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35-Year-Old Killed In Double-Fatal Easton Crash Remembered: 'Glue That Held Family Together' 35-Year-Old Killed In Double-Fatal Easton Crash Remembered: 'Glue That Held Family Together'
35-Year-Old Killed In Double-Fatal Easton Crash Remembered: 'Glue That Held Family Together' Friends and family members of a Fairfield County man killed in a car crash are remembering their beloved and working to raise money to help cover his funeral costs. Jesus Roman III, age 35, died on Sunday, Oct. 8 when the Jeep he was in crashed into a pond in Easton, killing Roman and Amy L. Rockwell, age 45, of Newtown. A GoFundMe, organized by family member Jamie Smith, said Roman, a resident of Easton, was the "glue that held" the family together. "We are raising money for my mother and father-in-law to help them through one of the hardest times that any human could have to go thro…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
These Fairfield County Cities Are Most Expensive For Funerals These Fairfield County Cities Are Most Expensive For Funerals
These Fairfield County Cities Are Most Expensive For Funerals Two Fairfield County zip codes are among the country's most expensive places to be cremated or buried. Funerals can cost between $1,500 and $15,000 depending on many factors that include the level of services and location, according to the founder and CEO of ChoiceMutual Anthony Martin. Martin's insurance company conducted a study to look at the national average costs of funerals and their range depending on the United States location. In a report published on Choice Mutual's website, Stamford and Greenwich made a top 10 list of cities where both traditional burials and cremations cos…

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by Donna Christopher
Police & Fire
Victims Identified In Triple Fatal Oxford Fire Victims Identified In Triple Fatal Oxford Fire
Victims Identified In Triple Fatal Oxford Fire This story has been updated. The three people who perished in a raging house fire in Oxford on Saturday, March 23, along with a dog have been identified. The Connecticut State Police identified two of the home's residents as being Karl Maseizik, 54, and his brother Chris “Bubs” Maseizik, 53. The third person was identified as Nanci N. Southwell, 71, believed to be a longtime companion of one of the brothers. The fire was discovered on O'Neil Road around 11:20 p.m., Saturday after the Oxford Fire Department received more than dozen 911 calls. When firefighters arrived on the scen…

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by Kathy Reakes