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Obituaries
Successful Executive, Educator From South Salem Dies Suddenly At 61 Successful Executive, Educator From South Salem Dies Suddenly At 61
Successful Executive, Educator From South Salem Dies Suddenly At 61 A beloved former media executive from Northern Westchester who cofounded an educational consultant company is being remembered for his deep desire to help others.  South Salem and Brooklyn resident Frank Joseph Hardart III died suddenly on Monday, Jan. 8 at the age of 61 following a brief illness, according to his obituary.  Born in New York City in 1962, Hardart graduated from Bronxville High School and went on to earn degrees at the University of Notre Dame and Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.  After his schooling, he went on to enjoy a …

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by Ben Crnic
Weather
Active Atlantic: Trio Of New Tropical Storms Named Within Hours Active Atlantic: Trio Of New Tropical Storms Named Within Hours
Active Atlantic: Trio Of New Tropical Storms Named Within Hours To say the Atlantic has been active regarding the weather would be an understatement. In the last 24 hours, three new tropical storms have been named, and experts say the next month is expected to be a busy one as the hurricane season hits its peak. They are: Tropical Storm Emily Tropical Storm Franklin Tropical Storm Gert A separate tropical system farther west is heading toward Texas. Of the new storms, Franklin is shaping up to potentially be the strongest and longest-lasting, according to the National Hurricane Center. Franklin formed in the Caribbean late Sunday afternoon, Aug. 20.…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
COVID-19: Actor Exits TV Drama After Refusing To Get Vaccinated COVID-19: Actor Exits TV Drama After Refusing To Get Vaccinated
Covid-19: Actor Exits TV Drama After Refusing To Get Vaccinated Another Hollywood star has been written out of a TV drama after refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The lastest to exit a popular drama is Rockmond Dunbar of "9-1-1," the Fox television series. The show requires all actors need to be vaccinated to participate, but, as a response, Dunbar applied for a medical and religious exemption, which he was denied, according to Deadline. On Monday, Nov. 22, his character on the series, Michael Grant, was written off the show with his deciding to move to Haiti with his boyfriend, Deadline reported. In a statement to Deadline, Dunbar said:&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
Projected Track Of First Hurricane Of Season, Now A Tropical Storm, Takes It Up Atlantic Coast Projected Track Of First Hurricane Of Season, Now A Tropical Storm, Takes It Up Atlantic Coast
Projected Track Of First Hurricane Of Season, Now A Tropical Storm, Takes It Up Atlantic Coast Less than 24 hours after becoming the first hurricane of the 2021 season, Elsa has been downgraded to a tropical storm with its latest projected path taking it up the Atlantic Coast and into the Northeast. Tropical Storm Elsa is now nearing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with maximum sustained winds are now near 70 miles per hour with higher gusts, and its latest projected path, released Saturday, July 3, has it approaching the United States after the weekend when it could return to hurricane status. "Elsa is expected to regain some wind intensity early next week once it passes north of C…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Greenwich Police Department Welcomes New Officers Greenwich Police Department Welcomes New Officers
Greenwich Police Department Welcomes New Officers Greenwich Police have welcomed three new officers to the department. Sabrina Diaz, Thomas Koppelman, and Vladimir Souffrant took the oath of office at Town Hall on Monday, April 1, surrounded by family and friends, the department announced.t. Surrounded by family and friends the new officers took the oath of office, promising to dedicate themselves to serving the community. Diaz, who was born in Greenwich, is a Stamford resident who studies jujitsu in Greenwich. Thomas Koppelmann, from Long Island, is a senior at the University of New Haven majoring in criminal justice, and Vladimir Souff…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Who Stole $889K From Employers Sentenced Man Who Stole $889K From Employers Sentenced
Man Who Stole $889K From Employers Sentenced A Haitian national who worked as a driver in Fairfield County is heading to prison and will be deported after stealing nearly a million dollars from his employers to live a lush lifestyle. Georges Avridor, a citizen of Haiti who formerly lived in Greenwich and Stamford has been sentenced in Bridgeport district court to 37 months in prison for scheming to steal $889,425 by stealing checks. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that between July 2013 and October 2016, Avridor stole personal bank checks from two Greenwich residents who employed him as a driver. He would make the checks payable to “ca…

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by Zak Failla
News
Sex-Abuse Claims Against Fairfield University Non-Profit Settled For $60M Sex-Abuse Claims Against Fairfield University Non-Profit Settled For $60M
Sex-Abuse Claims Against Fairfield University Non-Profit Settled For $60M Fairfield University and four other religious and charitable organizations have reached a $60 million settlement regarding alleged sexual abuse from a graduate. In a statement released on Friday, the university announced that it has “agreed to a second and concluding legal settlement with a group of individuals who came forward with allegations that they were sexually abused in Haiti in the late 1990s and early 2000s by Douglas Perlitz, a Fairfield University alumnus. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of Haitian minors by Mitchell Garabedian, a Boston-based lawyer, who has made a name for h…

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by Zak Failla