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Report: Former HS QB In Fairfield County Among Three Sailors Who Died By Suicide This Month Report: Former HS QB In Fairfield County Among Three Sailors Who Died By Suicide This Month
Report: Former HS QB In Fairfield County Among Three Sailors Who Died By Suicide This Month Three US Navy sailors stationed on the USS George Washington in Virginia, including one from Connecticut, died by suicide within seven days of each other this month, The Washington Post reports.  Fairfield County native Xavier Sandor, age 19, of Shelton, was found unresponsive aboard the ship in Newport News on Friday, April 15, The Post says. Two other sailors on the ship reportedly died by suicide on April 9 and 10. A fourth also died by suicide in 2021, the outlet says. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby addressed the deaths in a press conference this week. “Each death i…

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by Annie DeVoe
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18-Year-Old From Fairfield County Killed In Jet Ski Accident 18-Year-Old From Fairfield County Killed In Jet Ski Accident
18-Year-Old From Fairfield County Killed In Jet Ski Accident A 2021 high school graduate from Fairfield County is being remembered by friends and family after he was killed when two jet skis collided in the Long Island Sound. Matthew (Matt) Horvath, age 18, of Shelton, died on Tuesday, July 27, in Milford, said Will Healy, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Healy said Horvath was killed in a boating accident in which jet skis collided in the Sound. He was rushed to Bridgeport Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Healy said. DEEP Environmental Conservation Police, along with the U.S. Coast Guard and Mi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Seven More Cases Reported At School District In Area COVID-19: Seven More Cases Reported At School District In Area
Covid-19: Seven More Cases Reported At School District In Area A Fairfield County school district already forced to switch to its distance learning plan due to a COVID-19 outbreak has seen seven newly confirmed positive cases in three different schools. Shelton interim Schools Superintendent Beth Smith alerted parents this week that there were new cases confirmed at Shelton High School, Long Hill School, and Sunnyside School. There were three new cases each at the high school and Long Hill, and one in Sunnyside. The seven new cases bring the total to 52 districtwide since students returned to classes in September. According to Smith, in the past two w…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Two More Fairfield County Schools Switch To Distance Learning COVID-19: Two More Fairfield County Schools Switch To Distance Learning
Covid-19: Two More Fairfield County Schools Switch To Distance Learning A pair of schools in Fairfield County are transitioning to remote learning for several days due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The Shelton High School and Intermediate School announced a plan to transition to distance learning between Tuesday, Oct. 13, and Thursday, Oct. 22 due to mandated staff quarantines. Related story - COVID-19: Five Cases Confirmed At School District In Fairfield County At least eight Shelton High staff members, five at Shelton Intermediate School, and six at Perry Hill School are under quarantine. School officials said that some of the staff members that tested posit…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Area HS Student Threatens Killing In Video, Police Say 18-Year-Old Area HS Student Threatens Killing In Video, Police Say
18-Year-Old Area HS Student Threatens Killing In Video, Police Say A Fairfield County teenager is in police custody after making a threatening video threatening to kill someone that was posted online. In the video, the teen shows a gun and states that if someone messes with him tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 26) and he goes to school he is willing to kill someone. Police investigators were able to quickly identify the teenager in the video - Shelton High School student Eliezer Reyes, 18 - and recovered a gun that matched the one in the threatening video. The school was expected to have an increased security presence on Thursday. Reyes was arrested and charged …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Acting Principal Latest At Shelton HS To Be Put On Leave During Probe Acting Principal Latest At Shelton HS To Be Put On Leave During Probe
Acting Principal Latest At Shelton HS To Be Put On Leave During Probe Another week, another new principal for Shelton High School students. Assistant Principal John Skerritt was placed on leave this week, the Shelton School District announced, as he is the latest involved in a criminal police investigation. He had been named the acting principal of the school when former principal Beth Smith was placed on administrative leave earlier this year. Smith was placed on administrative leave two days after it was announced that an investigation has been launched targeting administrators at the school in relation to a potentially criminal incident involving two stude…

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by Zak Failla
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Headmaster, Other Employees Placed On Leave During Criminal Investigation At Shelton HS Headmaster, Other Employees Placed On Leave During Criminal Investigation At Shelton HS
Headmaster, Other Employees Placed On Leave During Criminal Investigation At Shelton HS Days after Shelton High School Principal Beth Smith was placed on administrative leave for an unknown reason,  authorities have revealed that at least two other staffers have been placed on leave as well. Superintendent Dr. Chris Clouet told the Shelton Herald Smith was placed on paid administrative leave on Thursday, March 28, over what Clouet termed a “personnel matter.” Clouet added that the state’s attorney office and Shelton Police Department are conducting a “criminal investigation involving multiple staff members” at the school, said the Shelton Herald. According to Mayor …

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by Kathy Reakes
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HS Football Coach Resigns After Facebook Post With Racist, Sexist Slurs HS Football Coach Resigns After Facebook Post With Racist, Sexist Slurs
HS Football Coach Resigns After Facebook Post With Racist, Sexist Slurs An assistant high school football coach in Fairfield County has resigned after he reportedly posted a racist and sexist image on Facebook describing two female celebrities. Mark Kovacs, who coached at Shelton High School, is out of a job following the post - which has not been disclosed - according to a WTNH report. The nature of the post has not been disclosed. According to reports, Kovacs was informed he was to be suspended, and resigned later in the day. The now-former coach has not released any statements or information regarding his departure. "After becoming aware of some social medi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Girl Caught Bringing Loaded BB Gun To School In Fairfield County Girl Caught Bringing Loaded BB Gun To School In Fairfield County
Girl Caught Bringing Loaded BB Gun To School In Fairfield County A Fairfield County student was arrested after police found she had brought a loaded BB gun to school, according to the Shelton Police. Destiny Ryan, 18, was arrested early Monday after the Shelton Police Department responded to Shelton High School for a report of a student with a handgun, said Detective Richard Bango.  School administrators were told by students that Ryan was showing what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun in the girl’s bathroom, Bango said.  Shelton officers and detectives, who were already on scene for an unrelated matter, approached Ryan and asked her if she had a …

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by Kathy Reakes