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CMAK Foundation enters new era as sister of Sandy Hook victim becomes executive director
It is an uplifting moment for the family of a young Sandy Hook school shooting victim, as Chase Kowalski’s older sister steps into a new role to keep her brother’s legacy alive. Rebecca Kowalski announced Thursday that her oldest daughter, Brittany, will be the new executive director of the Chase Michael Anthony Kowalski Memorial Foundation, created to honor the...
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Sister of Sandy Hook victim picked to run foundation in his honor
The organization created to honor Chase Kowalski, a young boy killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, announced the appointment of a new president today: Brittany Kowalski, Chase’s sister.
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Beloved Newtown priest celebrates his final mass
Monsignor Robert Weiss, who helped and comforted his community during Newtown’s darkest days, celebrated his final mass on Wednesday.
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Beloved Newtown priest celebrates his final mass
Monsignor Robert Weiss, who helped and comforted his community during Newtown’s darkest days, celebrated his final mass on Wednesday. Lovingly known to his parish at St. Rose of Lima as “Father Bob,” Weiss retired after nearly 25 years at the church. He was obligated to submit his resignation in 2021, but asked for an extension to reach stay with his…
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UConn issues apology after class reference to Sandy Hook shooter
The University of Connecticut is apologizing after an assignment referenced the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter by name. University officials said a hypothetical cybersecurity scenario presented to students in a computer science engineering class used the shooter’s name, which resulted in complaints from students. The shooter’s name was used as the hypothetical account holder, but UConn said “nothing else...
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Alex Jones offers to pay Newtown families at least $55 million over school shooting hoax conspiracy
Jones and Free Speech Systems, based in Austin, Texas, both filed for bankruptcy last year as the families were awarded more than $1.4 billion in a Connecticut lawsuit and another $50 million in a Texas lawsuit.
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Sandy Hook mom discusses impact of CMAK foundation
For the mother of one Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim, losing a son is something her family feels every single day.
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Mother of Sandy Hook victim celebrates impact on children through triathlon program
For the mother of one Sandy Hook elementary school shooting victim, losing a son is something her family feels every single day. As the rest of the world remembers on Dec. 14, 11 years later, she wants to shift the focus to all the good that has been achieved over the past decade. Through the Kowalski family’s CMAK Foundation, they…
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Mother of Sandy Hook victim celebrates impact on children through triathlon program
For the mother of one Sandy Hook elementary school shooting victim, losing a son is something her family feels every single day.
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Desire to do good after Sandy Hook tragedy leads to thousands of blankets for people in need
One of the many acts of kindness that came out of the Sandy Hook tragedy was Binky Patrol Southern Connecticut, started by Jeanne Malgioglio. She said the tragedy really hit close to home, as a teacher and a mom, living nearby in Monroe with young kids at the time.
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Desire to do good after Sandy Hook tragedy leads to thousands of blankets for people in need
One of the many acts of kindness that came out of the Sandy Hook tragedy was Binky Patrol Southern Connecticut, started by Jeanne Malgioglio. She said the tragedy really hit close to home, as a teacher and a mom, living nearby in Monroe with young kids at the time. “I was making a hat for my neighbor for a Christmas…
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Desire to do good after Sandy Hook tragedy leads to thousands of blankets for people in need
A teacher in Trumbull decided to make scarfs for the students at Sandy Hook Elementary after the shooting and her mission has led to a local Binky patrol chapter that is still going more than a decade later.
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Local Binky Patrol chapter came from desire to do something positive after Sandy Hook shooting
A teacher in Trumbull decided to make scarfs for the students at Sandy Hook Elementary after the shooting and her mission has led to a local Binky patrol chapter that is still going more than a decade later.
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Governor orders lowering of flags in remembrance of Sandy Hook school shooting victims
Gov. Ned Lamont ordered that U.S. and state of Connecticut flags be lowered to half-staff on Thursday to mark 11 years since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. And he is calling for people to be sources of love and healing in reembrace of the 20 students and six adults who were killed on Dec. 14, 2012….
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Team Vicki Soto leaves X days after Alex Jones returns to platform
Just days after Elon Musk reinstated Infowars host Alex Jones’ account on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Vicki Soto Memorial Fund announced it’s leaving the platform. Vicki Soto taught first grade at Sandy Hook Elementary School. She died shielding her students from gunfire on the morning of Dec. 14, 2012. Soto was one of six educators killed that day,…
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State leaders to call on Congress to take action on gun violence prevention legislation
State leaders will gather in Hartford Friday afternoon to call on Congress to take action on gun violence prevention legislation. Sen. Chris Murphy, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, and Rep. John Larson will be joined by Gov. Ned Lamont for a news conference at the Legislative Office Building. Also taking part in the event will be Nicole Hockley, who lost her son,…
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National Vigil held to remember victims of gun violence
Heartbreaking stories of survival and loss were shared as people gathered for the National Vigil to honor all victims and survivors of gun violence in Washington D.C. “My name is Kristen Song. My son Ethan was killed with an unsecured gun. And I am fighting to pass Ethan’s Law,” Song said. Next Thursday, Dec. 14, marks 11 years since the…
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Vigil held for victims of gun violence in Washington D.C.
A national vigil was held in Washington D.C., and it comes just about a week before the anniversary of the mass shooting in Newtown.
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Sandy Hook families offer to settle Alex Jones' legal debt for minimum of $85 million
Sandy Hook families who won nearly $1.5 billion in legal judgments against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Connecticut school shooting a hoax have offered to settle that debt for only pennies on the dollar — at least $85 million over 10 years.
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Family of young boy killed in Sandy Hook shooting celebrates his 18th birthday
The parents of a young boy who lost his life in the Sandy Hook shooting celebrated their son’s 18th birthday in a very special way.