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• Danbury Man Found Dead In Swimming Pool Identified: Report (patch.com) — Danbury readers are learning more about 89-year-old longtime resident Emilio Plante, who was found dead in the swimming pool at his Stadley Rough Road home after a 911 call. The state medical examiner ruled his death an accidental drowning, and police say the incident appears isolated. Plante was well known locally as a contractor and founder of Candlewood Construction.
• Danbury driver sentenced to 8 years in prison for Newtown crash that killed 19-year-old (newstimes.com) — A Danbury man has been sentenced to eight years in prison, with 12 years suspended, for a high-speed 2025 crash in Newtown that killed a 19-year-old passenger and seriously injured others later treated at Danbury Hospital. Court records detail how the 20-year-old driver admitted to first-degree manslaughter and other charges after initially denying he was behind the wheel.
• CIAC football Week 4 by the numbers: Fun facts, figures from CT's high school football scene (newstimes.com) — Danbury football fans get a nod in this statewide Week 4 numbers roundup, which highlights the long-running former Thanksgiving rivalry with Ridgefield and notes that Danbury will now host ATI on Thanksgiving Eve. The piece is packed with records, streaks, and quirky stats that put Danbury's schedule in context with other standout Connecticut high school teams.
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