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Community Rallies Around CT Family After Newborn Son's Cancer Diagnosis Community Rallies Around CT Family After Newborn Son's Cancer Diagnosis
Community Rallies Around CT Family After Newborn Son's Cancer Diagnosis Days after Brendan and Karen Filburn gave birth to their second son Brody, they received the news no parents ever deserve: their seemingly happy newborn has an aggressive form of cancer. Sixteen days after Brody was born, he began his first round of chemotherapy.  But the Filburns aren't facing this alone. Friends and family of the Hartford County couple, who live in the town of Simsbury, have created a GoFundMe to help provide for them while they give Brody their full attention.  Related: GoFundMe For The Filburns So far, the campaign has raised more than $5,200 of its $7,000 go…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Plane Missing Off Coast Of Massachusetts, Coast Guard Says Plane Missing Off Coast Of Massachusetts, Coast Guard Says
Plane Missing Off Coast Of Massachusetts, Coast Guard Says The United States Coast Guard is searching for a downed plane that departed Reading, Pennsylvania near Cape Cod, authorities say. The plane is a Piper PA-28 was reported missing on Sunday, Oct. 31 around 10 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in an emailed statement to the Associated Press. The Coast Guard joined the search for the missing airplane with one person onboard following a report from the Air Force around 10:30 p.m., Coast Guard Petty Officer Noel Ryan told MassLive. #HappeningNow @USCG is responding to a report of a downed aircraft with a single occupant off of #…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Lost Diane Keaton Wallet From 50 Years Ago Found In Brewster Storage Unit Lost Diane Keaton Wallet From 50 Years Ago Found In Brewster Storage Unit
Lost Diane Keaton Wallet From 50 Years Ago Found In Brewster Storage Unit Anton Lulgjuraj, who purchased the contents of a unit from Life Storage in Brewster, made quite a surprising discovery,  Lulgjuraj discovered actress Diane Keaton’s wallet from more than 50 years ago concealed within the dusty wooden box in the storage locker, according to the Daily News. After noting that everything within the wallet appeared to be more than half a century old, including the 1966 driver's license, which read "Diane Hall," the 45-year-old Lulgjuraj, of Hopewell Junction, told the Daily News that he recognized the woman's image. “I opened it up and thought, is thi…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Airman Who Grew Up In Fairfield County Killed In Crash Airman Who Grew Up In Fairfield County Killed In Crash
Airman Who Grew Up In Fairfield County Killed In Crash A U.S. Airman from Bridgeport who died in a multiple-vehicle crash in Idaho will be remembered Sunday, July 1. Lawrence Manlapit III, 29, the son of Lawrence Manlapit, Jr. and Dorine Norko, who is a transportation specialist for the Bridgeport public schools, was killed June 16 in a multi-vehicle crash on I-84 outside of Boise, Idaho, said the Idaho State Police. Two other airmen and a truck driver were also killed in the crash, police said. Based at Mountain Home Air Force Base, in Elmore County, Idaho, Manlapit attended James Curiale school in Bridgeport from kindergarten through eighth …

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by Kathy Reakes