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Woman Who Hit, Killed Meghan Raveis Had 3 Kids In Jeep, Warrant Says Woman Who Hit, Killed Meghan Raveis Had 3 Kids In Jeep, Warrant Says
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mother Of 3 Among Dead Following Wrong-Way Crash In Fairfield County Mother Of 3 Among Dead Following Wrong-Way Crash In Fairfield County
Mother Of 3 Among Dead Following Wrong-Way Crash In Fairfield County Two people are dead, including a mother of three, after a wrong-way driver triggered a chain reaction crash in Fairfield County. The wreck happened at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 24, on Route 8 in Bridgeport, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers said a Ford van was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes when it struck another vehicle head-on near the Main Street exit. The impact killed 41-year-old Monica Wilson, of Westport, police said. Two children in Wilson’s car suffered non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger in the van, identified as 46-year-old Ananias Casti…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
21-Year-Old Killed By Fallen Tree Limb Was Personal Trainer In Area 21-Year-Old Killed By Fallen Tree Limb Was Personal Trainer In Area
21-Year-Old Killed By Fallen Tree Limb Was Personal Trainer In Area A 21-year-old  man killed by a fallen tree limb during a severe storm in Fairfield was a personal trainer in Stratford. Jarrod M. Marotto died Wednesday, July 17, when a large tree limb fell on the driver's side of his vehicle in front of 3595 Park Ave., said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. When officers responded they found Marotto, of Southington, unconscious in the driver seat, Kalamaras said. Police and fire rescue had to wait for an electrical crew to shut down the power before being able to free him from the vehicle. He was transported to St. Vincent’s Medic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
State Trooper Seriously Injured In I-95 Crash State Trooper Seriously Injured In I-95 Crash
State Trooper Seriously Injured In I-95 Crash A Connecticut state trooper was injured during an overnight crash on a stretch of I-95 in Fairfield County. The incident occurred at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, June 16 on northbound I-95  near Exit 22 in Fairfield when the trooper, Gregory Sawicki, was pulled over in the median with his emergency lights activated to assist a disabled vehicle, said Tanya Compagnone, state police public information officer. A passing car in the left lane then struck the cruiser, which caused it to be pushed into the disabled vehicle, Compagnone said. The trooper, who had to be extricat…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest
Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest Sacred Heart University is denying any wrongdoing in a student's choking death during a pancake eating contest in 2017. In court documents filed Tuesday in Superior Court in Bridgeport, the college's attorney's blamed Caitlin Nelson’s own actions in her death in response to a lawsuit brought by Nelson’s mother. Nelson, 20, who was studying social work and was a member of Kappa Delta sorority, was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center in March 2017 after choking on the pancakes during a charity fundraiser.  Her mother, Rosanne Nelson, of Clark, New Jersey, who is seeking dam…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Student From New York Sentenced For False Rape Allegation Against College Football Players Student From New York Sentenced For False Rape Allegation Against College Football Players
Student From New York Sentenced For False Rape Allegation Against College Football Players The New York teenager and former Sacred Heart University student who admitted to making false rape allegations against a pair of football players is heading to jail. Nikki Yovino, who accepted a plea deal in Connecticut earlier this year, has been sentenced to a year in jail for making up rape allegations against two men. She had initially declined a deal, but changed her tune in June as her trial approached. According to the New York Daily News, Yovino rolled her eyes while being sentenced to jail time. "I went from being a college student to sitting at home being expelled with no wa…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Pleads Guilty In False Rape Report Case At Area University Teen Pleads Guilty In False Rape Report Case At Area University
Teen Pleads Guilty In False Rape Report Case At Area University The New York teenager and former Sacred Heart University student accused of making false rape allegations against a pair of football players is heading to prison after pleading guilty. Nikki Yovino, 19, has accepted a plea deal in Connecticut and is expected to spend up to one year behind bars after making up rape allegations against two men. Yovino initially declined a plea deal, but changed her tune this week. Jury selection was scheduled to begin on Tuesday, with a trial start date of Monday, June 18. Yovino was initially charged with a felony count of evidence tampering, and falsely rep…

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by Zak Failla
News
Jury Selection Set For False Rape Case Trial Involving Area College Student Jury Selection Set For False Rape Case Trial Involving Area College Student
Jury Selection Set For False Rape Case Trial Involving Area College Student Click here for an updated story: Teen Pleads Guilty In Sacred Heart University False Rape Report Case Jury selection is scheduled for the trial of the former Sacred Heart University student charged with making up a story that she was raped by two football players. On Oct. 15, 2016, Bridgeport Police responded to St. Vincent's Medical Center, where Nikki Yovino of South Setauket on Long Island told police that she had been sexually assaulted by two males in a bathroom at a house party in Bridgeport. She told police that one of her assailants was a fellow student and football player at SHU…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
College Student Arrested After Threatening Posts To CT HS Students College Student Arrested After Threatening Posts To CT HS Students
College Student Arrested After Threatening Posts To CT HS Students A 23-year-old man has been detained by Fairfield Police after making harassing phone message through social media to students who attend Fairfield's Ludlowe High School. Nicholas Graham of Southport, who attends Southern Connecticut State University, made the threats late Tuesday to several students on Snapchat saying that he would find them and kill them and all of their friends, said the Fairfield Police Department. The posts led to several reports through 911 from parents who observed the posted comments, police said. After a thorough investigation, Graham was taken into custody without…

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by Kathy Reakes
Neighbors
9/11 1st Responder Turns Passion For Helping Into New Weight Loss Business 9/11 1st Responder Turns Passion For Helping Into New Weight Loss Business
9/11 1st Responder Turns Passion For Helping Into New Weight Loss Business Mary Brauner of Scarsdale remembers vividly the hours following the terrorist attacks on 9/11 when she and her partner were called to the burning ruins of the World Trade Center. Brauner, a Scarsdale resident, was a paramedic for the now-closed St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Manhattan. The ambulance she was in was the second medical emergency vehicle to arrive on the scene. She would remain there for two days. Brauner’s exposure to the fumes had a lasting effect on the Cuban native, who was diagnosed with occupational COPD or -- chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder -- shortly after 9/11.…

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by Jon Craig