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US Secret Service Recruitment Scheduled In CT: Here's Where, When US Secret Service Recruitment Scheduled In CT: Here's Where, When
US Secret Service Recruitment Scheduled In CT: Here's Where, When If you've ever dreamed of guarding a president or running down virtual currency crooks then now is your chance to apply to become a US Secret Service agent. The department is holding a hiring event at the University of Hartford for students, and members of the public from Monday, Feb. 26 to Thursday, Feb. 29. Applicants will be able to apply to be a US Secret Service special agent or Uniformed Division officer during the hiring event, said the Secret Service.  The event is open to students throughout Connecticut as well as the public. Applicants will have the ability to take part in a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
President Biden To Visit Greenwich For Private Event, Expect Road Closures President Biden To Visit Greenwich For Private Event, Expect Road Closures
President Biden To Visit Greenwich For Private Event, Expect Road Closures Drivers are being advised to expect road closures and a heightened police presence during a visit to Greenwich by President Joe Biden. The President will be in Greenwich for a private event on Friday, June 16, said Greenwich Police Deputy Chief Mark Zuccerella. Specific details on the President's movements through Town have not been released, Zuccerella said. Earlier report: New Update: Here's Where President Biden Is Heading During Hartford Visit "The Greenwich Police Department recognizes that sudden and unexpected road closures can cause inconvenience and delay travel," Zuccerella…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Update: Here's Where President Biden Is Headed During CT Visit New Update: Here's Where President Biden Is Headed During CT Visit
New Update: Here's Where President Biden Is Headed During CT Visit President Joe Biden is set to visit Connecticut to speak about federal gun safety legislation.  On Friday, June 16, Biden will visit the University of Hartford in order to attend the National Safer Communities Summit, university officials announced.  Earlier Report - President Biden To Visit Connecticut The summit, presented by US Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, celebrates the first anniversary of the passage of The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first significant federal law concerning gun safety enacted in nearly three decades.  The all-day event…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
New Assistant Principal Named At School In Greenwich New Assistant Principal Named At School In Greenwich
New Assistant Principal Named At School In Greenwich A school in Fairfield County has selected a new assistant principal who school officials say is more than qualified for the role.  Steven Groccia has been named the new Assistant Principal at Cos Cob School, Greenwich Public Schools Superintendent Toni Jones announced on Monday, May 15.  Groccia will take over the position from Karen Vitti, who has been on special assignment and filling in for the role since September 2022. Currently serving as an elementary assistant principal at the Meeting House Hill School in New Fairfield, Groccia will bring his extensive experienc…

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by Ben Crnic
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University Of Hartford Student Charged With Making 'Concerning" Social Media Post, Police Say University Of Hartford Student Charged With Making 'Concerning" Social Media Post, Police Say
University Of Hartford Student Charged With Making 'Concerning" Social Media Post, Police Say A Connecticut university student has been charged after allegedly making a threatening social media post on YikYak. The incident took place at the University of Hartford around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5, said the Hartford Police. Hartford Police Officers responded to the university after receiving a complaint from UHART school safety officials, said Sgt. Chris Mastroianni, of the Hartford Police. The complaint was regarding threatening posts made on social media that referred to shooting a dorm and other firearm references, Mastroianni said. Patrol and Capitol City Command Ce…

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by Kathy Reakes
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10 Connecticut Colleges Deal With COVID-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Catch Virus 10 Connecticut Colleges Deal With COVID-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Catch Virus
10 Connecticut Colleges Deal With Covid-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Catch Virus COVID-19 outbreaks on New England college campuses have infected more than 1,000 students and *staff since the pandemic began. Connecticut has had 434 cases at 10 schools while neighboring Massachusetts has had 439 cases at 42 schools. As for the rest of New England: Vermont has had 34 cases at 8 schools, New Hampshire has had 68 cases at 6 schools, Maine has had 44 cases at 10 schools, and Rhode Island has had 62 cases at 8 schools, according to a New York Times database. That makes a total of 1,047 college and university students and staff who have contracted COVID-19. The NYT has kept…

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by Kristin Palpini
Schools
Three Fairfield County College Students Earn $5,000 Scholarships Three Fairfield County College Students Earn $5,000 Scholarships
Three Fairfield County College Students Earn $5,000 Scholarships Three lucky and talented college students studying STEM fields in Fairfield County have earned a $5,000 scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. The scholarships were granted by the Louis G. Nappi Construction Labor-Management Scholarship Fund, a major construction industry financial-aid program that was established by former Chairman Emeritus of the Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley, Inc., Louis G. Nappi, in 2009. The committee, which includes representatives from both labor and management, selects scholarship candidates based on the exemplification of th…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Two Fellow Students During University Of Hartford Class Project 21-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Two Fellow Students During University Of Hartford Class Project
21-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Two Fellow Students During University Of Hartford Class Project A college student in Connecticut is scheduled to be arraigned after stabbing two other students on the University of Hartford campus on Sunday. San Diego resident Jake Wascher, 21, is facing charges that include first-degree assault and criminal attempt to commit murder following an incident on campus over the weekend that led to a temporary lockdown. The lockdown, and scare on campus happened on a day when future students and parents were at the University of Hartford for an “accepted students day” event. Wascher and two other students were at a campus apartment when the stabbing happened…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Ian James Eaccarino 9-Mile Memorial Race In Norwalk Marks 20th Year Ian James Eaccarino 9-Mile Memorial Race In Norwalk Marks 20th Year
Ian James Eaccarino 9-Mile Memorial Race In Norwalk Marks 20th Year The 20th annual Ian James Eaccarino 9-Mile Memorial Race is on Saturday, Aug. 4 at Calf Pasture Beach, and is sponsored by the Courage to Speak Foundation. Ginger Katz, founder and CEO of the foundation and author of "Sunny's Story," said, "We present Ian's story to the students and parents in the schools in Norwalk." Ian graduated from Norwalk High School and went on to the University of Hartford. The mission of the Courage to Speak Foundation is to save lives by empowering youth to be drug free. "My book is told from our family beagles perspective," Katz sai…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Paul Winter Brings Sounds Of Brazil To Westport To Benefit Bridgeport Kids Paul Winter Brings Sounds Of Brazil To Westport To Benefit Bridgeport Kids
Paul Winter Brings Sounds Of Brazil To Westport To Benefit Bridgeport Kids If you didn’t make it to Rio for Carnival this year, you can still catch the beat of Brazil with Grammy-winning saxophonist and band leader Paul Winter and his My Brazil quartet when they play in Westport at Voices Café on Saturday, May 12 at 8 p.m. The concert is to benefit the Kids Empowered by Your Support (KEYS) program which gives one-on-one musical instrument lessons and group music instruction to underserved inner-city youth in Bridgeport, Conn. Without this group, the children would have no access to this empowering life experience. KEYS began in 2004 when musician and music educ…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz