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Robert Redford’s Quiet Connecticut Life: See Inside His Home Of Nearly 20 Years Robert Redford’s Quiet Connecticut Life: See Inside His Home Of Nearly 20 Years
Robert Redford’s Quiet Connecticut Life: See Inside His Home Of Nearly 20 Years Robert Redford will forever be synonymous with Hollywood, the place where he became one of the biggest stars of his era, and Utah, where he built the Sundance Film Festival into a launchpad for up-and-coming filmmakers.  But for nearly two decades, he also called Connecticut home. Robert Redford died Tuesday, Sept. 16, at his home in Utah, surrounded by family. His publicist did not release a cause of death for the 89-year-old.  After establishing himself in Hollywood, Redford moved to a quiet house off Davis Hill Road in Weston in 1978. It was less than a mile from where hi…

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by Josh Lanier
News
This Dome-Shaped House In The Catskills Is NY’s Most Wishlisted Airbnb This Dome-Shaped House In The Catskills Is NY’s Most Wishlisted Airbnb
This Dome-Shaped House In The Catskills Is NY’s Most Wishlisted Airbnb Airbnb has dropped its list of the most wishlisted vacation rentals in every U.S. state, and with summer travel around the corner, these dreamy properties are inspiring both last-minute getaways and nearby weekend escapes. The release comes as Airbnb reports a surge in spontaneous trips, with bookings made less than a week before check-in becoming the platform’s fastest-growing travel trend over the past three years. “Trips booked less than a week before travel has been the fastest growing segment over the last three years,” the company said in its announcement. “Searches for trips within …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Turkey Fryer Fire Destroys $4M CT Mansion on Thanksgiving; Family of 20 Escapes Turkey Fryer Fire Destroys $4M CT Mansion on Thanksgiving; Family of 20 Escapes
Turkey Fryer Fire Destroys $4M CT Mansion on Thanksgiving; Family of 20 Escapes A Connecticut mansion valued at more than $4 million was destroyed by fire on Thanksgiving as a family of 20 was about to sit down to enjoy their holiday meal, authorities said. The fire ignited shortly before 4 p.m. in Fairfield County at a two-story, nearly 9,300-square-foot residence in Weston on Weston Road, near the intersection with Broad Street. All occupants escaped unharmed, Weston firefighters reported. On the rainy Thanksgiving afternoon of Thursday, November 28, 2024, most firefighters in lower Fairfield County were... Posted by Sayje Benjamin on Friday, November 29, 20…

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by Josh Lanier