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Gilgo Four: Connecticut Resident Among Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case Gilgo Four: Connecticut Resident Among Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case
Gilgo Four: Connecticut Resident Among Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case They're known as the Gilgo Four. The women, all in their 20s, are at the heart of the Long Island serial murder case that has captured national and global attention following the arrest of suspect Rex Heuermann just over a week ago. The 59-year-old married father of two, an architect who worked on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and resided in Nassau County in the village of Massapequa Park just miles north of the site where their bodies were found -- in a grassy area of Gilgo Beach, a barrier island off Long Island's south shore in the Suffolk County town of Babylon. Heuermann was arraigned on…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Far From Florence: Former Norwalk Hospital Nurse Evacuates Before Hurricane Makes Landfall Far From Florence: Former Norwalk Hospital Nurse Evacuates Before Hurricane Makes Landfall
Far From Florence: Former Norwalk Hospital Nurse Evacuates Before Hurricane Makes Landfall Judging by the number of OBX stickers spotted on cars, it’s fair to say that North Carolina’s Outer Banks are a popular escape destination for many in the area.  That was certainly the case for Caron Balitsos who has been making the 10-hour drive to Hatteras Island every summer for decades.  In fact, the former Norwalk Hospital ER nurse has moved to the Tar Heel state permanently, thanks to her love for the ocean and the slower pace of life down South. And now it is that very ocean that has Balitsos back in Connecticut. Heeding mandatory evacuation orders for her town located midway betwe…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Weather
Florence Now Likely To Soak Parts Of Connecticut According To New Model Florence Now Likely To Soak Parts Of Connecticut According To New Model
Florence Now Likely To Soak Parts Of Connecticut According To New Model Click here for an updated story - Florence Hits East Coast: When Will It Affect The Area? The latest forecast models for Hurricane Florence indicate it is now likely to dump rain on parts of New York and Connecticut early next week. A powerful high-pressure ridge is expected to keep Florence south through the weekend after its expected landfall Friday morning in the Myrtle Beach/Wilmington areas of South and North Carolina. The latest forecast by the National Hurricane Center for rainfall from Florence predicts between 1 and 4 inches for New York and Connecticut. (See image above.) Any …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence
East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence Click here for an updated story: Florence Now Likely To Soak Parts Of New York According To Latest Forecast Model With Hurricane Florence's outer bands now nearing the Carolina Coast, millions of people in several states are now bracing for a days-long stretch of massive amounts of rain, devastating flooding and 100-plus mile-per-hour winds that could knock out power to some for weeks. While the storm's winds have weakened since Wednesday, making it now a Category 2 storm, its range has grown and its damaging effects are now expected to be felt far inland and in several states beyond Nort…

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by Joe Lombardi