#Westport To Host UN Event

The annual  jUNe Day event will take place on Saturday, June 23rd, in Westport. The United Nations Association of Southwestern Connecticut (UNASWCT) and the Town of Westport will host over 300 guests from the United Nations community in New York. The public is invited to attend the opening ceremonies and welcome our international guests at Saugatuck Elementary School on Riverside Avenue at 10:30 a.m.  Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe and UNA President Bill Hass will welcome the guests, and jUNe Day Chairperson Michaela Maccoll will outline the Day’s activities. The annual jUNe Day celebration was established in 1965 by the late Ruth Steinkraus Cohen, the founder of the UN Association of Southwestern Connecticut and International Visitors Committee of Connecticut, in observance of…

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Stratford News: Racing Leads To Negligent Homicide

#Stratford CT--An investigation found that on 4/6/18 Ronald Patterson and Aaron Perkins were racing on Lordship Blvd. near Access Rd. Patterson was traveling at a high rate of speed, failed to negotiate a turn in the roadway and lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle went off of the roadway, struck a tree and came to rest near the marsh. His passenger, Dawaan Edwards, died on scene from injuries sustained in this crash. Patterson and Perkins gave statements to Detectives that a non-contact vehicle was involved in this incident and caused the crash. Through the examination of evidence on scene and video surveillance nearby, detectives determined there was no other vehicle in the area at the time of this crash.…

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