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It's Official: Danbury Approves Renaming Sewage Plant After HBO's John Oliver It's Official: Danbury Approves Renaming Sewage Plant After HBO's John Oliver
It's Official: Danbury Approves Renaming Sewage Plant After HBO's John Oliver Comedian John Oliver’s bluff was called and he now has a “poop plant” named in his honor in Fairfield County. The Danbury City Council voted 18 to 1 to take Oliver up on his offer after the HBO late-night star offered thousands of dollars to the city if it named its wastewater treatment facility the “John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant.” The war of words began in September when Oliver took a shot at the city during a rant on his HBO show “Last Week Tonight.” 
 Earlier story - John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions “If you’re going …

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by Zak Failla
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Danbury Mayor To Comedian John Oliver: We'll Take Offer To Rename $110M Sewage Plant After You Danbury Mayor To Comedian John Oliver: We'll Take Offer To Rename $110M Sewage Plant After You
Danbury Mayor To Comedian John Oliver: We'll Take Offer To Rename $110M Sewage Plant After You * Watch a video of the announcement here Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton says he's going to make good on his promise to name the city’s $110 million sewer plant after John Oliver and has accepted an offer from the comedian - with one condition. "You must come here to Danbury when we cut the ribbon," Boughton said. Oliver said that he would donate $25,000 to the Connecticut Food Bank, $25,000 to Donors Choose fund for Danbury teachers, and $5,000 to ALS Connecticut if Boughton went through with what was initially a tongue-in-cheek proposal about renaming the sewage plant. Boughton's proposal c…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Here's When Danbury Mayor Will Respond To John Oliver's Offer To Rename Sewage Plant After Him Here's When Danbury Mayor Will Respond To John Oliver's Offer To Rename Sewage Plant After Him
Here's When Danbury Mayor Will Respond To John Oliver's Offer To Rename Sewage Plant After Him Click here for an updated story - Danbury Mayor To Comedian John Oliver: We'll Take Offer To Rename $110M Sewage Plant After You It appears that Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is going to make good on his promise to name the city’s sewer plant after comedian John Oliver. For weeks, Boughton and Oliver have been trading playful back-and-forth barbs after the “Last Week Tonight” made scathing comments about Danbury during his weekly program.
 Related story - Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer Boughton said he's made his decision that will be u…

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by Zak Failla
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John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions
John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions John Oliver is showing that like Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, he can take it as well as he dishes it out. During the latest episode of “Last Week Tonight,” on HBO Sunday night, Aug. 30, Oliver offered to donate $55,000 to charities in Danbury if Boughton followed through on the joke of renaming the city’s sewage plant in his honor. Original story - War Of Words Escalates Between Comedian John Oliver, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton Oliver said that he would donate $25,000 to the Connecticut Food Bank, $25,000 to Donors Choose fund for Danbury teachers, and $5,000 to ALS Connecticut if Boughton…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Food Bank Drive Draws Hundreds In Norwalk COVID-19: Food Bank Drive Draws Hundreds In Norwalk
Covid-19: Food Bank Drive Draws Hundreds In Norwalk Hundreds of cars lined up to receive food during a special drive-thru event sponsored by the Connecticut Food Bank as a result of rising need during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). With thousands out of work, and children not receiving meals in school, food insecurity is on the rise, including in Fairfield County, where the Connecticut Food Bank has held two events within the past two weeks. On Thursday, May 14, the bank set-up a mobile food pantry at Veteran's Memorial Park in Norwalk that attracted hundreds an hour before the event was set to begin. Set to begin at 10 a.m., volunteers…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
COVID-19: CT Food Bank Giving Out Enough Food For 50,000 Meals In Bridgeport COVID-19: CT Food Bank Giving Out Enough Food For 50,000 Meals In Bridgeport
Covid-19: CT Food Bank Giving Out Enough Food For 50,000 Meals In Bridgeport For those in need of food during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Connecticut Food Bank is there to help. The bank, which works year-round to alleviate hunger for people in need, is in Fairfield County at the Bass Pro Shop in Bridgeport on Thursday, May 7, according to Mayor Joe Ganim. The bank will provide at least 32 tons of food, which equals enough for 50,000 meals, during the drive-through event that runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until the food is gone at the store at 1 Bass Pro Drive. To help control the expected crowds, Bridgeport police will be direct traffic off I-…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Ray Dalio Foundation Donates $500,000 To Connecticut Food Bank COVID-19: Ray Dalio Foundation Donates $500,000 To Connecticut Food Bank
Covid-19: Ray Dalio Foundation Donates $500,000 To Connecticut Food Bank The richest person in Connecticut, Ray Dalio of Greenwich, has donated $500,000 to the Connecticut Food Bank. The donation by Dalio, his wife Barbara Dalio and Dalio Philanthropies, is part of a $4 million donation to support medical care and food assistance to people in the state affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Connecticut Food Bank. The funds will support Connecticut Food Bank and its network by providing significant funding during a time of rising needs across the region due to the novel coronavirus, the organization said. The food bank serves two-thirds of th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Sandra Papone, Longtime Resident Of Greenwich, Chaired Alzheimers Gala, Dies Sandra Papone, Longtime Resident Of Greenwich, Chaired Alzheimers Gala, Dies
Sandra Papone, Longtime Resident Of Greenwich, Chaired Alzheimers Gala, Dies A Greenwich resident of 50 years, Sandra Papone, who was chair of Alzheimer's Society galas, died Saturday, Aug. 24 of heart failure. She was 87. She was born on July 6, 1932, in New York City.  Papone is survived by her husband Aldo Papone, her daughter, Renata Papone-Lally, and her son-in-law Christopher Lally.  Her "greatest joy" were her grandchildren, Gregory and Alexandra. "Sandra would light up the minute they walked into the room," said the obituary. Working in Manhattan at a small Italian clothing boutique called Barra of Italy on Park Avenue in the early '50s, she met …

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by Donna Christopher