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Rental Home Owners Dodge Jail After NY Fire That Killed 2 Sisters Rental Home Owners Dodge Jail After NY Fire That Killed 2 Sisters
Rental Home Owners Dodge Jail After NY Fire That Killed 2 Sisters A husband and wife will avoid jail after admitting fault in a fire at their New York vacation rental that killed two sisters. On Long Island, Peter Miller, age 56, and Pamela Miller, age 55, were each sentenced to community service in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the deaths of Lindsay and Jillian Wiener, CBS New York reports. The 19-year-old Lindsay and 21-year-old Jillian, both of Potomac, Maryland, were vacationing with their brother and parents at the Millers’ Noyac home when the blaze broke out on the morning of Aug. 3, 2022. Earlier Report: Sisters On Vacation K…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
CO Scares Prompts New Canaan Fire To Remind Residents To Turn Off Vehicles In Garage CO Scares Prompts New Canaan Fire To Remind Residents To Turn Off Vehicles In Garage
CO Scares Prompts New Canaan Fire To Remind Residents To Turn Off Vehicles In Garage With two recent calls for carbon monoxide gas incidents at homes, a Fairfield County fire department reminds residents to turn off their vehicles in the garage. The New Canaan Fire Department responded to two carbon monoxide (CO) gas incidents on Sunday,  April 21, caused by cars left running in the garage.  New Canaan Fire Chief Albe Bassett said the CO levels in the house could be dangerous and cause serious health effects. One person was transported to the hospital for evaluation. "Today’s technologies of remote staring and keyless fobs present challenges," Bassett s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
Don't Adjust Your Calendar: Unseasonable Stretch Will Lead Into 'Fall Back' Weekend Don't Adjust Your Calendar: Unseasonable Stretch Will Lead Into 'Fall Back' Weekend
Don't Adjust Your Calendar: Unseasonable Stretch Will Lead Into 'Fall Back' Weekend High pressure will bring dry and mild weather for the remainder of the week and into the start of the "Fall Back" weekend, according to the National Weather Service. There will be sunshine and warmer-than-normal temperatures on Wednesday, Nov. 2, with highs  in the mid to upper 60s and calm winds. It will remain mild and mostly sunny each day through the week's end on Saturday, Nov. 5 with some areas of patchy fog in the morning hours at times. Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 a.m. when it's time to set clocks back. Clouds will increase on Sunday as sunset arrives earlie…

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by Joe Lombardi