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'Our Shining Light': 26-Year-Old Manager In Sandy Hook Killed In Crash Remembered
A 26-year-old Connecticut woman born and raised in New York who was killed in a single-vehicle crash is being remembered as a "beautiful, sweet soul."
New Haven County resident Jessica Anne Bulfaro, of Milford, who was born in Westchester County and lived in Putnam County, in the town of Carmel, died on Thursday, April 20 when she lost control of her silver 2021 Subaru Impreza and struck two utility poles in Newtown, said the Newtown Police.
She was born on Thursday, August 22, 1996, in White Plains, to her parents Stephen and Jeanette (Santorelli) Bulfaro.
After graduating hi…
Separate $100K Winners Cash In On Lottery Tickets Sold At CT Food Stores
A pair of winning $100,000 CT Lottery tickets sold at Connecticut food stores have been cashed in on the same day.
First, in New London County, on Monday, March 14, Oakdale resident James Floyd, Jr. cashed in a winning "Pinball Wizard XXIV" scratch-off ticket that was sold at Sams Food Store on Ocean Avenue in New London.
Later that day, Middlesex resident Joseph Rigano, of Middletown, cashed in a second winning $100,000 "CASH5" ticket that was sold at Price Chopper on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington in Hartford County.
According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is vali…
Man Arrested For Kicking Jaguar During Road-Rage Incident
A Redding man was arrested following a road rage incident with another motorist in Sandy Hook.
Nicholas Knapp, 32, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 23, after he allegedly became violent and kicked another vehicle that had almost hit his vehicle on Wasserman Way, said Newtown Lt. Aaron Bahamonde.
An investigation by Newtown Police found that Knapp, who was driving a 2012 Kenworth T800 construction vehicle for KTI Utility, and another motorist who was driving a 2004 Jaguar X-Type sedan, engaged in a dispute after the sedan almost hit the Kenworth, Bahamonde said.
During the dispute, Knapp all…
Widow Describes Sandy Hook Husband As Her 'Champion'
Three days after the death of her husband, Jeremy Richman, his wife, Jennifer Hensel, called the Sandy Hook father her "champion," in a letter posted on a GoFundMe page.
The page, started by family and friends, following Richman's suicide on Monday to help Hensel and her two children with expenses, described him as a "dedicated father, husband, son, and friend."
The two, who have been together for 28 years, are the parents of Avielle Richman, who was killed in the Sandy Hook tragedy. The couple also had two children after Avielle's death including Imogen, 4, and Owen, 2.
On the p…
Longtime Stamford Firefighter, Greenwich HS Grad John Labati Dies
Longtime Stamford firefighter and Greenwich High School graduate John Robert Labati died on Thursday, Sept. 29. He was 88.
Born in New York City on Oct. 18, 1929, to the late John and Margaret Ochelli Labati, Labati, attended Greenwich High School, where he was a track star. Following graduation, he served two tours of duty in the U. S. Army, said Stamford Fire Department Capt. Philip Hayes.
In the mid-1950’s, he went to work at Conde Nast in Greenwich. It was there, at a company picnic, that he met his wife Carole, whom he married in 1957. Shortly after getting married, Labati joined the S…
Ryan Andrew Re, Lifelong Danbury Resident, Dies At 29
Ryan Andrew Re died on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at his home in Danbury. He was 29.
He was born in Danbury on Sept. 5, 1989. He attended local schools and graduated from Danbury High School with the Class of 2007.
Ryan was employed in pool construction at Nejame & Sons of Danbury for the past five years and was also a Marketing Consultant with Ambit Energy.
He enjoyed golf, tennis, and exhibiting his creative and artistic talents through drawings. He will always be remembered for his great sense of humor, and most of all, his love for his family.
In addition to his parents, Carlo and Kathy,…
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Sandy Hook Woman On Parole, Felon Nabbed With Heroin, Loaded Gun At Hotel
A convicted felon on federal probation and a woman on state parole were nabbed with a large amount of heroin and a loaded gun and ammunition during a takedown at a local hotel.
The two were busted when the Stamford Police Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit received intel that they would be in town to make a large heroin delivery at the notorious Red Carpet Inn, 1209 East Main St., early Friday, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
After receiving the information, agents staked out the area and around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Linwood Cogdell, 30, of Waterbury and Caitlyn Durkin, 30, of Sandy…
Sandy Hook Teen Charged In Man's Death on I-84
A Sandy Hook teen has been arrested in the death of a pedestrian on I-84 last May, according to the Connecticut State Police.
Michael Alan Vitti, 19, was charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, failure to drive in the proper lane and distracted driving (not a cellphone), according to state police.
Vitti, who state police say was distracted while driving, hit and killed Gerard Mauskapf, 64, of Red Hook in Dutchess County near Exit 11.
Mauskapf was hit after pulling over his vehicle and getting out of his car on the right shoulder of the highway, state police said.
Vitti is s…
