STAMFORD — A 46-year-old local man is in critical, but stable condition after he was hit by a car on West Main Street, according to police. Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth said that the man was crossing the road when he was hit by a 73-year-old resident in a 2013 Nissan Rogue on Tuesday around … Read more
Brianna Gurciullo covers local government and politics for the Stamford Advocate. A Meriden native, Brianna came to the Advocate after four years at POLITICO, where she wrote about federal transportation policy. She is always looking for a dog or cat to befriend when she is not working — and sometimes when she is working, as … Read more
It was the Zoning Board’s second time in the past year being sued for rejecting a proposed cannabis retailer. Board members denied Sweetspot on High Ridge Road in July before settling a lawsuit with the company last month, allowing the business to open. It was also the third time in the span of a month that … Read more
STAMFORD — A New York man was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for breaking into a pregnant woman’s Stamford home and assaulting her in February 2021. In September, 29-year-old Marc Emanuel, of Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty as a part of a deal with state prosecutors to first-degree burglary, second-degree assault on a pregnant … Read more
The average high school teacher in Danbury spends roughly 182 minutes on instructional time, while a typical teacher in Stamford could be teaching in a classroom for 264 minutes daily by next year. Data show the amount of time teachers in high schools across the state spend providing instruction varies greatly, due to different schedule structures, … Read more
STAMFORD — The 1890 house on Taylor Street is a glimpse into Stamford’s past. Originally designed for two families, the Queen Anne-style house was one of a row built on the West Side to accommodate mostly Irish immigrants who worked as servants in nearby mansions, on the railroad or in local factories. The houses aren’t … Read more
STAMFORD — An arrest has been made in connection with the November stabbing of a 25-year-old man at a West Main Street bus stop, according to local police. Olajuwon Raheem Clarke, 29, an unhoused man, was apprehended in New York and transported back to Connecticut Tuesday, according to police. Police say Clarke stabbed the 25-year-old … Read more
The Superior Court building on Elm Street in New Haven. Ben Lambert STAMFORD — A man charged with laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars as a part of a marijuana-trafficking operation and who later fled to Texas has been arraigned in federal court on a superseding indictment, according to prosecutors. Delroy Anderson, 56, formerly of … Read more
Xavier Flores Contributed Photo / Stamford Police Department STAMFORD — On Tuesday, state prosecutors dropped multiple manslaughter charges against a Norwalk man who was accused of selling fentanyl-laced cocaine to three people who later overdosed and died. Xavier Flores, 39, will no longer face three counts of first-degree manslaughter after state prosecutors discovered “multiple deficiencies” … Read more
STAMFORD — Stamford has received about $2.52 million to build a new transportation program which officials say could help some residents reach places not covered by bus and train routes. With money from the Connecticut Department of Transportation, Stamford is is looking to develop a “microtransit service” — an on-demand transportation service similar to ridesharing apps like Uber … Read more
