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Donna Christopher

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Greenwich Celebrates Earth Day At Talk On Gotham Coyote Project GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei will join Conservation Commission members and staff, and others at the Bruce Museum on Tuesday to present the annual Earth Day Month Proclamation. Due to bad weather, the proclamation event was postponed Sunday. It has been rescheduled to coincide with a wildlife lecture at the museum on the Gotham Coyote Project from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich. There will be a reception with light refreshments before the lecture, which begins at 7 p.m. Chris Nagy, director of Research and Land Management at Mianu…

by Donna Christopher

04/05/2016

Neighbors

Former Englewood Officials Honored At Historical Society Dinner ENGLEWOOD, N.Y. -- The Englewood Historical Society will hold its 31st Annual Awards Dinner Thursday, April 14 at the Crowne Plaza, Englewood. Each year the historical society honor one or more buildings, individuals or groups that exemplify its mission of "outstanding achievement in restoration or preservation." This year's honorees are former Mayor Sandy Greenberg and former Councilman Norman Davis. Both are longtime members of the historical society. Davis was President from 2011 to 2015. Sandy Greenberg, Mayor from 1976 to 1982, was the first female mayor of Englewood and h…

by Donna Christopher

04/05/2016

Schools

Briarcliff Middle School Raising Money For Clean Water BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Briarcliff Middle School’s Greenhouse Club is continuing a multi-year effort to raise funds for the nonprofit organization Charity: Water, which is dedicated to providing clean drinking water to people around the world. For the seventh year, the club’s Water for All Campaign is underway and was brought to the forefront of the school community during the school’s annual Charity Water basketball game between students and faculty members. For more information, call the school at (914) 432-8110.

by Donna Christopher

04/05/2016

Events

Family Day Focus on Birds At Katonah Museum Of Art KATONAH, N.Y. -- Live birds of prey are the stars of an upcoming "Family Day, Day of Bird" at the Katonah Museum of Art.There will be free entry to the museum Sunday, April 17 where the birds will be presented by an Audubon member. There will be hands-on, art-making workshops throughout the museum at the event from noon to 5 p.m. Homemade, artisanal ice cream from Penny Lick Ice Cream Company will also be available for sale. The Katonah Museum of Art is located at 134 Jay St., Katonah, N.Y. For more information, call (914) 232-9555 or click here.

by Donna Christopher

04/05/2016

Events

Toddler Yoga Tops Teen North Castle Library Events ARMONK, N.Y. -- April is a busy month at North Castle Library in Armonk for babies and toddlers where a yoga class for kids and their moms tops the program schedule. The following is offered: Birth to 4 years Mommy & Toddler Yoga (Ages 1 to 4), Monday, April 11, 25, 11 a.m. Yoga poses are incorporated into games and songs for learning. Play & Learn (Ages 1 to 4), Monday, April 4, 18, 11 a.m. Kids learn basic early literacy skills through play. Stories in Motion (Ages 1 to 4 years), Tuesday, April 12, 26, 11 a.m. Enjoy bringing stories to life through play and songs. Toddler Music…

by Donna Christopher

04/05/2016

Schools

Seats Open On Chappaqua School, Library Boards CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Two seats are open for candidacy on the Chappaqua Board of Education and Chappaqua Public Library Board. Those interested in vying for the seats must enter nominating petitions by 5 p.m. Monday, April 18 with the District Clerk. There are five members on the Board of Education each serving a three-year term. Terms are staggered so that only two seats or one seat may be up for election at a time. This year, the terms of Board President Warren Messner and Board Member Jeffrey Mester expire and both are seeking re-election. School board candidates run "at large" …

by Donna Christopher

04/05/2016

Politics

Bethel Rep. Dan Carter Announces Bid To Challenge Sen. Blumenthal BETHEL, Conn. -- State Rep. Dan Carter (R-Bethel) announced his candidacy Monday to challenge U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in the race for U.S. Senate, according to CT Mirror.August Wolf, a Stamford banker and another Republican, is the only other announced challenger. The 48-year-old Carter, a former pilot for the Air Force in Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Storm, has made his entry with endorsements from Republican Minority Leaders, Sen. Len Fasano of North Haven and Rep. Themis Klarides of Derby, reported The Mirror. The legislators were with Carter when he made his announcem…

by Donna Christopher

04/04/2016

Police & Fire

Man Sent To Hospital After Coming To Girlfriend's Defense In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man was hit with a baseball bat after coming to the defense of his girlfriend Friday night in Stamford's Cove section, according to the Stamford Advocate. Police told the Stamford Advocate that the incident took place late at a mini-mart at the intersection of Cove Road and Frederick Street, the report said. A Hispanic male came up to the man and his girlfriend, talked rudely to her and tried to touch her, police told the Stamford Advocate. Outside the victim said the other man took out a bat and hit him two times with it in the head, according to the report. Click he…

by Donna Christopher

04/04/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police Seeks Answers In 1971 Fatal Shooting Cold Case NORWALK, Conn. — The Norwalk Police Department continues to investigate a cold case from 45 years ago involving the shooting death of Earl Collins, 50, at a Mobil gas station on East Avenue. Officers responded to the shooting at the Ludlow Service Station at 219 East Ave. at Winfield Street at 10:27 p.m. March 12, 1971. Officers found Collins on the ground by the front doorway suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. A 17-year-old witness had just stepped into the gas station to get change for cigarettes when a black male fired a gun and Collins fell to the ground, according to polic…

by Donna Christopher

04/04/2016

Neighbors

Moonachie Tour Operator Has Inside Track On Cuba Travel MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Moonachie tour operator Arthur Berman has arranged many tours to Cuba over the past few years, said NorthJersey.com.Berman told NorthJersey.com that with rising demands to go to Cuba from "all over the country," Havana hotel reservations are not available until January 2018, said the report. Although President Barack Obama recently visited Cuba and a "new era of more open relations" seems evident, the half-century-old embargo remains in place until Congress lifts it, said NorthJersey.com. Still both countries have made great strides in loosening trave…

by Donna Christopher

04/04/2016

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