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A 10,000-square-foot Georgian at 7 Oakwood Lane in midcountry led last week's home sales, according to documents on file at Town Hall. The home, which was built earlier this year and sits on about 1.5 acres, sold for $6.1 million, with a closing on Tuesday, Nov. 18 -- the second-highest residential closing price of the month after a $7.6 million transaction at 21 Hope Farm Road on Nov. 4. Activity was up last week when compared to earlier in the month, with more than two dozen residential transactions recorded.

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Maylin "Lynn" E. Abrahamsson, 85; Former Riverside Resident

Maylin "Lynn" E. Abrahamsson, 85, widow of Knut Lennart Abrahamsson, a resident of Old Lyme for 40 years, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, with family at her side. Lynn was born on Sept.

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Greenwich gets high marks for safety

A woman and child hold hands as they cross Greenwich Avenue in the business district of Greenwich, Conn., Friday afternoon, Nov. 21, 2014. Greenwich was named the safest big city in the state of Connecticut by researchers at ValuePenguin, coming in with the lowest crime rate for cities with a population of more than 45,000 people.

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There may be six weeks left until Christmas, but the holiday season is upon us as far as Greenwich's Chamber of Commerce is concerned. The chamber announced this week preparations for its annual decorating contest, in which local businesses are encouraged to spruce up their storefronts in the holiday spirit.

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Young model, actor fights for life after climbing on top of train

A fledgling actor and model who recently landed a role on a Hilary Duff TV series is fighting for his life after being burned on a New York train. Brian McClellen, 21, was found on fire atop a commuter train bound for Manhattan at a station in Riverside, Connecticut early Sunday morning.

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Aspiring actor catches fire atop Conn. commuter train

A model and actor was badly disfigured and fighting for his life after catching fire when he climbed atop a Manhattan-bound Metro-North train on Sunday, law-enforcement sources said. A train crew found Brian McClellen, 21, on fire on the roof of the New Haven line train shortly before 5:10 a.m. in Riverside, Conn., an MTA spokesman said.

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Man Found Afire On Top of Metro-North Train in Riverside

A 21-year-old man was admitted to the Westchester Medical Center Burn Unit after he was found ablaze on top of a Metro-North train that was stopped at the Riverside station in Greenwich early Sunday. According to MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan, the crew aboard the 5:02 a.m. train out of Stamford was at its scheduled stop in Riverside about 5:07 a.m. when the train lost power.

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Over There: Greatest Hits of the Great War celebrates the 100th...

PRLog - Nov. 3, 2014 - GREENWICH, Conn. -- " Over There: Greatest Hits of the Great War ," a one-night-only premier at the Greenwich Arts Council, has good local company in its musical commemoration of the World War I centennial.

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