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Shelton Appoints Clouet As New Superintendent Of Schools Shelton Appoints Clouet As New Superintendent Of Schools
Shelton Appoints Clouet As New Superintendent Of Schools SHELTON, Conn. -- Christopher Clouet has been chosen as the new superintendent of the Shelton Public Schools. "I am very confident that he is the leader that Shelton needs to continue our improvement in student achievement and to lead Shelton to the next level of progress,” said Mark Holden, Board of Education chairperson.  Clouet is expected to begin as superintendent in January.  Clouet comes to Shelton with 32 years as an educator, beginning as a classroom teacher, then serving as vice principal and principal and working most recently as a superintendent of schools in Connecticut an…

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Business
White Plains-Based Inspiria Media Earns Inc. 5000 Status Again White Plains-Based Inspiria Media Earns Inc. 5000 Status Again
White Plains-Based Inspiria Media Earns Inc. 5000 Status Again ​WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- For the second year in a row, White Plains-based Inspiria Media has been named to Inc. magazine’s “Inc. 5000 list” as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the country. Inspiria, an advertising agency specializing in outdoor advertising and inbound marketing, placed No. 962 on the list, which is regarded as a very competitive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing companies.  Inspiria has grown exponentially since its inception in 2009, recording $3.4 million in revenue last year and a total increase of 462 percent the last three years. In addition, t…

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Schools
Westport Mourns Death Of Staples Counselor Chris Lemone Westport Mourns Death Of Staples Counselor Chris Lemone
Westport Mourns Death Of Staples Counselor Chris Lemone WESTPORT, Conn. -- First Selectman Jim Marpe released the following statement on the death of Chris Lemone: "It is with great sadness that I announce the death of town employee Chris Lemone. Chris served as the Human Services Department’s student outreach counselor at Staples High School since 1998. He will be sorely missed by his co-workers, high school parents and, most importantly, the many students at Staples High School for whom he was an outstanding source of comfort and guidance.  "Chris held a master's in counseling and was credentialed as a licensed professional counselor.…

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Sports
Six Westchester Athletes Will Enter County's Sports Hall Of Fame Six Westchester Athletes Will Enter County's Sports Hall Of Fame
Six Westchester Athletes Will Enter County's Sports Hall Of Fame WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Six Westchester County residents will be inducted into the 2015 Westchester Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony Thursday at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. The event is open to the public and begins at 5:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception, dinner and ceremony to begin at 6:30 p.m. Price is $80 per person, and reservations are required. For more information, call 914-231-4564.  This year's inductees are:  Michael Chiapparelli, who has coached Mamaroneck High School baseball for 31 seasons and has been head coach for ice hockey and JV football for …

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Politics
Beekman Supervisor Candidates Debate Accountability At Forum Beekman Supervisor Candidates Debate Accountability At Forum
Beekman Supervisor Candidates Debate Accountability At Forum BEEKMAN, N.Y. -- Candidates for Beekman town supervisor clashed over accountability at a candidates forum one day after most of the town funds stolen by a former town comptroller were recovered, according to a report in the Poughkeepsie Journal.  Republican incumbent Barbara Zulauf defended her tenure as supervisor, but her opponent, Conservative/Democrat Neil Martin criticized her record, the Journal reported.  On Tuesday, Zulauf reported that the town's insurer had given Beekman about $440,000 of the $539,000 ex-comptroller Fred Knapp admitted to taking from the town, according to the Jou…

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News
Putnam Could See First Freeze Of Season Putnam Could See First Freeze Of Season
Putnam Could See First Freeze Of Season PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Winter is on its way, and if you needed any reminders, Putnam County could see frost this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. A freeze watch is in effect from late Saturday night through Sunday morning for the New York metropolitan area, including Fairfield County, Conn.; Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties in New York; and parts of Passaic and Bergen counties in New Jersey.  Temperatures could fall to the upper 20s to around 30 degrees, the National Weather Service is warning. Sensitive vegetation may be damaged or killed due to below-freezing te…

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Armonk Could See First Freeze Of Season This Weekend Armonk Could See First Freeze Of Season This Weekend
Armonk Could See First Freeze Of Season This Weekend WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Winter is on its way, and if you needed any reminders, Westchester County could see its first frost this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. A freeze watch is in effect from late Saturday night through Sunday morning for the New York metropolitan area, including Fairfield County, Conn.; Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties in New York; and parts of Passaic and Bergen counties in New Jersey.  Temperatures could fall to the upper 20s to around 30 degrees, the National Weather Service is warning. Sensitive vegetation may be damaged or killed due …

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Events
Photographer Henry Dallal Speaks At Darien Community Association Photographer Henry Dallal Speaks At Darien Community Association
Photographer Henry Dallal Speaks At Darien Community Association DARIEN, Conn. -- Award-winning photographer Henry Dallal will speak at the Darien Community Association at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19. Dallal was born in Iran in 1955 and moved to London from Colorado in 1994. His father gave him his first camera at age 9, during an outing in the mountains of Iran, and his mother taught him to ride a horse in those early years. This was the genesis of Dallal 's passion.  Since then, he has photographed stallions, British, Indian and Middle Eastern pageantry, and royals, sultans and emirs. His non-digital photography has been exhibited in Blenheim Palace, Kens…

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Neighbors
Greenwich Nonprofit Celebrates 15 Years With Event In Darien Greenwich Nonprofit Celebrates 15 Years With Event In Darien
Greenwich Nonprofit Celebrates 15 Years With Event In Darien DARIEN, Conn. -- Susie De Rafelo and Jan Ivarsson of Greenwich celebrated 15 years of Orphans International Worldwide with a seaside garden party at the home of Karin and Lennart Mengwall in the Tokeneke neighborhood of Darien. The garden party was the final event of the Orphans International Worldwide national fund- and awareness-raising campaign of the summer of 2015. It featured Jim Luce, founder of Orphans International Worldwide and the James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation. Jim Luce, who authors the Stewardship Report and its column in the Huffington Post, is funneling all proceeds from thi…

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Norwalk Could See First Freeze Of Season This Weekend Norwalk Could See First Freeze Of Season This Weekend
Norwalk Could See First Freeze Of Season This Weekend FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Winter is on its way, and if you needed any reminders, Fairfield County could see frost this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. A freeze watch is in effect from late Saturday night through Sunday morning for the New York metropolitan area, including Fairfield County; Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties in New York; and parts of Passaic and Bergen counties in New Jersey.  Temperatures could fall to the upper 20s to 30 degrees, the National Weather Service is warning.  Sensitive vegetation may be damaged or killed due to below-freezing tempera…

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