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Stamford Residents Get Creative With Canned Vegetarian Beans Stamford Residents Get Creative With Canned Vegetarian Beans
Stamford Residents Get Creative With Canned Vegetarian Beans STAMFORD, Conn. -- When the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County found itself with a surplus of canned vegetarian beans, it turned to New Neighborhoods Inc. to come up with ways to get more people to choose to use the ingredient. NNI’s Tenant Advocate Program coordinators cooked up a challenge that was too tasty to refuse: a vegetarian bean contest for tenants that culminated in a cook-off finale in April at NNI’s Martin Luther King Jr. Apartments in Stamford. The contest was open to all residents at NNI’s Belltown Manor, Atlantic, Friendship House, Marshall Commons, Madison Smith, Still…

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Airbag Recall Is Largest Ever In Auto History Airbag Recall Is Largest Ever In Auto History
Airbag Recall Is Largest Ever In Auto History WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Takata will almost double the size of the recall of faulty airbags, making this the biggest auto recall in history, money.cnn.com reports. Takata airbags used in approximately 18 million vehicles have already been recalled, according to money.cnn.com. The latest recall will raise that number to about 34 million vehicles, or about one of every seven automobiles on roads in the U.S. today, money.cnn.com reports. To read the full story, click here. For more about the recall from the National Highway Safety Administration, click here.

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Maryknoll Celebrates Beatification Of Archbishop Romero Maryknoll Celebrates Beatification Of Archbishop Romero
Maryknoll Celebrates Beatification Of Archbishop Romero OSSINING, N.Y. -- Maryknoll will celebrate the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero on Friday, May 22 and Saturday, May 23 during a a two-day event being sponsored by Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Sisters, Lay Missioners and Affiliates. The celebration will take place at the Maryknoll Mission Center, 55 Ryder Road, Ossining. The celebration will include a screening of the film, "Monseñor: The Last Journey of Oscar Romero," on May 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Maryknoll Mission Center’s Asia Room. A discussion time will follow the screening. Admission is free. A special Mass will be celeb…

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Business
French Wine Scholar Program Coming To White Plains French Wine Scholar Program Coming To White Plains
French Wine Scholar Program Coming To White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Westchester Wine School will bring the French Wine Scholar program to Westchester for the first time beginning Monday, June 8, in White Plains. The French Wine Scholar program is administered by the French Wine Society with the support of the French Ministry of Agriculture. The program is intended for both wine enthusiasts and the county’s professionals, and provides students with a deep understanding of the wines of France and a globally recognized certification. The course includes educational texts, maps and exercises, plus more than 40 French wines to taste. …

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Business
Wilton Library Hosts Small-Business Security Workshop Wilton Library Hosts Small-Business Security Workshop
Wilton Library Hosts Small-Business Security Workshop WILTON, Conn. -- SCORE Fairfield County, the Wilton Library and Wilton Chamber of Commerce are co-sponsoring a free small-business workshop titled “Is Your Business Network a 'Low Hanging Fruit?' Computer & Internet Security" from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28. Check-in starts at 6 p.m. at the Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road. The speakers are Bud Freund and Fredd Fishman. Freund teaches technology at Bi-Cultural Day School in Stamford and provides tech support to small businesses and families looking for reasonable, cost-effective technology solutions. Freund is a SCORE vo…

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Stamford Concert Series Combines Art, Chamber Music Stamford Concert Series Combines Art, Chamber Music
Stamford Concert Series Combines Art, Chamber Music STAMFORD, Conn. -- Franklin Street Works is partnering with Treetops Chamber Music Society to launch the new concert series "Listening Room: Music in Contemporary Space.” Contemporary art and innovative chamber music will come together in an informal setting at Franklin Street Works, including a post-performance discussion with coffee and cocktails. This is a ticketed event with limited seating. The opening night concert of “Listening Room” happens from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30 at Franklin Street Works, featuring the Lark String Quartet, with Lebanese percusionist Yousif Sheronic…

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Darien Library Session Focuses On Sleep, Young Children Darien Library Session Focuses On Sleep, Young Children
Darien Library Session Focuses On Sleep, Young Children DARIEN, Conn. — The Darien Library will host Ingrid Prueher, certified Family Sleep Institute pediatric sleep consultant, who will lead a workshop Wednesday, May 27, on sleep solutions for families with children ages birth to 5 years. The workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to noon. Prueher specializes in teaching sleepless parents and caregivers the fundamentals of sleep so their children can become better sleepers. Register for the program online at darienlibrary.org/kids. 

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New Canaan Church Hosting Job Networking Session New Canaan Church Hosting Job Networking Session
New Canaan Church Hosting Job Networking Session NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- New Canaan CaTS will sponsor a session on “Conversational Networking” with Matt Levy from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan, 178 Oenoke Ridge Road. Many job search professionals agree that effective networking can lead up to 80 percent of jobs landed. In this workshop, Levy aims to help participants develop a better networking style. Levy founded PracticePro Solutions in 2009. PracticePro began by offering medical billing and practice management solutions to small and midsize medical practices. PracticePro has expanded to work with all …

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Norwalk Shakespeare Troupe Expands Apprentice Focus Norwalk Shakespeare Troupe Expands Apprentice Focus
Norwalk Shakespeare Troupe Expands Apprentice Focus NORWALK, CONN. -- Shakespeare on the Sound’s production of “All’s Well That Ends Well” June 11-28 is the centerpiece of the theater’s 20th anniversary season, which is aiming to offer broader exposure for apprentices and an expanded dimension to the educational activities in Pinkney Park. Mary Robinson is directing “All’s Well That Ends Well.”  “Budding Bards” is the name given to the selection of original one-act plays to be presented by the 16-member company of apprentices on the main stage in the park at 5 p.m. June 26 before the curtain for “All’s Well That Ends Well.” The last t…

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Blumenthal Applauds Faulty Air Bag Recall, Now Largest In Auto History Blumenthal Applauds Faulty Air Bag Recall, Now Largest In Auto History
Blumenthal Applauds Faulty Air Bag Recall, Now Largest In Auto History FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Takata will almost double the size of its recall of faulty airbags, making this the biggest auto recall in history, Money.CNN.com reports. Takata airbags used in 18 million vehicles have already been recalled, according to Money.CNN.com. The latest recall by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will raise that number to about 34 million vehicles, or about one of every seven automobiles on the road in the U.S. today, Money.CNN.com reports. “Since reports revealed Americans were dying as a result of exploding airbags made by Takata, we have been…

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