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COVID-19: University Of New Haven Student In Connecticut Dies From Virus COVID-19: University Of New Haven Student In Connecticut Dies From Virus
Covid-19: University Of New Haven Student In Connecticut Dies From Virus A 22-year-old college student in Connecticut who was set to graduate this year has died from COVID-19. Joshua Goodart, a cybersecurity and networks major in the University of New Haven’s Class of 2021, died over the weekend from COVID complications, the school announced this week. Goodart, who was a resident of Oxford, Connecticut in western New Haven County, became ill during the university’s Winter Break and was hospitalized last month, never returning to campus for the spring semester. Friends and family said that Goodart was diagnosed with COVID-19 in the beginning of January, and whe…

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by Zak Failla
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Mother Of Baby Who Died From A Drug Overdose Is Arrested Mother Of Baby Who Died From A Drug Overdose Is Arrested
Mother Of Baby Who Died From A Drug Overdose Is Arrested Police have arrested the mother of an 11-month-old boy who died from a drug overdose over the summer. Rebecca Dixon, 35, of Oxford, Connecticut, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 13, on the charge of second-degree manslaughter, police said. The death was discovered when police were called to an Oxford home in July for a report of a baby not breathing, police said. During a search of the house, police allegedly found heroin. The baby’s death was caused by acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl, morphine, and recent cocaine exposure, according to the Medical Examiner.

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by Kristin Palpini