By Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb.com   Anyone who thought Connecticut might escape the winter of 2017 without a major snowstorm was wrong. A so-called “nor’easter” named Winter Storm Chris is upon us and is expected to drop between 10 to 18 inches across the state by nightfall.   Snow got underway around 6 a.m. this morning in suburbs just outside of Hartford. An hour later, what had been a gentle coating showed rapid accumulation.   Gov. Dannel Malloy had already partially opened State Emergency Operations then provided an update at a 9 a.m. televised press conference. As of last report to him, Malloy said Connecticut State Police had responded to 200 calls and of those 30 were accidents, a few had minor injuries but none…