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Lifelong Ridgefield Resident Who Was Beloved Preschool Teacher Dies At 28 Lifelong Ridgefield Resident Who Was Beloved Preschool Teacher Dies At 28
Lifelong Ridgefield Resident Who Was Beloved Preschool Teacher Dies At 28 Friends and loved ones are mourning the death of beloved Fairfield County preschool teacher, Emily Griffin. The lifelong Ridgefield resident died Thursday, July 21, at the age of 28 following a long illness, according to her obituary.  “It is with a heavy heart that I must advise my Facebook friends that my beloved daughter Emily Nora Griffin passed away this evening after a long and difficult illness,” Griffin’s father, Tim, wrote on Facebook. “She was a fighter to the end. She was an angel on earth. Kind and loving to all. God has called her home.” After graduating from Ridgefield Hig…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer
Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer Thousands of dollars of potential charitable donations may be getting flushed down the toilet as comedian John Oliver’s deadline to name the Danbury sewage plant after him approaches. Oliver and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton have been engaged in a playful war of words after the comedian took shots at the city during a spot on “Last Week Tonight,” prompting the mayor to suggest they will name the city’s sewage plant after the comedian. Original story - War Of Words Escalates Between Comedian John Oliver, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton In response, Oliver took the jab in stride and offered to do…

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by Zak Failla