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Obituaries
Ex-HS All-County Football, Basketball Standout Who Lived In Brewster Dies Ex-HS All-County Football, Basketball Standout Who Lived In Brewster Dies
Ex-HS All-County Football, Basketball Standout Who Lived In Brewster Dies George Taranto, a Connecticut resident and former high school sports standout in Westchester County, has died at the age of 77. According to his obituary, Taranto, of Danbury, was a graduate of Ardsley High School and was all-county in football and basketball. He served in the United States Navy from 1963 to 1965. Taranto worked as a buyer for Bayer Aspirin in Tarrytown for more than 35 years.  He also loved to hunt, fish and golf. "George was family focused and a true family man – especially loved spending time with is his best friends, his grandchildren whom he adored," …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Woman, 21-Year-Old Man Killed In I-84 Crash 18-Year-Old Woman, 21-Year-Old Man Killed In I-84 Crash
18-Year-Old Woman, 21-Year-Old Man Killed In I-84 Crash Two people were killed and another seriously injured in a single-vehicle double fatal crash on I-84. The single-vehicle crash took place around 4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 9, in the Town of Middlebury, killing two a teenage woman and young man and seriously injuring another victim from Danbury, said the Connecticut State Police. According to state police, the crash occurred when a Chevy Cobalt was seen traveling at a high rate of speed prior to losing control just before Exit 17, in the Town of Middlebury. Those killed were Kayla Nicole Veness, 18, of Plymouth, in Litchfield County, and Dan…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Danbury Inmate Former Corrections Officer Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Danbury Inmate
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Danbury Inmate A former correctional officer in Fairfield County will spend time behind bars after being sentenced for sexually abusing an inmate. Carlos Sanchez, formerly of Middlebury, was sentenced in Bridgeport district court to a term of 10 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a ward late last year. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Sanchez, 33, a former correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury engaged in sexual activity with a female inmate at the prison. On Dec. 10 last year, he pleaded …

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by Zak Failla
News
Man Indicted in Carjacking Of Woman Outside Middletown YMCA Man Indicted in Carjacking Of Woman Outside Middletown YMCA
Man Indicted in Carjacking Of Woman Outside Middletown YMCA A carjacking that started outside the Middletown YMCA led to felony charges for a 28-year-old man who was indicted in Orange County Court. Worcester, Massachusetts resident Felix Maldonado was indicted on two felony robbery counts, as well as menacing and petit larceny charges, misdemeanorson  Thursday. A woman was attacked in the parking lot of the YMCA shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22. The attacker, allegedly Maldonado, was in possession of a firearm and proceeded to steal the woman’s car and take off. Police said that the stolen 2011 Nissan Sentra had a cell phone insi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Area Stolen Car Suspect Nabbed With Help Of 'Pinging' Cell Phone Area Stolen Car Suspect Nabbed With Help Of 'Pinging' Cell Phone
Area Stolen Car Suspect Nabbed With Help Of 'Pinging' Cell Phone A man driving a car stolen in the Hudson Valley was nabbed in Connecticut with the help of a cell phone left inside the vehicle state police were able to "ping" for its location.  Connecticut State Poice were notified around 7:40 a.m. Wednesday about a 2011 Nissan Sentra that was stolen during a carjacking in Orange County, and may be heading for the area, according to Connecticut State Police. The Nissan had a cell phone in it allowing New York authorities to “ping” the phone and determine that the Nissan stolen in Middletown and suspect were traveling on I-84 east in Connecticut…

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by Kathy Reakes