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College Coach Who Played At Southern Connecticut Dies After Fall
Longtime women’s college basketball coach Cathy Inglese, who was hired by Hofstra as associate head coach earlier this summer, died after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a fall. The 60-year-old, who was head coach at Boston College from 1993 through 2008 - making the NCAA Sweet 16 three times - was hired by Hofstra in June. Hofstra announced her death on Wednesday, July 24, a week after the fall. “Our hearts are hurting with the passing of Cathy,” Hofstra women’s basketball coach Danielle Santos Atkinson stated. “Cathy was one of the kindest and nicest people I have come to know in t…
Schools
Staples HS Welcomes New Principal
The Westport Board of Education has named a veteran educator to take over at the helm of Staples High School. The Board announced on Thursday that Stafford W. Thomas, Jr. will succeed Principal James D’Amico, who announced earlier this year that he was resigning to take over at his hometown high school in New Fairfield. Thomas will take over on July 1, when D’Amico’s resignation officially takes effect. He was unanimously approved by the Board at a meeting on Thursday, June 20. He comes to Westport after serving as the principal at Hillcrest Middle School in Trumbull for eight years. Unde…
Police & Fire
ID Released For Weston Man, 33, Killed In Westport Crash
A 39-year-old man who died in a fiery crash in Westport early Sunday has been identified. Cullen Walsh, of Weston, was identified as the person killed in the crash, according to the Westport Police Department. The crash was discovered before 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 14, when the Westport Police and fire departments responded to a report of a large fire in the area of 57 Weston Road, said Westport Police Lt. Jillian Cabana. Arriving emergency units located a vehicle fully engulfed in flames. The vehicle had struck a utility pole and two trees, downing electrical wire…
Lifestyle
Norwalk Senior Wins $100K College Scholarship
When Norwalk High School senior Emilia Cuevas found out she had won a $100,000 college scholarship, the young woman said she was speechless. Cuevas, this year’s winner of the 23rd annual Kevin M. Eidt Memorial Scholarship for Norwalk High School students, named after Kevin M. Eidt, who was an 18-year-old Boston College freshman when he died suddenly in 1997 from cardiac arrest while playing in a basketball game. "I was so overwhelmed at the thought that I had won," Cuevas. "All of the other finalists were so qualified and have such amazing accomplishments so it is an ho…
Sports
Fairfield County Players Taking Center Stage In NCAA Lacrosse Tournament
As action heads to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I lacrosse championship tournament, several former Fairfield County standouts are set to take center stage, led by Easton’s Connor Kelly, who continued his record-setting season over the weekend in a first-round win. Kelly - one of five players nominated for the Tewaaraton Trophy as player of the year in D-I and the Big Ten offensive player of the year - helped defending national champ Maryland to a victory over Robert Morris in the first round, leading them to a quarterfinal matchup with Cornell that is scheduled for Sunday, May 20…