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"Where the Wild Things Are" author and Ridgefield resident Maurice Sendak died early this morning. Maurice Sendak's caretaker says the 83-year-old passed away this morning at a hospital in Danbury after

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'Where the Wild Things Are' author dies in Danbury

"Where the Wild Things Are" author and Ridgefield resident Maurice Sendak died early this morning. Maurice Sendak's caretaker says the 83-year-old passed away this morning at a hospital in Danbury after

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