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Stamford's Avon Theatre Presents 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Avon Theatre in Stamford will present a Cult Classics screening of the "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" on Thursday, Oct. 27."The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is a 1975 cult classic/cultural institution. The film follows the misadventures of newly engaged couple Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) inside a strange mansion they come across on a rainy night. The R-rated film's running time is 100 minutes. Admission is free for Carte Blanche members, $7 for members, $9 for students and seniors, and $12 for nonmembers. To purc…

by Ken Davis

10/14/2016

News

$500K Federal Grant to Help Homeless Youth in Stratford BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded a three-year, $179,776 per year federal grant to the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport, Inc., to support the Janus Center for Youth in Crisis.With help from this grant, the Janus Center will provide shelter and homelessness prevention and intervention services to 1,200 male, female and transgender runaway, homeless and street youth under the age of 18 from Bridgeport, Stratford, Fairfield, Trumbull, Monroe and Eas…

by Ken Davis

10/14/2016

Politics

Sherman's Annual Town Meeting Scheduled For Saturday SHERMAN, Conn. -- The Town of Sherman will hold its annual meeting at Mallory Town Hall on Saturday.The meeting will act on the following matters: To receive and act upon the Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen, Board of Education, Tax Collector, and any other officer or organization having a report to offer. To authorize an expenditure not to exceed $5,500 from the Capital Non-Recurring Fund for the relocation of all computer and electrical equipment from the Boiler Room into the Assessor’s Office. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

by Ken Davis

10/13/2016

Events

Stamford Artist Displays 'Painterly Progression' In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Art/Place Gallery in Fairfield will host a reception and talk Sunday by Stamford artist and member Mary Louise Long for "A Painterly Progression," a solo show of her paintings. The public is invited to this event, which is from 2-5 p.m.Long's exhibition kicked off on Thursday and will run until Sunday, Nov. 20. Long is a Stamford painter and printmaker with a studio in Port Chester, N.Y. She has a bachelor's degree in studio art and a master's degree in printmaking from Montclair State University in New Jersey. She taught art at Bloomfield College and Montc…

by Ken Davis

10/13/2016

Events

Paddle Your Way To End Hunger At Bridgeport Rescue Mission Charity Event BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The sixth annual Paddle Against Hunger charity marathon, a paddle tennis event to raise funds for Bridgeport Rescue Mission, will be held on Friday and Saturday in Fairfield. The marathon will take place at five private Fairfield County clubs: The Patterson Club, Brooklawn Country Club, Country Club of Fairfield, Fairfield Beach Club and Fairfield County Hunt Club. Founded in 2011 by paddle-tennis enthusiasts and supporters of Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Dave Amendola and Joe Murphy, the event has raised close to $190,000 in the past five years. According to event co-fo…

by Ken Davis

10/13/2016

Police & Fire

New EnCon Sergeant To Supervise Marine Area From Bridgeport To Greenwich DANBURY, Conn. -- Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently announced that its Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police has promoted Officer Greg Ulkus and Officer Matthew Stone to the rank of sergeant.The EnCon Police also added a new team to the Division’s K-9 Unit, Officer Patrick Kiely with his partner, Baloo, a Labrador retriever. Ulkus has been with the State EnCon Police for six-and-a-half years and before that he worked for the DEEP Boating Division. He has been the recipient of many department awards, including Medals for Outstanding Service …

by Ken Davis

10/13/2016

Neighbors

Trumbull Man Earns Honor As 69th Ringmaster Of Barnum Festival TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Trumbull resident Terry O’Connor, 69, executive director of Cardinal Shehan Center and McGivney Community Center in Bridgeport, recently was named the 69th ringmaster of the 2017 Barnum Festival."The Barnum Festival is proud and honored to have Terry O'Connor as the 2017 ringmaster," said Frank Carroll, president of the festival’s board of directors. "I know he will be as big an asset to the Barnum Festival as he has been to the City of Bridgeport." The P.T. Barnum Foundation Inc. trustees and the Barnum Festival Board of Directors made the announcemen…

by Ken Davis

10/13/2016

News

New Canaan, It's Time To Get Ready For Leaf Pickup NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Starting Monday, Oct. 31, vacuum trucks will pick up the leaves raked to curbside by homeowners in those areas of town zoned for building lots of one acre or less, according to the New Canaan Highway Department.Residents in those areas are requested to rake all of their leaves into the curb and not to put leaves in plastic bags or mix them with brush or debris. The leaves are recycled into garden compost, so they must be free of foreign matter, according to the Highway Department. Debris or sticks will clog the vacuum trucks causing breakdowns and delays. Leaves must b…

by Ken Davis

10/13/2016

Neighbors

Smile Train CEO Stepping Out As Ridgefield Family Organizes Benefit Walk RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield resident Steven Christofor and his daughter Isabel will host their third annual "Mile For A Smile" fundraising and awareness walk Sunday, Oct. 23. The walk will benefit Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft charity.The walk is open to the public, and Smile Train’s CEO Susannah Schaefer and Ridgefield’s First Selectman Rudy Marconi will be in attendance. The walk starts at 2 p.m. in front of The Toy Chest, 441 Main St., in downtown Ridgefield and will go to The Cass Gilbert Fountain and return to Planet Pizza at 411 Main St. Planet Pizza will serve…

by Ken Davis

10/13/2016

News

At-Risk Bridgeport Youth To Build Housing Thanks To $1M Grant To WorkPlace BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport students will construct at least two units of low-income housing, while earning their high school diplomas or GEDs and learning core construction skills.This construction project was made possible by a $1.098 million federal YouthBuild grant. It was given to the WorkPlace in Bridgeport to enroll and train 65 at-risk youth from Bridgeport. Established in 2006, the YouthBuild program provides funding for local nonprofit organizations providing education and training for at-risk youth ages 16 to 24. Thanks to more than $4.25 million in U.S. Department of Labor…

by Ken Davis

10/12/2016

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