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IDs Released For 25-Year-Olds Killed, Driver In Hit-Run CT Crash IDs Released For 25-Year-Olds Killed, Driver In Hit-Run CT Crash
IDs Released For 25-Year-Olds Killed, Driver In Hit-Run CT Crash Police have identified two 25-year-olds killed while crossing a street, and the hit-and-run driver involved in the incident in Fairfield County. The two were killed in Stamford around 2 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Main Street. An initial investigation revealed that the two pedestrians, Giovanni Vega Benis and Yuliana Arias Lozano, both Stamford residents, were walking westbound across Washington Boulevard at Main Street when they were struck by a 2022 Mercedes-Benz, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police. Benis and Lozano w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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2 CT 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run, Police Say 2 CT 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run, Police Say
2 CT 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run, Police Say Two 25-year-old Fairfield County residents were killed in a crosswalk by an alleged hit-and-run driver. The incident took place in Stamford around 2 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Main Street. The initial investigation revealed that two pedestrians, both 25-year-old Stamford residents, who were believed to be in the crosswalk, were walking westbound across Washington Boulevard at Main Street when they were hit by a 2022 Mercedes, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police. The force of the impact caused both pedestrians to be thrown into the nor…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Hit-Run CT Crash Person Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Hit-Run CT Crash
Person Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Hit-Run CT Crash A Fairfield County man is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. The incident took place in Stamford around 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 13 on Tresser Boulevard at Washington Boulevard. The pedestrian, a 52-year-old Stamford resident, was crossing Tresser Boulevard walking northbound when he was struck by a vehicle that was traveling westbound on Tresser Boulevard, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police Department. The vehicle fled the scene after the collision. The pedestrian was transported to Stamford Hospital by Stamford EMS with life-threateni…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: CT's Second-Largest City Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate COVID-19: CT's Second-Largest City Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate
Covid-19: CT's Second-Largest City Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate An indoor mask mandate is being put back in effect in Connecticut’s second-largest city. With the number of COVID-19 cases surging, and variants on the rise, Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons announced that she will be implementing a city-wide indoor mask mandate. Simmons scheduled an announcement Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 21 with other top health officials outside the Stamford Government Center on Washington Boulevard to make the mandate official. The mask mandate is expected to take effect at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night. It will require masks or facial coverings to be worn, regardless of vacci…

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by Zak Failla
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18-Year-Old Woman Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Car On CT Roadway 18-Year-Old Woman Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Car On CT Roadway
18-Year-Old Woman Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Car On CT Roadway A teen was critically injured after being hit by a vehicle while crossing a street in Fairfield County. The crash took place around 10 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, on Washington Boulevard near Travis Avenue in Stamford. A 2020 Subaru sedan was traveling northbound on Washington Boulevard approaching the area of Travis Avenue when an 18-year-old female Stamford resident attempted to cross the street and entered the path of the vehicle, according to Sgt. Ryan P. McAllister, of the Stamford Police Department. The operator of the Subaru, a 35-year-old Stamford resident called 911, r…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police ID Man Killed After Ford F-150 Hits Curb, Overturns In CT Police ID Man Killed After Ford F-150 Hits Curb, Overturns In CT
Police ID Man Killed After Ford F-150 Hits Curb, Overturns In CT Police have identified the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash in Fairfield County in which the driver allegedly lost control of his pickup truck and smashed into a median divider and was thrown from the vehicle and pinned underneath. Oscar Reyes, age 39, of Stamford, was killed around 12:32 a.m., Monday, July 19, on Washington Boulevard in Stamford, said Sgt. Jefferey Booth. According to Booth, a 2005 Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on Washington Boulevard, just north of the intersection with Bridge Street. Earlier Story: One Killed After Ford F-150 Hits Curb, Overturns …

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by Kathy Reakes
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One Killed After Ford F-150 Hits Curb, Overturns In Connecticut One Killed After Ford F-150 Hits Curb, Overturns In Connecticut
One Killed After Ford F-150 Hits Curb, Overturns In Connecticut A Fairfield County resident died after losing control of his pickup truck and spinning across several lanes of traffic before hitting a curb and flipping over, becoming pinned underneath. The crash took place around 12:32 a.m., Monday, July 19, on Washington Boulevard in Stamford, said Sgt. Jefferey Booth. According to Booth, a 2005 Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on Washington Boulevard, just north of the intersection with Bridge Street. At some point, the truck hit the raised median divider causing the driver, a 39-year-old Stamford resident, to lose control of the vehicle.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Blazing High-Rise Parking Garage Fire In CT Firefighters Battle Blazing High-Rise Parking Garage Fire In CT
Firefighters Battle Blazing High-Rise Parking Garage Fire In CT Firefighters were able to extinguish a high-rise roof fire at a construction site in Fairfield County before the whole building was destroyed. The blaze broke out around 10:25 a.m., Friday, May 21 in Stamford at the Smyth Building Construction site on the corner of Tresser and Washington boulevards. When firefighters responded to the scene they found heavy black smoke and fire coming from the roof of the building, said Stamford Fire Department Deputy Chief John Pritchard. When the blaze began, some 12 workers were on scaffolding on the exterior of the building in the area direct…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Popular CT Deli Closes One Of Its Three Locations COVID-19: Popular CT Deli Closes One Of Its Three Locations
Covid-19: Popular CT Deli Closes One Of Its Three Locations A longtime Fairfield County deli known for its great sandwiches and catering, and a favorite spot for area workers, has closed its doors. Corbo's Corner Deli, located at 1380 East Putnam Ave., in Old Greenwich closed its doors for good on Thursday, Dec. 24, 14 years after it opened to serve locals simple, popular food. "After 14 years we are sad to say goodbye to our Old Greenwich location," the owners said on Facebook.  The owner, John Bosco, plans to keep his two other locations, one on the west end of Greenwich on West Putnam Avenue, and the other on Washington Boulevard in Stamfor…

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by Kathy Reakes