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Body Found In Naugatuck River During Memorial Day Parade In CT Body Found In Naugatuck River During Memorial Day Parade In CT
Body Found In Naugatuck River During Memorial Day Parade In CT A local resident attending a Memorial Day Parade in a Connecticut town noticed a body in a nearby river. The incident happened on Sunday morning, May 28 in New Haven County during festivities being held in Seymour. According to the Seymour Police Department, the resident observed the body in the Naugatuck River under the Broad Street Bridge. Emergency services cordoned off the area and confirmed that a deceased person was in the river. The Seymour Fire Department then recovered the body, an adult male, in various stages of decomposition. The Medical Examiner then transported, took custod…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
COVID-19: Ridgefield Selectman Gives Update After Testing Positive; Town's Death Toll At 13 COVID-19: Ridgefield Selectman Gives Update After Testing Positive; Town's Death Toll At 13
Covid-19: Ridgefield Selectman Gives Update After Testing Positive; Town's Death Toll At 13 Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi, who announced earlier this week that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), is still providing residents with updates on the town's battle against the pandemic, while he continues to isolate. "I want to thank you for the outpouring of get well wishes I have received as I recover from COVID-19," Marconi said on Tuesday, April 7. "I assure you I am doing well and feel like I’ve turned the corner. So, thank you again." Marconi, 71, went on to report that there are now 111 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in town, with the expectation that t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Business Owner Frederick Whipple Of Ridgefield, Staples HS Grad, Korean War Vet, Dies Business Owner Frederick Whipple Of Ridgefield, Staples HS Grad, Korean War Vet, Dies
Business Owner Frederick Whipple Of Ridgefield, Staples HS Grad, Korean War Vet, Dies A Ridgefield business owner and Korean War veteran who marched in the town's Memorial Day Parade and helped renovate American Legion Post 78 hall, has died. Frederick Hutchins Whipple died Monday, June 3 in Ridgefield. He was 90. Son of Kathlyn (Winton) and Joseph Reed Whipple, he was born on Sept. 13, 1928, and grew up with his seven siblings in Wilton. He attended Staples High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged at the rank of sergeant.  Whipple started his excavating business in 1954 under the name Fred H. Whipple. It later became …

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by Donna Christopher