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Milford Native Stars In 'Bachelor' Spinoff Milford Native Stars In 'Bachelor' Spinoff
Milford Native Stars In 'Bachelor' Spinoff A 32-year-old Milford native is starring on a new "Bachelor" spinoff on ABC. Matt Ranaudo -- a singer-songwriter living in Los Angelos -- and 20 other young, single musicians made their debut Monday night on "Listen to Your Heart." The idea is that cast members, living together in a mansion, will connect over a shared love of music. "Think The Bachelor meets A Star Is Born," ABC president Karey Burke told Heavy.com Ranaudo, formerly a standout pitcher at Joseph A. Foran High School and the University of Bridgeport, forfeited a career in sports after nearly losing a leg, he said …

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19 Patient Reportedly In Coma As Wilton Issues Protocols COVID-19 Patient Reportedly In Coma As Wilton Issues Protocols
Covid-19 Patient Reportedly In Coma As Wilton Issues Protocols A Wilton man suffering from the novel coronavirus is reportedly in a coma at an area hospital. The Wilton resident who was confirmed with the virus on Sunday, March 8, has been put in a medically-induced coma, his wife told the Connecticut Post.   The man, between his 40s and 50s, began feeling ill after attending a cybersecurity conference in California on Friday, Feb. 28, and by Monday, March 2, he had a fever. Earlier story: First CT Resident To Test Positive For Coronavirus Is From Wilton Since learning of the man's exposure, Wilton government officials have put out a s…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Parents Claim Son Was Sexually Assaulted In Stamford School Bathroom Parents Claim Son Was Sexually Assaulted In Stamford School Bathroom
Parents Claim Son Was Sexually Assaulted In Stamford School Bathroom The parents of a 5-year-old boy have filed a lawsuit claiming their son was bullied and sexually assaulted by another student in Stamford. The suit, filed in Superior Court, claims the principal and staff of Roxbury Elementary School in Stamford failed to keep the boy safe and violated state law by not reporting the incident, reported the Connecticut Post. The incident took place in May 2018 when the boy told his mother that another classmate had followed him to the bathroom and crawled under the stall where he then stabbed the boy with a pencil and told him to "die here with me," the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Report: CT Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say Report: CT Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
Report: CT Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say A 22-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl at a Milford movie theater and her home in Monroe, according to a new report. The Connecticut Post reported that Ifa Gordon, Jr., of Hamden was charged in Monroe with first-degree sexual assault, fourth-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor and enticing a minor in sexual activity. He’s currently being held in lieu of $50,000 bail. The report states that Gordon, who is a friend of his victim’s family, admitted to having sex with the girl but claimed that it was consensual. He was arrested on Tu…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
17 Bridgeport Police Officers Cited For Misconduct In Internal Affairs Probe 17 Bridgeport Police Officers Cited For Misconduct In Internal Affairs Probe
17 Bridgeport Police Officers Cited For Misconduct In Internal Affairs Probe A report released by the Bridgeport Police Department regarding actions taken by officers during a party in October 2017, has found that 17 officers were involved in some type of wrongdoing.  According to the Connecticut Post, five officers and a civilian detention officer used excessive force, and 10 officers lied about their actions while breaking up a house party, an internal investigation found. Overall, the report found rule violations and possible criminal activity by 17 police officers and two civilian detention officers, the paper wrote. Two of the officers accused have commit…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Couple Steals $20K Worth Of Items At CT Homes, Police Say Couple Steals $20K Worth Of Items At CT Homes, Police Say
Couple Steals $20K Worth Of Items At CT Homes, Police Say A Naugatuck couple accused in the 2017 theft of thousands of dollars worth of items from a dead Ansonia woman's home have pleaded not guilty. Christopher Lanci, 26, and Samantha Lanci, 23, are also accused of using keys found in the home to break into the woman's daughter's home, according to information obtained by the Connecticut Post. Some of the items stolen, which included everything from an expensive diamond ring and Rolex watch to a World War II Purple Heart, were later found at area pawn shops, according to arrest warrants, the Post said. When arrested for the November 2017 robbery…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trial Starts For Fairfield Teacher Accused Of Exposing Himself To Student Trial Starts For Fairfield Teacher Accused Of Exposing Himself To Student
Trial Starts For Fairfield Teacher Accused Of Exposing Himself To Student The trial for a Fairfield County teacher who allegedly exposed himself to a teenage student is set to begin on Monday. Jeff Iwanicki, 46, a graphic arts teacher at Fairfield Warde High School will face a jury on charges that include multiple counts of impairing the morals of a minor, public indecency and breach of peace. The trial date has been set for Monday, Jan. 28 and is expected to last approximately a week. The trial comes following Iwanicki’s arrest for allegedly exposing himself to a 15-year-old student on Nov. 2 and Dec. 6, 2016 in a multipurpose room at the school, police said. T…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Restaurant Reportedly Closes After Four Months Doing Business In Stamford Restaurant Reportedly Closes After Four Months Doing Business In Stamford
Restaurant Reportedly Closes After Four Months Doing Business In Stamford A once-vibrant bar and restaurant in the heart of downtown Stamford has reportedly closed. The Factory Bar & Grill is has closed its doors for good, according to a Connecticut Post report released last week, shutting down the Main Street eatery without much fanfare. The doors are currently locked, the restaurant’s number is no longer in service and its social media accounts have gone quiet. The reported closure comes just months after they opened up in June. It comes on the heels of several other prominent restaurant closures in downtown Stamford. The Connecticut Post report …

