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911 Call During Bethel Murder-Suicide Records Final Shot 911 Call During Bethel Murder-Suicide Records Final Shot
911 Call During Bethel Murder-Suicide Records Final Shot BETHEL, Conn. -- A newly unsealed search warrant involving a murder-suicide in Bethel on March 25 reveals that officers heard a gunshot during a 911 call to police, according to ctpost.com. During the event, Thai Pham shot and killed his brother-in-law Charles Cristofalo and injured his sister Anh Cristofalo, before killing himself, Daily Voice reported. The couple had been trying to evict Pham, who was supposed to move out the day of the shooting for failing to pay his rent, for six months, added ctpost.com. Officers arriving at the home heard one "pop" on the 911 call before th…
DOT Closes Merritt Off-Ramps In Stamford To Prepare For Paving DOT Closes Merritt Off-Ramps In Stamford To Prepare For Paving
DOT Closes Merritt Off-Ramps In Stamford To Prepare For Paving STAMFORD, Conn. -- Commuters should expect detours during the nighttime closure of the Merritt Parkway Exit 35 southbound on- and off-ramps in Stamford on Tuesday in preparation for milling and paving, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The lanes will be closed beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday until 6 a.m. Wednesday. Southbound off-ramp traffic will be detoured to Exit 34 (Long Ridge Road).  Drivers wishing to enter the Merritt Parkway southbound at Exit 35 will be directed to enter the northbound on-ramp at Exit 35 then proceed north to Exit 36 and re-enter the southbound…
Trumbull's Nichols Fire Department Names New Fire Captains Trumbull's Nichols Fire Department Names New Fire Captains
Trumbull's Nichols Fire Department Names New Fire Captains TRUMBULL, Conn. -- The Nichols Fire Department in Trumbull recently announced the promotion of two members to the rank of captain by Chief J. Brian McGovern.The new Station 1 house Captain is Ray Franko Jr. The new Station 2 house Captain is Gary Pugliese.  The chief congratulated both members on their advancement in the ranks within the department.
Bridgeport Hospital Salutes Longtime Volunteers Bridgeport Hospital Salutes Longtime Volunteers
Bridgeport Hospital Salutes Longtime Volunteers BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Bridgeport Hopsital recently honored 40 volunteers and auxiliary members for achieving service milestones of 100 to 18,500 hours during the hospital's annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon at Testo’s Restaurant in Bridgeport. “Your routine is our big experience, our big event,” Chief Nursing Officer MaryEllen Kosturko told the volunteers on hand. “You remind us what patient- and family-centered care means. We could not do what we do at the frontline of patient care without you.”  Five Endoscopy Suite volunteers – Ann Cucak, Sharon Lisko, Linda Meola, Ginny Rogers and Flor…
Norwalk Police Looking For New Leads In 1975 Homicide Of 74-Year-Old Man Norwalk Police Looking For New Leads In 1975 Homicide Of 74-Year-Old Man
Norwalk Police Looking For New Leads In 1975 Homicide Of 74-Year-Old Man NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk police are looking for information and hoping to develop new forensic evidence in a cold case homicide involving the shooting death of a 74-year-old man more than 40 years ago.   At 8:02 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 1975, Ernest Booker went to his father’s Norwalk apartment to visit him, as he did every few days. The son unlocked the door of Apartment 5 at 21 W. Main St. and found his father, William J. Booker, dead on the bed with a single gunshot wound to his chest, said the Norwalk Police Department. The bullet was recovered and sent to the state laboratory to look for …
Newest Apartment Plan Sparks More Debate In Brookfield Newest Apartment Plan Sparks More Debate In Brookfield
Newest Apartment Plan Sparks More Debate In Brookfield BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Changes to a proposed apartment complex on Federal Road, which at one time drew considerable concern from nearby residents, seem to have received approval but is still receiving pushback from city officials, according to the NewsTimes. The plan, which originally called for 156 units in a six-story building has been scaled down to two, three-story buildings with 120 apartments and 3,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor, reported the NewsTimes. The plans, which were filed under the state's affordable housing statute, still need to receive approval from t…
Maritime Aquarium Honoring Duff, New Canaan Family For Support Maritime Aquarium Honoring Duff, New Canaan Family For Support
Maritime Aquarium Honoring Duff, New Canaan Family For Support NORWALK, Conn. -- Three champions of The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk and its environmental-education programs will be honored with the aquarium’s 17th Red Apple Awards to be presented on Thursday. April 21. Bank of America, The Burnham family of New Canaan and State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff will be honored during “Cirque de la Mer.” The annual fundraising event of The Maritime Aquarium honors companies, organizations and individuals who share its concern for the natural world and environmental education. “From serving as political advocates and neighbors to education innovators and p…
Metro-North Identifies Stratford Man Struck, Killed By Train Near Station Metro-North Identifies Stratford Man Struck, Killed By Train Near Station
Metro-North Identifies Stratford Man Struck, Killed By Train Near Station STRATFORD, Conn. -- The death of a Stratford man who was struck by a Metro-North train on Friday, April 15, does not appear to have been an accident, according to a Metro-North spokeswoman. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police identified the victim Monday as Michael Daskam, 46. Metro-North spokeswoman Nancy Gamerman said that it appears there was no criminality in Daskam’s death and it does not appear to have been an accident. Daskam was struck and killed at the Stratford train station at 12:09 p.m. by the 10:34 a.m. train from Grand Central, Gamerman told Daily Voice. Metro-No…
Brewster HS Lacrosse Star Mary Kate Lonegan Commits To Pace University Brewster HS Lacrosse Star Mary Kate Lonegan Commits To Pace University
Brewster HS Lacrosse Star Mary Kate Lonegan Commits To Pace University BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Brewster's Mary Kate Lonegan, one of the area's premier lacrosse players, has ended the suspense and signed a letter of intent to study and play lacrosse at Pace University in Westchester this fall. Lonegan took the big step at Brewster High School while her parents, Mary-Beth and Matt, her coaches, Sara DiDio and Mark Donelan and the Brewster School District’s Director of Athletics Dean Berardo looked on. DiDio said what made the event so special was that Mary Kate, an outstanding student-athlete, ruptured her ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in 2015, but was able to reco…
Suffern Street Fair Draws More Than 1,500 Suffern Street Fair Draws More Than 1,500
Suffern Street Fair Draws More Than 1,500 SUFFERN, N.Y. -- More than 1,500 visitors attended the recent Suffern Street Fair that offered everything from food to face painting, according to Suffern Mayor Ed Markunis.The event featured various vendors including Gryos, Frankie's Dogs, Italian Ice, Il Villagio, and fried Oreo's. Besides food and fun, attendees also visited product vendors that offered many choices to fit all including custom door signs for kids and young adults, cell phones, Verizon Fios, Glamorous Jewels and Beyond, face painting, and various clothing merchants, Markuni said. In addition, the mayor said the Suffern Pol…
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