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Wonderful Wines, Great Food, Good Company — All for Charity In Westport Wonderful Wines, Great Food, Good Company — All for Charity In Westport
Wonderful Wines, Great Food, Good Company — All for Charity In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — Surrounded by 100 fine wines, good food and mood setting music, many of the 400 guests gathered at The Inn at Longshore last Friday enjoyed a great evening with friends, dotted by an occasional sampling of wine.  A smaller number took the opportunity to taste wines recommended specifically for them by Cory D’Addario, the wine maven of Liquor Locker of Westport. The setting was Westport Sunrise Rotary’s 27th Annual Wine Tasting, this one the Holiday Gala. The setting was beautiful. The Inn was attractively decorated for the season. Event manager Christine Hussey and OnTheM…

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by Roy Fuchs
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Fairfield Celebrates Giants Tonight For National Pop Warner Football Title Fairfield Celebrates Giants Tonight For National Pop Warner Football Title
Fairfield Celebrates Giants Tonight For National Pop Warner Football Title FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fresh from celebrating Fairfield American’s impressive run at the Little League World Series, the town will celebrate the Fairfield Giants 10U as national Pop Warner champs this week. The celebration will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday at the South Pine Creek Recreation Center, 210 Old Dam Road. All are welcome to join First Selectman Mike Tetreau and the Parks & Recreation Department in congratulating the town’s newest champions. The 10-year-old division the town’s Pop Warner Giants Football League finished 21-12 over the Kansas City Titans last month. The members of t…

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by Meredith Guinness
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Darien Pays Tribute To Veterans At Wreaths Across America Ceremony Darien Pays Tribute To Veterans At Wreaths Across America Ceremony
Darien Pays Tribute To Veterans At Wreaths Across America Ceremony DARIEN, Conn. -- Darien will pay tribute to veterans once again this holiday season by laying wreaths at Spring Grove Veteran's Cemetery as part of Wreaths Across America on Saturday, Dec. 16. The public is invited to attend the event, which will be held at noon. Darien's wreath laying ceremony is conducted simultaneously with the wreath ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Dec. 16. According to local tallies, there are 2,184 veterans buried at Spring Grove, and many volunteers are needed to help with the wreath placement this year. Darien's Monuments and Ceremonies Commis…

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by Casey Donahue
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Norwalk Remembers Pearl Harbor With Ceremony On 76th Anniversary Norwalk Remembers Pearl Harbor With Ceremony On 76th Anniversary
Norwalk Remembers Pearl Harbor With Ceremony On 76th Anniversary NORWALK, Conn. -- The city of Norwalk will pay tribute to Pearl Harbor on Thursday, Dec. 7 with a ceremony at City Hall. The 76th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony will be held Thursday at 8:30 a.m. in the Community Room at City Hall. "I invite citizens of all ages to honor the American soldiers and sailors who died or were injured in the December 1941 attack on the U.S. Naval Base in Pearl Harbor near Honolulu," said Mayor Harry Rilling. "Veterans, city officials, and the Color Guard will participate in this tribute to them."

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by Casey Donahue
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Darien Arts Center Charms All Ages With ‘Scenes From The Nutcracker’ Darien Arts Center Charms All Ages With ‘Scenes From The Nutcracker’
Darien Arts Center Charms All Ages With ‘Scenes From The Nutcracker’ DARIEN, Conn. -- The Nutcracker comes to life as the Darien Arts Center’s dance companies join together to enchant audiences of all ages at their annual production, ‘Scenes from the Nutcracker’.  This Tchaikovsky holiday classic is abbreviated to an hour-long narrated show, specifically geared for young audiences. Children get to sit up close and are invited to meet and greet the characters after the performance. The show, a Darien favorite since 2002, provides an appealing introduction to attending dance performances for the younger set.  “The Nutcracker was written for children,” says DAC…

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by Daily Voice
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Bridgeport Rallies Around Quadriplegic Teacher About To Lose Vital Benefits Bridgeport Rallies Around Quadriplegic Teacher About To Lose Vital Benefits
Bridgeport Rallies Around Quadriplegic Teacher About To Lose Vital Benefits BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Friends are rallying around a beloved Central High School teacher who recently learned that state budget changes might make it impossible for him to work or to continue his normal lifestyle. Tom Wade sustained a spinal cord injury from a diving accident when he was 17. He is a quadriplegic with a personal care attendant to help him daily with showers, meals, exercise and other necessities. But late last month, the Milford resident received a letter from the State of Connecticut stating his income was too high to continue the Medicaid for the Working Disabled benefits he …

