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CT Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student For Second Time CT Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student For Second Time
CT Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student For Second Time A music teacher has been charged with alleged sexual assault of a minor student in Northern Fairfield County. Richard Neal, age 69, of Newtown, was charged on Thursday, Jan. 4 by the Newtown Police Department. According to Det. Lt. Liam Seabrook of the Newtown Police, Neal was arrested following an investigation into having an inappropriate relationship who was a minor at the time. Neal was arrested last year on the same charges with another student, Seabrook said. He was charged with: Sex assault with a victim between the ages of 13 and 15 Sex assault second-degree Illegal sexual conta…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, 60, Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Sign In Ridgefield Man, 60, Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Sign In Ridgefield
Man, 60, Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Sign In Ridgefield A 60-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Fairfield County. The crash happened just after 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 1 on a stretch of Route 35 in Ridgefield, police said. The victim, identified as John Lienhardt, 60, of Cos Cob, was traveling eastbound when his motorcycle went off the roadway, striking a road sign, Ridgefield Police said. He was then treated at the scene and transported to the Danbury Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.  The investigation is ongoing. 

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Photos: Fisherman Recounts Close Encounter With Black Bear In Candlewood Lake Photos: Fisherman Recounts Close Encounter With Black Bear In Candlewood Lake
Photos: Fisherman Recounts Close Encounter With Black Bear In Candlewood Lake An area fisherman who was out for a day of fun in Northern Fairfield County on Candlewood Lake with two buddies ended up catching great shots of a bear swimming in the water instead of fish. Thomas Spitzfaden, of Danbury, said he recently invited two buddies to go fishing when they maneuvered the boat to pick up what they thought was a log floating in the water. "We left my dock in Danbury and decided to head up north into New Milford," Spitzfaden said. "As we got into southern New Milford halfway toward Chimney Point and Oak Point right out in the middle of the lake I saw what I thought wa…

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by Kathy Reakes