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What Happened? Free Public Post-Election Analysis At Sacred Heart University What Happened? Free Public Post-Election Analysis At Sacred Heart University
What Happened? Free Public Post-Election Analysis At Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart University's Institute for Public Policy will host "Post-Election Analysis: What Happened and What Lies Ahead for Connecticut" took place on Wednesday, Nov. 14 The event took place in the Martire Forum at 5401 Park Ave. in Fairfield.  Expert panelists included Ken Dixon, politics editor for Hearst Connecticut Media Group, Gary Rose, professor and chair, SHU Department of Government, Michael Vigeant, chief executive officer of GreatBlue Research, and Ebong Udoma, senior reporter at WSHU Public Radio.  The discussion was moderated by Professor Lesley DeNardis, Ph.D., d…

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by Jon Craig
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Stamford Restaurant Owner Recounts Horror Of Man's Electrocution On Train Stamford Restaurant Owner Recounts Horror Of Man's Electrocution On Train
Stamford Restaurant Owner Recounts Horror Of Man's Electrocution On Train A Fairfield County man who was a passenger on a Metro-North train in Westchester when a man was electrocuted after climbing on the roof of a train said the event was a "horrible" experience. Michael Pellicci, a Stamford resident,  was with a friend after attending the Boston Red Sox/Yankees game at Yankee Stadium when a 24-year-old man jumped on top of the New Haven-bound train. "We saw them and wondered how they had gotten from one end of the train to the other so quickly," said the Stamford restaurant owner. "That's when the conductor got wise to what they were do…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Eyewitness Gives Details After Man Killed Climbing On Top Of Train Stamford Eyewitness Gives Details After Man Killed Climbing On Top Of Train
Stamford Eyewitness Gives Details After Man Killed Climbing On Top Of Train An eyewitness said it was a "horrible" experience that will stay with him forever after a man was killed after climbing on top of a Metro-North train Wednesday night. MTA officials said Michael Vigeant, 24, of Hudson, New Hampshire, was killed about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after climbing on top of a Stamford-bound train between Larchmont and Mamaroneck and hitting overhead electrified wires.  One witness to the entire event, Michael Pellicci, a Stamford resident who was on the train with a buddy after attending the Yankees/Boston Red Sox game, said Vigeant and his older brother jumpe…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Killed After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train ID Released For Man Killed After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train
ID Released For Man Killed After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train As MTA officials release the name of the man killed after climbing on top of a Metro-North train Wednesday night, one witness to the event said it was a "horrible" experience that will stay with him forever. MTA officials said Michael Vigeant, 24, of Hudson, New Hampshire, was killed about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after climbing on top of a Stamford-bound train between Larchmont and Mamaroneck and hitting overhead electrified wires.  One witness to the entire event, Michael Pellicci, a Stamford resident who was on the train with a buddy after attending the Yankees/Boston Red Sox game,…

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by Kathy Reakes