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College Gymnast Dies After Suffering Spinal Cord Injury In Practice College Gymnast Dies After Suffering Spinal Cord Injury In Practice
College Gymnast Dies After Suffering Spinal Cord Injury In Practice A member of the Southern Connecticut State University women's gymnastics team died after suffering a spinal cord injury in practice. Melanie Coleman, 20, died on Sunday, Nov. 10 after the incident while she was practicing on the bars at the university's campus in New Haven on Friday, Nov. 8. Coleman, a junior, came to Southern Connecticut State from Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut, where, as a team captain, she was the program's most valuable player and all-state selection.  As a freshman at SCSU for the 2017-18 season she joined her sister, Tiffany, who was a so…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
College Student Found Dead Attended Elementary School In Westchester College Student Found Dead Attended Elementary School In Westchester
College Student Found Dead Attended Elementary School In Westchester A 22-year-old from Fairfield County who was found dead in his car at Southern Connecticut State University was an American history major and basketball player who attended elementary school in Westchester. Brookfield resident Sean Gallo was found unresponsive in his vehicle that was parked in the West Campus Parking Garage at approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20, school officials said. Gallo, born in Hong Kong, was a graduate of Brookfield High School, Class of 2015 and received his associate degree from Naugatuck Valley Community College.  He was studying history at SCSU at the ti…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Popular Actors Paul Giamatti, Dan Lauria Stop By For Frank Pepe's Pizzeria's Signature Pies Popular Actors Paul Giamatti, Dan Lauria Stop By For Frank Pepe's Pizzeria's Signature Pies
Popular Actors Paul Giamatti, Dan Lauria Stop By For Frank Pepe's Pizzeria's Signature Pies Frank Pepe's Pizza, with two Fairfield County locations and one in Westchester County, has been ranked as one of the world's most popular pizzerias by Zagat. So it's not surprise there have been plenty of visits by celebrities since the restaurant was founded in 1925 by Frank Pepe, who immigrated to New Haven by Italian's Amalfi Coast at age 16. Two well-known Hollywood actors have stopped by for the restaurant's trademark thin-crust pies this month. This past Saturday, Paul Giamatti visited the New Haven store. Giamatti is best known for his breakout role of Kenny "Pig Vomit" Ru…

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by Joe Lombardi