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Sports

Easton, Redding Middle School Running Club Ready To Hit The Trail EASTON/REDDING, Conn. -- This spring the Middle School Running Club, led by Amanda Lee, will be trail running every Monday afternoon. The club is open to any Redding or Easton grades five through eight. The first run is on April 4 at the Saugatuck Falls Natural Area. Click here to register now online.

by Jason Bisnoff

03/14/2016

Sports

Norwalk Grassroots Tennis Serves Up Education In New Name NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Grassroots Tennis and Education Inc., became the official name of one of Norwalk’s most highly acclaimed youth programs recently, reflecting more accurately the broad range of year-round free programming it provides to low-income mostly minority youth. Originally named Norwalk Grassroots Tennis, the program was founded 21 years ago to provide Norwalk public housing youth with free tennis and a code of sportsmanship at a time when gang violence was prevalent. Since then, the program has grown responsively to better address the needs of the children and community it …

by Jason Bisnoff

03/14/2016

Events

Stamford Boys And Girls Club To Honor Three Major Supporters STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Boys and Girls Club of Stamford is gearing up for its 2016 City Chic gala on Thursday, March 24. The evening will feature entertainment, refreshments, silent auction and raffles, and a live auction emceed by Stamford’s own Bobby Valentine. The focal point will be the 7:30 p.m. presentation of three major 2016 BGCS awards: Corporate Partnership Award to the Law Firm of Shipman and Goodwin LLP of Stamford, Greenwich, Hartford, New Haven, Lakeville, New York City, and Washington, D.C Guardian of the Community Award to Dominic Franchella, owner of Stamford Ford Lincoln L…

by Jason Bisnoff

03/14/2016

Schools

Valhalla Releases Calendar For 2016-17 School Year MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- The Valhalla Union Free School District recently released its calendar for the 2016-17 academic year. The first day of school is Sept. 6 and the last day for students is June 23, 2017. Schools will be closed for the following holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Oct. 3 and 4 Columbus Day, Oct. 10 Yom Kippur, Oct. 12 Veteran’s Day Nov. 11 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16 Memorial Day, May 29Listed below are the vacation recesses throughout the year: Thanksgiving Recess: Nov. 24-25 (with early dismissal on Nov. 23) Holiday Recess: Dec. 26-30 and Jan. 2 Winter Recess: Feb. 2…

by Valhalla Union Free School District

03/13/2016

Events

Recently Founded Congregation Shir Shalom Has Purim Carnival In Ridgefield RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- A Purim Carnival and celebration at the recently founded Congregation Shir Shalom will take place on March 13 from noon to 2 p.m and the public is invited. Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties is the new name of the congregation that was formed when Jewish Family Congregation of South Salem and Temple Shearith Israel of Ridgefield formed a union. The location in Ridgefield is convenient for both northern Westchester and Fairfield County families.

by Jason Bisnoff

03/12/2016

Events

Brewster Theatre Company Presents 'The Odd Couple' BREWSTER, N.Y. -- See Christopher Moser as Felix Unger and Bob Dumont as Oscar Madison with Judy Brewster as Olive Madison and Stacy Dumont as Florence Unger in alternating performances. The Odd Couple is written by Neil Simon and will be directed by Donald Birely at the HVCP Center, 15 Mt. Ebo Road in Brewster. Anyone who has ever had a roommate can relate to the conflict that forms the basis of Neil Simon's “The Odd Couple”. Brewster Theater Company is pleased to announce the first production of their sixteenth season with performances of the original play alternating with a female versio…

by Jason Bisnoff

03/12/2016

Neighbors

Community Plates Seeks Volunteers From Ridgefield And Beyond NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk-based organization Community Plates is fighting food insecurity in America and is looking for volunteers to join the food rescue revolution. Launching its annual call for new volunteers, Community Plates is looking to add at least 50 new runners to its already strong group of more than 300 active Food Runners in the Fairfield County area by the end of March. Since beginning in 2011, Community Plates Fairfield County has rescued more than 8 million meals, saving 12 million pounds of food from going into landfill, at a value of more than $13 million. “Our volu…

by Jason Bisnoff

03/12/2016

Events

Edith Wheeler Memorial Library Event Addresses Propaganda on Film MONROE, Conn. -- A Monroe Reads Together event entitled “Propaganda in Film: Leni Riefenstahl & ‘The Triumph of Will’” will take place on Tuesday, March 22 at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library. The event will include discussion of the propaganda films produced by Leni Riefenstahl for Hitler during the 1930s, which have influenced commercials, political boosters and sales pitches the world over. Author and historian Mark Albertson returns to the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library to examine these films and explain how Riefenstahl’s technique can be seen to this day. The event begins at …

by Jason Bisnoff

03/12/2016

Schools

Ossining HS Students Providing Free Tax Preparation Assistance OSSINING, N.Y. -- Accounting students at Ossining High School are preparing tax returns at no charge for people in the community who made $54,000 or less in 2015 as well as people with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency who need assistance.They are accepting people on a walk-in basis from 4 to 8 p.m. on Mondays through April 11 in room 111 at OHS, 29 South Highland Ave. Students start the last tax return of the evening at 7:15 p.m. The Interfaith Council for Action Housing Network, an IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, has provided free tax preparat…

by Jason Bisnoff

03/12/2016

Lifestyle

Stanfordville Artist Has Work Displayed Around The World STANFORDVILLE, N.Y. -- Stanfordville-based artist Nadine Robbins is certainly spreading her wings in 2016, with two new paintings selected for upcoming exhibition in Chicago and Barcelona this spring. The Chicago show was by invitation, and competition was rigorous for the Barcelona exhibition, for which the winning entries were chosen by an international jury comprising world-renowned portrait artists, gallery owners and Museum curators. Nadine Robbins' portrait "Upside Down" will be featured as part of the upcoming FREAK OUT! exhibition at Chicago's Zhou B Arts Center. The show …

by Jason Bisnoff

03/12/2016

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