Newtown, CT
Police & Fire
Two Killed When Jeep Crashes Off Road Into Ravine ID'd As Newtown HS Graduates Two Killed When Jeep Crashes Off Road Into Ravine ID'd As Newtown HS Graduates
Two Killed When Jeep Crashes Off Road Into Ravine ID'd As Newtown HS Graduates The two people killed during a single-vehicle crash in Newtown over the weekend have been identified as Newtown residents and graduates of Newtown High School. Elliot Gregory, 20, and Philip Zuvanich, 19, were killed when an older Jeep they in went off the roadway on Route 34 into a heavily wooded ravine near Jordan Hill Road around 2 a.m., Sunday, June 23, said Lt. Aaron Bahamonde of the Newtown Police Department. The medical examiner's office said both men died of died from blunt impact injuries. "Our hearts are heavy this morning and our prayers are with both families as they go th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Speeding Danbury Motorist Had Active Arrest Warrant, New Canaan Police Say Speeding Danbury Motorist Had Active Arrest Warrant, New Canaan Police Say
Speeding Danbury Motorist Had Active Arrest Warrant, New Canaan Police Say An early morning speeding stop in New Canaan led to the arrest of a man from Danbury who had an active warrant out for his arrest, police said. An officer from the New Canaan Police Department stopped Danbury resident Hector Antonio Ares, 25, shortly before 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, when he was spotted driving 63 mph in a posted 40 mph zone on Smith Ridge Road. Police said that during the stop, a search was conducted of the vehicle and further investigation found that Ares had an active Paperless Rearrest Warrant Network (PRAWN) warrant for his arrest in Monroe. Ares was taken into …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Analysis Shows How CT Towns Fare In New State Budget Analysis Shows How CT Towns Fare In New State Budget
Analysis Shows How CT Towns Fare In New State Budget Connecticut's $43 budget that Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to sign on Wednesday, June 5 includes more than $2 billion for public schools in each of the next two fiscal years. In addition to Education Cost Sharing grants effective July 1, the two-year budget includes more than $290 million in each year distributed through a combination of non-education grants. These include: the Municipal Revenue Sharing and Stabilization grants, the Mashantucket Pequot grant and programs that partially reimburse communities for properties exempt from local taxes -- such as state land and buildings and no…

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by Jon Craig
Bridgeport, CT
Lifestyle
Bridgeport Hospital Honors Fairfield County Residents With Top Employee Awards Bridgeport Hospital Honors Fairfield County Residents With Top Employee Awards
Bridgeport Hospital Honors Fairfield County Residents With Top Employee Awards Bridgeport Hospital recognized nearly 400 key employees and caregivers throughout Fairfield County at its Employee Recognition Dinner, which took place on Tuesday, May 14 at The Waterview in Monroe. The Employee of the Year award is presented annually to the staff member who best reflects the hospital’s values of patient-centeredness, respect, compassion, integrity and accountability. This year, the award was given to Paul de Regt of Trumbull, physical therapist at Ahlbin Rehabilitation Centers. A coworker shared a personal account of how de Regt embraces the hospital’s values: “Recently,…

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by Valerie Musson
Bridgeport, CT
News
Man Admits To Statewide Spree Of Bank, Restaurant Robberies Across Fairfield County, State Man Admits To Statewide Spree Of Bank, Restaurant Robberies Across Fairfield County, State
Man Admits To Statewide Spree Of Bank, Restaurant Robberies Across Fairfield County, State A Fairfield County man has admitted to robbing multiple banks and Subway restaurants in Connecticut last year. Bridgeport resident Alvin Robertson, 56, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of bank robbery and admitted that he committed a total of three bank robberies and two Subways throughout the state last year. On May 20 last year, Robertson admitted to robbing the Subway on Ethan Allen Highway in Ridgefield, brandishing a knife and stating “give me all your money or I will kill you,” to the clerk. On July 22, Robertson targeted the Subway on Monroe Turnpike in Monro…

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by Zak Failla
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Schools
Support, Counseling Offered For Middle School Students After Monroe Eighth-Grader's Suicide Support, Counseling Offered For Middle School Students After Monroe Eighth-Grader's Suicide
Support, Counseling Offered For Middle School Students After Monroe Eighth-Grader's Suicide The school community is rallying around students at the Jockey Hollow Middle School in Connecticut following the apparent suicide of an eighth-grader. On Friday, May 10, an eighth-grader reportedly died at home, committing suicide, Jockey Hollow principal school principal Jack Ceccolini wrote in a letter to parents over the weekend. The students were informed of the incident on Monday morning, May 13 during an extended homeroom. In response, Ceccolini said that while “this will be a difficult time for the entire Monroe community, but especially for the students of Jockey Hollow,” there will…