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by Zak Failla
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AutoZone To Pay $3.3M After Fairfield County Family Killed In Crash AutoZone To Pay $3.3M After Fairfield County Family Killed In Crash
AutoZone To Pay $3.3M After Fairfield County Family Killed In Crash AutoZone has agreed to pay more than $3 million to the family of a Fairfield County woman killed in a crash along with her daughter and niece when a truck owned by company slammed into the back of their vehicle in 2016, according to multiple sources.  Probate records show that the auto giant has agreed to pay $3,332,184 to settle the lawsuit filed by the family following the horrific crash on I-84 in Wawayanda, according to the Connecticut Post. Jesenia Valentin, 29, of Bridgeport, her 9-year-old daughter, Angelina Rodriguez and Valentin’s 12-year-old niece, Asyria Ferrer, were killed June …

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Ganim Qualifies For Dem's Primary Challenge To Lamont, Who Welcomes Debates Ganim Qualifies For Dem's Primary Challenge To Lamont, Who Welcomes Debates
Ganim Qualifies For Dem's Primary Challenge To Lamont, Who Welcomes Debates Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim’s petition drive to force a Democratic gubernatorial primary has prevailed.  Ganim said the Secretary of the State has confirmed he had legally collected the minimum 15,458 signatures needed to challenge the political party's endorsed candidate -- Ned Lamont of Greenwich -- in an Aug. 14 primary. Ganim supporters collected more than 32,000 signatures. On Wednesday, Lamont invited candidates who qualified for the ballot to join him in three gubernatorial debates. Lamont is confirmed to participate in: The Connecticut Association of Realtors Democratic and WTNH N…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Juvenile Charges After Gun Scare At Elementary School In Fairfield County Juvenile Charges After Gun Scare At Elementary School In Fairfield County
Juvenile Charges After Gun Scare At Elementary School In Fairfield County A Fairfield County juvenile was arrested after a gun scare put her school on lockdown Thursday, according to the Connecticut Post. The event took place around 2:30 p.m., when Bridgeport police received a 911 call from Bryant Elementary School, at 230 Poplar St., saying there a female threatening a male at the school and that she had a gun, the Post said. Police and School Resource officers immediately put the school on lockdown and began looking for the girl, the paper said. In just a few minutes, officers had located the girl and place her in custody and the lockdown was lifted by 2:39 p.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
House Leaders Promise Vote On Proposed Bridgeport Casino House Leaders Promise Vote On Proposed Bridgeport Casino
House Leaders Promise Vote On Proposed Bridgeport Casino Legislation that could bring a new casino to Bridgeport and the third casino to Connecticut may get a vote this week, officials said on Friday. "We have a couple of constituency groups really fighting for their constituents and we may have more discussion," said House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, during a press conference. MGM Grand announced plans for a $700 million seaside resort in Bridgeport and a job training center in New Haven, bringing an estimated 2,000 jobs. A Bridgeport casino is opposed by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Indians, who own the Foxwoods and Moh…

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by Jon Craig
News
Two Taken Into Custody By ICE Outside Court In Fairfield County Two Taken Into Custody By ICE Outside Court In Fairfield County
Two Taken Into Custody By ICE Outside Court In Fairfield County The lawyer for a man facing deportation after he was grabbed outside of court by immigration agents said his client may have little recourse despite being the father of a legal American resident.  Edwin Silva, 22, was one of two men confronted outside the Golden Hill Street courthouse last week by an ICE team, according to this report in the Connecticut Post.  The undocumented immigrant dove over a chest-high retaining wall and fled down the street, leaving his sneakers behind, The Post said. The immigration enforcement officers and local police arrested Silva about a half mile away at the…

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by Daily Voice
Schools
Norwalk High School Has Early Dismissal After Shelter In Place Issued Norwalk High School Has Early Dismissal After Shelter In Place Issued
Norwalk High School Has Early Dismissal After Shelter In Place Issued This story has been updated. Norwalk High School had an early dismissal at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday after an earlier shelter in place order was issued due to a report of a student with a weapon, according to school officials. In a statement, the school said: "Out of an abundance of caution, there is an early dismissal today at Norwalk High only beginning at 1:30 pm. Buses will be available. No afterschool activities or evening programs today. Our thanks to students & staff today for following the procedures we have practiced." The school was placed on a "shelter" alert aft…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Amazon Breaks Ground On $255 Million Warehouse In Connecticut Amazon Breaks Ground On $255 Million Warehouse In Connecticut
Amazon Breaks Ground On $255 Million Warehouse In Connecticut Construction crews have broken ground for the next home of Amazon’s warehouse on Washington Avenue in North Haven. The $255 million project is expected to be completed by June 2019. The warehouse will create 1,800 jobs, and ultimately 3,000, First Selectman Michael Freda told The Connecticut Post.. The warehouse will span about 1.2 million square feet, roughly the same size as the former Pratt & Whitney facility that it succeeds.  Amazon would become the largest company to enter the region since Pratt and Whitney left in 2001.

