Rheem Manufacturing Company, a supplier of electric tankless water heaters, notified Connecticut of plans to lay off 76 workers at its facility in Waterbury.

Rheem Manufacturing Company is set to lay off roughly 76 employees. In a letter to the Department of Labor Rapid Response Unit, Rheem Manufacturing said that it must permanently lay off a number of its employees at its Eemax facility on Captain Neville Drive.

Soniah Thompson, of Waterbury, turned herself into Connecticut State Police after they said she cashed a check at an Old Lyme bank that had been "washed."

A woman from Waterbury was accused of check washing a check from a yacht club. State police said they charged 28-year-old Soniah Thompson with third- and fourth-degree larceny. Thompson turned herself in on Thursday on the strength of an arrest warrant.

A Waterbury woman was arrested on Thursday following a check washing investigation, according to police. Soniah Thompson, 28, was charged with fourth-degree larceny and third-degree forgery. Thompson turned herself into police following an investigation stemming from an alleged check washing incident in Old Lyme,