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Obituaries
Monroe Mourns Death Of Popular Middle School Basketball Coach Monroe Mourns Death Of Popular Middle School Basketball Coach
Monroe Mourns Death Of Popular Middle School Basketball Coach Family, friends, and students of a Fairfield County teacher and popular middle school basketball coach are mourning his sudden death. Panagiotis "Pete" Simoulidis, age 44, of Monroe, a Jockey Hollow Middle School basketball coach, died on Wednesday, July 12, according to his obituary. The cause and manner of his death are still under review by the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. No foul play is suspected. Born in Greece and raised in Norwalk, Simoulidis, who leaves behind a wife and two sons, coached 6th through 8th-grade teams and was known for caring about their academics as…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three Fairfield County Juveniles Charged In Online Child Porn Case, Police Say Three Fairfield County Juveniles Charged In Online Child Porn Case, Police Say
Three Fairfield County Juveniles Charged In Online Child Porn Case, Police Say Three Fairfield County juveniles have been arrested for alleged possession of child pornography and for harassment, among other charges. In January of 2021, the Monroe Police Department received a complaint that there was an Instagram account that was posting nude and inappropriate photos of Monroe youths, said  Lieutenant Kevin McKellick of the Monroe PD. In addition, the account holder also posted where each youth lived. The juvenile victim said she, along with others, was being harassed by this anonymous account holder.  "She complained that the accoun…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Support, Counseling Offered For Middle School Students After Monroe Eighth-Grader's Suicide Support, Counseling Offered For Middle School Students After Monroe Eighth-Grader's Suicide
Support, Counseling Offered For Middle School Students After Monroe Eighth-Grader's Suicide The school community is rallying around students at the Jockey Hollow Middle School in Connecticut following the apparent suicide of an eighth-grader. On Friday, May 10, an eighth-grader reportedly died at home, committing suicide, Jockey Hollow principal school principal Jack Ceccolini wrote in a letter to parents over the weekend. The students were informed of the incident on Monday morning, May 13 during an extended homeroom. In response, Ceccolini said that while “this will be a difficult time for the entire Monroe community, but especially for the students of Jockey Hollow,” there will…

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by Zak Failla