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Fairfield Museum Receives Grants For Exhibition, Education Fairfield Museum Receives Grants For Exhibition, Education
Fairfield Museum Receives Grants For Exhibition, Education FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Museum has received two highly competitive grants totaling more than $25,000 from Connecticut Humanities to support an upcoming exhibition and the planning of educational endeavors on the historic Town Green. The first grant, totaling $4,999, was awarded to the Museum to fund the design and fabrication costs of the upcoming exhibition, “Fabulous Animals! The Illustrated World of Robert Lawson.” The exhibition runs from April 1 through Sept. 18 and will feature a range of Lawson’s original drawings and paintings.  Lawson had a long and distinguished career as…

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Greenwich Library Hosts Author Colin Woodard Greenwich Library Hosts Author Colin Woodard
Greenwich Library Hosts Author Colin Woodard GREENWICH, Conn. -- Join Authors Live at Greenwich Library on Monday, March 21 at 7 p.m. for an evening with journalist and investigative reporter Colin Woodard in the Library Meeting Room. In "American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle between Individual Liberty and the Common Good," Polk Award-winning writer Woodard examines the history of and solutions to a key American question: how best to protect individual liberty while nurturing a free society. Kirkus, in an advance review, describes the new book as "Thoughtful political theory for divisive times."  Woodar…

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Rye Rotary Welcomes New Club Members Rye Rotary Welcomes New Club Members
Rye Rotary Welcomes New Club Members RYE, N.Y. -- Rye Rotary Club recently welcomed two new members: Rita Tino and Raul Bello. During a March 12 induction ceremony Tino and Bello joined the group along with local members such as Jason L. Mehler, Pam Dwyer and Tom Saunders. Rye Rotary meets at The Apawamis Club, 2 Club Road.

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State Sen. Carlucci Supports Adding Housing Fines To Tax Bill State Sen. Carlucci Supports Adding Housing Fines To Tax Bill
State Sen. Carlucci Supports Adding Housing Fines To Tax Bill CLARKSTOWN N.Y. -- State Sen. David Carlucci (D–Rockland/Westchester) called on his colleagues in the Senate to pass legislation that authorizes certain municipalities to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to a municipality's annual tax levy. Illegal housing has increasingly become a safety concern for Rockland County. To maximize their profits, landlords subdivide homes and allow families to reside at the property well above the legal capacity. Due to the lack of real penalties, code enforcement has proved difficult for many towns and villages in Rockland County, an…

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Millbrook Library Hosts College-Affordability Talk Millbrook Library Hosts College-Affordability Talk
Millbrook Library Hosts College-Affordability Talk MILLBROOK, N.Y. -- A talk on college prices titled "How Much Does College Really Cost? Why You Need to Know Sooner Rather than Later" will come to the Millbrook LIbrary on Wednesday, March 16, at 6 p.m. This presentation will give participants the tools for discovering and comparing the relative generosity of institutions with regard to need-based and merit aid and also cover basic financial aid terminology, required forms and time frames. Sandra Moore will be the keynote speaker. She is a former college admissions director and the founder and principal of Next Step College Counse…

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Schools
Bronxville Elementary School Fourth-Graders Take On The Catapult Challenge Bronxville Elementary School Fourth-Graders Take On The Catapult Challenge
Bronxville Elementary School Fourth-Graders Take On The Catapult Challenge BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Bronxville Elementary School fourth-graders recently had the opportunity to collaborate, innovate, make discoveries and create their own catapults during a unit study on energy.  The students designed catapults out of a ruler, masking tape, rubber bands and a plastic spoon. They used a cotton ball as a projectile, which they placed at the tip of the plastic spoon, to test their inventions. “The experiment had many layers and embedded skills,” fourth-grade teacher Susan Monaco said. “Primarily, I wanted the students to work together as a team to solve a problem and apply …

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The College of New Rochelle Creates New Teaching Internship Model The College of New Rochelle Creates New Teaching Internship Model
The College of New Rochelle Creates New Teaching Internship Model NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The College of New Rochelle (CNR) has created a teaching internship model in partnership with the Mamaroneck and Ossining school districts that offers student teachers enrolled in the college’s teacher education programs compensation for real experience. School districts gain handpicked educators who can provide flexible support to their staff and students. Four students are set to begin at Ossining in February, and interviews are in the works in Mamaroneck.  Candace Barriteau Phaire, chair of the education division at The College of New Rochelle, began developing this …

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Columbus Elementary School Students Go Colonial For The Day Columbus Elementary School Students Go Colonial For The Day
Columbus Elementary School Students Go Colonial For The Day MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- For one lighthearted day, Columbus Elementary School fourth-graders stepped back in time recently and learned about living in the American Colonial era in the 1700s.  An in-school Colonial day experience by Adventure Game, Inc, included costumed activity leaders who came “in character” to explain how life long ago was lived.  With the help of many volunteer parents, they turned classrooms into historical stations that mirrored the daily work and play of early American settlers.  Dressed in period clothing, students transformed into ‘ladies and gentlemen’ and took on…

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Greenwich Historical Society Opens Maritime Exhibition Greenwich Historical Society Opens Maritime Exhibition
Greenwich Historical Society Opens Maritime Exhibition GREENWICH, Conn. -- Through paintings, photographs, maps, charts and instruments, "Close to the Wind: Our Maritime History" will explore the rich history of maritime Greenwich, sharing myriad stories that link the community to its coastal roots. With 36 miles of coastline, the sea always has played a significant role in the history of Greenwich. Since the town's founding in 1640, boats plying Long Island Sound were a regular and reliable means of commercial trade and passenger transport. Yet, by June 1896, signaling the end of an era, the last market sloop sailed from the Lower Land…

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Brewster Students Love A Parade In White Plains Brewster Students Love A Parade In White Plains
Brewster Students Love A Parade In White Plains BREWSTER, N.Y. -- The Brewster High School Marching Band participated in the White Plains St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 12. Students marched down Mamaroneck Avenue to White Plains City Hall on Main Street. They will also be marching in New York City's parade on March 17. The parade will be televised on NBC.

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