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COVID-19: Sacred Heart Cancels Classes, Moves To Online Schedule For Weeks To Come COVID-19: Sacred Heart Cancels Classes, Moves To Online Schedule For Weeks To Come
Covid-19: Sacred Heart Cancels Classes, Moves To Online Schedule For Weeks To Come With fears of the spread of coronavirus reaching a fever pitch, Sacred Heart University in Fairfield announced it will be canceling classes as they prepare to move to a schedule of online classes. The University announced that classes will be suspended as of Tuesday, March 10 as they prepare to transition to online classes from Wednesday, March 11 through Sunday, March 29.  The exception from online learning will be clinical placements and labs as long as they continue to be safe, officials said. According to the University, “faculty members will take tomorrow to put their online cont…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
CT Colleges, Universities Taking Drastic Precautions Amid Coronavirus Concerns CT Colleges, Universities Taking Drastic Precautions Amid Coronavirus Concerns
CT Colleges, Universities Taking Drastic Precautions Amid Coronavirus Concerns Connecticut colleges and universities are taking extreme measures to protect students and staff as concerns of coronavirus becoming widespread stateside continue to spread. With federal health officials declaring it’s become a matter of “when, not if,” the virus will spread to the United States, area institutions - including colleges and universities - are taking measures to protect themselves. With the outbreak spreading to Italy, Fairfield University is reportedly pulling students studying abroad and bringing them back home as a precaution. It also temporarily closed the Florence Universi…

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by Zak Failla
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Sacred Heart University Athlete, 19, Dies After Six-Story Fall Sacred Heart University Athlete, 19, Dies After Six-Story Fall
Sacred Heart University Athlete, 19, Dies After Six-Story Fall A freshman student-athlete at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut has been identified as the person found dead on the ground near The Vessel, a sculpture at Hudson Yards in Manhattan. Peter DeSalvo, 19, a member of Sacred Heart's rugby club, leaped to his death around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, according to a report in the New York Post. Screams broke through a crowd of visitors and tourists and some people began to cry, according to the Post report. DiSalvo was reportedly by himself at the time of the incident.  DiSalvo was pronounced dead at Bellevue H…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Former SHU Student Charged With Illegally Taking Nude Photos Of Another Student Former SHU Student Charged With Illegally Taking Nude Photos Of Another Student
Former SHU Student Charged With Illegally Taking Nude Photos Of Another Student A former Sacred Heart University student has been arrested by police for disseminating nude photographs of a female student, police say. The incident took place on Oct. 6, 2019, when a female Sacred Heart University student reported to police that she believes she was the victim of a sexual assault, said Capt. Brian Fitzgerald of the Bridgeport Police Department. The victim reported that she was intoxicated in the early morning hours and believed that a man, she identified as Nicholas Otto-Bernstein, 20, of New York City, had sexual intercourse with her without her consent, Fitzgerald said.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Sports
Former Sacred Heart University Baseball Standout Joins Chicago Cubs Former Sacred Heart University Baseball Standout Joins Chicago Cubs
Former Sacred Heart University Baseball Standout Joins Chicago Cubs A former Hudson Valley high school baseball standout who played collegiately in Fairfield County is ready to get called up to The Show. Kingston High School graduate Zack Short was protected by the Chicago Cubs this week, being added to the team's elite 40-man roster. Had he not been protected, he would have been eligible to be picked by any team in the Rule 5 Draft next month. Any team that picks a player in the Rule 5 Draft has to keep the prospect on their 25-man MLB roster for the entire season, or else forfeit the player back to his original team. Players who signed with their cur…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Lifelong Norwalk Resident Bruce Paul, Father, Coach, Dies Lifelong Norwalk Resident Bruce Paul, Father, Coach, Dies
Lifelong Norwalk Resident Bruce Paul, Father, Coach, Dies A lifelong resident of Norwalk, Bruce McLeod Paul, died Thursday, Aug. 1 at age 67. He was born Jan. 11, 1952 in New York City, son of the late Beverly McLeod Paul and Richard Rea Paul.  Paul graduated from Norwalk High School in 1970 and received a B.S. in accounting from Post University and an M.B.A. in finance from Sacred Heart University. He began his career in finance with Xerox Corporation where he met his wife-to-be, Rhonda McCarthy. They were married in 1986 in Ridgefield.  Paul's lifelong passion was sports and he enjoyed coaching several local teams.  He lov…

