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COVID-19: UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Closes Popular Restaurant Amid Pandemic COVID-19: UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Closes Popular Restaurant Amid Pandemic
Covid-19: UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Closes Popular Restaurant Amid Pandemic A popular Italian restaurant owned by one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history, the University of Connecticut's Geno Auriemma, is the latest casualty of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Geno's Grille, located near the campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, says it had no choice but to shut down. "After many great years of being a part of the University of Connecticut/Storrs community, we are sad to announce that we have made the difficult decision to close Geno’s Grille," the restaurant said in a statement posted on its website. "We have truly enjoye…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fairfield Native Elliot Herman Helps Final Four-Bound UConn Women Make NCAA History Fairfield Native Elliot Herman Helps Final Four-Bound UConn Women Make NCAA History
Fairfield Native Elliot Herman Helps Final Four-Bound UConn Women Make NCAA History The UConn women's basketball team will make history with an NCAA record 12th consecutive Final Four appearance when it faces Notre Dame on Friday night, April 5. That’s two more than John Wooden’s UCLA men's teams managed.  So many people share in this moment and hope for an unprecedented 12th title in a span of only 25 years. Among them is Fairfield native Elliot Herman. The Fairfield Ludlowe grad (Class of ’15), who is now a senior at UConn majoring in Communications with a Marketing minor, has served as one of several student managers for the team over the past two years. Herman h…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz