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CT Native, Ex-MLB Commish Fay Vincent Dies At 86: 'He Lived A Home Run Of A Life' CT Native, Ex-MLB Commish Fay Vincent Dies At 86: 'He Lived A Home Run Of A Life'
CT Native, Ex-mlb Commish Fay Vincent Dies At 86: 'He Lived A Home Run Of A Life' Former Major League Baseball Commissioner and Connecticut native Fay Vincent died Saturday, Feb. 1, at his home in Florida. He was 86. Vincent, who was born in Waterbury and spent most of his life after baseball in New Canaan, had undergone treatment for bladder cancer. Complications from radiation therapy caused him to stop chemotherapy, his wife told CBS News. Vincent took the reins of Major League Baseball in 1989 following the sudden death of A. Bartlett Giamatti. He guided the league through 1992, when he resigned following a no-confidence vote from the owners, according to MLB.com. T…

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by Josh Lanier
Politics
Former Trump Hater J.D. Vance, Yale Law School Grad, Selected As Trump's VP Former Trump Hater J.D. Vance, Yale Law School Grad, Selected As Trump's VP
Former Trump Hater J.D. Vance, Yale Law School Grad, Selected As Trump's VP Former President Donald Trump unveiled his vice presidential running mate late Monday afternoon, July 15.  US Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, age 39, was announced as the pick by Trump on Truth Social just ahead of his appearance at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The post reads as follows: "After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio. J.D. honorably served our Country in the Ma…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Yale Law Student Will Be Contestant On New 'Bachelor' Season Yale Law Student Will Be Contestant On New 'Bachelor' Season
Yale Law Student Will Be Contestant On New 'Bachelor' Season You might not think of Long Island's Daria Rose as your typical reality TV star, but watch out as the Yale Law School student takes her turn on the upcoming season of the "Bachelor." The 24-year-old from Baldwin Harbor will try to grab that rose from this year's heartthrob, Clayton Echard, as she pours over the law books. According to her ABC bio, Rose, also a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, is known for more than her looks.  While at the high school she gained acclaim for getting accepted to seven Ivy League schools.  She choose Harvard, where she received a Bach…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Ellen Bree Burns, First Federal Female Judge In CT, Dies Ellen Bree Burns, First Federal Female Judge In CT, Dies
Ellen Bree Burns, First Federal Female Judge In CT, Dies Retired U.S. District Judge Ellen Bree Burns who was the first female judge in Connecticut, died Monday, June 3 in New Haven. She was 95. A resident of Hamden most of her life, she was a graduate of Albertus Magnus College and Yale Law School. After 25 years in the state's Legislative Commissioners' Office, she had a long career as a state and federal judge, named Connecticut's first female Superior Court Judge in 1974, and the first female Federal Judge in the state in 1978. She was appointed by President Jimmy Carter. Burns retired in 2015 at the age of 91. In an interview on the Un…

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by Donna Christopher