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by Zak Failla
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Police & Fire
Two Monroe Businesses Nabbed Selling Tobacco Products To Minors Two Monroe Businesses Nabbed Selling Tobacco Products To Minors
Two Monroe Businesses Nabbed Selling Tobacco Products To Minors Two Monroe businesses were cited for selling tobacco products to minors during a compliance check by police and state officials. The check, by the Monroe Police Department and the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, checked 16 establishments on Monday, May 6,  in an effort enforce state law regarding the sale of tobacco products to youth under the age of eighteen, said Lt. Stephen Corrone. During the inspection, clerks at the Camaro Mini Mart at 487 Monroe Turnpike and the Mobil Gas Station at 405 Monroe Turnpike were found in violation, Corron…

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by Kathy Reakes
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Report: CT Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say Report: CT Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
Report: CT Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say A 22-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl at a Milford movie theater and her home in Monroe, according to a new report. The Connecticut Post reported that Ifa Gordon, Jr., of Hamden was charged in Monroe with first-degree sexual assault, fourth-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor and enticing a minor in sexual activity. He’s currently being held in lieu of $50,000 bail. The report states that Gordon, who is a friend of his victim’s family, admitted to having sex with the girl but claimed that it was consensual. He was arrested on Tu…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Obituaries
Beloved Owner Of Popular Restaurant In Fairfield County Dies Beloved Owner Of Popular Restaurant In Fairfield County Dies
Beloved Owner Of Popular Restaurant In Fairfield County Dies The owner of a popular restaurant in Fairfield County has died. Monroe resident Rudolf H. "Rudy" Weiss best known for being the owner of Windmill Restaurant in Stratford for 40 years died Tuesday, April 23 after suffering a long time from Lewy Body Dementia. He was 83. Weiss' obituary said he was someone who always had a "joke and a smile" and was a complex problem solver.  In Stratford, Weiss supported Stratford EMS, Muscular Dystrophy and many softball teams, which got him inducted to the CT ASA Softball Hall of Fame as a sponsor. He graduated from Stratford High, then attended th…

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by Donna Christopher
Brentwood, NY
Obituaries
'Amityville Horror' Ghost Hunter To Be Buried In ‘Haunted’ Cemetery 'Amityville Horror' Ghost Hunter To Be Buried In ‘Haunted’ Cemetery
'Amityville Horror' Ghost Hunter To Be Buried In ‘Haunted’ Cemetery Lorraine Rita Moran Warren, renowned ghost hunter and paranormal researcher of "Amityville Horror" fame, will be buried in the "haunted" Fairfield County cemetery at Stepney Village in Monroe, where people have claimed to see a White Lady roaming the grounds. Warren, who died on Thursday, April 18, at her Monroe home at the age of 92, was half of the husband and wife team of Ed and Lorraine Warren, known as the “ Seekers of the Supernatural”. The Warrens founded the New England Society for Psychic Research in 1952. Called “ America’s top Ghost hunters” the team was often asked to assis…

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by Kathy Reakes
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Obituaries
Renowned Ghost, Demon Hunter, Investigator Lorraine Warren Of Monroe Dies Renowned Ghost, Demon Hunter, Investigator Lorraine Warren Of Monroe Dies
Renowned Ghost, Demon Hunter, Investigator Lorraine Warren Of Monroe Dies Real-life ghost and demon hunter and paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren has died, her family reported.  Warren died in her sleep at her Monroe home on Thursday, April 18. She was 92. Warren and her late husband, Ed Warren, who died in 2006, were known throughout the world for their work that inspired movies, including the "Conjuring" horror franchise. "It is with deep sadness that I must announce that Lorraine Warren has passed away," said her son-in-law, Tony Spera in a Facebook post. "She died peacefully in her sleep at home last night." Both Warren's were world-renowned paran…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
News
Monroe Man, Brother Sentenced For Endangering Workers’ Lives Monroe Man, Brother Sentenced For Endangering Workers’ Lives
Monroe Man, Brother Sentenced For Endangering Workers’ Lives Two property owners in the area have been sentenced for their roles in the illegal and dangerous removal of asbestos in a building they were renovating. Brothers Klinton Rakaj, 39, of Monroe and Rezart Rakaj, 35, of Ansonia were sentenced to one year of probation, fined $9,500 and will have to complete 50 hours of community service after pleading guilty to one count of illegal asbestos removal in violation of the Clean Air Act last year. In November 2015, the brothers and another family member purchased a commercial property on Wallace Street in New Haven, U.S. Attorney John Durha…

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by Zak Failla