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State legislators are mourning the death of former state Senator Joseph Crisco, who served 24 years in the legislature and had a long record of election victories. He died at home on Valentine’s ...

Joseph J. Crisco, Jr., 90, a former Democratic state senator who represented Connecticut’s 17th District for 24 years and longtime Woodbridge resident, passed away at home on Valentine’s Day ...

Crisco was devoted to his large family and is survived by six children, 19 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He died at his home with his wife of 66 years, Pat, by his side. A Mass of ...