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Two Westport schools cancel classes Monday as community grieves deaths of mother, 7-year-old daughter

School officials announced Sunday that Coleytown Elementary School and Stepping Stones Preschool will be closed Monday after a mother killed herself and her 7-year-old daughter was drowned last week.

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Jun 20, 2021, 9:52 PM

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