrop places a raspberry on a Raspberry Mojito at the mobile bar set up Wheels on the Rocks on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
Dancers from Ballet Hartford gave guests at the Connecticut Science Center a glimpse of their show Planets, highlighting music from Gustav Holst on Friday, April 5, 2024 as part of the science center's start of eclipse weekend. Ballet Hartford will perform the complete program of Planets at the Hoffman Auditorium on the campus of the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford on Friday, May 3 at 7:00 PM. Visit www.ballethartford.com for more information. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
UConn guard Tristen Newton addresses the crowd during a “Welcome Home” rally at Gampel Pavilion, April 9, 2024, after the Huskies won the NCAA Championship game Monday in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant
Allen Flores, a barista at Victus Coffee, makes coffee using a coffee siphon at the coffee shop on Main St. in Hartford on Tuesday, April 3, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
Michael Androw, owner of E&D Pizza Company in Avon, a Positano Pizza and the book The Pursuit of Pizza, at his place on Tuesday, April 3, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
UConn’s men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley poses for photos with fans as he walks through Gampel Pavilion during the send-off on Tuesday, April 3, 2024 as the team heads to Phoenix for the final four. The UConn men will face Alabama on Saturday, April 6, 2024 . (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
Esdra Gomez, 3 carries pails of water with holes as he works on filling a bucket during the annual Child and Family Development Resource Center Fun Mud Day at Eastern Connecticut State University on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
UConn wide receiver Brett Buckman (10), is tackled by linebacker Amir Renwick (12) and defensive back Malik during the spring fan fest scrimmage in Storrs, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (Jessica Hill/Special to the Courant)
Students react during a UConn men’s final watch party at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., Monday, April 8, 2024. (Jessica Hill/Special to the Courant)