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Sandra Diamond Fox

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Sandra Diamond Fox has been a journalist since 2005, working for The News-Times and The Redding Pilot prior to coming to the Daily Voice. She has a bachelor's degree in English from Stony Brook University and a Master's degree in publishing from Pace University. She married with four teenage children and is a competitive runner and avid exerciser.

Sandra was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Neighbors
Court Reaffirms Support For Establishing One Stamford Fire Department Court Reaffirms Support For Establishing One Stamford Fire Department
Court Reaffirms Support For Establishing One Stamford Fire Department STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Stamford Professional Fire Fighters Association is applauding the Sept. 15. Connecticut Appellate Court decision that reaffirmed Stamford residents’ vote in favor of establishing a single Stamford fire department.This would be established by streamlining the paid and volunteer fire companies into a single chain of command.  “The court has finally reaffirmed just how crucial the implementation of the Charter Revision #2 is to public safety," SPFFA President Brendan Keatley said. "It has been a nearly three-year-long wait, and it is finally time for fire servic…

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Sports
Fairfield's Wakeman Girls Basketball Team Gets Ready To Play Fairfield's Wakeman Girls Basketball Team Gets Ready To Play
Fairfield's Wakeman Girls Basketball Team Gets Ready To Play FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Wakeman 6th grade girls basketball team is set to take the court this year. The team, from Southport, is part of the Wakeman Boys & Girls Club and is coached by Daily Voice community advisor Teale Stevens.

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Events
Geologist Gives Talk At Founders Hall In Ridgefield Geologist Gives Talk At Founders Hall In Ridgefield
Geologist Gives Talk At Founders Hall In Ridgefield RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- On Friday, Bill Canavan, president and founder of HydroEnvironmental Solutions Inc., will talk about the geology of Ridgefield.  Canavan's presentation will be at 1 p.m. at Founders Hall, 193 Danbury Road. He has been working professionally in the field of geology for over 20 years and focuses on indoor air quality testing, radon testing, and asbestos investigation.  For more information, call 203-431-7000.

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Police & Fire
New Canaan Participates In Prescription Drug Take-Back Day New Canaan Participates In Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
New Canaan Participates In Prescription Drug Take-Back Day NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- In partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Town of New Canaan’s Police Department and Walgreens announced their participation in the nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative.This initiative seeks to prevent increased medication abuse and promote the proper disposal of medications.  On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription and over the counter medications will be collected for destruction at Walgreens, located at 36 Pine St. The service is free and anonymous.  Prescription and over…

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Sports
Baseball Clinics Begin At Bendheim Greenwich Center Baseball Clinics Begin At Bendheim Greenwich Center
Baseball Clinics Begin At Bendheim Greenwich Center GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Department of Parks and Recreation announces youth basketball clinics will begin at the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center on Thursdays beginning Nov. 5, and running through Dec. 17.  The clinics will be held in the Bendheim Western Civic Center gym.  Registration will begin Monday, Oct. 5, by mail only.  Registration at the Civic Center begins on Tuesday, Oct. 13.  The program for children ages 5 and 6 will run from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. Children ages 7 and 8 will meet from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. Children ages 9 and 10 will meet from 5:15 to 6:00 p.m.  The cost for t…

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Schools
Valhalla Sports Captains Discuss Importance Of Role Valhalla Sports Captains Discuss Importance Of Role
Valhalla Sports Captains Discuss Importance Of Role VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Each season, the captains of the Valhalla Union Free School District's sports teams meet for a luncheon and discussion about their teams. On Sept. 9, Valhalla's Sports Boosters Club sponsored a luncheon for the team captains of the fall sports season.  They dined at Sergio's Restaurant across from Valhalla Middle/High School.  Together, the captains and coaches talked about the meaning of their roles, as well as their responsibilities and privileges.  They also looked ahead to the season and discussed how the coaches and athletic director can help the players, and vice-ve…

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Schools
Patterson's Riley Damiano Named Student Council President At Wooster Patterson's Riley Damiano Named Student Council President At Wooster
Patterson's Riley Damiano Named Student Council President At Wooster PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Patterson's Riley Damiano was elected student council president at Wooster School's Middle School in Danbury for 2015-2016. Aside from Riley, who is a member of the graduating class of 2020, the other students who were elected to the student council are: vice-president Dani Lewis of Danbury, class of 2020; secretary Brandon Caraballo of Danbury, class of 2021; and treasurer Daniel Tantsyura of Danbury, class of 2022. Wooster School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school serving students from pre-K through grade 12. 

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Neighbors
Alliance On Mental Illness Offers Family Support Group In Wilton Alliance On Mental Illness Offers Family Support Group In Wilton
Alliance On Mental Illness Offers Family Support Group In Wilton WILTON, Conn. -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Child and Adolescent Network (CAN) is a support group for parents of children with behavioral, emotional and mental health issues, that meets on the last Monday of the month in Wilton.The next meetings are Sept. 28 and Oct. 26, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.  They are held in the Gilbert & Bennett Cultural Center, 49 New St. The meetings are free, confidential, safe and led by trained volunteer facilitators who themselves have had personal experience raising children with these concerns.  They are a place to speak freely and be und…

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Schools
Danbury Kids Elected To Wooster School's Student Council Danbury Kids Elected To Wooster School's Student Council
Danbury Kids Elected To Wooster School's Student Council DANBURY, Conn. -- Three Danbury students have been elected to the student council at Wooster School's Middle School for 2015-16. The students are vice-president Dani Lewis, class of 2020; secretary Brandon Caraballo, class of 2021; and treasurer Daniel Tantsyura, class of 2022. Also elected was president Riley Damiano of Patterson, N.Y., who is a member of the graduating class of 2020. Wooster School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school serving students from Fairfield and Westchester Counties. Located on 91 Miry Brook Road, Wooster serves students from pre-K t…

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Obituaries
Margaret M. Schwartz, 89, Briarcliff Resident Margaret M. Schwartz, 89, Briarcliff Resident
Margaret M. Schwartz, 89, Briarcliff Resident BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Margaret M. (Scholes) Schwartz, of Briarcliff Manor, died Sunday, Sept. 20.She was 89.  She was a registered nurse who worked at the Montrose Veteran's Administration Hospital (now known as VA Hudson Valley) until she retired in 1988.  She was born in Mahanoy City, Pa., on Feb. 26, 1926, and graduated from Mahanoy City High School.  She then earned her degree as a registered nurse from the Thomas Jefferson School of Nursing in Philadelphia and practiced her profession in various offices and hospitals in Florida, North Carolina, Connecticut and New York.  She settled in…

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