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James Beard Award-Winning Chef To Speak At Stamford's Ferguson Library James Beard Award-Winning Chef To Speak At Stamford's Ferguson Library
James Beard Award-Winning Chef To Speak At Stamford's Ferguson Library Iconic chef Jacques Pépin returns to his old stomping, or stirring grounds to promote his new cookbook and talk cooking. Pépin, the former owner of the Dressing Room restaurant in Westport, will appear in Stamford at the Ferguson Library on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. to discuss his latest book, Cooking My Way: Recipes and Techniques for Economical Cooking.  The evening presentation, to be moderated by Michel Nischan, a four-time James Beard Award winner, will be held at the Main Library, DiMattia Building. In Cooking My Way, Pépin offers insights and cooking techniques that save money…
'80s Teen Heartthrob Andrew McCarthy To Visit Stamford '80s Teen Heartthrob Andrew McCarthy To Visit Stamford
'80s Teen Heartthrob Andrew McCarthy To Visit Stamford The ‘80s teen heartthrob and author Andrew McCarthy from such hits as "Pretty In Pink," will discuss his latest memoir "Walking with Sam: A Father, Son, and Five Hundred Miles Walking Across Spain," at the Ferguson Library in Stamford. The event will take place in Stamford on Thursday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m., at the library located at One Public Library Plaza. In his new book, McCarthy reflects on his decision to take his son Sam on a five-week, 500-mile trek across Spain’s unforgiving Camino de Santiago as his oldest child was preparing to leave the family nest.  Best known for an actin…
Woman Severely Injured During 'Senseless' Robbery By Stamford Teen, Police Say Woman Severely Injured During 'Senseless' Robbery By Stamford Teen, Police Say
Woman Severely Injured During 'Senseless' Robbery By Stamford Teen, Police Say A Stamford teen has been charged with allegedly severely injuring a woman during a robbery as she was leaving work. Roberto Carlos Herrera-Aleman, age 18, was charged on Thursday, Jan. 26, with robbery in connection with the Wednesday, Jan. 11 incident in the area of 201 Broad St., near Ferguson Library, said Stamford Assistant Police Chief Richard Conklin. During the robbery, a 68-year-old woman who had just gotten off of work was walking when Herrera-Aleman, riding a bike, knocked her to the ground and grabbed a tote she was carrying that contained her cell phone and credit cards, Conklin…
New Coffee Shop To Open In Former Starbucks Space In Stamford New Coffee Shop To Open In Former Starbucks Space In Stamford
New Coffee Shop To Open In Former Starbucks Space In Stamford Good news for downtown Stamford.  Winfield Street Coffee will open at Ferguson Library this summer where it will occupy the space where Starbucks used to be until it closed in 2018. Renovations will begin May 9 and completed by mid-August, said owner Breno Donatti. The coffee shop will have an outside entrance at 96 Broad Street or you can enter from inside the library. Hours 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The coffee menu includes specialty beverages like Caramel Brulee Latte, Matcha Latte, Cashew Choco Milk, along with the standard espresso, latte, cortadito and more. The food choices are ext…
Sailboat Racer, Stamford Hospital, Ferguson Library Volunteer Patti Rockhill Dies At 83 Sailboat Racer, Stamford Hospital, Ferguson Library Volunteer Patti Rockhill Dies At 83
Sailboat Racer, Stamford Hospital, Ferguson Library Volunteer Patti Rockhill Dies At 83 Patricia (Patti) Rockhill died on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 at her beloved harbor-side home in Stamford, surrounded by her books, her dearly loved springer spaniel Georgia and her family. She was 83. The youngest of three children, Patti was born in Rochester, to George and Estell VanEpps and is survived by her brothers George (Grace) and Donald; both residing in Rochester. After graduating high school, Patti moved to New York City and worked at several world-class enterprises as a paralegal, including the L.A. Times and her beloved PepsiCo in Purchase. She attended The College of New Rochelle …
Swastikas Found On Sidewalks In Downtown Stamford Swastikas Found On Sidewalks In Downtown Stamford
Swastikas Found On Sidewalks In Downtown Stamford The Stamford Police department is asking the public for help in identifying the person responsible for drawing swastikas on sidewalks in three different areas of the city.  The first swastika was found around 7:30 a.m. Thursday drawn on the sidewalk in front of the Ferguson Library at 96 Broad St., said Stamford Police Lt. Michael Noto. Shortly after, the department received reports of two additional similar drawings in front of 285 Bedford St., and 11 Forest St., he said. The swastika found in front of the library.Stamford Police Department The drawings were done in chalk and written …
Man Nearly Dies Of Heroin Overdose Inside Library Bathroom In Stamford Man Nearly Dies Of Heroin Overdose Inside Library Bathroom In Stamford
Man Nearly Dies Of Heroin Overdose Inside Library Bathroom In Stamford An employee found a 52-year-old man unconscious and nearly dead from a heroin overdose in a second-floor bathroom at Ferguson Library in Stamford, according to police. The man was found around 1 p.m. Thursday at the library at 1 Public Library Plaza when the staff member entered the bathroom, said Stamford Police Sgt. Robert Shawinsky. Shawinsky said the staffer called police and EMS who quickly arrived and medics administered two doses of Narcan before bringing the man back to life. The man, who had a needle in his arm when found, didn't "want anything to do with police or EMS,"…