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Casey Donahue

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Originally from Pennsylvania, Casey graduated from Fairfield University with a major in journalism and a minor in political science. He has covered several towns in Fairfield County since 2010. Case was formerly an assistant managing editor at Daily Voice.

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Fairfield Schools Recognized For Quality Music Education Fairfield Schools Recognized For Quality Music Education
Fairfield Schools Recognized For Quality Music Education FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Four Fairfield County school districts were among those honored for their outstanding music education programs by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. The Bethel, Fairfield, Newtown and Westport public school districts were among the 527 school districts recognized nationwide. The schools were selected as the Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation based on survey results in cooperation with research as the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. The designation recognizes the efforts of teachers, administrators…

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Police & Fire
Trumbull Attorney Sentenced To 3 Years For Life Insurance Scheme Trumbull Attorney Sentenced To 3 Years For Life Insurance Scheme
Trumbull Attorney Sentenced To 3 Years For Life Insurance Scheme TRUMBULL, Conn. -- A Trumbull attorney was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday for taking part in a scheme to defraud insurance companies. David Quatrella, 62, was sentenced to 36 months in prison followed by three years of supervised released, according to Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents, Quatrella conducted the scheme with insurance brokers in California, New Jersey and Florida between June 2008 and January 2016. Quatrella and his co-conspirators would assist elderly people with purchasing multimillion dollar…

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Tree On Power Line Closes Webbs Hill Road In Stamford Tree On Power Line Closes Webbs Hill Road In Stamford
Tree On Power Line Closes Webbs Hill Road In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Webbs Hill Road in Stamford is closed between Long Ridge Road and Pheasants Lane Thursday afternoon due to a tree down on a power line and across the road, Stamford Police said.

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Police & Fire
Woman Charged With Sending Threats To Sandy Hook Parent To Plead Guilty Woman Charged With Sending Threats To Sandy Hook Parent To Plead Guilty
Woman Charged With Sending Threats To Sandy Hook Parent To Plead Guilty NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A Florida woman charged with sending death threats to the parent of a child killed in the Sandy Hook shooting is expected to plead guilty, according to Newsweek. Lucy Richards, 57, was arrested in December and charged with four counts of transmitting threats in interstate commerce. Officials said she made a series of threats last January to Len Pozner, whose 6-year-old son Noah was killed in the 2012 shooting. Richards is reportedly disabled, and believed that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax. Related story: Disabled woman charged with threatening Sandy Hook parent blam…

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Police & Fire
Norwalk Man Arrested After Fleeing Traffic Stop Norwalk Man Arrested After Fleeing Traffic Stop
Norwalk Man Arrested After Fleeing Traffic Stop NORWALK, Conn. — A Norwalk man almost hit an officer when he panicked during a traffic stop and took off, according to the Hour. Police had pulled over 22-year-old Joseph Caceres on Commerce Street at around 8:30 p.m. on a motor vehicle violation when they noticed what appeared to be marijuana flakes, the Hour reported. When they asked him about it, he said he didn't have any, but appeared nervous, police told the Hour. He was asked to step out of the car, but instead drove away, almost hitting the officer, according to the Hour. He ran a red light and drove away, and when police searched f…

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Politics
Lieberman Withdraws Name From Consideration For FBI Director Lieberman Withdraws Name From Consideration For FBI Director
Lieberman Withdraws Name From Consideration For FBI Director STAMFORD, Conn. -- Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position of head of the FBI, according to NBC News. Lieberman, a three-term Democratic senator from Connecticut, sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday, citing a potential conflict on interest, NBC News reported. Lieberman is a senior counsel at the law firm of Marc Kasowitz, who Trump is expected to hire to represent him in matters related to the Russia investigation, according to NBC News. Stamford native Lieberman had last week been considered a front runner to replace James C…

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News
More Than 1,000 Without Power In Bridgeport More Than 1,000 Without Power In Bridgeport
More Than 1,000 Without Power In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- More than 1,200 people were without power in Bridgeport just after 12 p.m. Thursday. United Illuminating reported that there were four outages in Bridgeport, affecting 1,251 customers as of 12:15 p.m. The Connecticut Post reported that there were wires reported down in the area of Cottage Street, and that crews were working to repair them.

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Section Of Round Hill Road In Greenwich Closed Section Of Round Hill Road In Greenwich Closed
Section Of Round Hill Road In Greenwich Closed GREENWICH, Conn. -- Round Hill Road in Greenwich is closed between Creamer Hill Road and Clifton Farm Lane due to a tree and wires down. Greenwich officials announced earlier Thursday morning that Zaccheus Mead Lane was closed between Pecksland Road and Fox Run Lane due to trees and wires down as well, and that Eversource was responding. As of 12:15 p.m. Eversource reported that 251 customers were without power in Greenwich.

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Police & Fire
Heroin Dealer Gets 6 Years In Fatal Overdose Of Monroe Woman Heroin Dealer Gets 6 Years In Fatal Overdose Of Monroe Woman
Heroin Dealer Gets 6 Years In Fatal Overdose Of Monroe Woman MONROE, Conn. -- A Waterbury man was sentenced to six years in prison for distributing the heroin that killed a Monroe woman in a fatal overdose last year. James Hayes, 33, of Waterbury, also known as "T.Y." was sentenced to 72 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, according to Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.  On June 16, 2016, Monroe Police and EMS responded to a home on a report of a heroin overdose and found an unresponsive 32-year-old woman on the floor of her bedroom. She was pronounced dead shortly after. Inv…

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Police & Fire
Weston Man Who Hoarded Hundreds Of Birds, Snakes Ordered To Undergo Therapy Weston Man Who Hoarded Hundreds Of Birds, Snakes Ordered To Undergo Therapy
Weston Man Who Hoarded Hundreds Of Birds, Snakes Ordered To Undergo Therapy WESTON, Conn. -- A Weston man charged last year with hoarding hundreds of exotic birds, reptiles and snakes in his home has been sentenced to undergo therapy, according to the Weston Forum. Daniel Kopulos had been arrested in October and charged with animal cruelty after police found hundreds of animals in his Newtown Turnpike home the previous month. Police said at the time that the animals were kept in the home because the Kopulos had lost the lease to his New York-based pet store. Many of the animals seized were in poor condition or dead, police said. Related story: Officials remove hund…

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