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Funeral Arrangements Set For Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire Funeral Arrangements Set For Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire
Funeral Arrangements Set For Firefighter Killed Battling CT House Fire Funeral arrangements have been set for a Connecticut firefighter who died battling a blaze that broke out in a New Haven home last week. A Catholic service for New Haven firefighter Ricardo Torres, Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 20 in St. Mary Church on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven. A burial with full departmental honors will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford. Officials noted that masks will be mandatory while in the church. Torres was survived by his wife, Erica Martinez, son Oliver Torres, and Crew Torres, who is due to be born in August. Torres was born in New Hav…

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by Zak Failla
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Landmark Buildings Will Glow Red In Honor Of Fallen Heroes Landmark Buildings Will Glow Red In Honor Of Fallen Heroes
Landmark Buildings Will Glow Red In Honor Of Fallen Heroes As a memorial to all fallen firefighters and their families, landmark buildings across the nation will glow red for one week. The display is called “Light the Night For Fallen Firefighters” and is being organized by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Many buildings around the area will glow red with bay lighting and spotlights each night from now until Oct. 4. Some people will be shining red lights on their homes, as well. There are about 20 places in Connecticut and another 20 in Massachusetts that have signed up with the organizer’s map of participating buildings. In West Hav…

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by Kristin Palpini