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Nearby in Rye, Legal Saga over Playland Amusement Park Drags on: 2025 Season is in Limbo

The future of Playland, which dates back to 1928, is uncertain with Westchester County, who own the park’s 280 acres and Standard Amusements are loggerheads. The amusement park was originally owned and managed by the Westchester County Parks Commission. in 2022, the county entered a 30 year agreement with Standard Amusements, but that company announced plans to terminate the contract. Typically the historic park opens in late May. Continue Reading →

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Lamont: CT Addressing ‘The Link’ Between Child Abuse and Animal Cruelty

“There is a well-documented link between animal cruelty and child abuse, with studies consistently showing that violence toward animals often occurs with domestic violence, including abuse of children.” – Robin ‘Zilla’ Cannamela, president and co-founder of Desmond’s Army Animal Law Advocates, said. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Investment Group Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering Offenses

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut - Greenwich Free Press

According to an announcement from the US Dept of Justice, between approximately 2016 and September 2022, Justin C Murphy defrauded investors by pursuing a much riskier investment strategy than he told investors; diverting substantial investor funds for his own personal use and benefit; representing to investors that their invested funds were performing more favorably than was, in fact, the case, including providing investors with account statements that falsely representing their account balances; and providing investors with federal tax forms that falsely reported business income upon which investors would be required to pay tax. Continue Reading →

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Attorney General Tong to Sue Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Americorps

““Gutting AmeriCorps is an irrational, cruel and lawless blow to communities across Connecticut and the proud, longstanding tradition of giving back in our country. AmeriCorps members and senior volunteers in Connecticut help keep food pantries running, tutor children, assist homebound seniors, support our veterans, help combat the opioid epidemic, and more. Trump has zero authority to bypass Congress to unilaterally dismantle this important work.” – CT Attorney General Tong Continue Reading →

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Peter Fitzgerald Duncan, 65

Friends and family are invited to calling hours on Thursday, May 1 at Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Avenue Bristol, between 5:00 and 7:00pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am on Friday, May 2 at St. Matthew Church, 120 Church Avenue, Bristol. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol. Continue Reading →

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