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Obituaries
Member Of Raveis Real Estate Family Killed In Crash Remembered For 'Loving Heart' Member Of Raveis Real Estate Family Killed In Crash Remembered For 'Loving Heart'
Member Of Raveis Real Estate Family Killed In Crash Remembered For 'Loving Heart' A well-known mother of three from the region who was a member of the William Raveis Real Estate Company family is being remembered for her kindness and impact on the community where she lived. Massachusetts native Meghan Raveis, age 45, died on Friday, June 23 after she was struck by a vehicle while walking near her Connecticut residence in the town of Fairfield in the 500 block of Redding Road. The driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, Town of Fairfield Police said. Earlier report: 45-Year-Old Member Of Raveis Real Estate Com…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police: Road-Rage Incident Leads To Intoxicated Westchester Motorist's Arrest Police: Road-Rage Incident Leads To Intoxicated Westchester Motorist's Arrest
Police: Road-Rage Incident Leads To Intoxicated Westchester Motorist's Arrest A Westchester motorist is facing multiple charges after a road rage incident, police say. Darien Police received a report from the victim on Sunday, March 10 around 7 p.m. stating that a red sedan was following her in a threatening manner. She said the vehicle first started following her in Rowayton, and she was currently on Hecker Avenue. The victim was instructed to pull over in front of the police department, which was nearby. An officer arrived, observed the red sedan behind the victim’s vehicle, and instructed the operator to pull over. The victim allegedly told officers that the seda…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Investment Fund Co-Founder From Area Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Investment Fund Co-Founder From Area Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
Investment Fund Co-Founder From Area Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud The former co-founder of a multi-million dollar hedge fund is facing charges claiming that he lied to his investors and misappropriated nearly $20 million as part of a Ponzi scheme. Jason Rhodes of Fairfield County was arrested on Tuesday morning on conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, and investment adviser fraud charges.  The charges stem from his participation in an elaborate scheme to defraud investors in the hedge fund and using investor funds to repay earlier investors in a Ponzi-like manner. Beginning in November 2013, Rhodes, a resident of the village of Rowayton in Norwalk, a…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Photos: New Canaan Country School Celebrates 2018 Grads Photos: New Canaan Country School Celebrates 2018 Grads
Photos: New Canaan Country School Celebrates 2018 Grads Thirty-two ninth graders graduated from New Canaan Country School during the school's closing exercises on Thursday. The Head of School,  Dr. Robert P. Macrae,  encouraged the graduates of the Class of 2018 to continue to take ownership for their learning. “Each member of the Class of 2018 can proudly claim an ownership stake in Country School,” said Macrae. “Every one of you has a unique story of how this place has become your own. You went to great lengths to protect, preserve and promote the school you love—to leave it a better place than when you entered.” Ninth Grader Hannah Nightinga…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Westchester Student Earns National Attention In World Languages Westchester Student Earns National Attention In World Languages
Westchester Student Earns National Attention In World Languages New Canaan Country School students made a strong showing in the recent 2018 National World Languages exams. In Spanish, of the 34,600 students who sat for the exam nationwide, four Gold medals - the highest possible prize – were awarded to New Canaan Country School students, placing eighth grader Ellie Hanson in the top 4 percent, and ninth graders Shane Carbin of Norwalk, Georgia Rivero of New Canaan and Hannah Nightingale of Rowayton in the top 1 percent of the United States. Additional accolades went to seventh graders Sofie Petricone of Rowayton and Mac Ryan of Pound Ridge who earned th…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Rowayton Inspires New TV Series Featuring Rebellious Teen Lifeguard Rowayton Inspires New TV Series Featuring Rebellious Teen Lifeguard
Rowayton Inspires New TV Series Featuring Rebellious Teen Lifeguard In a television series filmed in and inspired by Rowayton, a rebellious teenager named Krish Shetty becomes the first Indian lifeguard in an exclusive beach town community called Pointe May. Chaos quickly ensues in this new half-hour comedy series, as Shetty takes an interest in one of the most popular girls in town and forms unusual friendships with townspeople along the way, including her loner younger brother.  Based on the experiences of its creators, “The Pointe” is written by Rowayton native Clay Morsey Jr. and Stamford native Vishnu Prasad, who met as students at AITE High School in …

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by Jon Craig
Real Estate
Look Inside Island Fairfield County Compound Listed At $8.7 Million Look Inside Island Fairfield County Compound Listed At $8.7 Million
Look Inside Island Fairfield County Compound Listed At $8.7 Million Got $8.7 million lying around? This Fairfield County home might be for you. The first thing you should know is that it's on an island -- Bluff Avenue in Rowayton, precisely. It sits on .51 acres and has a three-car garage, a garage/cottage, plenty more parking and a state-of-the-art redesigned pier with a deep water dock. The house is a recently-renovated stone English Manor with more than 6,000 square feet of expansive water views in every room. It has a boat house, five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a game room, pool, tea house and a pilot house (for caretakers) with two bedrooms and two bat…

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by Cecilia Levine