Scott Bartlett served as Fairfield public works superintendent BUT, his reckless handling of toxic waste unleashed one of the most devastating environmental disasters in Connecticut's history.

Sources
Tina's Story
Chron
Judge refuses to dismiss dumping case against former Fairfield officials--by Daniel Tepfer

CTPost
Former public works superintendent gets 5 years in Fairfield dumping case--by Daniel Tepfer

Fox 61
4 more arrested in Fairfield dumping investigation--by Doug Stewart

NBC CT
Fairfield town official sentenced to prison in hazardous waste dumping probe--by Angela Fortuna

News 12
Former Fairfield DPW superintendent found guilty of multiple charges in first fill pile trial

Patch
Bartlett Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison In Fairfield Fill Pile Case---by Alfred Branch

The Register Citizen
Pandemic delays Fairfield dumping case--by Daniel Tepfer

Photos
Scott Bartlett Mug Shot--from Fairfield Police Department via Patch
Owen Fish Pond 2018--via Hamlet Hub

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In 19th-century New England, a devastating illness was tearing families apart, but many believed it was vampires to blame.

Hillary's Story
Sources
Heritage
THE NEW ENGLAND VAMPIRE PANIC

History
When New Englanders Blamed Vampires for Tuberculosis Deaths--by Crystal Ponti

How Stuff Works
The New England Vampire Panic Was Very Real and Very Deadly--by Nathan Chandler

Medium
New England’s Vampire Panic--by C.S. Voll

Mental Floss
The Mystery Behind the 19th-Century New England Vampire Panic--by Kyla Cathey

New England
New England’s Vampire History | Legends and Hysteria--by Joe Bills

New England Historical Society
THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND VAMPIRE PANIC

Science History Distillations Podcast
Vampire Panic

Smithsonian Magazine
The Great New England Vampire Panic--by Abigail Tucker

Wikipedia
New England vampire panic

Photos
Bones of JB 55 Rearranged--from Nicholas Bellantoni via Our New England Legends Podcast
Mercy Brown's Gravestone--by Cbarry123 via Wikipedia
Satirical Cartoon in the Boston City Globe--from Boston Daily Globe via Wikipedia

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Since 1754, founding father George Washington had more than his fair share of dental problems. And, today, people still believe that Washington wore wooden teeth as dentures. But, things were not so simple; in fact, Washington suffered for decades in search of the best teeth.

Tina's Story
For five years, Philip Giordano served as the City of Waterbury mayor. As mayor he prided himself for his work getting the city’s finances in order. But, in 2001, when investigators started looking into his methods for balancing the budget, they discovered that Giordano was even more mucked up than they thought.

Sources

Hillary's Story
Wikipedia
George Washington's Teeth

George Washinton's Mount Vernon
"The Trouble with Teeth"

Revolutionary War Journal
"History of Dentistry in the 18th Century"--Harry Schenawolf

Photos
Collector's Weekly
Dental Keys--from Savigny’s catalog of surgery implements, circa 1798.
Washington's Cheeks--Rembrandt Peale’s first portrait of George Washington
Old Dental Photo-- Louis Leopold Boilly 1827 engraving
George Washington's Dentures Side View--Library of Congress
George Washington's Dentures--via New York Times

Tina's Story

Wikimedia
Philip Giordano
Waterbury, Connecticut

The Baltimore Sun
“Woman In Giordano Sex Abuse Case Is Spared More Prison”--by Edmund H. Mahoney

CNN
“Mayor arrested on sexually related charges involving child”--CNN

New Haven Register
“Giordano is his own man”--by Christopher Hoffman’

New York Times
“A Senate Candidate in a New Spotlight”--by Richard Weizel
“Mayor's Arrest Hits Waterbury Harder Than Past Corruption”--by Charlie Leduff and David M. Herszenhorn
“Rape Charges Against Mayor Of Waterbury”--by Paul von Zielbauer
“Ex-Mayor Convicted in Sex Abuse Case”--by Paul von Zielbauer
“A Young Mayor Offers Tough Love for Waterbury”--by Bill Ryan
“Waterbury Corruption Case Is Moving Forward Again”--by Stacey Stowe

NBC News
“Ex-Mayor guilty of child sex is sentenced again”--by Associated Press

Hartford Courant
“Changing Jobs to Change a City”--by Bill Leukhardt
“His Honor, Mayor Philip A. Giordano: Vain, Power-Hungry, Sexually Obsessed And Increasingly Reckless”--Hartford Courant Staff
“Ex-Waterbury Mayor Phil Giordano, Convicted Of Raping Children, Loses Another Appeal”--by Edmund Mahony
“Judge Describes Child Victims' Anxiety, Self-Loathing As He Sentences Giordano To 37 Years”--by Lynne Tuohy

“Reading Giordano's Response”--by Stan Simpson
“Giordano’s Taped Calls Fill Court”--by Lynn Tuohy

Newstimes
“Judge questions Giordano's abuse of office”--Newstimes

Justia US Law
“United States of America, Appellee, v. Philip A. Giordano, Defendant-appellant, 442 F.3d 30 (2d Cir. 2006)”--US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

New Haven Register
“Ex-mayor Giordano takes child-sex abuse case to US Supreme Court again”--by Dave Collins, AP

Casetext
Doe v. City of Waterbury, US District Court

Photos:
The Waterbury Observer
“Waterbury Mayor Philip Giordano Arrested By FBI” --by John Murray
Giordano Mayoral Election Photo--John Murray via the Waterbury Observer

CT News Junkie
Giordano Prison Photo--CT Department of Corruption via CT News Junkie

Wikipedia
Waterbury Clock Tower--Daniel Case via Wikipedia

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