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Business

Small Business Development Center Opens Fairfield Office FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Town of Fairfield Office of Community and Economic Development and The Connecticut Small Business Development Center held a grand opening reception to celebrate the newest satellite office in Fairfield at Old Town Hall, 611 Old Post Road. Valeria Bisceglia, Development Center business adviser will be available in this new location on the first and third Fridays of each month between 1 and 4:30 p.m., or other times by appointment only, to deliver confidential business advising to entrepreneurs in every stage of business and all industry sectors in Fairfield. The g…

by Jason Bisnoff

02/26/2016

Sports

Brewster High Football Star Panucci Gets Scholarship To Sacred Heart BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Brewster High School senior Nick Panucci will attend Sacred Heart University in Connecticut on a football scholarship next fall. The 6-foot-3-inch, 220-pound defensive end signed his letter of intent Thursday as family members and school officials watched. Panucci called his decision to surrender his Bears jersey for Sacred Heart Pioneers football attire a “great fit.” “The program is everything I have desired,” Panucci said. Athletic Director Dean Berardo and BHS football coach Ed Mulvihill both praised the member of the Class of 2016 as an “outstanding student-athlete.”…

by Jason Bisnoff

02/26/2016

Events

Poughkeepsie Exhibit Features Laura Martinez-Bianco's Art POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center in Poughkeepsie will showcase the works of Laura Martinez-Bianco from Feb. 4 to March 9. Martinez-Bianco explains her art style: “As a plain air painter, I am drawn to landscape, light and color. I am always eager to explore the relationships between color and light. The way in which colors are altered by the type of light and amount of light, determined by the time of day and kind of day. I am intrigued by the relationships and the effects colors have on one another. The atmosphere plays a very important role in how colors appear. I beli…

by Jason Bisnoff

02/26/2016

Schools

Hastings High Students Gain National Merit Scholarship Finals HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Katharine Barr Berman and Jordana Solomon of Hastings High School have been named National Merit Scholarship finalists. More than 1.5 million students apply for the National Merit Scholarship on an annual basis. Hastings High School is at 1 Mount Hope Blvd.

by Jason Bisnoff

02/26/2016

Sports

Fairfield U. Basketball Wins Sixth Straight As Season Winds Down FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield University ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎(18-11, 12-7 MAAC), scoring the first eight points in the second half, registered a critical MAAC victory for a third place tie in the conference standings, defeating Siena College (19-11, 12-7 MAAC), 76-69, at Webster Bank Arena on Wednesday night. It was Fairfield's sixth straight victory, the longest current winning streak in the MAAC, on Senior Night in Bridgeport. The Stags clinched a first-round bye in the MAAC tournament. Both Fairfield and Siena have one game remaining in the regular season. The Stags try to make it seven in a row Saturd…

by Jason Bisnoff

02/26/2016

Events

Stratford EMS Announces Open House STRATFORD, Conn. -- To end National EMS Week 2016, which is from May 15-21, Stratford EMS will be opening its doors and inviting the public in for an open house between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. May 21. It will provide tours, information, equipment and capabilities demonstration. There will be opportunities to meet the administration, supervisors and field staff. The State Police will be on site with their “Seat-belt Convincer.”. Applications for new volunteer membership also will be available.

by Jason Bisnoff

02/26/2016

Events

Resiliency Center Of Newtown Invites Locals To Gala In Monroe NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The Resiliency Center of Newtown is hosting the third annual Strenght in Community Gala in Monroe on Friday, April 1 at The Waterview with live music, a silent auction and open bar. The Resiliency Center of Newtown provides trauma-informed assistance and referral services as well as community outreach. The program was founded a mother, community member and therapist for the community to help with healing following the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Programs and counseling services offered include music therapy, art therapy, play therapy, wellness gr…

by Jason Bisnoff

02/26/2016

Events

Financial Advisor Discusses New Social Security Rules At Westport Library WESTPORT, Conn. -- Financial advisor Ed Hynes will give an update on the new Social Security rules passed last November on Monday, Feb. 29 at the Westport Library. The program will address how the new rules might affect people and their plans for retirement, and will include a discussion of various strategies for collecting Social Security. For those born in 1953 or earlier, there could be important decisions to be addressed before the May 2016 deadline. For those born in 1954 or later, a re-evaluation of strategies may be necessary. Hynes, CFA, is a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch. He h…

by Jason Bisnoff

02/26/2016

Schools

Greenwich Celebrates 30 Years Of Community Service Work By Students GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich community is invited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Greenwich Public Schools' Community Service Awards and the 2016 award recipients on March 22 at the new Greenwich High School Performing Arts Center. The Community Service Awards will honor students throughout the school system who have undertaken projects to improve the quality of life for those less fortunate. Elementary school students support such service organizations as UNICEF, Neighbor to Neighbor and Kids in Crisis. The elementary, middle and high schools also participate in the YWCA’s S…

by Jason Bisnoff

02/26/2016

Events

Westport Country Playhouse Single Tickets Go On Sale WESTPORT, Conn. -- With only two months before the curtain goes up on Westport Country Playhouse’s 2016 season, single tickets will go on sale beginning Tuesday, March 1, and will be offered at a 25 percent discount for that day only. The limited, 24-hour offer cannot be combined with other discounts. Single tickets may be purchased by phone at 203-227-4177 and in person at 25 Powers Court, Westport, between noon and 6 p.m. or online between 12:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. The Playhouse’s 2016 season, which is from May through October, features dramas and comedies. The season culminates with a ne…

by Jason Bisnoff

02/26/2016

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