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Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Shooting Near NY/CT Border That Led To Manhunt, Arrest Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Shooting Near NY/CT Border That Led To Manhunt, Arrest
Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Shooting Near NY/CT Border That Led To Manhunt, Arrest This story has been updated. The name has been released of a teenage boy who was killed in a fatal shooting in Northern Westchester that led to a 12-hour manhunt and the arrest of a suspect. Fernando Jimenez, age 40, shot his girlfriend and her two children with an illegally possessed handgun in the Baldwin Place section of Somers during a domestic dispute at about 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to New York State Police. One of the children, a 10th-grade student at Somers High School now identified as Michael Raimondi, age 15, was killed.  The boy's brother, a 13-year-…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Water Main Break Causes Closure Of High School In Fairfield County Water Main Break Causes Closure Of High School In Fairfield County
Water Main Break Causes Closure Of High School In Fairfield County A school in Fairfield County is closed on Wednesday, Aug.31 Westhill High School in Stamford said on its website that the closure is due to a water main break. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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COVID-19: CT School To Close For Week After More Than Half Of Its Staff Members Test Positive COVID-19: CT School To Close For Week After More Than Half Of Its Staff Members Test Positive
Covid-19: CT School To Close For Week After More Than Half Of Its Staff Members Test Positive A school in Connecticut will be closed for the rest of the week after being hit with a fresh wave of COVID-19 cases that knocked out more than half of its staff members. In Hartford County, the Henry Barnard Elementary School in Enfield will be closed on both Thursday, May 5, and Friday, May 6 after 40 of its 75 staff members tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Christopher Drezek announced. Related story - COVID-19: More Than 30 Staff Members Test Positive At School In Enfield “Although we have tried to cover the building with staff members from other schools, we have reached…

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by Zak Failla
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Mechanical Issue Causes Closure Of School In Fairfield County Mechanical Issue Causes Closure Of School In Fairfield County
Mechanical Issue Causes Closure Of School In Fairfield County A Fairfield County elementary school will be closed for the second-straight day as the district contends with mechanical issues. An alert was issued by school officials in Bridgeport advising that one of the city’s elementary schools would be closed on Tuesday, April 5. On Monday, April 4, the John Winthrop Elementary School on Eckart Street was closed due to a reported water leak, which officials said impacted the school's boilers and required repairs. The following day on Tuesday, April 5, a notice was posted on the district’s website and social media accounts announcing that the buildin…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Staffing Shortages Cause Closure At CT School District COVID-19: Staffing Shortages Cause Closure At CT School District
Covid-19: Staffing Shortages Cause Closure At CT School District A school district in Connecticut was forced to close due to a staffing shortage caused by COVID-19. In New Haven County, officials with the Waterbury School District announced that it would not be opening on Monday, Jan. 10 due to a staffing shortage following the most recent rise in new infections. All schools were closed for students, but were open for staff members who were in attendance for an in-person workday, officials said. On the return from Winter Recess last week, Schools Superintendent Verna Ruffin said that nearly 350 employees called out sick, though they were able to manag…

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COVID-19: Additional CT School Districts Closed Due To Staffing Shortages COVID-19: Additional CT School Districts Closed Due To Staffing Shortages
Covid-19: Additional CT School Districts Closed Due To Staffing Shortages Staffing shortages caused by the new outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Connecticut have led to the closure of some schools while other districts went remote. With the positive infection rate in Connecticut rising above 20 percent as the Omicron variant rapidly spreads, some schools have been facing staffing and busing shortages due to the virus. Related story - COVID-19: Infection Rate In CT Soars Past 20 Percent; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County In New Haven County, Hamden Schools Superintendent Jody Ian Goeler took to social media to announce that the high school would be closed on T…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Stratford School District Announces Closure COVID-19: Stratford School District Announces Closure
Covid-19: Stratford School District Announces Closure A school district in Fairfield County will be closed on Monday, Jan. 3, and Tuesday, Jan. 4, as a result of COVID-related staffing challenges. The Stratford Public School system said that "This will position us to allow impacted staff members and students to receive current test results and potentially complete their quarantine for a safer return." In an earlier announcement, the Westport School District said it will extend the winter break by one day for all students and that Monday, Jan. 3 will not be a school day for students. All faculty and staff will report on Monday. "This will…

