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Suspect Nabbed In Armed Robbery Of Several Other Minors In CT, Police Say Suspect Nabbed In Armed Robbery Of Several Other Minors In CT, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed In Armed Robbery Of Several Other Minors In CT, Police Say A Fairfield County juvenile has been charged with allegedly robbing several others at gunpoint. The incident took place in Fairfield around 8:10 p.m., Sunday, March 17 in the area of New Hampshire Avenue. According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police, initial reports indicated that several juveniles had been threatened at gunpoint by individuals wearing ski masks who had fled. According to the victims, they were riding their bicycles when they were approached by the suspects. The suspects displayed firearms and a knife while demanding the belongings of the victims,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT 24-Year-Old Nabbed Again For Child Sex Crimes, Police Say CT 24-Year-Old Nabbed Again For Child Sex Crimes, Police Say
CT 24-Year-Old Nabbed Again For Child Sex Crimes, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been charged with alleged child sex crimes for the second time this year.  Related: School Employee Caught With Child Porn In Fairfield, Police Say Peter Wheeler, Jr., age 24 of Fairfield, was charged on Tuesday, Feb. 20 by Fairfield Police. He was first charged on Tuesday, Jan. 23 for possession of child pornography.  According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police Department, detectives continued their investigation into potential criminal activities involving Wheeler, who was a Fairfield Public Schools employee, following his…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Students Injured During CT School Bus Crash, Police Say Two Students Injured During CT School Bus Crash, Police Say
Two Students Injured During CT School Bus Crash, Police Say Two schoolchildren were hospitalized following a school bus crash which also injured the driver in Fairfield County. It happened just after 3 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9 in the Town of Fairfield on Mountain Laurel road near Stroll Rock Common,  First responders reported the school bus struck a tree and the bus was transporting four Fairfield School children at the time of the collision, said Fairfield PD Lt. Edward J. Weihe. Two of the children sustained facial lacerations and were transported to Bridgeport Hospital. The bus driver also sustained unknown injuries and was transported t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
CT Middle School Student Sings National Anthem At Fenway Park CT Middle School Student Sings National Anthem At Fenway Park
CT Middle School Student Sings National Anthem At Fenway Park Take her out to the ballgame! A middle school student from Fairfield County took center stage at Fenway recently as she sang the National Anthem before the Red Sox game against the Detroit Tigers. Victoria Beniston, an eighth-grader at Fairfield Woods Middle School, kicked off the game on Thursday, May 6 before a COVID-capacity crowd at the famed Boston stadium. The teen’s rendition of the anthem buoyed the hometown team on Thursday, as the Red Sox broke out the bats and had just enough pitching to hold on for a 12-9 win over the Tigers. There were less than 5,000 fans in attendance at Fe…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Shelter In Place Order Lifted For CT School After No Weapon Found Shelter In Place Order Lifted For CT School After No Weapon Found
Shelter In Place Order Lifted For CT School After No Weapon Found A shelter-in-place order for a Fairfield County school that believed a weapon may have been brought to school has been lifted after a police search. Students at Walter Fitzgerald Campus in Fairfield were told to shelter in place on Thursday, May 13, after school officials called the Fairfield Police Department to search the school when fears surfaced that a student may have a weapon at the school, said Andrea Clark, director of communications at Fairfield Public Schools. The shelter in place was lifted around noon Thursday, after police searched the school, and talked with the students invo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Some Schools Announce Closures, Delayed Starts, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday Some Schools Announce Closures, Delayed Starts, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday
Some Schools Announce Closures, Delayed Starts, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday The following school districts have announced closures and shifts to remote learning for Tuesday, Feb. 2 due to the major winter storm. Reload page for new updates. Fairfield County Bethel Public Schools, closed Bridgeport Public Schools, remote learning day due to weather Darien Public Schools, remote learning day due to weather Fairfield Public Schools, remote learning day due to weather Greenwich Public Schools, remote learning day due to weather Newtown Public Schools, remote learning day due to weather Norwalk Public Schools, remote learning day due to weathe…

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by Daily Voice
News
COVID-19: CT High School Closes Again After New Cases COVID-19: CT High School Closes Again After New Cases
Covid-19: CT High School Closes Again After New Cases The number of students at Fairfield Ludlowe High School testing positive for COVID-19 has jumped, forcing dozens into quarantine and the closure of the building. Fairfield Public Schools Superintendent Mike Cummings said that the high school will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 1 due to three more confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in students or staffers. Cummings said that more than 30 additional students have been instructed to enter quarantine, bringing the number of students and staff in isolation to more than 80. An additional two dozen others outside of the Fair…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: CT High School Will Be Closed After Positive Cases COVID-19: CT High School Will Be Closed After Positive Cases
Covid-19: CT High School Will Be Closed After Positive Cases A high school in Fairfield County will be closed through the end of the week after several individuals tested positive for COVID-19. Those individuals at Fairfield Ludlowe High School have been in close contact with one or more individuals in the school community and beyond, Fairfield Public Schools Superintendent Mike Cummings and COVID-19 Health And Safety Compliance Liaison Angelus Papageorge said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 23. As a result, Fairfield Ludlowe will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 24 and Friday, Sept. 25 to allow for c…

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by Joe Lombardi