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by Jon Craig
News
Details Emerge In Larceny Charge Against Fairfield County Police Lieutenant Details Emerge In Larceny Charge Against Fairfield County Police Lieutenant
Details Emerge In Larceny Charge Against Fairfield County Police Lieutenant The arrest of a 34-year-veteran of the Bridgeport Police Department for larceny was apparently linked to stealing overtime money, according to numerous sources.Lt. Stephen Shuck, who joined the department in 1983, was arrested at his home Tuesday on a warrant after he failed to show up to turn himself in, according to the Connecticut Post. The investigation into Shuck's wrongdoings was brought to the chief's attention last month, the Post said. The chief then sent the information to the State Attorney's Office for a warrant to be drawn up. Shuck was immediately suspended from his police dut…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bridgeport Pays $1.49 Million Settlement For Broken Traffic Light Bridgeport Pays $1.49 Million Settlement For Broken Traffic Light
Bridgeport Pays $1.49 Million Settlement For Broken Traffic Light The city of Bridgeport has agreed to pay $1.49 million to the family of a city resident who was severely injured when he was hit by a car that went through a malfunctioning traffic light, according to the Connecticut Post. Both City Attorney R. Christopher Meyer and Donald Papcsy, who represented the injured man, Henry Cartagena, called the settlement fair.   “It’s a modest settlement that we are paying, substantially below what a judge valued it to be considering the plaintiff’s catastrophic injuries,” Meyer said in this article.  Meyer said the plaintiff’s family received a check for $31…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Staples High Admins Failed To Act When Students Reported Sex Assault Staples High Admins Failed To Act When Students Reported Sex Assault
Staples High Admins Failed To Act When Students Reported Sex Assault Four Staples High School students said school administrators failed to act when they reported sexual assault from another student, the Connecticut Post reports. During a Board of Education meeting Monday, one student said the four of them reported the abuser together and were told by the administration to not make school a "hostile environment" for him, the article says. The accused abuser allegedly received a stern talking to, according to the CT Post. Click here for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fight Breaks Out At Trinity Vs. Norwalk High Basketball Game Fight Breaks Out At Trinity Vs. Norwalk High Basketball Game
Fight Breaks Out At Trinity Vs. Norwalk High Basketball Game STAMFORD, Conn. — A coach was issued a summons and one player was injured when a fight broke out Friday at a freshman boys basketball game between Trinity Catholic and Norwalk High, according to the Connecticut Post.  The junior varsity and varsity games were then postponed at Trinity, the Post said.  A rough play during the game led to a brief fight, but a larger fight broke out after the game during the handshake between the teams and police were called, the Connecticut Post said.  Norwalk coach Tom Keyes was given a summons to appear in court on a charge of third-degree assault, a misde…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk Apartment Building; Tenants Evacuated Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk Apartment Building; Tenants Evacuated
Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk Apartment Building; Tenants Evacuated NORWALK, Conn. — Six apartments were damaged but no injuries were reported in a fire Wednesday morning at Carlton Court in Norwalk, according to media reports and social media posts from first responders.  Tenants in the complex on Monterey Place evacuated as the fire broke out at about 7:30 a.m., according to the Connecticut Post.  The temperature was about 10 degrees, and buses were sent in to keep the residents of the Norwalk Housing Authority building warm, according to dispatch reports.  Assistant Fire Chief Steve Shay told the Post that the fire that started on the first floor.  Thr…

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by Daily Voice
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Arbitrator Doubts Accusations That Fairfield Teacher Exposed Self: Report Arbitrator Doubts Accusations That Fairfield Teacher Exposed Self: Report
Arbitrator Doubts Accusations That Fairfield Teacher Exposed Self: Report FAIRFIELD, Conn. — An arbitrator appointed by the Fairfield Board of Education has recommended that a Fairfield Warde High School teacher accused of exposing himself to a student, should not be fired following an investigation into the allegations, according to the Connecticut Post. Jeff Iwanicki, 45, of Milford was arrested last year after a 15-year-old student told police that he had twice exposed himself to her in the multipurpose room where he teaches graphic design. Police said that the student reported that Iwanicki had exposed himself to her on Nov. 2, 2016 and Dec. 6, 2016. Related …

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by Daily Voice