Published April 03. 2021 10:41PM
STAMFORD (AP) A man accused of choking a woman to unconsciousness after meeting her through the Tinder dating app has applied for pre-trial probation and hopes his criminal charge can be erased. But a prosecutor says strangulation is too serious a crime for the program.
Socrates Alicea is charged with first-degree strangulation but applied for accelerated rehabilitation in Stamford Superior Court on Thursday. The program results in criminal charges being erased if a probation period is successfully completed.
Senior Assistant State s Attorney Joseph Valdes said he will oppose Alicea s request, citing the seriousness of the allegations and evidence that has yet to be released, the Stamford Advocate reported.
Published February 23. 2021 12:53AM
By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press
Connecticut high school students learning exclusively at home during the pandemic are in greater danger of failing to advance to the next grade than those who opted for a model that includes at least some in-person learning, according to a report released Monday by the nonprofit educational organization RISE.
The report found that 33% of high school students in the urban districts it studied are in danger of not progressing to the next grade, which compares to about 15% in a non-pandemic year.
The report looked at more than 12,000 students in Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, Middletown, Norwalk, Naugatuck, Meriden and Stamford during the first 2 [1/2] months of the school year.
Written by Rachel Berliner
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. EST.
Co-hosted with the Stamford JCC (Stamford, CT). This webinar is free and open to the public.
Speakers:
Jane Faherty, Director of Jumpstart, Stamford JCC and Educational Advocate (Stamford, CT)
Special Guest: Dr. Rebecca Etkin, Ph.D., Anxiety Disorders Program at Yale Child Study Center (New Haven, CT)
Topics for discussion
• The slippery slope of anxiety and avoidance: what to watch out for
• Strategies for helping your child feel less anxious and more confident in the virtual classroom and beyond
• Parent-child power struggles: how to strategize for maximum benefit
• How to manage the transition back into school and “normal life”
Homes That Sold for Around $1.3 Million
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.
Feb. 7, 2021
Each week, our survey of recent residential sales in New York City and the surrounding region focuses on homes that sold around a certain price point, allowing you to compare single-family homes, condos and co-ops in different locales.
The “list price” is the asking price when the property came on the market with the most recent broker. The time on the market is measured from the most recent listing to the closing date of the sale.
Westchester | 4 bedrooms, 3 baths
$1,401,000
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A 100-year-old, 2,572-square-foot, stucco-sided house, with hardwood floors, a living room with a fireplace, a wallpapered kitchen with stainless-steel counters and a home office on about a quarter-acre.