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Contractor Scammed Fairfield County Woman Out Of $50K, Police Say Contractor Scammed Fairfield County Woman Out Of $50K, Police Say
Contractor Scammed Fairfield County Woman Out Of $50K, Police Say A Fairfield County woman says she was scammed out of $50,000 by an area contractor. Venus Rogers, of Stratford, who is a full-time caregiver for her disabled daughter, said she hired a Stamford-based contractor to fix her home after it was flooded in November. Captain Paul DosSantos of the Stratford police says the department is investigating after the contractor allegedly gutted the home and never finished the job. Rogers told police the contractor left her home in a torn-apart state and does not return her calls or emails since leaving after three months of work. Sen. Richard Blumenthal…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Ridgefield's Marconi Says He'll Be Examining Eversource Planning, Response Ridgefield's Marconi Says He'll Be Examining Eversource Planning, Response
Ridgefield's Marconi Says He'll Be Examining Eversource Planning, Response Nearly all Connecticut residents have had their power restored more than a week after Tropical Storm Isaias, but Eversource may have an even larger threat looming on the horizon. Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is among Connecticut politicians critical of Eversource’s response to the storm, threatening legal action and a cap to CEO and executives' compensation at the company. Boughton said it’s time to “break up a monopoly that doesn’t work,” while claiming “incompetence and neglect” on Eversource’s behalf. “Eversource doing a victory lap this morning is laughable,” he said. “It's like setting…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Workers Worry About Paying Bills As Stop & Shop Strike Hits Day Six Workers Worry About Paying Bills As Stop & Shop Strike Hits Day Six
Workers Worry About Paying Bills As Stop & Shop Strike Hits Day Six Customers were not seen entering the Stop & Shop store at 44 Lake Ave. Ext. in Danbury, where about 15 store employees held signs and stood in the sunlight out front to stay warm on a breezy 50-degree morning Tuesday, April 16, day six of the workers' strike in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. One of the striking workers, Sabino Hernandez, confirmed this.  "They support us," he said, pointing to a table, where boxes of Dunkin' coffee and other food items had been dropped off since early morning from members of the public.  "Managers are running the store," Hernand…

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by Donna Christopher