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Fairfield County Man Drowns At Candlewood Lake, Police Say Fairfield County Man Drowns At Candlewood Lake, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Drowns At Candlewood Lake, Police Say State police are reporting that a man who was pulled from a Fairfield County lake in cardiac arrest has died from drowning. The victim, Adao Nogueira, age 53, of Danbury, was rescued from Button Island in New Fairfield around 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 16. Brookfield Volunteer Fire and EMS were dispatched to the island for a reported drowning on Candlewood Lake, according to the Connecticut State Police. Earlier report: Man Rushed To Danbury Hospital After Nearly Drowning In Candlewood Lake Upon arriving at the island EMTs and paramedics immediately began life-saving measures, the fire dep…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Candlewood Lake Parties, Gatherings Cited For Danbury's Spike In Cases, Officials Say COVID-19: Candlewood Lake Parties, Gatherings Cited For Danbury's Spike In Cases, Officials Say
Covid-19: Candlewood Lake Parties, Gatherings Cited For Danbury's Spike In Cases, Officials Say A string of parties and mass gatherings at Candlewood Lake have been cited as one of the leading reasons for Danbury’s spike in COVID-19 cases. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton said this week that the recent rise in cases in the city has been largely in younger people, and could have been spread through parties that have been held at the lake, located in both northern Fairfield and southern Litchfield counties, this month. Officials said that the gatherings are not following the state’s COVID-19 guidance, and that there have been reports of boaters strapping thems…

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by Zak Failla
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Beloved Teacher ID'd As Fairfield County Fatality In Storm Beloved Teacher ID'd As Fairfield County Fatality In Storm
Beloved Teacher ID'd As Fairfield County Fatality In Storm A beloved Northern Westchester art teacher has been identified as one of the two Fairfield County residents killed during Tuesday's powerful storms that left a swath of destruction across the region. Lauren Svendsen, 41, died when a tree fell on her car in New Fairfield around 5 p.m., on Brush Hill Road. Her 3-year-old daughter was also in the vehicle but was not injured, reported Connecticut State Trooper Sgt. Eric Haglund on Wednesday. Although her name was not released by state police, North Salem Superintendent Kenneth Freeston announced her passing on Twitter.  "Lauren enriched t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Killed In Fairfield County During Storm Two Killed In Fairfield County During Storm
Two Killed In Fairfield County During Storm Two Fairfield County residents were killed and several injured as a high-powered storm system ripped through the area downing trees and power lines. A 41-year-old New Fairfield woman was killed around 5 p.m. Tuesday on Brush Hill Road when a tree fell on her vehicle, pinning her inside, said Connecticut State Trooper Sgt. Eric Haglund. Haglund said the woman's 3-year-old daughter was also in the vehicle but was not injured. The victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Danbury Hospital. Her daughter was also transported for observation…

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by Kathy Reakes