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by Donna Christopher
Obituaries
21-Year-Old Killed By Fallen Tree Limb In Fairfield Was Personal Trainer In Stamford 21-Year-Old Killed By Fallen Tree Limb In Fairfield Was Personal Trainer In Stamford
21-Year-Old Killed By Fallen Tree Limb In Fairfield Was Personal Trainer In Stamford A 21-year-old  man killed by a fallen tree limb during a severe storm in Fairfield was a personal trainer in Stratford. Jarrod M. Marotto died Wednesday, July 17, when a large tree limb fell on the driver's side of his vehicle in front of 3595 Park Ave., said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. When officers responded they found Marotto, of Southington, unconscious in the driver seat, Kalamaras said. Police and fire rescue had to wait for an electrical crew to shut down the power before being able to free him from the vehicle. He was transported to St. Vincent’s Medic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Captain Donald Anderson Named Darien's New Chief Of Police Captain Donald Anderson Named Darien's New Chief Of Police
Captain Donald Anderson Named Darien's New Chief Of Police Captain Donald Anderson has been named Darien Chief of Police. He will take over as the Darien Police Department’s 11th Chief of Police when Chief Ray Osborne retires at the end of the summer, according to the Darien Police Commission. Anderson has been a member of the Darien Police Department since 1983, and currently holds the position of Captain of the Administrative Services Bureau.  He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1999, Lieutenant in 2000, and to his current rank of Captain in 2013.  He has also served as a member of the Detective Division and as a member of the …

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by Donna Christopher
Schools
Staples HS Welcomes New Principal Staples HS Welcomes New Principal
Staples HS Welcomes New Principal The Westport Board of Education has named a veteran educator to take over at the helm of Staples High School. The Board announced on Thursday that Stafford W. Thomas, Jr. will succeed Principal James D’Amico, who announced earlier this year that he was resigning to take over at his hometown high school in New Fairfield. Thomas will take over on July 1, when D’Amico’s resignation officially takes effect. He was unanimously approved by the Board at a meeting on Thursday, June 20. He comes to Westport after serving as the principal at Hillcrest Middle School in Trumbull for eight years. Unde…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Long-Shuttered Community Theater In Downtown Fairfield To Reopen Long-Shuttered Community Theater In Downtown Fairfield To Reopen
Long-Shuttered Community Theater In Downtown Fairfield To Reopen The long-shuttered Community Theatre in downtown Fairfield will reopen as the new Sacred Heart University Community Theater. The university signed a 10-year lease with Kleban Properties to create a premier arts and education site at the corner of Post and Unquowa Roads.  Open to the entire Fairfield community, including all university students, the refurbished venue will provide a range of offerings, including high-profile lectures, author talks, unique films, concerts, and performances.  It will showcase the work of the University’s dance, orchestra, band, choir, theater arts, f…

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by Donna Christopher
Schools
Sacred Heart University Will Now Offer Electrical Engineering Degree Sacred Heart University Will Now Offer Electrical Engineering Degree
Sacred Heart University Will Now Offer Electrical Engineering Degree Sacred Heart University’s School of Computer Science and Engineering in Fairfield has officially established a new bachelor’s degree program: electrical engineering. The program will become available starting in the fall semester. School representatives say that technological innovation is likely to drive the demand for electrical engineers in research and development industries. New developments include solar arrays, semiconductors and communications technologies, all of which require expertise from electrical engineers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A bachelor’s degree is …

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest
Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest Sacred Heart University is denying any wrongdoing in a student's choking death during a pancake eating contest in 2017. In court documents filed Tuesday in Superior Court in Bridgeport, the college's attorney's blamed Caitlin Nelson’s own actions in her death in response to a lawsuit brought by Nelson’s mother. Nelson, 20, who was studying social work and was a member of Kappa Delta sorority, was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center in March 2017 after choking on the pancakes during a charity fundraiser.  Her mother, Rosanne Nelson, of Clark, New Jersey, who is seeking dam…

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by Kathy Reakes