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Schools

Yorktown High Football Team Donates To Support Connection YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Players from the Yorktown High School football team recently paid a visit to the Triangle Center offices of Support Connection to give the organization a $2,500 check. The money was raised from the team's ticket and T-shirt sales from a fall game. The team annually organizes a fundraiser to help a local charity. This year the selection was Support Connection, a not-for-profit organization that provides emotional, social and education support to women, their families and friends affected by breast and ovarian cancer. “We are proud of our players and how they actively par…

by Ken Davis

12/21/2016

Events

Kids Can Ring in 2017 With a Day of Fun Activities At New Rochelle Event NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Roc City in downtown New Rochelle will host its Seventh Annual "Ring in the New Year at Noon," event on Saturday, Dec. 31, in the atrium, from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The festive family event is for kids ages 2 to 10, who can ring in the New Year with an afternoon full of fun activities. While the highlight of the event is always the countdown to a 3,000-plus balloon drop at noon, this year’s program will also feature a meet and greet with New York Ranger alum Ron Greschner, as well as face painting, arts and crafts, kiddy rides, clowns, wheel of chanc…

by Ken Davis

12/21/2016

Neighbors

Friends Work Behind-The-Scenes Magic At Fairfield Public Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Fairfield Public Library is a comprehensive information hub that serves a large cross-section of the community and that offers up many quality programs, projects, services and materials. The library maintains its high standard due to two essential factors: a dedicated, hardworking staff and its advocate and companion, the Friends of Fairfield Public Library. The Friends group is a nonprofit organization committed to enhancing the partnership between the library and the community, as well as advocating for quality library services for all of Fairfield’s residents, ac…

by Ken Davis

12/21/2016

Events

EagleFest Soars Into Croton in February, Singer Tom Chapin in Lineup CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Teatown Lake Reservation's 13th Annual Hudson River EagleFest will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson. More than 25 environmental organizations are scheduled to participate in the event, which will feature live eagle shows, bird walks, bus tours, live music, children's activities and food trucks loaded with meals. Multiple eagle viewing sites staffed by birding experts will be available along the Hudson for viewing the eagles. State Sen. Terrence Murphy is partnering with Teatown Lake Reservation to sponsor the event. "Eagl…

by Ken Davis

12/20/2016

Neighbors

Shelton Woman Honored For Advocacy Work For Safe Kids SHELTON, Conn. -- Safe Kids Connecticut has named Shelton resident Cathi Kellet its Advocate of the Year. The award recognizes Safe Kids coordinators who have gone above and beyond to promote Safe Kids Connecticut’s Initiatives. Kellett coordinates Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley and is special programs coordinator for Griffin Hospital’s Community Outreach Program. Safe Kids Worldwide is a global organization dedicated to preventing injuries in children. Safe Kids works with a network of more than 400 coalitions in the United States and partners with organizations in 30 countries aroun…

by Ken Davis

12/20/2016

Business

Banker Tapped For Board At Stamford Chamber Of Commerce STAMFORD, Conn. -- Robert Hagan, vice president of M&T Bank’s business and professional banking in Connecticut, was appointed to the board of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce, M&T Bank recently announced. Hagan works from M&T's commercial banking office in Norwalk and serves clients throughout Fairfield County. He lives in New Canaan. Before joining M&T Bank in March, Hagan served as vice president of Newtek’s Small Business Authority. In this role, he came to understand and value the importance of supporting regional businesses through resources that help increase sales, r…

by Ken Davis

12/19/2016

Schools

Holmes School Kids In Darien Learn About The Wright Brothers DARIEN, Conn. -- The students at Holmes Elementary School in Darien were recently treated to a presentation of The Wright Brothers and Sister performed by Patrick Garner of History's Alive. The grade-schoolers learned how Orville, Wilbur and Katherine Wright solved the mystery of flight through determination, confidence, calculated risks, self-taught education and a knack for solving problems. Learn more about Patrick Garner's History's Alive by visiting http://www.historysalive.com/home.html.

by Ken Davis

12/19/2016

Schools

Stamford Students Pull Out The Stops For STEMfest Logo Contest STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford Public Schools recently announced that Stamford High School freshman Maggie Meister, a student of art teacher Module Downer, was named the Best in Show winner of the SPS STEMfest Logo Design Contest. The winning logo will be used to promote the fourth annual Stamford STEMfest, a day of free science, technology, engineering and math activities for all students and their families at Mill River Park on Saturday, May 20. In addition to the Best in Show winner, three honorable mentions were selected—one for each school level—elementary, middle and high. Honorable men…

by Ken Davis

12/19/2016

Schools

Bridgeport Art Students Design A New Westport Library In Docent Program BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A total of 44 students from three Bridgeport schools recently visited Westport Library as part of their ongoing participation in a Peer Docent Program offered by the Housatonic Museum of Art. The students arrived from Geraldine W. Johnson School, Hall School and John Winthrop School in Bridgeport. During the field trip, award-winning architect Thom Mayne presented the students with examples of architecture, then they let their imaginations fly, designing their own versions of the Westport Library on graph paper. "Architecture doesn’t start with a drawing, it starts…

by Ken Davis

12/16/2016

Lifestyle

Cultural Alliance In Danbury Seeks Entries For Accessible Art Project DANBURY, Conn. -- Calling all artists: The Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut in Danbury is seeking art entries for the Accessible Art Project 2017. The project, which is celebrating its ninth year, showcases artists who live and work in Western Connecticut in a year-long, multi-site series of exhibitions. Primarily wall space for two-dimensional work will be made available by various venues that will host more than 30 exhibitions in Danbury and Bethel throughout the year. Storefront windows for art installations are a consideration as well. The Accessible Art Project is a collabo…

by Ken Davis

12/16/2016

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