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Fairfield Swimmers Shine As Part Of Nationally Ranked Relay Teams
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- At the Connecticut Age Group Championships, two Fairfield swimmers were part of the 13-14 year old girls record breaking relay teams. Lily Kernaghan, 13, and Megan Phelan, 14, are part of Swim 70, a Norwalk-based swim team that draws from many Fairfield County towns. The Swim 70 13-14 year old girls' relay teams broke each of the five state relay records this past weekend.
The record breaking started off with the 800 Free Relay, one they were not favored to win. Samantha Kim of Weston, Morgan Lenoce of Westport along with Kernghan and Phelan beat the top seed, Cheshire S…
Norwalk's Maritime Garage Gallery Seeks Artists For Spring Exhibit
NORWALK, Conn. -- The City of Norwalk Parking Authority’s Maritime Garage Gallery is inviting submissions from artists, 18 and over, for a new exhibit at the Maritime Gallery, located in the Maritime Parking Garage.
The exhibit will run from April 13 through July 8, 2016. The exhibit, entitled “Aqua” will represent art that has water as an inspiration. With the 71 percent of the earth’s surface covered with water, we are constantly reminded of the beauty, the magic, the strength, and the importance of this substance. It is powerful yet fragile, peaceful yet tremendous, abundant yet scarce. …
Fairfield Museum Throws April Fools' Night Party
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Families from Fairfield and the area are invited to the Fairfield Museum for an April Fools night out. This first-time event, set for Friday, April 1, from 6-8 p.m., will feature entertainment, crafts and kid-friendly cuisine.
Guests will get an exclusive sneak preview of the newest exhibition, “Fabulous Animals: The Illustrated World of Robert Lawson.” Lawson’s work includes illustrations for "The Story of Ferdinand," "Rabbit Hill" and "Mr. Popper’s Penguins." The night will include a wandering magician. Storytelling, crafts, food and music…
Quaker Ridge Fifth-Graders Visit The New New York Bridge Office
SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Eager fifth-grade students from Quaker Ridge School, armed with questions and binoculars, visited the new New York Bridge offices in Tarrytown to learn more about construction of the $4 billion bridge, which will replace the Tappan Zee Bridge in 2018, and to watch construction of the bridge from a viewing spot nearby. The students, accompanied by teachers Mark Winston and Amy Kenney, listened as Dan Marcy of the New York State Department of Transportation, who does educational outreach programs on construction of the new bridge, explained to students that more than 5,000 pe…
