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Well-Known Comedians Take Over Sarah Lawrence College WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- "The Funny Thing Is...," a three-part series of performances and analysis of the comedic process, will take place at Sarah Lawrence College on April 17, May 1, and May 15. Presented by The Writing Institute, award-winning director, writer, and producer Dave Steck hosts a cast of top comic talents who will examine the process of creating comedy in roundtable discussions and performances. Each event will begin with a roundtable discussion with the evening’s artists followed by performances and screenings of their work. The schedule is as follows: April…

by Cassandra Huerta

04/08/2015

Neighbors

Rye Arts Center Announces 'Mid-Century Madness' Gala Honorees RYE, N.Y. -- At its annual spring fundraising gala, The Rye Arts Center (RAC) will honor four individuals with ties to the visual, performing, and literary arts world. The benefit, entitled “Mid-Century Madness,” will celebrate the beauty and power of the arts with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music, and both silent and live auctions. Kim Berns, Eileen Neiman, and Peter and Robin Jovanovich will be honored for their collective creative spirit, enduring commitment to the arts, and longstanding support of The Rye Arts Center. The event will take place Saturday, April 18 at Shenorock Shore …

by Cassandra Huerta

04/08/2015

Business

HBO Will Launch Daily Newscast WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- HBO will be partnering with Vice Media to launch a newscast program that will be broadcast five days a week, according to variety.com. The two companies have agreed to a four-year pact that will require HBO to have a news segment for a half-hour, starting later in 2015. This deal came about because of the target audience's growing interest in the availability of different kinds of news programs, reported variety.com. To read the whole story, visit here.

by Cassandra Huerta

04/08/2015

Business

Companies Benefit From Happier Employees, Studies Find WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Research is beginning to show that companies with happier employees will have better customer experiences, including returned visits, according to marketwatch.com. Research firm Great Place to Work found that share returns doubled for publicly traded companies such as McDonald's that wound up on the Fortune 100 best companies to work for list, reported marketwatch.com. Read the full story here.

by Cassandra Huerta

04/08/2015

Events

Ridgefield's Keeler Tavern Museum Features Annual Spring Artisan Show RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The second annual Spring Artisan Show at Keeler Tavern Museum will take place this month on the museum’s campus. Show hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26. Admission during the show’s regular hours is $10 per person ($8 per person with postcard or ad) and is good for both show days. For those wanting a first look at the artisans’ works, an early bird breakfast will be offered from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday. The cost for the buffet-style breakfast is $25 per person and includes show admission for both days. All proceeds …

by Cassandra Huerta

04/07/2015

Schools

Darien's Middlesex Students Win Odyssey Of The Mind Tournament DARIEN, Conn. -- The Middlesex Middle School team won first place in its division for its presentation in the Stackable Structure challenge portion of the 34th Annual Connecticut State Tournament for Odyssey of the Mind. Winning first place in this international creative problem-solving program enables the team to, once again, compete in the upcoming World Finals taking place at Michigan State University in late May. This is the third year in a row that a MMS team made it into the World Finals in the Stackable Structure challenge. This team's 18-gram structure -- made up of only bal…

by Cassandra Huerta

04/07/2015

Neighbors

Greenwich Expert Offers Backyard Birders Tips In Rowayton Talk FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Katie Blake, a Greenwich-based bird friendly communities coordinator for Audubon Connecticut, addressed a capacity crowd at the Rowayton Community Center for a free public lecture on attracting songbirds to the backyard. The Norwalk Tree Alliance and the Sixth Taxing District in Norwalk were other sponsors of the evening. Blake told attendees that a key to creating a bird-friendly environment is installing native plants of wildlife values such as black cherry trees, shadbush and viburnums.

by Cassandra Huerta

04/07/2015

News

Norwalk A Finalist For City Livability Award NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk has been chosen as one of 15 finalists for the U.S. Conference of Mayors City Livability Awards in the national division of cities with populations under 100,000, Mayor Harry Rilling announced. An initiative of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and environmental solutions provider Waste Management, the program is characterized by the U.S. Conference of Mayors as “the most competitive award program” sponsored by the organization. It honors mayors and city governments for developing innovations that enhance the quality of life in urban areas. In its application, th…

by Cassandra Huerta

04/07/2015

Neighbors

Greenwich Education Group, Arch Street Calling Poets For Contest GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich Education Group and The Arch Street Teen Center are celebrating National Poetry Month by looking for emerging poets. The poetry contest is aimed at high school students in grades 9 through 12. Student poets may submit one original poem of no more than 20 lines, accompanied by a completed entry form. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, April 20, at 4 p.m. “Our 2nd Annual Poetry Contest, in honor of National Poetry Month, offers our community a welcome opportunity to celebrate not only the joy of words, but the talents of our young people,” said Kat…

by Cassandra Huerta

04/07/2015

Neighbors

Letter: Will Putnam Valley Schools Give Back To The Taxpayers? PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- Putnam Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Send signed letters to Putnam@dailyvoice.com. The increase in state aid coupled with the savings the Putnam Valley Central School District has established justifies the reduction of the real property tax levy. I have sent them a recommendation that allows the school to increase some of the additional expenditures they wanted and at the same time reduces the tax levy. It also lowers the entire 2015-16 budget by $1,058,229 compared to the 2014-15 budget. Lowering the tax levy by $1,140,309 but increasing expendit…

by Daniel P. Vera

04/07/2015

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