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Truck On Over To Danbury's Ives Concert Park For Grateful Dead Festival Truck On Over To Danbury's Ives Concert Park For Grateful Dead Festival
Truck On Over To Danbury's Ives Concert Park For Grateful Dead Festival DANBURY, Conn. -- The Forever Grateful music festival will double in size when it returns to the Ives Concert Park in Danbury on Aug. 20.  The festival celebrates the music of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, Allman Brothers and Bob Marley. It will be performed live on the main stage by Shakedown, Cats Under the Stars, Brothers of the Road, Terrapin and Ras Spective. The daylong festival boasts 10 bands, two stages, plus food, beer and vendors.  As a longtime fan of the Grateful Dead, Cathy Moore, owner of Promotions In Motion, a special events marketing and production company in Danbu…

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Schools
Middle School Students Create Mini-Documentaries In Danbury Middle School Students Create Mini-Documentaries In Danbury
Middle School Students Create Mini-Documentaries In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. -- In “Don’t Be a Bystander,” a powerful online video created by three Danbury teens who attend the Excel summer program at Western Connecticut State University, the message is clear: “get involved.” The class, a part of Excel, is a year-round program that meets for six weeks during the summer on the WCSU campus and serves up to 90 middle school students in grades seven and eight. The Excel Program involves students in their school and community through club meetings, community service and field trips, thereby enabling the facilitation of a sense of community and unity develope…

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Events
Avon Theatre In Stamford Presents Special Screenings Avon Theatre In Stamford Presents Special Screenings
Avon Theatre In Stamford Presents Special Screenings STAMFORD, Conn. -- This summer the Avon Theatre in Stamford is presenting three movies that discuss religious themes with post-film Q and A with the Rev. Paul Zahl.The final remaining screening date is Aug. 24 at 7:30 p.m. and the film will be "Stars In My Crown." This 1950 film was Jacques Tourneur’s favorite of all his films. It tells the story of a frontier parson, a strong character who once could shoot as well as he can now preach, who brings a warm persona of kindness, prayer, and courage to a troubled town. The parson has to take a voluntary “sabbatical” in the middle of the …

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Mark Twain Library Screens 'The Intern' On Movie Night In Redding Mark Twain Library Screens 'The Intern' On Movie Night In Redding
Mark Twain Library Screens 'The Intern' On Movie Night In Redding REDDING, Conn. -- The Mark Twain Library in Redding and their Friday Flicks Film Series is presenting "The Intern" on Friday, Aug. 19, at 7:30 pm. The film stars Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway and is about a 70-year-old widower who decides to get back in the game and takes a job as an intern at an online fashion site. Soon his younger co-workers discover that experience never gets old. Call 203-938-2545 or visit this link to sign up. Refreshments will be served.

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Obituaries
Lois Hertz Lesser, Former Fairfield Resident Lois Hertz Lesser, Former Fairfield Resident
Lois Hertz Lesser, Former Fairfield Resident FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Lois Hertz Lesser, a former Fairfield resident, died on Aug. 12, at her home in Sarasota, Fla. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Robert Lesser, sons Stanton Lesser (Jill Lesser), James Best (Ellen Best), Andrew Lesser (Judith Hersh Lesser) and daughter Laura Papageorge (Tony Papageorge), 11 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, her sister, Nancy Muskin and sister-in-law Sally Ann Shernow.  Lois was born in Pittsburgh to Stanton and Lorine Hertz. She graduated from Smith College and had a masters in psychological Testing from Fairfield University. She was a m…

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Politics
Norwalk's Bob Duff To Hold Ice Cream Social Norwalk's Bob Duff To Hold Ice Cream Social
Norwalk's Bob Duff To Hold Ice Cream Social NORWALK, Conn. -- Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff and his wife Tracey will welcome the Norwalk and Darien communities to their home on Sunday, Aug. 28  for a free ice cream social. "This is a great opportunity to meet with voters in a relaxed setting and listen to their ideas and concerns," said Duff.  The event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at their home at 50 Toilsome Ave. in Norwalk. All the Democratic candidates for office are invited for voters to meet and no RSVP is necessary.

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Lifestyle
Time Running Out On Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Connecticut Time Running Out On Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Connecticut
Time Running Out On Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Connecticut FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The Connecticut Lottery is still waiting for two $100,000 top prize winning ticket holders to step forward and claim their prizes for the Cash5 drawings held on March 18 and Aug. 3.The winning tickets were sold in Fairfield and Hartford County, respectively. The Cash5 winning numbers drawn on March 18 were: 7 - 9 - 13 - 19 - 33. The Fairfield County winner has only until Wednesday, Sept. 14 to claim their $100,000 top prize before their ticket expires.  The Cash5 winning numbers drawn on Aug. 3 were: 5 - 12 - 18 - 29 – 33. The Hartford County winner has only until …

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Police & Fire
Eversource To Conduct Aerial Vegetation Patrols In Ridgefield Eversource To Conduct Aerial Vegetation Patrols In Ridgefield
Eversource To Conduct Aerial Vegetation Patrols In Ridgefield RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Due to the recent storms, Eversource is conducting aerial patrols of vegetation on all transmission lines in Connecticut until Friday, Aug. 26. The patrols will be conducted between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., weather permitting. The utility does not have the specific date that the patrols will be done in Ridgefield.

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News
Stamford-Based AmeriCares Deploys Relief Workers To Flooded Louisiana Stamford-Based AmeriCares Deploys Relief Workers To Flooded Louisiana
Stamford-Based AmeriCares Deploys Relief Workers To Flooded Louisiana STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford-based AmeriCares is deploying emergency response experts to Baton Rouge, La., where historic flooding has killed at least seven people and forced tens of thousands from their homes. Parts of Louisiana received more than 2 feet of rain in recent days, causing massive flooding that overwhelmed rivers and engulfed homes and businesses. Emergency crews have rescued more than 20,000 survivors, and more than 11,000 survivors have signed up for disaster assistance. The federal government has issued a major disaster declaration for four parishes throughout southern Louisia…

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Neighbors
Red Cross Seeks Connecticut Volunteers For Lousiana Flood Relief Efforts Red Cross Seeks Connecticut Volunteers For Lousiana Flood Relief Efforts
Red Cross Seeks Connecticut Volunteers For Lousiana Flood Relief Efforts FARMINGTON, Conn. -- The Connecticut chapter of the American Red Cross is seeking new volunteers to join flood relief efforts in Louisiana after unprecedented flooding has left 15 rivers in record flood stage. The Red Cross is accepting new volunteers interested in the areas of feeding, sheltering and supply distribution. In addition, the organization needs licensed health services and disaster mental health volunteers. New volunteers need to apply, be accepted and trained before being able to deploy to Louisiana or another national disaster relief operation.  “Right now, our relief efforts …

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