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Breeze Airways Adding Nonstop Service From CT Airport To This Sunny Destination Breeze Airways Adding Nonstop Service From CT Airport To This Sunny Destination
Breeze Airways Adding Nonstop Service From CT Airport To This Sunny Destination You’ll soon have more options when it comes to booking that Florida vacation. Breeze Airways is expanding its service from New York and Connecticut to the Sunshine State, the airline announced Wednesday, Aug. 7. Starting this fall, customers can book nonstop flights from both Westchester County Airport and Long Island MacArthur Airport to Sarasota, Florida. The airline is also adding nonstop service from Westchester to Daytona Beach, Florida. The Westchester to Sarasota route will operate Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays starting Thursday, Oct. 31, while flights to Daytona Beach will be av…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Attempted Fake Transaction At Darien Bank Lands Man In Jail, Police Say Attempted Fake Transaction At Darien Bank Lands Man In Jail, Police Say
Attempted Fake Transaction At Darien Bank Lands Man In Jail, Police Say A man who was wanted for allegedly attempting to make a fraudulent bank transaction in Fairfield County turned himself in to the police. Steven Guardindo, age 56, of Wilmington, North Carolina, was arrested on July 11 by Darien Police for the March 2023 incident. According to Darien Police Sgt. Mauricio Vigil, officers responded to the Fairfield Country Bank in Darien for a report of a man attempting to make a fraudulent transaction using a fake passport. By the time officers officers arrived, Guardino had already left. But bank employees told police he gave them the fake ID in t…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Gilgo Four: Connecticut Resident Among Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case Gilgo Four: Connecticut Resident Among Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case
Gilgo Four: Connecticut Resident Among Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case They're known as the Gilgo Four. The women, all in their 20s, are at the heart of the Long Island serial murder case that has captured national and global attention following the arrest of suspect Rex Heuermann just over a week ago. The 59-year-old married father of two, an architect who worked on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and resided in Nassau County in the village of Massapequa Park just miles north of the site where their bodies were found -- in a grassy area of Gilgo Beach, a barrier island off Long Island's south shore in the Suffolk County town of Babylon. Heuermann was arraigned on…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Far From Florence: Former Norwalk Hospital Nurse Evacuates Before Hurricane Makes Landfall Far From Florence: Former Norwalk Hospital Nurse Evacuates Before Hurricane Makes Landfall
Far From Florence: Former Norwalk Hospital Nurse Evacuates Before Hurricane Makes Landfall Judging by the number of OBX stickers spotted on cars, it’s fair to say that North Carolina’s Outer Banks are a popular escape destination for many in the area.  That was certainly the case for Caron Balitsos who has been making the 10-hour drive to Hatteras Island every summer for decades.  In fact, the former Norwalk Hospital ER nurse has moved to the Tar Heel state permanently, thanks to her love for the ocean and the slower pace of life down South. And now it is that very ocean that has Balitsos back in Connecticut. Heeding mandatory evacuation orders for her town located midway betwe…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Weather
Florence Now Likely To Soak Parts Of Connecticut According To New Model Florence Now Likely To Soak Parts Of Connecticut According To New Model
Florence Now Likely To Soak Parts Of Connecticut According To New Model Click here for an updated story - Florence Hits East Coast: When Will It Affect The Area? The latest forecast models for Hurricane Florence indicate it is now likely to dump rain on parts of New York and Connecticut early next week. A powerful high-pressure ridge is expected to keep Florence south through the weekend after its expected landfall Friday morning in the Myrtle Beach/Wilmington areas of South and North Carolina. The latest forecast by the National Hurricane Center for rainfall from Florence predicts between 1 and 4 inches for New York and Connecticut. (See image above.) Any …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence
East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence Click here for an updated story: Florence Now Likely To Soak Parts Of New York According To Latest Forecast Model With Hurricane Florence's outer bands now nearing the Carolina Coast, millions of people in several states are now bracing for a days-long stretch of massive amounts of rain, devastating flooding and 100-plus mile-per-hour winds that could knock out power to some for weeks. While the storm's winds have weakened since Wednesday, making it now a Category 2 storm, its range has grown and its damaging effects are now expected to be felt far inland and in several states beyond Nort…

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by Joe Lombardi