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Covid-19: Connecticut Teacher Who Helped Families During Pandemic Now Owes Thousands In Taxes
A 27-year-old teacher who helped his New England neighbors by going to the grocery store for them during the COVID-19 pandemic is now facing a hefty tax bill.
But when Louis Goffinet, who teaches at a middle school in Mansfield, Connecticut, raised over $40,000 on Facebook, he got slapped with a $16,000 tax bill, according to a report in the Hartford Courant.
After Goffinet started to seek funds, he wound up spending his own money because some people needed financial help, the report said.
After raising $41,000 through two Facebook fundraisers, he received a 1099 form from Facebo…
Covid-19: Cats, Dogs, Caviar, Here Are Odd Shortages Caused By The Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic turmoil are leading to supply shortages in places you might not have considered.
Among purchasables in short-supply are cats and dogs up for adoption to baking yeast, jigsaw puzzles, and truffles among other things.
When COVID-19 closed much of the economy in March 2020, items that include toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, coins, meat, and flour were among the first pandemic-related shortages Americans experienced.
Most of those shortages have been addressed by manufacturers and supply chains. But as the U.S. comes up on one year…
Gang Members In Fairfield County Charged With Drug Trafficking, Committing Four Murders
Four “East End” gang members in Fairfield County are facing murder, drug, and racketeering charges as part of a federal investigation into crime in Connecticut.
To address escalating violence in Bridgeport, the FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals, and Bridgeport Police Department launched an investigation into the gang who are involved in narcotics trafficking, murder, and other acts of violence, leading to the new arrests of several members.
The latest indictment alleges that the East End gang distributed heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana, and Percocet pills; used and shared firearms; murdere…
Covid-19: Popular Wfsb Anchor Tests Positive Along With Her Husband
Kara Sundlun, the longtime WFSB-TV news anchor, and her husband, former anchor Dennis House, have tested positive for COVID-19.
Sundlun made the announcement on her Twitter page on Tuesday, Dec. 15, saying at the time House and their children had tested negative.
During a second test, House, who also worked at WFSB, tested positive and is quarantined at home with Sundlun.
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In a Facebook post, Sundlun said she is experiencing "mild flu-like symptoms.
"After reporting on this story for 9 months it seems surreal that I am now one of the numbers," Sundlun wrote. …
