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Expect Traffic Delays In Fairfield, Westport For Thanksgiving Turkey Trot Expect Traffic Delays In Fairfield, Westport For Thanksgiving Turkey Trot
Expect Traffic Delays In Fairfield, Westport For Thanksgiving Turkey Trot WESTPORT, Conn. -- Residents in the Greens Farms section of Westport can expect road closures and delays on Thanksgiving morning from approximately 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. due to the Pequot Road Runners of Fairfield's 39th Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, announced the Westport Police Department. The five-mile run will begin in the Southport section of Fairfield at 8:15 a.m. and continue into the Greens Farms Section of Westport. For additional information about the road closures, contact the Westport Police Department at (203)-341-6000. Registration is still open for the Turkey Trot. Runners …
Bring On Winter With A Blast At Greenwich Reindeer Festival Bring On Winter With A Blast At Greenwich Reindeer Festival
Bring On Winter With A Blast At Greenwich Reindeer Festival GREENWICH, Conn. -- The eighth annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa's Village will be held from Friday, Nov. 25, to Saturday, Dec. 24, at its new home, “the North Pole on North Street,” Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses in Greenwich. The cherished town tradition continues at this nursery where visitors can have their photo taken with Santa, meet live reindeer and ride on the Winter Wonderland Carousel and the North Pole Polar Express Train. Photos with Santa and train and carousel hours are Monday through Friday, noon-6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. From noon-6 p.m. Nov.  2…
Enjoy Shopping, Crafts And Conversation At Danbury Museum Holiday Tea Enjoy Shopping, Crafts And Conversation At Danbury Museum Holiday Tea
Enjoy Shopping, Crafts And Conversation At Danbury Museum Holiday Tea DANBURY, Conn. -- The Danbury Museum & Historical Society will host its Ninth Annual Holiday Tea in the Historic Rider House Dec. 2-3. Tea will begin at noon each day. Guests can treat themselves, their mom, sisters, co-workers, neighbors or best girlfriends to a special afternoon of tea, entertainment and holiday celebration. Additionally, guests can chat with costumed museum staff and Friends of the society about tea customs, and take time to shop at the society's Holiday Shoppe & Craft Fair and museum gift shop. They will be able to find unique, hand=crafted items from dozens o…
'Buckle Up' Or Risk Ticket During Newtown Police Crackdown 'Buckle Up' Or Risk Ticket During Newtown Police Crackdown
'Buckle Up' Or Risk Ticket During Newtown Police Crackdown NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Newtown police will implement a combination of traditional and innovative strategies to crack down on motorists who are not wearing their seat belts, from November 21 - 28, the Newton Police Department announced. This effort is a part of the 2016 Thanksgiving “Click it or Ticket Initiative," a statewide high-visibility enforcement campaign that combines intense enforcement of travelers who fail to wear their seat belts with advertising and media outreach to let people know about the enforcement and convince them to obey the law. "With the Thanksgiving weekend qu…
Bridgeport Business Leader Takes a Swing at Golf Club Job Bridgeport Business Leader Takes a Swing at Golf Club Job
Bridgeport Business Leader Takes a Swing at Golf Club Job FAIRFIELD, Conn. --  Paul Timpanelli, former Bridgeport Regional Business Council president and chief executive officer, was chosen to lead Great River Golf Club's outreach to local businesses and corporations. Timpanelli, who had served as president of the Business Council from 1988 to 2016, was previously the elected first selectman for the Town of Trumbull. His distinguished business career and service has spanned philanthropic, academic, health care, civic and governmental organizations. “We couldn’t be happier about Paul’s coming on board," said Mark Appelberg, executive director …
Westport Firefighters Team With VFW Post 399 To Replace Roof For WWII Vet Westport Firefighters Team With VFW Post 399 To Replace Roof For WWII Vet
Westport Firefighters Team With VFW Post 399 To Replace Roof For WWII Vet WESTPORT, Conn. --  Westport firefighters teamed up with members of  the Westport VFW Post 399 Saturday to assist Klaus Larsen and his crew from The Santa Klaus Project in providing a new roof for Clayton Chalfant, a Westport resident who served in World War II in Europe.Chalfant was chosen to be a beneficiary of the new roof by the The Santa Klaus Project. Larsen, a roofing contractor from Lebanon, Conn., started the project, which provides new roofs to veterans and other deserving people and organizations. Chalfant was nominated for this project by his granddaughter Christine, who met a me…
World-Renowned Sculptor Speaks In Greenwich About Miniature Landscapes World-Renowned Sculptor Speaks In Greenwich About Miniature Landscapes
World-Renowned Sculptor Speaks In Greenwich About Miniature Landscapes GREENWICH, Conn. -- Artist Blane De St. Croix will present a lecture in Greenwich about his work on miniature landscapes, including two pieces on view in the Bruce Museum’s current exhibition, "Small Scales: Lands of Enchantment." The event on Wednesday, Nov. 30, will begin with a wine and cheese reception at 6 p.m. followed by De St. Croix's discussion, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. It will be held at the Bruce Museum. Admission is $5 for museum members and $15 for non-members. Advance registration at Eventbrite.com is recommended. De St. Croix is a sculptor who works with geopolitic…
Get Into The Holiday Spirit At Bethel's Annual Winterfest Get Into The Holiday Spirit At Bethel's Annual Winterfest
Get Into The Holiday Spirit At Bethel's Annual Winterfest BETHEL, Conn. -- Winterfest, Bethel's annual tree-lighting event, will be held Friday, Nov. 25, in downtown Bethel at the Municipal Center, P.T. Barnum Square and at points along Greenwood Avenue. Winterfest, run by the Bethel Chamber of Commerce, is an event that brings the community together to socialize, shop local businesses, sample foods from area restaurants and have some fun while watching downtown light up in celebration of the holiday season, according to a release from the Bethel Chamber. The event has been held for more than 20 years. It typically attracts well over 1,000 area …
New Canaan HS Theatre Department Season Opens With Two Hits New Canaan HS Theatre Department Season Opens With Two Hits
New Canaan HS Theatre Department Season Opens With Two Hits NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Canaan High School Theatre department recently wrapped up two highly successful productions. Audiences enjoyed the upperclassmen's production of “Feathers in the Wind," a comical play with music that weaved together a collection of Jewish folktales about the wise fools of Chelm into a single fable.  The students performed to one sold-out audience and nearly sold out performances on two other evenings., according to a release from New Canaan Public Schools. The season continued with the underclassmen’s production of “The Wizard of Oz," a classic tale t…
Fairfield Dentist Sends 300 Pounds Of Halloween Candy To U.S. Troops Fairfield Dentist Sends 300 Pounds Of Halloween Candy To U.S. Troops
Fairfield Dentist Sends 300 Pounds Of Halloween Candy To U.S. Troops FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Kids First Dentistry &  First Impressions Orthodontics of Fairfield, Norwalk and Monroe has offered a post-Halloween Candy Buy Back program for five years running. This year, one of First Impressions' patients heard about its Candy Buy Back to Support Our Troops program and wanted to help. A student at Riverfield School in Fairfield, she sent a letter to classmates which drew an amazing response. Together, along with the generous in-office donations First Impressions received, 300 pounds of candy were delivered to the USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship. The 1,200-…
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