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Police Locate Car In Crash That Killed Fairfield County Man Police Locate Car In Crash That Killed Fairfield County Man
Police Locate Car In Crash That Killed Fairfield County Man Police have located a car that hit and killed a Connecticut man and then fled the scene. The crash took place in Litchfield County around 5:11 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, in New Milford. Fairfield County resident Galo Rafael Guaman-Sarmiento, age 61, of Danbury, was crossing Danbury Road when he was struck by a 2013-2016 black Ford Fusion, said the New Milford Police. The driver, who has not been found, fled the scene, and Guaman-Sarmiento was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Police have been searching for the Fusion since the crash and located it on Saturday, Nov. 12, police said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Costa Rica To Open Borders To Residents Of 6 US States COVID-19: Costa Rica To Open Borders To Residents Of 6 US States
Covid-19: Costa Rica To Open Borders To Residents Of 6 US States Costa Rica is re-opening its borders to Americans who reside in six specific states. Residents of Vermont, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maine, and Connecticut may all begin traveling to Costa Rica again starting Sept. 1. Many countries have closed their borders to American tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. Costa Rica’s re-opening strategy is unique in its targeted border opening. As of Aug. 3, these countries were among the ones Americans could still visit during the pandemic, according to National Geographic: Albania, Brazil, Camb…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Around Fairfield Schools: Fake News In Ridgefield, Greenwich Dedication, Student Wins Around Fairfield Schools: Fake News In Ridgefield, Greenwich Dedication, Student Wins
Around Fairfield Schools: Fake News In Ridgefield, Greenwich Dedication, Student Wins Students recently were alerted to decades-old fake news images thanks to the keen eye of a media specialist at a Ridgefield school.  Scotts Ridge Middle School seventh-graders were learning about energy transfer in ecosystems, in their science class when it happened. The widespread burning of the Amazon rainforest was the "phenomenon that we used to kick off this unit," explained their teacher Charlsie Vanderrest. During the lesson, students were asked: How does a disaster affect the systems in place in an environment? The idea to use the science lesson to help the students beco…

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by Donna Christopher
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NY Attorney General Investigating Allegations Of Wage Violations At Trump National, Report Says NY Attorney General Investigating Allegations Of Wage Violations At Trump National, Report Says
NY Attorney General Investigating Allegations Of Wage Violations At Trump National, Report Says The New York State Attorney General is investigating allegations that undocumented employees at Trump National Golf Club in Westchester were instructed to work overtime without pay, according to a Washington Post report. Jose Gabriel Juarez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico working as a head waiter of the Grille Room restaurant at the Briarcliff Manor club, told the Post that his managers would have him clock out, but continue to do side work without receiving overtime pay. The report states that Juarez - and other employees - stayed on for hours, vacuuming carpets, polishing silverwa…

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by Zak Failla
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Sex Offender In Danbury Sent To Prison for Illegally Reentering From Ecuador Sex Offender In Danbury Sent To Prison for Illegally Reentering From Ecuador
Sex Offender In Danbury Sent To Prison for Illegally Reentering From Ecuador A sex offender from Ecuador, who most recently lived in Fairfield County, is heading back to prison after illegally entering the country for the second time. Enrique Fajardo Marin, 40, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States in June. This is the third time he has been arrested while living illegally in the country. Fajardo was convicted in Danbury Superior Court of illegal sexual contact with a minor and risk of injury in December 2011. He was sentenced to a term of 18 years in prison, execution suspended after 10 years, wi…

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by Zak Failla
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Ecuadorian In Danbury Who Failed To Register As Sex Offender Is Deported Ecuadorian In Danbury Who Failed To Register As Sex Offender Is Deported
Ecuadorian In Danbury Who Failed To Register As Sex Offender Is Deported A 39-year-old resident of Danbury and citizen of Ecuador has been charged with illegally reentering he United States and failing to register as a sex offender. He was deported on Tuesday, according to federal officials.  John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut,  announced that on Feb. 1, a federal grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment charging Enrique Fajardo Marin with one count of illegally reentering the U.S., and one count of violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Fajardo appeared Wednesday, Feb. 7  before U.S. Magistrate Jud…

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by Jon Craig