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Bridgeport Man Arrested After Fight At Ruby Tuesday's In Trumbull Mall TRUMBULL, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man was charged with disorderly conduct on Monday, April 4, after a domestic dispute with his girlfriend at the Ruby Tuesday's in the Westfield Trumbull Mall last month, according to the Trumbull Times. Christian Reid, 23, turned himself into Trumbull police on a warrant for the incident in which Reid made a scene at the restaurant where his girlfriend works. During the event Reid allegedly threatened to take their child to Florida and the woman ran to the bathroom for protection and Reid followed, causing the manager to call mall security, said the Trumbull T…

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04/14/2016

Business

Annette Colasuonno Voted Pleasantville Business Person Of The Year PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- This year's Business Person of Year in Pleansantville knows something about how to keep people happy- selling chocolates. Annette Colasuonno, owner of Lil’ Chocolate Shoppe, 15 Washington Ave., was voted Business Person of the Year by her peers in the business community for consistently demonstrating business excellence, vison, innovation, leadership and community spirit, said officials with the Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce. The Lil' Chocolate Shoppe opened its doors in 1986 on Manville Road in the building that currently houses the Jacob Burns Film Center. The “S…

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04/14/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Officers Complete Leadership And Command Program NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Police Lieutenants Marc Lepore, Tom Roncinske and Terry Blake recently completed the Penn State Justice and Safety Institute Leadership and Command Program held at the Town of Groton Police Department. The four-and-a-half day course provided the officers with the information they need to meet today's high-pressure challenges. During the course, emphasis was placed on real-life examples, the need for communication, and planning and managing change. Key topics and concepts include: How to know and develop yourself and your people Operational planning Strategic pla…

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04/14/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Firefighters Save Man Hit By Car During Freak Accident STAMFORD, Conn., -- A freak accident sent one person to the hospital on Thursday when a vehicle hit a man working on a car on Greenwood Hill Street in Stamford. According to Stamford Fire Capt. Matthew Palmer, a driver in a parking lot was trying to back up and lost control of the car which slammed through a fence hitting a man who was working on a car at a business behind the parking lot. The person was injured and transported to Stamford Hospital, Palmer said. "It was just a freak event that the man would be standing there working on a car at the moment the driver lost control of h…

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04/14/2016

News

Sandy Hook Suit Against Gun Manufacturer Upheld By Superior Court Judge NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A lawsuit filed by the families of the Sandy Hook victims will move forward following a decision by Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis, according to the Connecticut Post. Bellis ruled that the that the federal law protecting gun makers doesn't supersede the "legal sufficiency" of the claims made by the families that the gun shouldn't have been sold to civilians, the Connecticut Post reported. The suit will continue and that both sides are to appear for a status conference on Tuesday, April 19. The suit, by the families of 10 of the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook …

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04/14/2016

News

Celebrate Earth Week By Cleaning Poughkeepsie's Dongan Park POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Residents can help Clearwater, the Beacon-based environmental organization, continue to celebrate Earth Week 2016 by spending Thursday, April 21, during a cleanup day in Poughkeepsie at Dongan Park. The event runs from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Volunteers will meet at the park, at Mill and Clover streets, to begin work and continue around the area to clear any litter that may possibly enter the waterways of the Fallkill. On the day of the event volunteers will be needed to sign people in, pick up litter, sort trash and recyclables, and record all collection data. Volunteers will …

by K Reakes

04/14/2016

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police And DEA Team Up To Take Back Drugs FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Residents will have a chance to clean out their medicine cabinets and get rid of old or no longer used prescription pills during a Drug Take Back event on Saturday, April 30 hosted by the Fairfield Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration.Being held for the sixth time in 11 years, the pill take back day gives the public a chance to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. The process is easy and anonymous, with no questions asked, police said. All residents have to do i…

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04/14/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police Chief Joins Feds In Crackdown On Heroin Dealers NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Police Chief Thomas Kulhawik joined U.S. Attorney Deirdre Daly on Wednesday, April 13, along with other law enforcement officials in announcing a statewide initiative to target and arrest distributors of heroin and opioids that cause overdose deaths. Since January, the Drug Enforcement Agency's New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad, state and local police, and a team of prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, have investigated 20 heroin and opioid overdoses in Connecticut. Most have resulted in death, including one in Norwalk. Currently, there are ongoing investi…

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04/14/2016

News

Ramapo Fire Inspector Accused Of Failing To Cite Code Violations RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo Fire Inspector Adam Peltz is on desk duty while state officials review his work after finding violations at four schools he had given a clean inspection review to earlier this year, according to lohud.com. Following the accusations by the state Education Department Office of Facilities Planning, the town's Building Department and the town attorney's office are going over all of Peltz's work and reinspecting the buildings the state complained about. Peltz could face disciplinary charges or even dismissal if reinspections find that he ignored violations, said lohud.com. …

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04/14/2016

Schools

Nine Stamford Teachers Receive Grants To Travel To Other Countries STAMFORD, Conn. -- Nine Stamford teachers have received grants to travel the world on behalf of their students through Fund for Teachers.Using the $25,000 grants, the nine teachers will embark on self-designed professional learning odysseys this summer in five countries, including Costa Rica, Germany and Canada. Stamford’s 2016 Fund for Teachers fellows include: · Melissa Castiglia, Toquam Magnet Elementary School: Will participate in Lindamood-Bell literacy training in sensory-cognitive instruction to improve special education students' sight word recognition and assist below-grade-leve…

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04/14/2016

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