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by Joe Lombardi
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13-Year-Old Arrested For Allegedly Making Threats Against CT Schools 13-Year-Old Arrested For Allegedly Making Threats Against CT Schools
13-Year-Old Arrested For Allegedly Making Threats Against CT Schools A middle school student in Connecticut has been arrested for allegedly making threats on social media that led to the closure of a high school for several days, police announced. In New Haven County, police said that a 13-year-old teen has been arrested in connection to threats that forced the closure of Hamden High School for several days and a lockdown at the middle school he attends. Original story - Online Threat Leads To Closure Of CT High School Police said that the threats were made on Instagram before they were reported to both law enforcement and district officials. On Wednesday…

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by Zak Failla
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Online Threat Leads To Closure Of CT High School Online Threat Leads To Closure Of CT High School
Online Threat Leads To Closure Of CT High School A Connecticut high school will be closed for two more days after a new online threat was made online toward the community, district officials announced. In New Haven County, Hamden Public Schools received another threat directed toward the high school community, prompting a closure of the building on Monday, Dec. 6, and Tuesday, Dec. 7. The building was also closed on Friday, Dec. 3 for a separate threat that was directed toward the high school regarding a potential shooting threat or large fight on campus. Hamden Public School Superintendent Jody Ian Goeler said that the district is …

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by Zak Failla
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High School In Fairfield County Stays Closed After Contractor Makes Error High School In Fairfield County Stays Closed After Contractor Makes Error
High School In Fairfield County Stays Closed After Contractor Makes Error Students at a Fairfield County high school will be staying home again following a contractor’s error that led to oil being poured into the water supply. Joel Barlow High School in Redding will remain closed after the contractor accidentally poured approximately 20 gallons of fuel oil into the school’s 20,000-gallon water storage tank. Easton-Redding Regional 9 School District Schools Superintendent Jason McKinnon announced that the school would be closed on Friday, Nov. 5 as crews work to clean up the water tanks in an effort to get students back to class as soon as possible. Most after-sc…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Schools Closed In Response To Death Of 7-Year-Old In Fairfield County Murder-Suicide Two Schools Closed In Response To Death Of 7-Year-Old In Fairfield County Murder-Suicide
Two Schools Closed In Response To Death Of 7-Year-Old In Fairfield County Murder-Suicide Two Fairfield County schools will be closed on Monday, June 21, following the deaths of a 7-year-old student and her mother. The schools, Coleytown Elementary School, which the child attended, along with Stepping Stones Preschool, which is located inside Coleytown, will be closed Monday in response to the tragedy. Monday was supposed to be the last day of school, but School Superintendent Thomas Scarice said that instead of classes, students and teachers and staff, can receive grief counseling. Scarice sent out a letter to parents which said: "As our community mourns the tragic loss of one…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Positive Case Leads To School Closure In Fairfield County COVID-19: Positive Case Leads To School Closure In Fairfield County
Covid-19: Positive Case Leads To School Closure In Fairfield County A new confirmed case of COVID-19 has led to a school closure in Fairfield County. The Fairfield Public School District reported on Wednesday, Oct. 14 that an individual at Riverfield Elementary School has tested positive. As a result, the school will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 15, and Friday, Oct. 16 to allow for cleaning and contract tracing.  Remote learning for all students will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday to allow teachers time to gather materials and prepare, FPS Superintendent Mike Cummings said in a statement to the community. "If there is a need for…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: High School In Fairfield County Will Be Closed After Positive Cases COVID-19: High School In Fairfield County Will Be Closed After Positive Cases
Covid-19: High School In Fairfield County Will Be Closed After Positive Cases A high school in Fairfield County will be closed through the end of the week after several individuals tested positive for COVID-19. Those individuals at Fairfield Ludlowe High School have been in close contact with one or more individuals in the school community and beyond, Fairfield Public Schools Superintendent Mike Cummings and COVID-19 Health And Safety Compliance Liaison Angelus Papageorge said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 23. As a result, Fairfield Ludlowe will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 24 and Friday, Sept. 25 to allow for c…

