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Don't Fall For Them: Alert Issued For Student Loan Forgiveness Scams Don't Fall For Them: Alert Issued For Student Loan Forgiveness Scams
Don't Fall For Them: Alert Issued For Student Loan Forgiveness Scams Days after President Biden announced a sweeping plan to forgive thousands of dollars in federal student loans, authorities are warning of scammers preying on those with student debt. Several police agencies around the country are urging people to be on the lookout for “red flags” that may indicate a would-be scammer. Among them are promises to get student borrowers even more money, or claims they can get a borrower their money faster, police said. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) put out a statement telling student loan borrowers they don’t need to do anything or pay anybody to sign up f…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
COVID-19: CT Releases Guidance For Proms, Graduations COVID-19: CT Releases Guidance For Proms, Graduations
Covid-19: CT Releases Guidance For Proms, Graduations As the end of the school year grows near and students are dreaming of proms and graduation ceremonies, Connecticut state officials have released guidelines on how to limit the spread of COVID-19. State officials from the Department of Education and Department of Public Health have released a three-page document, that stresses the importance of many of the key preventions that have been in place for the past year including mask-wearing, social distancing, hand sanitizing, and limiting groups size for events. They are also asking school districts to have rapid contact tracing in place an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
School In Fairfield County Earns Blue Ribbon Status School In Fairfield County Earns Blue Ribbon Status
School In Fairfield County Earns Blue Ribbon Status One school in Fairfield County earned top marks in 2020 by being recognized as a National Blue Ribbon Schools. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced 367 schools across the country were recognized for their overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among students. In Fairfield County, the South Street School in Danbury was recognized by the Department of Education.  Statewide, three others - George Hersey Robertson School in Coventry, Northeast School in Vernon, and Norton Elementary School - were also named as Blue Ribbon awardees. Now in its 38…

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by Zak Failla