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<a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/stamford-principals-assistant-new-schools-19463782.php"><img src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/26/05/70/22568452/5/sailthruImage.jpg" alt="Stamford schools swap around staff as principals, assistant principals moved to different sites" width="224" border="0" style="width:100%; display:block;"></a><div style="line-height:12px; height:12px; font-size:12px"> </div>
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<h3 style="margin:0 0 0.8em; font:normal 600 1.375em/1.2 Archivo, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#111111; text-align:left;" class="hed"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/stamford-principals-assistant-new-schools-19463782.php" style="color:#111111; text-decoration:none;" class="no_underline">Stamford schools swap around staff as principals, assistant principals moved to different sites</a></h3>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/stamford-principals-assistant-new-schools-19463782.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"> The district announced the transfer of seven administrators, including new principals at Scofield Magnet Middle School and Northeast Elementary School. </a></p>
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<a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/stamford-river-bend-housing-office-park-traffic-19461817.php"><img src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/36/73/71/24886898/5/sailthruImage.jpg" alt="Stamford residents say housing at River Bend office park would make traffic 'nightmare' even worse" width="224" border="0" style="width:100%; display:block;"></a><div style="line-height:12px; height:12px; font-size:12px"> </div>
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<h3 style="margin:0 0 0.8em; font:normal 600 1.375em/1.2 Archivo, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#111111; text-align:left;" class="hed"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/stamford-river-bend-housing-office-park-traffic-19461817.php" style="color:#111111; text-decoration:none;" class="no_underline">Stamford residents say housing at River Bend office park would make traffic 'nightmare' even worse</a></h3>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/stamford-river-bend-housing-office-park-traffic-19461817.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"> A major worry was traffic and how a residential development might affect the neighborhood’s main road, Hope Street. </a></p>
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<a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/connecticut/article/ct-automated-noise-enforcement-cameras-loud-cars-19451303.php"><img src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/37/46/62/25062581/5/sailthruImage.jpg" alt="Sound cameras to catch loud cars in Connecticut could be the latest tool for police to monitor roads" width="224" border="0" style="width:100%; display:block;"></a><div style="line-height:12px; height:12px; font-size:12px"> </div>
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<h3 style="margin:0 0 0.8em; font:normal 600 1.375em/1.2 Archivo, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#111111; text-align:left;" class="hed"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/connecticut/article/ct-automated-noise-enforcement-cameras-loud-cars-19451303.php" style="color:#111111; text-decoration:none;" class="no_underline">Sound cameras to catch loud cars in Connecticut could be the latest tool for police to monitor roads</a></h3>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/connecticut/article/ct-automated-noise-enforcement-cameras-loud-cars-19451303.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"> Can automated enforcement help solve the scourge of aggressively noisy cars in Connecticut? Or will it lead to discriminatory ticketing? </a></p>
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<a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/connecticut-teen-driving-deaths-19420088.php"><img src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/37/51/10/25072187/5/sailthruImage.jpg" alt="CT fatal crashes involving teens are rising, data shows. Officials urge parents to 'play a role.'" width="224" border="0" style="width:100%; display:block;"></a><div style="line-height:12px; height:12px; font-size:12px"> </div>
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<h3 style="margin:0 0 0.8em; font:normal 600 1.375em/1.2 Archivo, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#111111; text-align:left;" class="hed"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/connecticut-teen-driving-deaths-19420088.php" style="color:#111111; text-decoration:none;" class="no_underline">CT fatal crashes involving teens are rising, data shows. Officials urge parents to 'play a role.'</a></h3>
<p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf"><a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/connecticut-teen-driving-deaths-19420088.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"> Officials are urging parents to educate themselves and their children as data shows more teens are dying in Connecticut car crashes since COVID. </a></p>
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<a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/projects/2024/realestate/south-norwalk-ct-50-water-street-sono-harbor-deli/"><img src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/37/35/00/25022518/5/sailthruImage.jpg" alt="Guess the price of CT waterfront property with apartments and deli" width="224" border="0" style="width:100%; display:block;"></a><div style="line-height:12px; height:12px; font-size:12px"> </div>
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<p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf"><a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/projects/2024/realestate/south-norwalk-ct-50-water-street-sono-harbor-deli/" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"> Mansion Monday! This one is more for those who already own mansions — a waterfront property with apartments, a deli business and art gallery. </a></p>
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<li style="text-align: left; margin: 0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444;" class="listitem">Gymnastics icon <strong>Simone Biles</strong> made her 2024 debut in Connecticut, winning her second-straight Core Hydration Classic title. <a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/sports/article/simone-biles-hartford-olympics-gymnastics-19465731.php" style="color:#124D87; text-decoration:underline;">Read More</a>
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<li style="text-align: left; margin: 0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444;" class="listitem">'Jersey Shore' star <strong>Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino</strong> held a book signing in Connecticut, snapping photos with a few police officers and met more than 200 fans at on Friday. <a href="https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/entertainment/article/jersey-shore-mike-the-situation-sorrentino-ct-book-19466551.php" style="color:#124D87; text-decoration:underline;">Read More</a>
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