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Easton Teen Dancing In Klein's 75th-Anniversary Show Easton Teen Dancing In Klein's 75th-Anniversary Show
Easton Teen Dancing In Klein's 75th-Anniversary Show EASTON, Conn. — An Easton teen will be among the featured performers at the 75th-anniversary celebration of The Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport. Gianna Forte, 17, a senior at Joel Barlow High School, is a principal dancer with the New England Ballet Company of Bridgeport and, with fellow principal dancer Nicholas Franco, will perform the romantic balcony scene from “Romeo and Juliet.” Paul Shaffer, bandleader from “The Late Show with David Letterman,” will host the Klein’s anniversary celebration, to be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. This celebration will feature performances th…
Weston Letter: Ellen Uzenoff Thanks Voters For Election To School Board Weston Letter: Ellen Uzenoff Thanks Voters For Election To School Board
Weston Letter: Ellen Uzenoff Thanks Voters For Election To School Board WESTON, Conn. — The Weston Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor. To submit your letter, email weston@dailyvoice.com.This letter is from Ellen Uzenoff, a Republican who was elected last week to the Weston Board of Education.  To the editor:  Thank you to all who came out to vote on Tuesday. It is most rewarding to see everyone actively supporting our town. Your support for my candidacy is overwhelming and I am so appreciative.  The work of the Board of Education is so very important to not only our students but to the entire town.  I promise to continue to work ver…
Redding Skater Heads To France For Grand Prix Event Redding Skater Heads To France For Grand Prix Event
Redding Skater Heads To France For Grand Prix Event REDDING, Conn. — Brooklee Han, a 2013 graduate of Joel Barlow High School in Redding, is traveling to France to compete on Friday and Saturday in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Han, who competes internationally on behalf of Australia, will be skating at Trophee Eric Bompard in an elite ladies’ field of 12 skaters that includes Gracie Gold, the 2014 U.S. national champion, and Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, the current world champion. Han is a sophomore at Wesleyan University in Middletown, near her training rink of Newington Arena. She also trains at the Winter Garden Ice Arena in Ridgefield. …
First County Bank Foundation Grants $24,500 To Darien Nonprofits First County Bank Foundation Grants $24,500 To Darien Nonprofits
First County Bank Foundation Grants $24,500 To Darien Nonprofits DARIEN, Conn.— First County Bank Foundation awarded five Darien-based nonprofit groups a total of $24,500 in grants to support the organizations with their mission to provide services in local communities. The Stamford-based First County Bank Foundation awarded grants to: The Community Fund of Darien $2,500 for local programs. At Home in Darien $2,500 to increase transportation services for seniors. Darien Fire Department $7,000 for a thermal-imaging camera. Person to Person $7,500 for its Emergency Assistance Program to provide a safety net and emergency financial assistance to low-income…
Newtown Farm Celebrates 20th Year Of Fall Festival Newtown Farm Celebrates 20th Year Of Fall Festival
Newtown Farm Celebrates 20th Year Of Fall Festival NEWTOWN, Conn. – For more than 20 years, Paproski Castle Hill Farm has hosted an annual corn maze and pumpkin patch at 25 Sugar Lane in Newtown. The fall events at Castle Hill Farm, which wound down last weekend, also included live music by local musician Billy Michaels, private parties, pony rides, bonfires and a petting zoo. “Our kickoff was the Ukrainian festival with 500 to 600 people,” said Diana Paproski, who owns Castle Hill Farm with her husband, Steve. “There was Ukrainian food, dance and the corn maze was open.” The event has steadily grown each year, daily drawing hundreds of p…
The Von Trapps Bring The Sound Of Music To Palace Theatre In Danbury The Von Trapps Bring The Sound Of Music To Palace Theatre In Danbury
The Von Trapps Bring The Sound Of Music To Palace Theatre In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — The Hat City will be alive with the sound of music on Nov. 14 when the Von Trapps take the stage for a concert at the Palace Theatre. Sofia, Melanie, Amanda and August von Trapp, the great-grandchildren of "The Sound of Music’s" Captain and Maria von Trapp, have performed together since their youth, with a musical journey begun as a fluke in 2001. During summer visits to their Montana home, their grandfather, Werner von Trapp, taught them the Austrian folk songs he loved as a child. When he became too ill to travel, they crafted a homemade recording to cheer him …
Trumbull Preschoolers Settle In For Stories On Read-Aloud Day Trumbull Preschoolers Settle In For Stories On Read-Aloud Day
Trumbull Preschoolers Settle In For Stories On Read-Aloud Day TRUMBULL, Conn. — When it comes to reading out loud to kids, I don’t know who has more fun: the kids hearing the story or me. On Oct. 23, I took part in my fourth read-out-loud day at Trumbull Early Childhood Education Center, which is billed as Connecticut’s first freestanding public special needs preschool program. As a guest in teacher Heather Hart’s classroom, I read an alphabet book about Colonial Williamsburg, which not only reinforced knowledge of the alphabet for the children but also gave them a chance to learn about things like anvils, because A is for anvil. The book showed a pic…
Pemberton Fights Off Challenge, Wins Re-Election As Redding First Selectman Pemberton Fights Off Challenge, Wins Re-Election As Redding First Selectman
Pemberton Fights Off Challenge, Wins Re-Election As Redding First Selectman REDDING, Conn. — Democratic incumbent Julia Pemberton beat back a challenge from Republican Eric Witt as she was re-elected as Redding first selectman Tuesday night, according to the Redding Pilot.  She will be joined on the Board of Selectmen by Democrat Leon Karvelis and Republican Michael Thompson, the Pilot said. Other winners, including many who ran unopposed, are: Town Clerk: Michelle R. Grande/Democrat and Republican Town Treasurer: Janice Meehan/Democrat Board of Finance: Margaret (Peg) O'Donnell/Democrat and Ward Mazzucco/Republican  Board of Education: Gwen Denny/Democrat, Meli…
Lambert Battles Chapman For Post Of First Selectman In New Fairfield Lambert Battles Chapman For Post Of First Selectman In New Fairfield
Lambert Battles Chapman For Post Of First Selectman In New Fairfield NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Voters in New Fairfield will cast ballots in the race for First Selectman as the town's general election is held Tuesday, Nov. 3. Races and candidates on the ballot include:  First Selectman: Theda Lambert/Democratic Party Susan Chapman/Republican Party Selectmen (vote for one): Michael Gill/Democratic Party Kim Hanson/Republican Party Town Treasurer (vote for one): Philip Cammarano/Democratic Party Philip Cammarano/Republican Party Board of Finance (vote for any two): Keith B. Landa/Democratic Party Peter S. Hearty/Democratic Party Anthony J. Yorio/Republican …
Board Of Finance Race Tops Ballot In Westport Board Of Finance Race Tops Ballot In Westport
Board Of Finance Race Tops Ballot In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — Voters in Westport will cast ballots in the race in the town's general election held Tuesday, Nov. 3. Races and candidates on the ballot include:  Board of Finance (vote for up to four): John Hartwell/Democratic Party Sheri Gordon/Democratic Party Clarissa Moore/Republican Party Michael Rea/Republican Party Iain Bruce/Republican Party Board of Education (vote for up to three): Mark Mathias/Democratic Party Michael Gordon/Democratic Party Paul Block/Republican Party Board of Assessment Appeals (vote for one): Garson F. Heller/Republican PartyPlanning and Zoning Commiss…
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