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Hartford, CT
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New Tool Helps Avoid Struggle Of Splitting Dinner Bills With Friends: How It Works
A new Venmo feature aims to make splitting restaurant bills easier. Venmo unveiled a receipt scanning tool in a news release on Monday, Nov. 9. The feature automatically lists individual purchases and sends payment requests. Users can take a photo of a receipt or upload an existing image, then assign each item to whoever ordered it. The app then calculates what everyone owes, including their share of taxes and tips. The feature also allows users to pay certain purchases themselves while splitting the remaining costs among friends. It works across different mobile devices wi…
Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield School Briefly Placed In Secure Status After Nearby Stabbing
A stabbing in Fairfield left a man injured and briefly put North Stratfield School in secure status. Fairfield police responded to Putting Green Road around 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28. Officers said a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the attack. Authorities said they remained in stable condition. Darren Palumbo, 56, of Fairfield, will be charged in connection with the incident, police said. Authorities did not identify the expected charges. Police said Palumbo and the man were roommates. It's unclear what sparked the alleged attack. North Stratfield School briefly…
New Rochelle, NY
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Woman Stabs, Breaks Vase Over Roommate's Head In New Rochelle: Police
A woman has been accused of assaulting her roommate at a residence in Westchester County. The incident happened late Saturday morning, July 20 in New Rochelle at an apartment building on the 400 block of Pelham Road. According to Captain J. Collins Coyne of the New Rochelle Police Department, officers responded to a report of a man screaming for help. Upon arrival, officers encountered the victim, a 71-year-old New Rochelle resident, who stated his roommate Kathleen Ganley had assaulted him, including stabbing him multiple times. An investigation revealed t…
Mahopac, NY
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Fight Over Pet Guinea Pig Leads Roommates To Assault Each Other In Hudson Valley: Police
Two roommates face assault charges after a verbal dispute over a pet guinea pig on Easter turned violent in the Hudson Valley, police said. The incident happened on Easter Sunday, April 9 around 7:30 p.m., when police responded to a residence in Mahopac for a reported dispute between roommates, according to Carmel Police. The fight involved their pet guinea pig and eventually turned physical when both roommates began assaulting each other. They were then each taken to Putnam Hospital Center by emergency responders to receive treatment for their injuries. Both roommates, w…
