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Fairfield Police Charge Michael Schroeder With Choking Girlfriend Fairfield Police Charge Michael Schroeder With Choking Girlfriend
Fairfield Police Charge Michael Schroeder With Choking Girlfriend FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield Police arrested Michael Schroeder for allegedly choking and whipping his girlfriend in a bizarre incident at their Shady Hill Road home. Police took Schroeder into custody without incident on Aug. 16, one day after the 30-year-old Fairfield resident allegedly tried to harm himself with a knife and an empty glass beer jug, according to the CT Post. It was while discussing the previous night’s behavior when police decided to arrest Schroeder and charge him with second-degree strangulation and third degree-assault and disorderly conduct. Police held Schroeder …

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Events
New Canaan Historical Society Presents Photographer Pedro E. Guerrero Film New Canaan Historical Society Presents Photographer Pedro E. Guerrero Film
New Canaan Historical Society Presents Photographer Pedro E. Guerrero Film NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Canaan Historical Society will present a preview showing of a new PBS documentary highlighting the life of Fairfield County’s Pedro E. Guerrero, who became renowned as a personal photographer to Frank Lloyd Wright. “Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer’s Journey” begins at 3 p.m. on Aug. 30 at the New Canaan Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge. A New Canaan resident for more than 50 years, Guerrero made a name for himself in the 1960s, during an era immortalized in popular modern culture by the television show “Mad Men.” The photographer produced “studies of import…

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News
Greenburgh Installing New Playground At Lee Jackson School Greenburgh Installing New Playground At Lee Jackson School
Greenburgh Installing New Playground At Lee Jackson School GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Town Board has announced the construction of a new playground at Lee Jackson School, just in time for the fall semester. Crews will install the new playground during the week of Aug. 23 at the school located at 2 Saratoga Rd., White Plains. The project is part of a $75,000 appropriation earmarked by the town board earlier this summer. The playground is open to residents during non-school hours. The town will use the school for its summer camp operations.

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Politics
State Officials Award Eastchester And Tuckahoe Libraries $100K In Grants State Officials Award Eastchester And Tuckahoe Libraries $100K In Grants
State Officials Award Eastchester And Tuckahoe Libraries $100K In Grants EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Senator George Latimer and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin have announced a new grant that will assist in the construction and renovation of several Westchester County libraries, including the Eastchester Public Library. The grant doles out more than $100,000 to area libraries for renovation, improvements and technology capacity upgrades. “Having worked with the libraries in supporting their applications, it is terrific to see our libraries receiving funding to become more energy efficient, environmentally friendly, and technology capable,” Senator Latimer (D-Westchester) …

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Obituaries
Joyce Doreen Haynes, 86, Of Milford Passes Away Joyce Doreen Haynes, 86, Of Milford Passes Away
Joyce Doreen Haynes, 86, Of Milford Passes Away MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Joyce Doreen Haynes of Milford passed away on Aug. 17. She was 86. Haynes was born July 23, 1929 in Bridgetown, Barbados. She was a nurses’ aide in Port Chester Nursing Home in New York prior to retirement. Haynes is survived by her children Tyrone Haynes of Orlando, Fla.; Rosita Haynes-Brathwaite of the Bronx; Deighton Haynes of Toronto; Arundell Haynes of Hollywood, Fla.; and Lorraine Keesler of Mount Vernon; 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Calling hours are 5-6 p.m., followed by a prayer service at Smith Funeral Home, 135 N. Broad St., Milford…

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News
DOT Seeks Public Input For Paving Project Along I-95 In Fairfield DOT Seeks Public Input For Paving Project Along I-95 In Fairfield
DOT Seeks Public Input For Paving Project Along I-95 In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation's Office of Engineering is seeking public comments regarding an upcoming project slated for the spring of 2016 to repave portions of I-95 from Fairfield to Bridgeport. DOT expects the pavement preservation project to run from April through October 2016 as crews repave a 4.2-mile stretch along the north and southbound sides of I-95 from the New England Avenue overpass in Fairfield to the Beardsley Avenue overpass in Bridgeport, announced First Selectman Mike Tetreau. Crews will also mill and fill the on- and off-ramps durin…

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Arrive Early To Catch Bus Instead Of Train On Metro-North New Canaan Branch Arrive Early To Catch Bus Instead Of Train On Metro-North New Canaan Branch
Arrive Early To Catch Bus Instead Of Train On Metro-North New Canaan Branch NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- If you're planning to catch a train along Metro-North's New Canaan Branch, you may want to get to your station a bit early — and be prepared for a bus instead.  As work continues on a train grade crossing, Metro-North Railroad is providing bus service between the New Canaan and Stamford stations for select trains on Fridays and for all trains on Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 23. Metro-North is changing the service to accommodate grade crossing work as part of the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s reconstruction of the Merritt Parkway bridge. Buses w…

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Schools
Medard Thomas Takes Over As Principal At Norwalk's Columbus Magnet School Medard Thomas Takes Over As Principal At Norwalk's Columbus Magnet School
Medard Thomas Takes Over As Principal At Norwalk's Columbus Magnet School NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Public Schools have named Medard Thomas as principal of Columbus Magnet School. Thomas arrives at Columbus from Jettie Tisdale School, a K-8 in Bridgeport, where he served as assistant principal. He also spent time as assistant head of school at Corlears School, and assistant principal at Parkway Elementary School and the International School at Dundee in Greenwich. Thomas taught at Parkway Elementary and in the New York City Public School system -- after earning a MS in education leadership from Manhattan College, an MS in early childhood education from the Ba…

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Events
Hudson Gateway Realtors Charity Gala In New Rochelle Set For September Hudson Gateway Realtors Charity Gala In New Rochelle Set For September
Hudson Gateway Realtors Charity Gala In New Rochelle Set For September NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors will host its inaugural foundation gala in New Rochelle this September to benefit local charities, including Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley. The Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation Gala runs from 7-11 p.m. on Sept. 17 at Glen Island Harbour Club, 299 Weyman Ave., New Rochelle. The evening will include an open bar, cocktail appetizers and dessert, as well as dinner, dancing and entertainment by the jazzy, New York City ensemble Acute Inflections. The gala is the organization’s first major fundraising effort and is designed to aid …

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Arrest In SAT Theft, Air Bag Crash Top News In Fairfield Arrest In SAT Theft, Air Bag Crash Top News In Fairfield
Arrest In SAT Theft, Air Bag Crash Top News In Fairfield FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Here's a look at the top stories from around Fairfield County last week. Wilton police arrested Laura M. Garbuz, 50, on larceny charges after she allegedly swiped an SAT exam booklet from Wilton High School. A woman was killed by a Metro-North train at the Cos Cob station in Greenwich after jumping on the tracks to retrieve her wallet. She was identified as Tamar A. Louis, of Stamford, and she died a day before her 29th birthday.  Alexander Bergen, 22, of Danbury pleaded guilty in federal court to interstate transportation of money obtained by fraud after …

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