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Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23 Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23
Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23 Family and friends are mourning the death of a former standout hockey goalie from the region. Fairfield County native Charlie Capalbo, age 23, of the town of Fairfield, died Sunday, April 24, following a five-year battle with cancer, according to a GoFundMe page established for his family. “After five years and 745 nights spent in hospitals, let’s just say that one got by Charlie in the 4th overtime today,” reads a post from GoFundMe organizer John McCormick. Those years included a successful battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that began toward the end of Capalbo’s varsity season as goalte…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Lifeguard From New Canaan Gets Probation For Chelsea Piers Near Drowning Lifeguard From New Canaan Gets Probation For Chelsea Piers Near Drowning
Lifeguard From New Canaan Gets Probation For Chelsea Piers Near Drowning A Stamford judge has allowed a former Chelsea Piers lifeguard who almost let a 5-year-old New Canaan boy drown last year to take part in a court diversionary program, according to multiple sources. Zachary Stein, 24, of New Canaan, originally charged with reckless endangerment and risk of injury, will have a clean record once he completes the program in 2020, officials said. During the program, Stein will not be allowed to work as a lifeguard or any similar type of employment, Judge Gary White ruled. The sentence, handed down Friday, was made over the objections of Stamford State’s Attorne…

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by Kathy Reakes