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Nelson OliveiraEducation/general assignment reporter

A Brazilian native and longtime Stamford resident, Nelson has been with Hearst Connecticut Media since 2013. He joined the organization months after graduating from Stony Brook University on Long Island, where he earned a bachelor’s...

A Brazilian native and longtime Stamford resident, Nelson has been with Hearst Connecticut Media since 2013. He joined the organization months after graduating from Stony Brook University on Long Island, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He first worked as a town reporter for the New Canaan News, then as a crime and general assignment reporter for the News-Times in Danbury and he now covers education and general assignments for the Advocate in Stamford. Nelson also has an associate’s degree from Norwalk Community College as well as several awards from local and international journalism associations.

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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020 file photo, Justin Bieber arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Justin Bieber: Seasons." New dates have been announced for Justin Bieber's previously scheduled 2020 tour, which will now take place next summer. The Justin Bieber World Tour was originally planned to begin in May but was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. AEG Presents said the 45-date tour will kick off on June 2, 2021 in San Diego. Nineteen new dates have been added to the tour. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Justin Bieber announces 2021 dates for rescheduled tour

July 23, 2020

FILE - In this June, 27, 2007, file photo, Rapper Huey performs onstage during MTV's "Total Request Live" at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York. The St. Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting that also wounded another man, authorities say. St. Louis County police said in a news release that the shooting happened just before 11 p.m. Thursday, June, 25, 2020, in Kinloch, Mo. Police identified the man who was killed as 32-year-old Lawrence Franks Jr., known by fans as Huey. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Group calling for Fey's award

June 26, 2020

New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski

Experts ponder moral vs. legal arguments with duty to rescue laws

June 14, 2017

Beverly Reyes, 18, right, and her Starfish Connection mentor, Maria Millan, share one of their stories from the program.

Stamford mentorship program graduates first class

June 8, 2017

The Stamford Public Schools Adult & Continuing Education graduation ceremony at Cloonan Middle School in Stamford, Conn., Wednesday night, June 7, 2017.

Stamford man gets life lessons as adult high-school graduate

June 7, 2017

FILE — Sergio Cano, his father Walter fish off the stern of the Olivia Rose enjoying the beautiful weather during the 5th Annual Hooks for Heroes Charity Fishing Tournament at the Halloween Yacht Club in Stamford, Conn. on Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Stamford fishing tournament to raise funds for injured vets

June 7, 2017

Stamford Public Schools sign

Stamford school district announces interim director

June 7, 2017

Dr. Earl Kim, Superintendent of Stamford Schools presents an over view of his proposed budget during a Stamford Schools Board of Education public hearing at Westover Magnet Elementary School in Stamford on Feb. 7, 2017. City taxpayers had a chance to weigh in on Kim's $273.4 million operating budget request.

Stamford schools chief to address immigrant families

June 7, 2017

Juan Matzul-Pitcho

Stamford police credit community in DUI arrest

June 5, 2017

Stamford High School on Strawberry Hill Ave. in Stamford, Conn. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012.

Stamford High awarded federal grant

June 5, 2017

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