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COVID-19: Short-Handed School In Fairfield County Closes After Dozens Enter Quarantine COVID-19: Short-Handed School In Fairfield County Closes After Dozens Enter Quarantine
Covid-19: Short-Handed School In Fairfield County Closes After Dozens Enter Quarantine A Fairfield County middle school will be forced to close for the rest of the month after dozens were forced into quarantine due to possible COVID-19 exposure. Hillcrest Middle School in Trumbull has closed its doors for in-person learning for two weeks after 70 people were forced into quarantine the school announced this week, leaving them with an insufficient amount of substitute teachers to cover staffers forced to miss classes due to the virus. In the interim, the school will transition to a remote learning model, and the high school will remain open as long as there are no additional ca…

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Schools Should Not Close Due To A Single COVID-19 Infection, Says CT Gov. Lamont Schools Should Not Close Due To A Single COVID-19 Infection, Says CT Gov. Lamont
Schools Should Not Close Due To A Single Covid-19 Infection, Says CT Gov. Lamont Isolated incidents of COVID-19 should not be enough, by themselves, to close a school, said Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont. Since public schools began the fall semester at the start of September, a number of facilities have closed for a day or two to decontaminate the buildings following the discovery of COVID-19 infections. Since Sept. 1, the Connecticut public education districts that have closed individual buildings temporarily due to COVID-19  include Bridgeport, East Hartford, Manchester, Naugatuck, New Milford, Somers, Wallingford, Waterbury, Westbrook, and West Have…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Some Students, Staff At Westport School Will Have To Quarantine After Positive Case COVID-19: Some Students, Staff At Westport School Will Have To Quarantine After Positive Case
Covid-19: Some Students, Staff At Westport School Will Have To Quarantine After Positive Case Some students and staffers at a school in Fairfield County where a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 will have to quarantine for two weeks, Thomas Scarice, Westport's Superintendent of Schools announced Friday afternoon, Sept. 11. Coleytown Elementary School in Westport was closed Friday to students and staff after the positive case was confirmed early in the morning. "In working closely with the Westport/Weston Health District and our medical advisor, it has been confirmed that the staff and students have implemented our mitigating measures by maintaining distance to the …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Start-Stop-Start: At These Schools, COVID-19 Infections Have Temporarily Halted Class Start-Stop-Start: At These Schools, COVID-19 Infections Have Temporarily Halted Class
Start-Stop-Start: At These Schools, Covid-19 Infections Have Temporarily Halted Class Another school has been temporarily closed for deep cleaning following the discovery of staff infected with COVID-19. This time Ludlow’s East Street Elementary school closed the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 9, when a staff member was found to have caught the virus. As children started to go back to school in Massachusetts and Connecticut this month, a handful of schools have had to temporarily halt learning and disinfect the buildings to rid the places of any possible COVID-19 viruses. Each district seems to have a different approach to the discovery of COVID-19 among the faculty, staff…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: School In Fairfield County Closed After Staffer Tests Positive COVID-19: School In Fairfield County Closed After Staffer Tests Positive
Covid-19: School In Fairfield County Closed After Staffer Tests Positive Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Second Staffer At School In Fairfield County Tests Positive A school in Fairfield County is closed on Friday, Sept. 11 after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Thomas Scarice, Westport's Superintendent of Schools, said the administration learned of the positive case early Friday morning. "Given the timing of the notice and our need to follow district protocols with contact tracing, as a precautionary measure, Coleytown Elementary School will be closed today, Friday, September 11, 2020, to students and staff," Scarice…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: CT School Closes After Employee Tests Positive COVID-19: CT School Closes After Employee Tests Positive
Covid-19: CT School Closes After Employee Tests Positive An elementary school in Connecticut will be closed for several days after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Somers Schools Superintendent Brian Czapla announced this week that the elementary school will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and Thursday, Sept. 10 after a staff member that works with pre-K students tested positive for the virus. Somers is located in northernmost Connecticut and borders Massachusetts. While the building is closed, officials said that the building will be sanitized and contact tracing has already begun. “I apologize for the late notice and the impact o…

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by Zak Failla