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Events
NCC Archaeology Club Exhibits Artifacts At Norwalk Library NCC Archaeology Club Exhibits Artifacts At Norwalk Library
NCC Archaeology Club Exhibits Artifacts At Norwalk Library NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Public Library invites residents to an exhibit mounted by the Archaeology Club of Norwalk Community College during August. The display in the library's lobby features artifacts dug up in the Norwalk area, both from historical and Native American sites, and photographs. In addition to offering a program of weekend digs at local sites, the NCC Archaeology Club meets monthly for evening lectures by professional archaeologists.  Its activities are open to the public, even those who are not NCC students. Anyone with an interest in archaeology is welcome to participat…

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Obituaries
Barbara Schmitt, 82, Formerly Of Rye Barbara Schmitt, 82, Formerly Of Rye
Barbara Schmitt, 82, Formerly Of Rye RYE, N.Y. -- A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13, for Barbara H. Schmitt, 82, a longtime resident of Rye and former teacher at Mamaroneck High School, Schmitte, 82, who most recently lived in Wilton, Conn., died at Norwalk Hospital on June 27.  She was born in Queens to Howard Hammarth and Madeline (McGroarty) Hammarth. She entered the Daughters of Wisdom, a Catholic religious order that ministers in education and health care. She left the order in the late 1960s and married Ted Schmitt, a former Catholic priest. She was fondly remembered as a teacher at Mamaroneck High S…

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Schools
Bridgeport School Test Scores Show Improvement Bridgeport School Test Scores Show Improvement
Bridgeport School Test Scores Show Improvement BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Mayor Joe Ganim and Bridgeport Schools Superintendent Fran Rabinowitz have released National AIMSweb test results for Bridgeport public school students that show significant improvement over scores from one year ago.  The AIMSweb online exam evaluates student capabilities in the areas of early literacy and numeracy measures, oral reading comprehension, math computation, and math concepts and applications.  Specifically, the number of Bridgeport students who scored above the 75th percentile in math concepts and applications increased about 11 percent in comparison to 201…

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Police & Fire
Fairfield Police Step Up Distracted Driving Enforcement Fairfield Police Step Up Distracted Driving Enforcement
Fairfield Police Step Up Distracted Driving Enforcement FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Police Department will continue the “U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY.” initiative to crackdown on motorists who choose to text, talk or otherwise distract themselves while driving by using a phone. “We’re making gains”, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras of the Fairfield Police Department. “Considering the seriousness of this problem and the fact that we saw movement in the right direction is a sign we need to continue to this program”  According to surveys conducted last year’s crackdown, there was an 8 percent drop in mobile phone use by drivers at observation locations thr…

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Police & Fire
Stratford Police Explorer Fulfills Destiny To Become Officer Stratford Police Explorer Fulfills Destiny To Become Officer
Stratford Police Explorer Fulfills Destiny To Become Officer STRATFORD, Conn. -- Former Stratford Police Explorer Alex Rivera has made it official and graduated from the New Haven Police Academy. Rivera is now a New Haven police officer, and was previously an explorer in Stratford from 2009 to 2015.  "We are very proud of Officer Rivera and wish him a safe, happy and healthy career," Stratford police wrote on Facebook.

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New Principal Named At Norwalk's Kendall School New Principal Named At Norwalk's Kendall School
New Principal Named At Norwalk's Kendall School NORWALK, Conn. — Zakiyyah Baker will join Norwalk Schools as the new principal for Kendall School. Baker will succeed Anthony Ditrio, who retired at the end of the last school year. She joins from New Haven Public Schools, where she has worked since 2002 in positions of increasing responsibility. Her accomplishments in New Haven resulted in her selection as New Haven’s Public School Teacher of the Year in 2010. She was awarded the NAACP Freedom Fund Educator award in 2011. In 2013, Baker completed New Haven’s Residency Program for School Leadership, a program designed to develop the next gen…

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Events
Author Cathleen Schine Discusses New Novel At Norwalk Library Author Cathleen Schine Discusses New Novel At Norwalk Library
Author Cathleen Schine Discusses New Novel At Norwalk Library NORWALK, Conn. -- Author and Westport native Cathleen Schine will be the featured speaker at the Norwalk Public Library’s AuthorSpeak program on Monday, August 8. She will discuss her latest novel "They May Not Mean To, but They Do." The novel is about the intrusion of old age into the relationships of one loving but complicated family.  Schine is the author of the internationally best-selling novels "The Love Letter," which was made into a movie starring Kate Capshaw, and "Rameau’s Niece," which was also made into a movie starring Parker Posey.  Schine’s other…

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Neighbors
Norwalk Land Trust Acquires Site For New Meadow Space Norwalk Land Trust Acquires Site For New Meadow Space
Norwalk Land Trust Acquires Site For New Meadow Space NORWALK, Conn. -- A 1.2-acre property in Norwalk’s Broad River neighborhood has been acquired by the Norwalk Land Trust with plans to convert the open space into a meadow for butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. The acquisition on Wood Acre Road off New Canaan Road (Route 123) is the 28th property in the NLT inventory, totaling 90 acres of protected open space. Brightview Senior Living deeded the field to the NLT as a conservation easement under Norwalk’s Plan of Conservation and Development protecting natural environments while encouraging productive residential and commercial development.  …

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Danbury Man On A Winning Streak Reaps $30,000 In Scratch-Off Game Danbury Man On A Winning Streak Reaps $30,000 In Scratch-Off Game
Danbury Man On A Winning Streak Reaps $30,000 In Scratch-Off Game DANBURY, Conn. -- Patrick Barry of Danbury normally doesn’t play “30X Cash 3rd Edition” but his hot streak wasn’t something to ignore. Barry cashed in on a $30,000 win at the Connecticut Lottery headquarters in Rocky Hill, continuing his string of luck. Barry had won two raffles earlier last week and was pretty confident of a winning experience when he played his ticket.  “I scratched the ticket and said ‘Hey—I think I just won 30,000 dollars on this ticket!'” To make sure, Barry said he, “had to pull a calculator to do the math.” After using the Ticket Checker to further confirm his winning…

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Police & Fire
Ridgefield Police Cracking Down On Distracted Driving Ridgefield Police Cracking Down On Distracted Driving
Ridgefield Police Cracking Down On Distracted Driving RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- During the month of August the Ridgefield Police Department is participating in the “U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY.” initiative to crackdown on motorists who choose to text, talk or otherwise distract themselves from driving by using a phone. The Ridgefield Police Department will have extra patrols on certain days specifically looking for cell phone and texting violations. Under Connecticut’s cell phone and texting law fines range from $150 for a first offense, $300 for a second offense, and $500 for each subsequent offense.  Ridgefield Police, through the Connecticut Departmen…

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