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by Meredith Guinness
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Norwalk Housing Authority Students Publish Book With Silvermine Arts Center Norwalk Housing Authority Students Publish Book With Silvermine Arts Center
Norwalk Housing Authority Students Publish Book With Silvermine Arts Center NORWALK, Conn. — A group of Norwalk students are celebrating the publication of a book they wrote this year through the Norwalk Housing Authority and the Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan. Students in Norwalk Housing Authority's after-school 6th to 8th grade program completed the project through Silvermine's Art Partners Outreach Education Program. The book, titled "Just Between Friends," includes photography and poetry focusing on animals, which was this year's subject matter. NHA's Creative Coordinator Danielle Vinci took the students to the Stamford Nature Center to study an…

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by Casey Donahue
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Norwalk Land Trust To Buy White Barn Property & Preserve 15 Acres Norwalk Land Trust To Buy White Barn Property & Preserve 15 Acres
Norwalk Land Trust To Buy White Barn Property & Preserve 15 Acres NORWALK, Conn. — With an agreement in place for the Norwalk Land Trust to purchase the White Barn property in Norwalk, the 15.4-acre site will be preserved as open space forever, the NLT announced.  “Given its unique biodiversity and benefit to the community it is critical for the community to help NLT save this this property,” said Seeley Hubbard of the Norwalk Land Trust. The property is located in the Cranbury neighborhood of Norwalk on the Westport border.  Major donations from James and Deborah Fieber and William Fieber of $1 million are kick-starting the fundraising for the purchase…

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by Daily Voice
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William Raveis Honored For Fundraising Work To Fight Cancer William Raveis Honored For Fundraising Work To Fight Cancer
William Raveis Honored For Fundraising Work To Fight Cancer WESTPORT, Conn. – Bill Raveis, Fairfield resident and founder of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance, was honored at the Westport Country Playhouse for his exceptional fundraising efforts for cancer research.  Raveis was recognized last week at the 10th annual Moffly Media Light a Fire Awards Ceremony, emceed by Broadway star James Naughton, which honors the nonprofit and philanthropic work of Fairfield County’s community heroes. Cancer is personal to Raveis. When his friend (and president of Raveis) was diagnosed with cancer, followed by his wife, “it hit home twice."…

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Construction Begins To Extend Wilton Loop Of Norwalk River Valley Trail Construction Begins To Extend Wilton Loop Of Norwalk River Valley Trail
Construction Begins To Extend Wilton Loop Of Norwalk River Valley Trail WILTON, Conn. — Timber & Stone has started construction on a 2,000-foot extension of the Wilton Loop of the Norwalk River Valley Trail. “With the strong support of the Wilton community, we’re excited about extending the Loop beyond the recently completed boardwalk to Twin Oak Lane,” said Pat Sesto, president of the Friends of the Norwalk River Valley Trail. Timber& Stone, the trail builder for the entirety of the Wilton Loop, expects to finish with the latest extension this month. When the extension is completed, the east side of the Wilton Loop will run over 2 miles from the trail…

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Celebrate Hanukkah With Community Menorah Lightings In Fairfield County Celebrate Hanukkah With Community Menorah Lightings In Fairfield County
Celebrate Hanukkah With Community Menorah Lightings In Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The Schneerson Center of Connecticut will celebrate Hanukkah with several community Menorah lightings in Westport, Weston, Wilton and Norwalk. Hanukkah, which begins the evening of Dec. 12, celebrates the victory of the Jewish Maccabees over the Greek Syrian oppressors in the land of Israel and the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem with the lighting of the Menorah. Although they had only one day’s supply of olive oil it miraculously lasted eight full days until new oil was obtained. The public is invited to these community Menorah lightings that will featur…

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Kennedy Center Leader Feted, $170,000 Raised At Four Seasons Ball In Wilton Kennedy Center Leader Feted, $170,000 Raised At Four Seasons Ball In Wilton
Kennedy Center Leader Feted, $170,000 Raised At Four Seasons Ball In Wilton TRUMBULL, Conn. — The Kennedy Center raised about $170,000 for its residential services for people with disabilities and celebrated its longtime leader at the 53rd annual Four Seasons Ball. A sold-out crowd of 300 congratulated Martin Schwartz, the first president and CEO of The Kennedy Center, who has led the organization since 1978. Schwartz will retire in January. “Marty is a man for all season,” said U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “He started this work when people were not paying much attention to people with disabilities. He built awareness and called attention to people who often are …

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by Meredith Guinness