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Man Turns Himself In After Road-Rage Incident In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Turns Himself In After Road-Rage Incident In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Turns Himself In After Road-Rage Incident In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County man turned himself in to police in connection with a road rage incident in which he allegedly threatened another driver. Eric Berkeley, 59, of Stamford, turned himself in to New Canaan Police on Tuesday, Dec. 29 on an active arrest warrant stemming from a road rage incident that occurred in November, said Lieutenant Jason Ferraro.  The road rage incident took place on Frogtown Road near the entrance to New Canaan Country School, Ferraro said. According to the victim, while waiting in a pickup line on Frogtown Road Berkeley boxed in the victim's v…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Estranged Husband Goes For Jog Day After Posting $500K Bond In Missing Mom Case Estranged Husband Goes For Jog Day After Posting $500K Bond In Missing Mom Case
Estranged Husband Goes For Jog Day After Posting $500K Bond In Missing Mom Case Click here for an updated story: Police Search Lake In Missing Mom Investigation Fresh out of jail, Fotis Dulos, wearing a T-shirt, shorts, headphones and GPS ankle monitor, went out for a jog early Wednesday, June 12, while K-9 dogs and police continued their search for his missing wife, Jennifer Farber Dulos. Dulos, who is out on $500,000 bail on charges of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and hindering prosecution, ignored shouted questions from reporters as he ran along Deercliff Road in Avon, where he lives in a $4.3 million mansion, WTNH News 8 reported. Fotis …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Estranged Husband 'Had No Motive To Kill Jennifer,' Defense Attorney In Missing Mom Case Says Estranged Husband 'Had No Motive To Kill Jennifer,' Defense Attorney In Missing Mom Case Says
Estranged Husband 'Had No Motive To Kill Jennifer,' Defense Attorney In Missing Mom Case Says This story has been updated. Just hours after pleading not guilty to charges in connection with the disappearance of his estranged wife, Fotis Dulos posted $500,000 bail and walked out of jail wearing an ankle bracelet to monitor his movements. Moments later, his defense attorney, Norm Pattis, said his client had no motive to kill Jennnifer Farber Dulos. "Mr. Dulos had no motive to kill Jennifer," Pattis said in a statement to Daily Voice following Dulos' release. "A recent court-ordered recommendation was that Mr. Fotis share custody 50/50 with Ms. Fotis.” State’s Attorney Richard Colang…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Estranged Husband's DNA Found Mixed With Missing Mom's Blood In Kitchen Faucet, Prosecutor Says Estranged Husband's DNA Found Mixed With Missing Mom's Blood In Kitchen Faucet, Prosecutor Says
Estranged Husband's DNA Found Mixed With Missing Mom's Blood In Kitchen Faucet, Prosecutor Says While a judge denied a bond reduction or increase for Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing New Canaan mom Jennifer Dulos, during a court hearing on Tuesday, June 11, new DNA evidence links him to her New Canaan home. “The lab was able to confirm that the defendant’s DNA was found in a mixture on the faucet inside Jennifer’s kitchen in the house she went missing. Both the mixture and the defendant’s DNA. It was blood on the faucet,” State Prosecutor Richard Colangelo told Stamford Superior Court Judge John Blawie. Colangelo asked for the higher bail of $850,000 in light of the new …

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by Kathy Reakes
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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
Pound Ridge Student Earns National Attention In World Languages Pound Ridge Student Earns National Attention In World Languages
Pound Ridge 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