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Wealthy CT Financier Killed In Ireland; Son Charged With Fatal Attack: Reports
A Connecticut financier was killed at an Ireland hotel after he flew from the United States to care for his mentally ill son. Now his son is charged with the assault that killed him, the BBC reported.
New York City resident Henry McGowan, age 30, of Brooklyn, is accused of killing his father, 66-year-old John McGowan, of New Canaan, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the outlet said.
The New York Times reported that Henry flew to Ireland earlier this week to stay at Ballyfin Demesne, a hotel in County Laois. Henry suffers from bipolar disorder, and when John learned his son had left the count…
Wayback Burgers To Hold Grand Opening For New Fairfield County Location
Do you feel like biting into a big burger and slurping down a hand-dipped milkshake?
Then head to Monroe, where a new Wayback Burgers will host its grand opening on Saturday, June 22, at 9:30 a.m.
During the festivities, guests can enjoy a Buy One, Get One free classic burger in-restaurant. Entertainment will be on-site, and guests can also enter to win prizes, including Apple AirPods and a virtual reality headset.
Wayback Burgers
Known for their "cheesy burger," fries, tater tots, and hot dogs, the Monroe restaurant is owned by local Sonny Desai, who will present a $2,500 check to…
Woman Who Hit, Killed Meghan Raveis Had 3 Kids In Jeep, Warrant Says
The Connecticut woman who hit and killed Meghan Raveis, a member of the William Raveis Real Estate Company family, had three children in her car when the crash occurred, according to authorities.
The arrest warrant for Fairfield County resident Meghan Rice, age 51, of Newtown, describes the incident which took the life of the 45-year-old mother of three on Friday, June 23 on Redding Road in the town of Fairfield as she was out for a walk.
When Fairfield Police arrived on the scene, they found a neighbor performing chest compressions on Raveis who had been thrown out of her shoes more t…
Founder Of Caldor, With First Store In Westchester, Dies
Fairfield County entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of the Caldor department store chain, Carl Bennett, has died at the age of 101.
Bennett died at his home in Greenwich on Thursday, Dec. 23.
The Caldor empire came to be while working with his late wife, Dorothy Bennett, who together turned an $8,000 military salary savings into a chain of discount department stores that spanned from the 1950s to the mid-1980s when he sold his 120 store business to Associated Dry Goods.
Raised above his father's grocery store located in Greenwich, on Steamboat Road, Bennett Grocers, with his two sis…
