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Events

Norwalk Police Hold Spanish-Language Boating Safety Course NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Department of Police Service Marine Unit has collaborated with the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 72 to sponsor a one-day Spanish language boating and personal watercraft certification course. Learn from the experts, have fun, and satisfy the educational requirements for the combined Safe Boating Certificate and Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation required to operate vessels on Connecticut waters. Taught by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Navegando America is a comprehensive one-day, NASBLA-approved boating safety course, presented in Spanish. Th…

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03/10/2015

Lifestyle

Fairfield Library Visits Abbe Museum In Maine With Skype-a-docent FAIRFIELD Conn. -- You can visit the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine, from a seat in the Fairfield Public Library’s Rotary Room on Wednesday, March 11. A docent will take you on a private tour of the museum’s exhibit "Coming Home" via Skype. When Skype is projected onto the large screen in the Library’s Rotary Room, it allows you to view exhibits up close and converse with the docent as you tour. Join the library for this “visit” on Wednesday, March 11, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road. Registration is requested. The Abbe Museum borrowed objects from m…

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03/10/2015

Schools

Holmes Students In Darien Celebrate Black History Month In Song DARIEN, Conn. -- Holmes School second-graders hosted a concert of songs on Friday, Feb. 27, called "Lift Every Voice," to celebrate Black History Month. Songs included “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” words by James Weldon Johnson and music by J. Rosamond Johnson; “I Have a Dream,” by John Jacobson and Rollo Dilworth; “Back of the Bus,” traditional song adapted by Mary Jane Pigee; “Hallelujah, Get on Board,” traditional spiritual arranged by Rollo Dilworth; “Down By the Riverside,” traditional spiritual; and “Star Spangled Banner,” words by Francis Scott Key.

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03/10/2015

Events

Danbury's Wooster School Adds Dave Guy To Jazz Series Lineup DANBURY, Conn. -- The Wooster Jazz Series continues on Wednesday, March 11, with Dave Guy visiting Wooster School in Danbury. The Music Department is excited to host this prominent group of musicians, and shows are open to Wooster students and alumni, their families, and the community at large. Performances will take place in the evenings in the Reception Center at 6 p.m. with Wooster musicians, followed by the artists at 7 p.m. Evening concerts are precluded by a day visit to work with our young musicians. Tickets are $10 for students, $20 for adults. Reservations can be made by visit…

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03/10/2015

Real Estate

Scarsdale's Sotheby's International Realty Announces Four New Agents SCARSDALE, N.Y. – Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty announced four new agents have joined the company and will be based in the firm's Scarsdale brokerage. Alisa Kaplan, a Westchester County resident for more than 20 years and former real estate attorney, has joined the company as a sales agent. For the past 10 years, Kaplan has used her specialization in residential real estate to serve home buyers and sellers throughout Westchester County. “I pride myself on being a broker who works tirelessly to satisfy my clients’ needs with the utmost of integrity,” Kaplan said. “For th…

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03/10/2015

Events

Yonkers' Empire City Hosts Golden Gloves Boxing Event YONKERS, N.Y. – Three championship bouts and a trio of semifinal events will highlight the fifth consecutive year of the historic New York Daily News Golden Gloves at Empire City Casino on Wednesday. The Golden Gloves will be contested on the casino’s fourth floor. In the 112-pound Female Championship, Ivette Delgado, of Yonkers, will square off against Michelle Viglione, of Mount Vernon, in an “All-Westchester” finale; in the 114-pound Novice Championship, Deshane Burgess (West N.Y.C) takes on Carlos Vanegas (West N.Y.C); and in the 176 Female Championship, Krystal Dixon (West N.Y) fac…

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03/10/2015

News

Giving Day In Fairfield County Raises More Than $1 Million FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Fairfield County’s second annual Giving Day raised more than $1 million on March 5 for nearly 400 Fairfield County nonprofits, thanks to 14,022 online donations and 13 business and foundation sponsorships. “Our goal was to raise $1 million in 24 hours for Fairfield County nonprofits,” said Juanita James, president and chief executive officer of the Fairfield County Community Foundation. A total of 28 nonprofits won cash prizes throughout the day. The prizes were funded by lead sponsor Bank of America and other Fairfield County business and foundation sponsors. …

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03/10/2015

Events

Westport/Weston Ys Men's Group Hosts Talk About Drones FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – The Y's Men of Westport/Weston will be holding a discussion about drones on Thursday, with featured speaker Jay Dirnberger. Dirnberger will be giving an update on what is going on with drones — other than that pesky neighbor kid who keeps flying his contraption near your windows. Coffee and donuts start at 9:45 a.m. and Dirnberger’s talk begins at 10:30 a.m. Dirnberger saw his first drone-like weapon in 1968 as an infantry captain flying helicopters with the 1st Cavalry Division in South Vietnam. While patrolling the coast of North Vietnam, the U.S. navy destro…

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03/10/2015

Business

Wilton's Commonfund Awards 2015 Prize To Researchers At UConn, Oxford WILTON, Conn. – The Commonfund Prize, awarded the Wilton firm for original research relevant to endowment and foundation asset management, has been awarded to researchers from Saïd Business School at Oxford University and the University of Connecticut School of Business. The findings in their paper offered no evidence that recommendations by investment consultants to institutional investors subsequently outperformed the market. The winning paper used survey data from investment consultants with a combined share of 90 percent of the consulting market and focused on the recommendations consu…

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03/10/2015

Politics

State Rep. Shaban Pushes Emergency Repair for Utility Poles FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Lawmakers are considering a proposal by State Rep. John Shaban (R-135), that would require utility companies to repair or replace utility poles, regardless of ownership, during a declared emergency. Shaban told the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee recently that his bill -- H.B. 5467, An Act Concerning Emergency Repair of Utility Poles – would create a simple and uniform system of repairing utility poles downed during major storms and thereby prevent prolonged power outages. In Connecticut, most utility poles are owned, either individually or jointl…

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03/10/2015

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