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Fatal Crash Update: 30-Year-Old From Stratford Remembered As 'Superb Athlete' Fatal Crash Update: 30-Year-Old From Stratford Remembered As 'Superb Athlete'
Fatal Crash Update: 30-Year-Old From Stratford Remembered As 'Superb Athlete' A 30-year-old Fairfield County man killed in a crash is being remembered as a superb athlete and devoted father. Marc "Markey" Desruisseaux,  a graduate of Stratford High School, was killed on Thursday, April 13 at the intersection of Main Street and West Board Street when his motorcycle was hit by a Corvette, according to the Stratford Police. According to his obituary, Desruisseaux was a superb athlete as some would say “ Super Star." After high school, he continued to pursue a career as a football player. He went to Milford Academy of New York and then to Snow College in …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
COVID-19: Two High Schools Go Remote Due To Staffing Shortages In Fairfield County COVID-19: Two High Schools Go Remote Due To Staffing Shortages In Fairfield County
Covid-19: Two High Schools Go Remote Due To Staffing Shortages In Fairfield County Students that returned to in-person learning in Fairfield County earlier this month will be transitioning back to remote learning for the rest of the month. Both the Stratford and Bunnell high schools switched over to their distance learning models this week due to confirmed COVID-19 cases in each building, prompting district officials to cancel in-person learning through the holiday break. Students will return to the classroom beginning on Monday, Jan. 4. Stratford High School Principal Jack Dellapiano said that the rise in cases over recent weeks has led to students and staffers to enter…

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by Zak Failla
News
Teen Charged With Attacking School Police Officer At High School, Police Say Teen Charged With Attacking School Police Officer At High School, Police Say
Teen Charged With Attacking School Police Officer At High School, Police Say An 18-year-old Fairfield County teen has been arrested for attacking a school resource officer at an area high school. Stefan Thomas, of Stratford, was arrested following an altercation at Stratford High School on Thursday, Feb. 13, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. According to Eannotti, during the incident Thomas refused to leave the school property when directed by the school staff and the school resource officer. When confronted by the school officer Thomas allegedly attacked the officer before he was taken into custody, Eannotti said.  Thomas was charged with…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
This Fairfield County Middle School Named Tops In State This Fairfield County Middle School Named Tops In State
This Fairfield County Middle School Named Tops In State A Fairfield County school has been named the state’s “middle school of the year” by the Connecticut Association of Schools. Earlier this year, Principal Bryan Darcy of David Wooster Middle School in Stratford was notified by the organization that the school had been named a finalist for the award. After being named finalists, a committee from the Connecticut Association of Schools visited Stratford last month and they will be officially named middle school of the year at the upcoming Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, May 28 at Stratford High School. “It became obvious throughout the …

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by Zak Failla