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Connecticut Department Of Aging Agrees To Improve Access For Disabled Connecticut Department Of Aging Agrees To Improve Access For Disabled
Connecticut Department Of Aging Agrees To Improve Access For Disabled FAIRFIELD, CONN. -- The state’s Department of Aging has agreed to provide sign language interpreters and other communication aids for people who are deaf or hearing impaired, according to Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut. The agreement settles a case brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office under the Americans With Disabilities Act after a person who is deaf complained that the public entity had failed to provide interpreters during certain programs or meetings, Daly said. “Individuals who have disabilities must not be denied equal access to the services offered by the state of C…

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Police & Fire
Bridgeport Woman Beaten During Home Invasion, Police Say Bridgeport Woman Beaten During Home Invasion, Police Say
Bridgeport Woman Beaten During Home Invasion, Police Say BRIDGEPORT, CONN. -- Bridgeport police are searching for a suspect in a home invasion that left a local woman bruised and bleeding on the floor, according to a report on ctpost.com Police told the media outlet that they were called to a home on Gregory Street on Sunday night where they found the 38-year-old victim with a belt wrapped around her neck. According to the ctpost report, she told police that a man had entered her bedroom, demanded money, threatened her with a gun and beat her before fleeing with her purse. For the full article, click here.

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Stratford Mother Arrested After Tot Found Wandering On Street Stratford Mother Arrested After Tot Found Wandering On Street
Stratford Mother Arrested After Tot Found Wandering On Street STRATFORD, CONN. -- A Stratford mother is facing charges after, police said, her 1-year-old daughter was found wandering alone on the street, according to a report in the ctpost. Madeline Cubero, a 37-year-old resident of Henry Street, was charged with risk of injury to a child, the report said. The barefoot tot was spotted crawling on the sidewalk on Christmas Day by an off-duty state trooper who had been attending a family gathering in the neighborhood, the ctpost story said. Cubero told the ctpost that she was a struggling, single mom with six children and that it was an accident that h…

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Driver Faces DUI Charges After Hitting Parked Car In Westport Driver Faces DUI Charges After Hitting Parked Car In Westport
Driver Faces DUI Charges After Hitting Parked Car In Westport WESTPORT, CONN. -- A Trumbull driver faces charges of driving while intoxicated after police said he struck a car at a Westport restaurant and fled the scene, according to a report on WestportNow.com. Police told the media outlet that Shin Miyoshi, 58, hit the car which was parked at the Tarry Lodge on Charles Street on Tuesday, Dec. 22. WestportNow also reported that Miyoshi is identified on the Westport-Weston Family YMCA’s website as its chief financial officer. Police said they tracked Miyoshi to a railroad station parking lot where he failed a field sobriety test, was arrested, and is…

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Historic Wilton Barn Saved From Demolition; House May Also Be Spared Historic Wilton Barn Saved From Demolition; House May Also Be Spared
Historic Wilton Barn Saved From Demolition; House May Also Be Spared WILTON, Conn. -- In an apparent win for Wilton preservationists, the barn, and maybe the house, at the historic Schlichting Homestead will be taken apart and rebuilt at another location, according to the Wilton Bulletin. The homestead at 183 Ridgefield Road, the oldest family-owned property in Wilton, was sold to a developer in August, according to a previous report in the Bulletin. In trying to find alternatives to demolition, the developer reached out to a local architect who, in turn, contacted clients who have agreed to take the barn, the more recent report said. The developer is curre…

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Putnam Humane Society Asks Public To Help Find Lost Brewster Kitty Putnam Humane Society Asks Public To Help Find Lost Brewster Kitty
Putnam Humane Society Asks Public To Help Find Lost Brewster Kitty CARMEL, N.Y. -- The Carmel-based Putnam Humane Society is asking the public’s help in locating a little lost kitty from Brewster. Ziva is missing from the village’s Highview Terrace area (near Birch Hill Road). The domestic shorthair is grey with a white patch on her chest. Anyone who has any information about Ziva’s whereabouts is asked to call (845) 612-3359. The society’s headquarters are located at 68 Old Route 6, Carmel. It can be reached by calling (845) 225-7777.

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New Canaan's Bo Hickey To Retire As Superintendent Of Lakeview Cemetery New Canaan's Bo Hickey To Retire As Superintendent Of Lakeview Cemetery
New Canaan's Bo Hickey To Retire As Superintendent Of Lakeview Cemetery NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Lakeview Cemetery’s longtime superintendent Thomas “Bo” Hickey is retiring from the New Canaan post. Hickey, who worked at the cemetery for 34 years, will be replaced by Pete Passaro, according to a report in the New Canaan Advertiser. Hickey, when reached at the cemetery office Monday, said the length of his tenure surprised even him. In the early 1980s, after he was approached numerous times by a member of the cemetery's board, he agreed to sign on for a short period. "I said 'I'll take it, for a year or two ... to help out,'" Hickey recalled, chuckling. H…

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Neighbors
Danbury Roofer's $50K Lottery Prize To Make Harley Dreams Come True Danbury Roofer's $50K Lottery Prize To Make Harley Dreams Come True
Danbury Roofer's $50K Lottery Prize To Make Harley Dreams Come True DANBURY, CONN. -- Stopping for gas and a cup of coffee while on his way to work, Robert Durgy of Danbury made a spur of the moment decision at the counter to buy a CT Lottery instant game ticket. “I saw the ‘$50,000 Cash’ ticket sitting in the dispenser and something told me to buy it. I stuck it in my car visor and just forgot about it,” Durgy said. Later on, while eating lunch, the 52-year-old roofer remembered that he still had that instant ticket to play. Durgy said he scratched the ticket and saw that he had a match; a pair of 34s. “I thought I won $50, which was great, I was ahead o…

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Politics
Garrity Becomes 1st Democrat In 20 Years To Chair Trumbull P&Z Commission Garrity Becomes 1st Democrat In 20 Years To Chair Trumbull P&Z Commission
Garrity Becomes 1st Democrat In 20 Years To Chair Trumbull P&Z Commission TRUMBULL, CONN. -- For the first time in 20 years, a Democrat has been elected to head the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission, according to a report in the Trumbull Times. Commissioner Frederick Garrity -- now serving his second five-year term on the board -- will replace Republican Richard Deecken as chairman, the Times report said. Among the many issues Garrity told the newspaper he plans to tackle are parking, restrictions on building heights, and making the town’s business zones more uniform. For the full Times story, click here.

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Marketing Strategist Jack Trout To Speak At RMA Meet In Greenwich Marketing Strategist Jack Trout To Speak At RMA Meet In Greenwich
Marketing Strategist Jack Trout To Speak At RMA Meet In Greenwich GREENWICH, CONN. -- Marketing maven Jack Trout will speak at a breakfast meeting of the Retired Men’s Association of Greenwich on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Trout, of the Old Greenwich firm Trout & Partners, will discuss how the biggest and brightest companies position themselves in the marketplace and what they must do to gain the competitive advantage. The RMA’s social break starts at 10:40 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church on Lafayette Place. Trout will speak at 11 a.m. The meeting is free and open to all members of the public. No reservations are required. According to the RMA, Trout …

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