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Richard Joseph Magdon, 66, Longtime Fairfield Prep Coach
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Former Fairfield Prep coach Richard Joseph Magdon, of Ansonia, Conn., died on Saturday, April 23. He was 66.He was born in Bridgeport, Conn., on Aug. 3, 1949 to Joseph and Josephine (Creddo) Magdon.
He was a graduate of Fairfield University and worked as a teacher, administrator and coach at Fairfield Prep.
After beginning as an assistant football coach, Magdon became head coach at Fairfield Prep and finished with a record of 96-69-2, including a victory against Cheshire High School in 1996 to end that school's 49-game winning streak.
He was predeceased by his wife, Juli…
Singer-Songwriter Javier Colon Plays The Ridgefield Playhouse
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — The winner of the inaugural season of NBC's "The Voice," will be displaying that voice in Ridgefield on Thursday.
The Stratford native will take the stage at the Ridgefield Playhouse, on April 28 at 8 p.m. as part of the Pepsi Rock Series.
Tennessee singer/songwriter Ernie Halter, whose song, "Come Home To Me," was covered by Justin Bieber, will begin the show as Colon's opening act.
Colon, the son of a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother, will be showing off his fourth studio album, "Gravity," in which he wrote or co-wrote all but …
Brooklyn Women Charged In Counterfeit Money Bust At Stamford Walgreens
STAMFORD, Conn. — Two young women from Brooklyn were charged by police Tuesday night with passing counterfeit bills at the Stamford Walgreens, reports the Stamford Advocate.
Sonia Barthelemy, 20, from the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, allegedly made a purchase at the pharmacy earlier in the day using fake bills and was recognized by a clerk when she returned to the store later in the day to make another purchase, reports the Stamford Advocate.
Barthelemy's friend, Shaquasia Gailyard, 21, from Prospect Park South, Brooklyn was in the car when police searched it and uncovered items …
