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Student From Fairfield County Found Dead At SCSU Was History Major, Ex-Basketball Player Student From Fairfield County Found Dead At SCSU Was History Major, Ex-Basketball Player
Student From Fairfield County Found Dead At Scsu Was History Major, Ex-Basketball Player A 22-year-old from Fairfield County who was found dead in his car at Southern Connecticut State University was an American history major and basketball player who attended elementary school in Westchester. Brookfield resident Sean Gallo was found unresponsive in his vehicle that was parked in the West Campus Parking Garage at approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20, school officials said. Gallo, born in Hong Kong, was a graduate of Brookfield High School, Class of 2015 and received his associate degree from Naugatuck Valley Community College.  He was studying history at SCSU at the ti…

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by Zak Failla
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Lisa Annunziato, Beloved Teacher In Ridgefield For 21 Years, Dies At 57 Lisa Annunziato, Beloved Teacher In Ridgefield For 21 Years, Dies At 57
Lisa Annunziato, Beloved Teacher In Ridgefield For 21 Years, Dies At 57 Lisa Annunziato, who taught at Ridgefield Academy for 21 years, died Thursday, Aug. 29, at age 57. "It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of our dear friend and colleague," the school announced on Facebook. "She was passionate about education, especially her work with math and history, and was deeply committed to her students, her school, and the craft of teaching. She developed deep and meaningful relationships with students, colleagues, and parents, and was highly effective in the classroom." Annunziato died at home in Ridgefield, said the obituary. She was born in …

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by Donna Christopher
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Learn About Monroe's History In New Illustrated Book Launching This Month Learn About Monroe's History In New Illustrated Book Launching This Month
Learn About Monroe's History In New Illustrated Book Launching This Month MONROE, Conn. -- A new illustrated paperback capturing the rich history of Monroe will be launched at a luncheon at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library on Jan. 7. The luncheon will introduce "Monroe Thought Time II," which chronicles such little-known chapters in the town's history as: A Ku Klux Klan rally in 1924 that drew 1,100 America-Firsters to a site where a Goodwill Store stands today A neighborhood popularly called Punkups that disappeared when Lake Zoar was created in 1919 The unsolved mystery of Captain Nathan Seeley, who was found dead in his barn in 1890 with a noose a…

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