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COVID-19: Connecticut Teacher Who Helped Families During Pandemic Now Owes Thousands In Taxes COVID-19: Connecticut Teacher Who Helped Families During Pandemic Now Owes Thousands In Taxes
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…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
WNBC Anchor David Ushery Named To NY State Broadcasters Hall Of Fame WNBC Anchor David Ushery Named To NY State Broadcasters Hall Of Fame
Wnbc Anchor David Ushery Named To NY State Broadcasters Hall Of Fame Longtime NBC New York anchorman David Ushery has been elected into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame. The New York Broadcasters Hall of Fame recognizes commitment to journalistic excellence and local service. WNBC anchor Ushery is a positive role model, said David Donovan, the Hall of Fame’s president and executive director. Members of the New York Broadcasters Hall of Fame include Walter Cronkite, Barbara Walters, Regis Philbin, Marvin Scott, Diana Williams, and Boomer Esiason. “He has one of the best journalistic resumes I’ve ever seen,” said Donovan noting that Ushery has co…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Estranged Husband's Lawyer Calls Report Of Mom's Blood-Stained Shirt 'Desperate Speculation' Estranged Husband's Lawyer Calls Report Of Mom's Blood-Stained Shirt 'Desperate Speculation'
Estranged Husband's Lawyer Calls Report Of Mom's Blood-Stained Shirt 'Desperate Speculation' The lawyer for the estranged husband of the missing Fairfield County mother of five says reports that police found the blood-stained shirt worn by Jennifer Farber Dulos the day she disappeared is "desperate speculation." Norm Pattis, Fotis Dulos' attorney, said he wasn't aware of any evidence that pointed to what Jennifer Dulos was wearing when the New Canaan resident went missing on Friday, May 24. “I am unaware of any evidence about what she was wearing when she disappeared," Pattis said. "This sounds like desperate speculation." Norm PattisElite Lawyer Management The news that polic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Loud Banging Heard At Estranged Husband's Property The Day After Mom Went Missing, Report Says Loud Banging Heard At Estranged Husband's Property The Day After Mom Went Missing, Report Says
Loud Banging Heard At Estranged Husband's Property The Day After Mom Went Missing, Report Says A neighbor's dog sitter heard loud banging at a New Canaan home the company of the estranged husband of the 50-year-old mother of five was working on the day after Jennifer Farber Dulos went missing, according to a new report. The banging was heard at the home on Sturbridge Hill Road in New Canaan at about 5 a.m. Saturday, May 25, according to Fox 61. Jennifer Dulos was last seen dropping off her children at school on Friday, May 24 and was reported missing later that same day after failing to show up for meetings with friends. Dulos' estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, 51, is the president an…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Search For Missing Area Mom Now A Homicide Investigation, Report Says Search For Missing Area Mom Now A Homicide Investigation, Report Says
Search For Missing Area Mom Now A Homicide Investigation, Report Says Click here for an updated story: New Canaan Police Release New Info As Search For Missing Mom Hits One Week The search for a Fairfield County mother of five who has been missing for a week is now a homicide investigation, according to a new report. WFSB cited law enforcement sources close to the investigation regarding the disappearance of 50-year-old Jennifer Farber Dulos of New Canaan. Related story: Police Search Westchester Home In Investigation Of Missing Woman Dulos was last seen on Friday, May 24, dropping off her children at school in a 2017 black Chevrolet Suburban…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Woman Who Says Biden Rubbed Noses With Her At Greenwich Fundraiser Getting National Attention Woman Who Says Biden Rubbed Noses With Her At Greenwich Fundraiser Getting National Attention
Woman Who Says Biden Rubbed Noses With Her At Greenwich Fundraiser Getting National Attention A second woman who alleges she was inappropriately touched by former Vice President Joe Biden is making national news, claiming that he gave her Eskimo kiss. Amy Lappos, 43, told the Hartford Courant that at a $1,000-per-plate fundraiser in Greenwich in 2009, the potential 2020 presidential hopeful grabbed her head and rubbed nose with her. The incident was initially posted on social media before making national news this week. At the time of the alleged incident, Lappos was acting as an aide for Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes. She said that she didn’t report the incident for nearly a…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Housatonic Community College Professor Placed On Leave For Giving Nazi Salute Housatonic Community College Professor Placed On Leave For Giving Nazi Salute
Housatonic Community College Professor Placed On Leave For Giving Nazi Salute A college professor who gave the Nazi salute during a meeting of state college and university officials has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to a report by the Hartford Courant. Charles Meyrick, an assistant professor of business and economics at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, shouted and became agitated before eventually holding up his arm in a Nazi salute for five to 10 minutes, several faculty members in attendance at the meeting on Friday, Nov. 2 told the Courant. Meyrick stopped doing the salute after campus police were called, the report said.…

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by Joe Lombardi
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State Police Must Release Disturbing Writings, Belongings Of Newtown School Shooter, Court Says State Police Must Release Disturbing Writings, Belongings Of Newtown School Shooter, Court Says
State Police Must Release Disturbing Writings, Belongings Of Newtown School Shooter, Court Says The public will soon be privy to some of the disturbing documents, journals and other belongings of Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza following a Connecticut Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously this week in favor of the Hartford Courant, who previously attempted to have the items made public, though that decision was overruled by a lower court judge. It has not been disclosed when the 35 items will be released. Connecticut State Police investigators had previously rejected media requests to view Lanza’s belongings that were seized following the shooting, citing privacy…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Faces Felony After Dropping 'Heroin Spoon' At Purdue Pharma Man Faces Felony After Dropping 'Heroin Spoon' At Purdue Pharma
Man Faces Felony After Dropping 'Heroin Spoon' At Purdue Pharma A Stamford art gallery owner was arrested for depositing an 800-pound steel sculpture of a bent heroin spoon in front of Purdue Pharma, according to multiple sources. Fernando Luis Alvarez was arrested about an hour after "installing" the spoon at 8:30 a.m. Friday and charged with obstruction of free passage and interfering with police, a felony, in front of the 201 Tresser Blvd. corporate headquarters, reported the Hartford Courant. Alvarez, whose Bedford Street gallery is opening an exhibit on the opioid crisis Friday night, was arrested because the spoon blocked an automatic en…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Prosecutors Ask Kennedy Cousin Skakel Be Sent Back To Jail Prosecutors Ask Kennedy Cousin Skakel Be Sent Back To Jail
Prosecutors Ask Kennedy Cousin Skakel Be Sent Back To Jail State prosecutors are asking the Supreme Court to put Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel back behind bars, saying he should not still be free more than a year after the court reinstated his conviction for the murder of Martha Moxley, according to multiple news reports. A state judge set aside Michael Skakel's murder conviction and ordered his retrial in the 1975 death of Moxley, who was a Greenwich teenager. Skakel successfully appealed his conviction in October 2013 and was released on bail the next month as he awaited a new trial.  Three years later, the state Supreme Court reversed the …

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by Jon Craig