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Cassandra Huerta

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Schools

Westport Seeks Help Buying Clothes For Graduates In Need WESTPORT, Conn. -- Westport is once again hosting its “Ceremonies and Celebrations” program, now in its 12th year of helping graduating students from the town's middle and high schools who need help purchasing new clothing for their big day. The requests for help come from school staff for assistance in purchasing the new clothing for graduating students, Westport's Department of Human Services Director Barbara Butler said. “Last year, thanks to the generosity of the Westport community and the schools’ PTAs, 36 Westport students were able to purchase new special event clothing for thei…

by Cassandra Huerta

05/28/2015

Lifestyle

Bridgeport's Michael Curtis Gains 'Best Dentist' Recognition BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Dr. Michael L. Curtis of Bridgeport has been listed in "America's Best Dentists" registry for 2015, according to the National Consumer Advisory Board. Curtis, of Michael Curtis and Associates, has been named a Top Dentist for Family, Cosmetic, Implant, Sedation Dentistry & 6 Month Braces Orthodontics, according to the National Consumer Advisory Board. Curtis has been in practice for 30 years. Curtis served as an instructor at both the University of Connecticut and New York University Schools of Dental Medicine. He has received several awards, including Patients…

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05/28/2015

Neighbors

Norwalk Turns Out To Stamp Out Hunger NORWALK, Conn. -- Volunteers from the Wilton High School Class of 2018 met postal trucks returning to the Wilton Post Office filled with grocery bags of donated food and then transferred the donations to the Person-to-Person truck for transport to South Norwalk. At the same time, another contingent of students from the Class of 2018 was on hand at the South Norwalk Community Center, used as a staging area, to receive the food donations from Norwalk. On Monday, May 11, more than 200 Pepperidge Farm volunteers arrived at the community center to handle the final phase of unpacking bags, ch…

by Cassandra Huerta

05/28/2015

Events

Arts On The Lake Golf Outing Returns To Kent's Sedgewood Club KENT, N.Y. -- The Sedgewood Club Golf Course in Kent will host Arts on the Lake supporters on Friday, June 12, when the arts organization hosts its annual golf outing. The Arts on the Green event raises money to fund the eclectic variety of affordable music, theater, art and educational programs offered within the Kent community since 2006, including its popular Summer Concert Series. AotL President Bob Bradley, board members Bill Hammond and Marty Collins, and AotL members Mike and Cynthia Gibbons serve as this year’s golf committee. The Gibbonses, who live seasonally on the Sedge…

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05/28/2015

Events

Sample Regional Fare At Greenburgh Nature Center's Farm To Table Event GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Nature Center will be holding its 3rd Annual Farm to Table dinner and wine-tasting fundraiser on Sunday, June 14. The event will run from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. For members, adult portions cost $100 per person; non-members cost $150 per person; children can attend at the per person rate, ages 12 and older only; and children, ages two to 12 cost $25 per person. Adult guests can enjoy seasonal fare from local restaurants, bakeries, and wineries. Participants can walk around to the different stations, each featuring a different restaurant. Children enjoy a f…

by Cassandra Huerta

05/28/2015

Events

Peekskill's Field Gallery Presents Jo-Ann Brody's Clay Works PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- "Jo-Ann Brody Musings: Works in Clay," sculptures by the Peekskill artist, will debut at an opening reception Saturday, June 6, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Field Gallery in Peekskill. The show will run through July 31. Brody creates archetypal female forms that reflect particularly figurative experiences. In "Musings," the works take a personal turn as the forms become specific. “The figures explore some of the changes in the past 10 years as I became a grandmother again and as my body and body image change. Book pages, torsos, incised words on figures in stoneware…

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05/28/2015

Sports

Greenwich's Stanwich School Welcomes CBS Producer For Commencement GREENWICH, Conn. -- Draggan Mihailovich, a CBS television news producer, will be the keynote speaker at The Stanwich School's second annual commencement ceremony on Thursday. All members of The Stanwich School's Class of 2015 have been accepted to four-year colleges or universities. Mihailovich, a Stanwich School parent, was invited by the Class of 2015, and class members are delighted he was able to accept. A widely recognized producer and writer, Mihailovich has worked as a producer for the CBS News program “60 Minutes” for 17 years. He has won 11 Emmy Awards during his time at …

by Cassandra Huerta

05/28/2015

News

Norwalk's Maritime Aquarium Offers Discount For Veterans NORWALK, Conn. -- The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk is offering a discount for veterans of the U.S. military. All veterans, showing proof of service, will receive $10 off Aquarium admission, which is regularly $19.95 for adults and $17.95 for seniors 65+. This is a new admission policy and expands the aquarium’s recognition of those who serve in the armed forces: all active-duty military continue to receive free aquarium admission with proof of service. “While we have been supporting current active-duty military with free admission, we are proud and pleased to now also honor those …

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05/28/2015

Politics

Galef Gets Voter Input On Education, Minimum Wage In Questionnaire OSSINING, N.Y. -- The results have been tallied for Assemblywoman Sandy Galef's 2015 Newsletter Questionairre, where 787 constituents voiced their opinions on current legislative issues. Galef's annual questionnaire allows her to hear her constituents' input which assists her in making decisions on which bills to support or oppose. Galef's survey tallied a total of 69 percent who opposed teachers' evaluations being based on student test scores. After negotiations, Galef and her fellow Assembly members referred the decision about teacher evaluation standards to the state Board of Regents…

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05/28/2015

Events

Ossining's Teatown Sponsors Forum On Local Food Production OSSINING, N.Y. -- Local farmer Mike Yoken, of Nourishing Farms, will visit Teatown Lake Reservation on Saturday from 10-11:30 a.m. for a discussion of food-related topics. Subjects of discussion include food, food traditions, nutrition and health, and how they relate to local food production, land-use and value, our "foodshed" and local food security. What do you eat, how do you decide to eat, and how do you come by your food? Should you produce and eat more locally, and if so, how? At the event, you can share what resources are available locally, what is already active and happening, …

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05/28/2015

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