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Stamford's AmeriCares Prepares To Help After Powerful Cyclone Hits Fiji Stamford's AmeriCares Prepares To Help After Powerful Cyclone Hits Fiji
Stamford's AmeriCares Prepares To Help After Powerful Cyclone Hits Fiji STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford-based AmeriCares has relief workers on stand-by who are ready to assist in the recovery efforts after Cyclone Winston in Fiji.  The storm, the most powerful to ever to hit Fiji, made landfall on the archipelago nation’s most populous island Saturday evening local time, knocking out electricity and damaging homes. The government has declared a state of natural disaster for 30 days in the nation home to about 900,000 people. “We still don’t know the full extent of the damage,” said Garrett Ingoglia, vice president of emergency response at AmeriCares. “AmeriCares is …

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Fairfield Cancels Community Vigil At Request Of Family At Center Of Attack Fairfield Cancels Community Vigil At Request Of Family At Center Of Attack
Fairfield Cancels Community Vigil At Request Of Family At Center Of Attack FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A community candlelight vigil planned for Sunday evening in Fairfield has been canceled to respect the wishes of a Fairfield family.  The vigil, which had been planned by the town of Fairfield and domestic violence The Center for Family Justice, was intended to show support for the Andrews family who were at the center of a violent incident Tuesday morning.  Christopher Andrews, 51, was shot to death by Fairfield Officer Sean Fenton. Andrews approached the officer with a knife in his hand and refused repeated orders to drop it during a confrontation at about 6 a.m. Tuesda…

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Feds Charge Suspected Drug Dealer In Heroin ODs In Shelton Feds Charge Suspected Drug Dealer In Heroin ODs In Shelton
Feds Charge Suspected Drug Dealer In Heroin ODs In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — Police arrested a 20-year-old man on federal charges in connection with a heroin-related death in Derby and two heroin overdoes in Shelton, police said. Bradley Commerford, of Derby, was identified as a suspect after the U.S. attorney’s office, the Drug Enforcement Agency's New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad, and detectives from the Derby, Shelton, Ansonia, and Monroe Police Departments put together a joint task force to investigate the source of this heroin.  On Wednesday, Fen. 17, the Derby Police Department said it had responded to two sudden deaths from suspected heroin …

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Monroe Lawmakers To Meet With Residents At Edith Wheeler Memorial Library Monroe Lawmakers To Meet With Residents At Edith Wheeler Memorial Library
Monroe Lawmakers To Meet With Residents At Edith Wheeler Memorial Library MONROE, Conn. – State Rep. J.P. Sredzinski and state Sen. Kevin Kelly will hold office hours at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, 733 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Lawmakers will hold the meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.  Monroe residents are encouraged to join the legislators to discuss the major issues that will shape the 2016 Legislative Session, which began Feb. 3, or any other concerns that they have with regard to state government. Kelly is a Republican who represents the 21st Senate District towns of Monroe, Seymour, Shelton and Stratford. Sredzinski is a Republican wh…

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Danbury Library Celebrates Black History With Musical, Marian Anderson Talk Danbury Library Celebrates Black History With Musical, Marian Anderson Talk
Danbury Library Celebrates Black History With Musical, Marian Anderson Talk DANBURY, Conn. — The Danbury Public Library will celebrate Black History Month in February with a couple of special events. On Saturday, Feb. 20, actress Kimberly Wilson of Westport will present her original one-woman musical show “A Journey …” Using words and music, Wilson will bring to life Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou. The program is free, but registration is required, either at danburylibrary.org or at 203-797-4527. On Saturday, Feb. 27, Danbury city historian Brigid Guertin will present a program on Danbury resident Marian Anderson, a black opera singer …

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Connecticut Announces Candidates Listed On Ballot For April 26 Primary Connecticut Announces Candidates Listed On Ballot For April 26 Primary
Connecticut Announces Candidates Listed On Ballot For April 26 Primary FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Secretary of the State Denise Merrill has announced the names of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates who will appear on the ballot for Connecticut’s April 26 primary election. “This has been a captivating campaign season that has revealed vastly different visions for America’s future. The choices are exciting," Merrill said. "With the candidates available to us identified, the most important thing for you to do is to show up and vote on April 26th.”  The following Democratic candidates will have their names on the ballot (with the order t…

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Bridgeport Native Recovering Well After Heart Transplant On Valentine's Day Bridgeport Native Recovering Well After Heart Transplant On Valentine's Day
Bridgeport Native Recovering Well After Heart Transplant On Valentine's Day SHELTON, Conn. — A 60-year-old Shelton man is doing well after receiving a heart transplant on Valentine’s Day, although he is facing a long recovery. John Pesavento, a Bridgeport native, was diagnosed with stage-end heart failure after complications from a heart attack he suffered 20 years ago. For 18 months, he had been on a left ventricle assist device, which pumped blood from a chamber of his heart to the rest of his body. He had been on the heart transplant recipient list for a year. He learned early Sunday that he would be receiving the donor heart he needed, and the six-hour surgery …

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Route 136, Buck Hill Road Closed In Easton Due To Downed Power Lines Route 136, Buck Hill Road Closed In Easton Due To Downed Power Lines
Route 136, Buck Hill Road Closed In Easton Due To Downed Power Lines EASTON, Conn. — Two roads in Easton were closed in Easton early Tuesday evening due to downed power lines, police said.Route 136, also known as Westport Road, is closed between Center Road and Wilson Road, Easton police said.  Buck Hill Road is also closed due to downed power lines.  Motorists are urged to drive carefully and seek alternate routes.  United Illuminating was reporting a total of 45 power outages in Easton, in three separate locations as of 6 p.m. Tuesday. 

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Newtown Dad Comes Up Short In Bid For Grammys For Jazz Album Newtown Dad Comes Up Short In Bid For Grammys For Jazz Album
Newtown Dad Comes Up Short In Bid For Grammys For Jazz Album DANBURY, Conn. -- Jimmy Greene, a music professor at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, came up short in his bid to win two Grammys on Monday night.  Greene, who lives in Newtown, had been nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for "Beautiful Life," and Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for his arrangement of his composition, “When I Come Home,” featuring vocalist Javier Colon. Greene was inspired to make the jazz album in memory of his daughter, Ana Márquez-Greene, who was 6 when she was killed in the Sandy Hook shootings. The award for best jazz instrum…

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Volunteer Fire Dept. Helps With Burst Pipe At Aspetuck Valley Country Club Volunteer Fire Dept. Helps With Burst Pipe At Aspetuck Valley Country Club
Volunteer Fire Dept. Helps With Burst Pipe At Aspetuck Valley Country Club WESTON, Conn. — The Weston Volunteer Fire Department turned out Monday afternoon to help with a burst water pipe. Engine 4, Engine 7, Rescue 5 and Car 1 responded to help with the emergency at the Aspetuck Valley Country Club, according to a post at the department's Facebook page.

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