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Bridgeport Man Gets 52 1/2 Years For Murder During Drug Deal
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A city man, Elizardo Montanez, was convicted last week of killing a New York drug dealer in 2014 and sentenced to 52 1/2 years in prison, according to the Connecticut Post.
Montanez, who was convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, possession of narcotics with intent to sell and possession of a pistol without a permit, shot Ernesto Reyes-Santos, of Brooklyn, N.Y., in his upper back after coming to Bridgeport for a drug deal with Montanez, said the Connecticut Post.
In addition to the five decades in prison, Montanez also was sentenced to seven and half years of…
Wilton Selectmen Present $32 Million Budget
WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton of Board of Selectman approved a 2017 budget of $32,414,880, a 0.05 decrease from last year's budget, during a budget workshop earlier this month, according to the Wilton Bulletin.
The budget, $17,315 less than last year, leaves a $2.5 million shortfall, which the Board of Finance said they will have to find ways to deal with, said the Wilton Bulletin.
A public hearing on the budget will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 at the Middlebrook School auditorium, according to the Wilton Bulletin. The community is invited to attend to ask questions or commen…
Newtown's Sandy Hook Families Praise Mental Health Reforms From Murphy
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Families who lost loved ones during the Sandy Hook shooting, including Mark Barden, who lost his 7-year-old son Daniel, are praising the Mental Health Reform Act that cleared a key congressional committee last week, according to the Hartford Courant.
Barden, along with U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., one of the bill's main sponsors, and Bill Sherlach, who's wife, Mary Sherlach, also was killed, praised the mental health legislation that proposes major changes to the way mental health care is provided in the country, said the Hartford Courant.
The bill's provisions include…
Happy Birthday To South Nyack's Rosie O'Donnell
NYACK, N.Y. -- Happy Birthday to Nyack's Rosie O'Donnell.
Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell, who lives in South Nyack, turns 54, on Monday.
O'Donnell was born March 21, 1962, in Commack, N.Y.
A comedian, actress, author, and television personality, O'Donnell has also been a magazine editor, and works as a celebrity blogger, lesbian rights activist and television producer.
O'Donnell's first big break was on the talent show "Star Search" in 1984. From 1996 to 2002 she hosted "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," which won multiple Emmy Awards, while also writing her first memoir…
