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These Fairfield County High Schools Among Nation's Best According To Brand-New Rankings These Fairfield County High Schools Among Nation's Best According To Brand-New Rankings
These Fairfield County High Schools Among Nation's Best According To Brand-New Rankings It’s no secret that Connecticut is home to some of the nation’s best schools, but which rank among the top in the country? The U.S. News & World Report released its 2022 list of the best high schools in the country after evaluating nearly 18,000 schools at all levels. According to the organization - which touts itself as “the global authority in education rankings” - high schools were judged on a weighted scale on these factors: College readiness (30 percent); Reading and math proficiency (20 percent); Reading and math performance (20 percent); Underserved student performance (10 perc…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23 Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23
Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23 Family and friends are mourning the death of a former standout hockey goalie from the region. Fairfield County native Charlie Capalbo, age 23, of the town of Fairfield, died Sunday, April 24, following a five-year battle with cancer, according to a GoFundMe page established for his family. “After five years and 745 nights spent in hospitals, let’s just say that one got by Charlie in the 4th overtime today,” reads a post from GoFundMe organizer John McCormick. Those years included a successful battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that began toward the end of Capalbo’s varsity season as goalte…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
High School Student In Fairfield County Accused Of Sending Threatening Texts To Classmates High School Student In Fairfield County Accused Of Sending Threatening Texts To Classmates
High School Student In Fairfield County Accused Of Sending Threatening Texts To Classmates A student in Connecticut has been arrested after police say he sent threatening messages. Town of Fairfield Police Department detectives working in collaboration with school safety officers arrested the 15-year-old who attends Fairfield Ludlowe High School on Saturday, March 5 following a lengthy investigation of a veiled threat made to several classmates.  It was reported to police that several students received a threatening text message from an unknown number, according to Fairfield Police.  A subsequent investigation identified the suspect as a student of FLHS.  "Police…

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by Joe Lombardi