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Lifelong Fairfield County Resident Who Was Beloved Preschool Teacher Dies At 28 Lifelong Fairfield County Resident Who Was Beloved Preschool Teacher Dies At 28
Lifelong Fairfield County Resident Who Was Beloved Preschool Teacher Dies At 28 Friends and loved ones are mourning the death of beloved Fairfield County preschool teacher, Emily Griffin. The lifelong Ridgefield resident died Thursday, July 21, at the age of 28 following a long illness, according to her obituary.  “It is with a heavy heart that I must advise my Facebook friends that my beloved daughter Emily Nora Griffin passed away this evening after a long and difficult illness,” Griffin’s father, Tim, wrote on Facebook. “She was a fighter to the end. She was an angel on earth. Kind and loving to all. God has called her home.” After graduating from Ridgefield Hig…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
COVID-19: Parents Want Refunds From Fairfield County Preschools For Switch To Remote Learning COVID-19: Parents Want Refunds From Fairfield County Preschools For Switch To Remote Learning
Covid-19: Parents Want Refunds From Fairfield County Preschools For Switch To Remote Learning Some Fairfield County parents are demanding refunds from preschools after their children were forced to transition to remote learning due to the COVID-19 outbreak. A group representing parents of students served by Landmark Academy in Westport has launched a petition demanding partial refunds to account for distance learning and flexibility on deposits and tuition for the upcoming academic year. 
“We don’t fault Landmark (or any other organization) for being slow to act regarding a decision on tuition for this semester,” they wrote. “The turbulence and uncertainty created by the pandemic ha…

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by Zak Failla