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New Canaan, Connecticut

Police & Fire
Man Charged With Possessing Gun, Drugs At New Canaan Train Station Man Charged With Possessing Gun, Drugs At New Canaan Train Station
Man Charged With Possessing Gun, Drugs At New Canaan Train Station A man was charged with allegedly possessing a gun and drugs after police responded to a Fairfield County train station on a medical call. Robert Buckley, age 42, of Springfield, Illinois, was charged in New Canaan on Thursday, Nov. 29. According to Lt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, officers responded to the Talmadge Hill Train Station lot on a medical assist call. While assisting with the medical response, officers discovered drugs and drug paraphernalia, DeFelice said. Officers also located a firearm. Buckley was placed under arrest and charged with: Illegal possession o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Massive Fairfield County Internet Outage: Duo Accused Of Cutting Fiber Optic Lines Massive Fairfield County Internet Outage: Duo Accused Of Cutting Fiber Optic Lines
Massive Fairfield County Internet Outage: Duo Accused Of Cutting Fiber Optic Lines Two people have been charged with cutting fiber optic lines which resulted in more than 40,000 customers with lost internet, TV, and phone service in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Norwalk on Friday, March 24 around 7:15 a.m. Norwalk officers responded to a report of damage to Optimum cable lines on Broad Street. Optimum personnel on the scene reported over 2000 fiber optic lines had been cut and as a result, over 40,000 customers had lost service, said Norwalk Deputy Police Chief Terrence Blake. The outages were mainly in Norwalk and New Canaan. Earlier repo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three, Including Two From Fairfield County, Jump To Safety After Yacht Bursts Into Flames Three, Including Two From Fairfield County, Jump To Safety After Yacht Bursts Into Flames
Three, Including Two From Fairfield County, Jump To Safety After Yacht Bursts Into Flames Three people, including a man and woman from Connecticut,  jumped to safety after a 70-foot yacht caught fire and burned in New Hampshire. The incident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday, June 18 on the Piscataqua River, near Little Harbor, about 60 miles north of Boston. The vessel, "Elusive," a 2007 Marlow, was heading toward Wentworth Marina when a passenger noticed black smoke below the deck, the New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol said.  According to passengers, within minutes the boat completely filled with smoke, the Marine Patrol said, adding that that the three passengers, as w…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Biden Easily Won CT, But Trump Took These Towns In Fairfield County; Breakdown By Community Biden Easily Won CT, But Trump Took These Towns In Fairfield County; Breakdown By Community
Biden Easily Won CT, But Trump Took These Towns In Fairfield County; Breakdown By Community President-elect Joe Biden handily won Connecticut’s nine electoral college votes over President Donald Trump, though some Fairfield County communities swung red. With election results now certified by the Electoral College, Biden officially received 1,080,680 votes in Connecticut to Trump’s 715,291, with all but three towns in Fairfield County voting for the challenger over the incumbent. In total, Biden received 59.2 percent of the Connecticut vote versus Trump’s 39.2 percent, with all votes officially counted. Biden handily won in Fairfield County, though Trump was the narrow favorite in…

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by Zak Failla
News
Here Are Fairfield County Communities Hit Hardest By Power Outages From Severe Storm Here Are Fairfield County Communities Hit Hardest By Power Outages From Severe Storm
Here Are Fairfield County Communities Hit Hardest By Power Outages From Severe Storm Thousands in Connecticut have been left without power as a strong storm system sweeps through the region, bringing rain and wind gusts approaching 50 mph. As of 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, Eversource crews were working to repair hundreds of active outages that were impacting 17,690 of the company’s 1,282,842 customers. The breakdown of customers impacted by reported outages in Fairfield County, according to Eversource: Ridgefield: 293; Redding: 209; Danbury: 185; Wilton: 171; Westport: 157; Monroe: 103; Stamford: 34; Newtown: 15; Greenwich: 9; Darien: 8; Weston: fewer than 3; New Canaan: …

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by Zak Failla