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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” ....