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DOT To Replace Roadway Lighting On Parts of Route 7/I-84 in Danbury DOT To Replace Roadway Lighting On Parts of Route 7/I-84 in Danbury
DOT To Replace Roadway Lighting On Parts of Route 7/I-84 in Danbury DANBURY, Conn. -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation's Office of Engineering is developing plans to replace the roadway lighting systems on Route 7 in Danbury and Brookfield, and I-84 in Danbury and Bethel.The project involves the replacement of the existing light poles, light pole foundations, high pressure sodium type light fixtures, underground circuitry and electric service cabinets with new light poles, light pole foundations, light emitting diode type light fixtures, underground circuitry and electric service cabinets.  The purpose of this project is to improve the operation …

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Events
'Champions' Gala Benefits Bridgeport's Child And Family Guidance Center 'Champions' Gala Benefits Bridgeport's Child And Family Guidance Center
'Champions' Gala Benefits Bridgeport's Child And Family Guidance Center BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Child and Family Guidance Center in Bridgeport will host its first annual Champions for Children Fundraising gala on Thursday, June 9.The gala's net proceeds will support critical mental health and behavioral supports provided by center to Fairfield County's most vulnerable youth, said a release. The center, with offices in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Norwalk, and Stratford, works to promote positive child development and the emotional well-being of children and to empower families to provide a nurturing caring and safe haven for children to grow and mature. Families ser…

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Schools
Brewster's Green Chimneys Spotlights Birds Of Prey Brewster's Green Chimneys Spotlights Birds Of Prey
Brewster's Green Chimneys Spotlights Birds Of Prey BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Thousands of people turned out for the 24th annual birds of prey event at Green Chimneys in Brewster on Sunday, according to lohud.com.The tradition began to raise money so the youth treatment agency, a nonprofit, could construct an aviary, said lohud.com. Sunday's event showcased the agency's expanse wildlife center, reported lohud.com. The center, on a 175-acre site, currently rescues 150 birds yearly and has a wildlife center for "American bald eagles to camels" to be housed, lohud.com reported. Click here to read the lohud.com story.

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Police & Fire
Police Arrest Weston Woman After Disturbance At Starbuck's In Wilton Police Arrest Weston Woman After Disturbance At Starbuck's In Wilton
Police Arrest Weston Woman After Disturbance At Starbuck's In Wilton WILTON, Conn. — A Weston woman was charged with stalking and harassing in connection with a June 4 disturbance at Starbuck's in Wilton, according to police.Officers were dispatched at 8:59 p.m. June 4 to Starbuck's at 21 River Road to speak to an employee regarding harassment, said police.  The officers investigated and determined that Jennifer Burke, 30, had been asked to leave the Starbuck's but had returned and began yelling obscenities, according to police.  She was arrested and taken to Wilton Police headquarters. She was charged with second-degree stalking, second-degree criminal tres…

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Lifestyle
Free Teen Fitness Classes Offered Wednesdays At White Plains YMCA Free Teen Fitness Classes Offered Wednesdays At White Plains YMCA
Free Teen Fitness Classes Offered Wednesdays At White Plains YMCA WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The White Plains YMCA will launch an initiative to help teens pursue active lifestyles, according to an announcement.Many teens avoid active lifestyles due to not knowing how to properly exercise or being worried about being judged, said the release. To combat this trend, the city YMCA branch will offer "Work Out Wednesdays" beginning Wednesday, June 8. Teenagers can visit the YMCA to take two group exercise classes for free. These will include: Spinning and Zumba, Hip Hop Boot Camp, Body Conditioning and Strength, Cardio Combat. In addition, teens can pla…

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Police & Fire
Fugitive Hid In Plain Sight In Sherman For Nearly 50 Years Fugitive Hid In Plain Sight In Sherman For Nearly 50 Years
Fugitive Hid In Plain Sight In Sherman For Nearly 50 Years SHERMAN, Conn. -- Mechanic and Sherman resident Bob Stackowitz was arrested last month on charges of escaping from a Georgia prison 48 years ago while serving two years of a sentence for robbery that was for 17 years, reported The New York Times.Stackowitz, who went by the alias Bob Gordon, is 71 and was found after filing for Social Security benefits "under his real name," a discovery made by the Georgia Corrections Department, said The New York Times. The agency "had long since stopped actively looking" the fugitive, according to the report. He was arrested by federal …

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Schools
Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Students Inducted To Honor Society Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Students Inducted To Honor Society
Putnam/Northern Westchester Boces Students Inducted To Honor Society YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The following 44 students from Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES have been inducted into the National Technical Honor Society:Brewster High School: Yash Patel (Architectural Design and 3D Modeling); Mikayla Luby (Baking and Pastry Arts); Yexsi Ramos (Certified Nurse Aide); Coleen DeLanoy (Child Development and Education); Gina Primavera (Cosmetology); Alexxis Prinz (New Visions Health); Jose Cazarez (Small Engine/Motorcycle Technology); Danielle Minella (Sports Medicine)  Briarcliff High School: Sabrina Panarese (Cosmetology)  Carmel High School: Jennifer Pinna (Child Deve…

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Valhalla HS 'Godspell' Students Take Six Theater Award Nominations Valhalla HS 'Godspell' Students Take Six Theater Award Nominations
Valhalla HS 'Godspell' Students Take Six Theater Award Nominations VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Five Valhalla High School students who participated in the spring musical "Godspell" were nominated for six Metropolitan Youth Theater Awards. Students received three Metro nominations for their performances, and three technical merit nominations. One student received two nominations (one for performance and the other for technical).  Performances were March 18 and 19. The nominations are as follows:  Jessica Beitscher: Vocal Performance Female  Jared Lombardi: Acting Performance  Male Kyra Hickey: Featured Ensemble Member  Chloe Oshanani: Student Director (t…

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Paula Poundstone Headlines Tarrytown Music Hall Paula Poundstone Headlines Tarrytown Music Hall
Paula Poundstone Headlines Tarrytown Music Hall TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The Tarrytown Music Hall will welcome comedian Paula Poundstone from NPR's news quiz show "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" on Saturday, June 25. Thirty-seven years ago Poundstone climbed on a Greyhound bus and traveled across the country -- stopping in at open mic nights in comedy clubs as she went.  She is known for her razor-sharp wit, her self-deprecating humor and a spontaneity with a crowd, said a release. Pounstone’s interchanges with the audience are "never mean or done at a person’s expense. She even manages to handle politics without provoking the pa…

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Pelham Memorial High School Orchestra Wins Gold Pelham Memorial High School Orchestra Wins Gold
Pelham Memorial High School Orchestra Wins Gold PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Pelham High School orchestra won a gold medal with distinction from the New York State School Music Association.

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