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College Gymnast Dies After Suffering Spinal Cord Injury In Practice College Gymnast Dies After Suffering Spinal Cord Injury In Practice
College Gymnast Dies After Suffering Spinal Cord Injury In Practice A member of the Southern Connecticut State University women's gymnastics team died after suffering a spinal cord injury in practice. Melanie Coleman, 20, died on Sunday, Nov. 10 after the incident while she was practicing on the bars at the university's campus in New Haven on Friday, Nov. 8. Coleman, a junior, came to Southern Connecticut State from Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut, where, as a team captain, she was the program's most valuable player and all-state selection.  As a freshman at SCSU for the 2017-18 season she joined her sister, Tiffany, who was a so…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Popular Actors Paul Giamatti, Dan Lauria Stop By For Frank Pepe's Pizzeria's Signature Pies Popular Actors Paul Giamatti, Dan Lauria Stop By For Frank Pepe's Pizzeria's Signature Pies
Popular Actors Paul Giamatti, Dan Lauria Stop By For Frank Pepe's Pizzeria's Signature Pies Frank Pepe's Pizza, with two Fairfield County locations and one in Westchester County, has been ranked as one of the world's most popular pizzerias by Zagat. So it's not surprise there have been plenty of visits by celebrities since the restaurant was founded in 1925 by Frank Pepe, who immigrated to New Haven by Italian's Amalfi Coast at age 16. Two well-known Hollywood actors have stopped by for the restaurant's trademark thin-crust pies this month. This past Saturday, Paul Giamatti visited the New Haven store. Giamatti is best known for his breakout role of Kenny "Pig Vomit" Ru…

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by Joe Lombardi