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Swimmer From Fairfield County Qualifies For Olympics Swimmer From Fairfield County Qualifies For Olympics
Swimmer From Fairfield County Qualifies For Olympics A swimming standout from Fairfield County smoked the competition at Olympic Qualifiers and will represent the red, white, and blue this summer in Tokyo. Former Ridgefield High School standout Kieran Smith, a junior competing for the University of Florida, stood atop the podium in the 400-meter freestyle at the US Olympic trials held in Omaha, Nebraska over the weekend after outpacing his competition in a race he never fell behind. Smith’s time of 3:44.86 was nearly three seconds better than his previous personal best, and 3.31 seconds ahead of his closest competition during the qualifier. …

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
COVID-19: Former HS Football Player, Personal Trainer Dies At 30 COVID-19: Former HS Football Player, Personal Trainer Dies At 30
Covid-19: Former HS Football Player, Personal Trainer Dies At 30 A popular 30-year-old personal trainer and owner of a local gym in Fairfield County has died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Dan Spano, a 2008 Ridgefield High School graduate who played football at the school, died Saturday, April 11, at Norwalk Hospital. Spano was reportedly the city's first fatality from the virus under the age of 50.  A 2012 graduate of Coastal Carolina University, Spano was the owner and head personal trainer at GymGuyZ Norwalk. Spano, whose family said he was perfectly healthy and did not have any underlying medical conditions, began feeling ill around Ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
COVID-19: CT Town Popular For Shopping Asks NYC Residents To Quarantine COVID-19: CT Town Popular For Shopping Asks NYC Residents To Quarantine
Covid-19: CT Town Popular For Shopping Asks NYC Residents To Quarantine This story has been updated. With 58 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) now being reported in Ridgefield, Connecticut, the town is asking anyone from New York City to self-quarantine for 14 days. In a statement by Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi released by the town on Saturday, March 28, the two-week self-quarantine should be done "before entering any public area in Ridgefield." An original statement identified those who should quarantine as from New York, but was later reworded to specific those as being from New York City. Ridgefield borders the Northern Westchester…

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by Joe Lombardi