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WCSU Stages 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' In Danbury WCSU Stages 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' In Danbury
Wcsu Stages 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. -- The Western Connecticut State University Opera will present the holiday classic “Amahl and the Night Visitors” in two performances Friday in Danbury. This year’s presentation will mark the 21st annual WCSU Opera production of the English-language opera by Gian Carlo Menotti, originally commissioned for broadcast on the NBC television network in December 1951. The opera, which runs about 50 minutes, tells the story of an impoverished and crippled shepherd boy’s encounter with the Three Kings on their way to Bethlehem and the heartwarming outcome of their chance meeting. Ma…
Work Continues On Glen Rock's Harristown Road Work Continues On Glen Rock's Harristown Road
Work Continues On Glen Rock's Harristown Road GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Work on Harristown Road in Glen Rock is expected to be completed Friday.Public Service Enterprise Group has scheduled a number of construction projects this week.  The work includes underground manhole and pipe installation near the Alexander Hamilton School and wire work on Ackerman Avenue (from Harristown Road to Prospect Street) and Prospect Street (from Ackerman Avenue to Saddle River Road), according to a schedule from PSE&G. All of the work is scheduled to take place through Friday from 7 a.m.-6 p.m.  While work near the Alexander Hamilton School is not expecte…
Bridgeport Hospital, Get Healthy CT, Have Tips For A Healthy Holiday Bridgeport Hospital, Get Healthy CT, Have Tips For A Healthy Holiday
Bridgeport Hospital, Get Healthy CT, Have Tips For A Healthy Holiday BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Tips for making healthy lifestyle choices and avoiding stress during the holidays are featured in an article published by Get Healthy CT, a group that includes health care providers in Bridgeport.The coalition of hospitals, health departments and health and social service providers in Bridgeport, New Haven and Greenwich has collaborated on the December Monthly Health Feature posting information on its website including: Recipe for Healthy Baking During the Holidays 13 Surprising Baking Substitutions Make Healthier Choices Healthy Holiday Gift Guide 9 Tips for Staying Ac…
Bridgeport Gallery Exhibiting 'Shot In The Dark' Images Bridgeport Gallery Exhibiting 'Shot In The Dark' Images
Bridgeport Gallery Exhibiting 'Shot In The Dark' Images BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Armstrong Gallery in Bridgeport will feature a solo photography exhibit Thursday called "Shot in the Dark."Photographer Katie Settel reveals her "guts and perseverance" in the featured images, taken by her gaining access to venues most of us could only imagine. There are photographs of low light concerts and ones Settel took after knocking on doors, writing letters that took hours to compose and dialing mystery phone numbers to see where she'd be led. The exhibit is from 6-8 p.m. at the gallery, 305 Knowlton St., Bridgeport.
Westchester Police Release Passenger In Deadly Saw Mill River Parkway Chase Westchester Police Release Passenger In Deadly Saw Mill River Parkway Chase
Westchester Police Release Passenger In Deadly Saw Mill River Parkway Chase YONKERS, N.Y. -- The passenger in the car that was in a fatal chase at high speed on the Saw Mill Parkway Tuesday has been released from police custody, says Westchester News 12.Westchester County Police released Yonkers resident Akeem Smith, 25, from custody when no warrants that are outstanding were discovered, according to the report.  He was riding in the passenger side of a silver Nissan that Miguel Espinal, 36, of Queens was driving at the time an NYPD police car attempted to pull over the vehicle for unclear violations in the Bronx at 242nd Street and Broadway. Espinal was shot and ki…
Stamford Symphony, Pro Arte Singers Will Perform Messiah Saturday Stamford Symphony, Pro Arte Singers Will Perform Messiah Saturday
Stamford Symphony, Pro Arte Singers Will Perform Messiah Saturday STAMFORD, Conn. -- Handel's "Messiah," Part 1 and Hallelujah Chorus, will be performed Saturday at the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist Church in Stamford. The Stamford Symphony and Pro Arte Singers will perform the concert. "Messiah" written in 1742 is Handel’s best-known, best-loved and most performed work today.  The Pro Arte Singers, a fully professional chorus, were formed in 1972 by current artistic director, Arthur Sjögren, and a small group of professional singers who shared his dream to perform the finest choral music dating from the Renaissance to the prese…
Celebrate Sinatra's 100th Birthday At Ridgefield Playhouse Celebrate Sinatra's 100th Birthday At Ridgefield Playhouse
Celebrate Sinatra's 100th Birthday At Ridgefield Playhouse RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday will be celebrated Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Ridgefield Playhouse.The show, “Echoes of Sinatra,” features Steve Kazlauskas.  The evening begins with a Jack Daniels toast celebrating Sinatra's life. There will be his favorite cocktails, martinis, dry Manhattans and Rob Roys available at the bar, and the entertainment will include Sinatra's songs, including “Come Fly with Me,” “Witchcraft,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “Strangers in the Night,” “It Was a Very Good Year,” “That’s Life,” “Summer Wind,” “The Lady is A Tramp” and “New York, New …
Time Magazine Names German Chancellor Merkel Person Of The Year Time Magazine Names German Chancellor Merkel Person Of The Year
Time Magazine Names German Chancellor Merkel Person Of The Year Time’s Person of the Year, lauded for her leadership roles in crises ranging from European debt to Syrian refugees, is German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Called “Chancellor of the Free World” on the magazine’s cover, Merkel is noted in the Time article for her how she responded to “Vladimir Putin’s creeping theft of Ukraine” and her attention to how “the prospect of Greek bankruptcy threatened the very existence of the euro zone.” "Europe’s most powerful leader is a refugee from a time and place where her power would have been unimaginable," says the Time article. Merkel, 61,  grew …
Teen Charged With Driving Getaway Car After Danbury Shooting Teen Charged With Driving Getaway Car After Danbury Shooting
Teen Charged With Driving Getaway Car After Danbury Shooting DANBURY, Conn. -- Danbury police have made a third arrest in connection with an October shooting, charging a city teenager with helping the suspect and his accomplice flee by driving the getaway car, police said.Manuela Del Carmen Aleman, 19, of Danbury, was charged with hindering prosecution and interfering with an officer. according to police. She was held on $35,000 bond, police said. Aleman's arrest came Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 8:15 p.m. when detectives found her at her residence, said police. Detectives had an arrest warrant and took Aleman into custody, according to police. Her arrest foll…
Speaker Discusses Job Teaching Refugees With Bronxville Students Speaker Discusses Job Teaching Refugees With Bronxville Students
Speaker Discusses Job Teaching Refugees With Bronxville Students BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- A visiting speaker who taught English to refugee children in the Middle East talked to middle-schoolers at The Chapel School in Bronxville about her experiences during a Dec. 2 assembly.The woman can speak three languages and has visited 29 countries. She shared photos and stories with the students. "When you watch the news or read a newspaper," said Mauro DeCillis, a seventh-grader, "it can be easy to let fear lead to prejudice. But, these refugees are scared themselves and it is good to know that there are people like (the visiting teacher) who have dedic…
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