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Events

Norwalk's Wall Street Theater Celebrates Reopening With Street Festival NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk’s Wall Street Theater will present a street festival to celebrate the grand reopening of the 100-year-old theater. The afternoon of food and entertainment will run from noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at 71 Wall St., Norwalk. After a lengthy hiatus, the theater will reopen in the spring. The festival will feature national and local performing acts, including Norwalk native P.J. Pacifico, the gypsy-swing quartet Caravan of Thieves, and Deep Banana Blackout vocalists’ Jen Durkin and the Business. Norwalk’s Marcia Louis will provide children’s music. Staff and advisers…

by Chris Wuensch

09/24/2015

Neighbors

Darien Arts Center Expands Music Staff, Classroom Sizes DARIEN, Conn. -- The Darien Arts Center has expanded its classroom space and added additional faculty to accommodate its new slate of classes ranging from piano to voice lessons. Joining Regina Elliott and arts center Music Director Juanita Bosee in offering several new classes are recent-hires Dan Hague, Sharon Levin, Jaana Narsipur, Max Pakhomov and Megan Talay, as well as Darien High School graduates Will Bruno, Zach Heyde and Stephanie Wong. The center will provide both individual and group classes, including violin for children as young as 3 and piano beginning at age 4. Among the new…

by Chris Wuensch

09/19/2015

Sports

Oakland Girls Lacrosse Club Hunts For 'X-Treme' Players OAKLAND, N.J. -- X-Treme Lax Factory believes the future of girls’ lacrosse is here. More specifically, your future in the sport begins with a tryout this weekend in Oakland. The youth girls club will play host to tryouts for girls with graduation years ranging from 2019-2023 at 2 p.m. Sunday at the N.J. Sports House, 12 Wright Way, Oakland. X-Treme Lax Factory teaches the physical and mental aspect of the game in a team atmosphere, as well as providing detailed coaching tailored to each athlete’s age level. There is a tryout fee of $50. More information is available by calling (201) 873-4…

by Chris Wuensch

09/19/2015

News

MLB Prospect Mike Nolan Fighting For His Life After Shooting YONKERS, N.Y. -- Oakland Athletics' prospect Mike Nolan is fighting for his life after being shot during an altercation in the parking lot of a Yonkers fast food restaurant early Friday morning. Nolan, 23, is listed in extremely critical condition at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx after being shot twice around 12:30 a.m. while sitting in a Mercedes in the Burger King parking lot near the Cross County Shopping Center. Police believe the shooting was related to drag racing that occurred in the area, according to WABC-TV. Nolan is a 6-foot-7 left-handed pitcher and Saunders High School al…

by Chris Wuensch

09/18/2015

Schools

Edgemont School District Again Ranked Top District In Nation GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- When it comes to education in the United States, the Edgemont Union Free School District gets all A’s for the second straight year. TheStreet.com has unveiled its list of the best school districts in the United States, including the Edgemont Union Free School District, which ranked No. 1. Rankings are determined using data from government and public data sets, the website’s own proprietary data and more than four million opinion-based survey responses from more than 280,000 students, recent alumni and parents. Edgemont scored an A+ for academics, an A for student cultur…

by Chris Wuensch

09/18/2015

Schools

Four Westchester County School Districts Ranked Among Nation's Best WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester County has risen to the head of the class as having one of the best counties in the nation for students to learn. Westchester had four of its school districts named among the top 15 in the United States in TheStreet.com's list, including the nation’s highest-rated district in Edgemont. Also earning high marks were Chappaqua Central School District (No. 10), Rye City School District (No. 8) and Scarsdale Union Free School District (No. 5), according to a breakdown compiled by thestreet.com. Rankings are determined using data from government and public …

by Chris Wuensch

09/18/2015

Schools

Chappaqua School District Ranked Among The Nation's Best CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- When it comes to education in the United States, the Chappaqua Central School District gets mostly A’s. TheStreet.com has unveiled its list of the best school districts in the United States, including the Chappaqua Central School District, which ranked No. 10 on the list. Rankings are determined using data from government and public data sets, the website’s own proprietary data and more than four million opinion-based survey responses from more than 280,000 students, recent alumni and parents. Chappaqua scored an A+ for academics, a B- for student culture and diversity a…

by Chris Wuensch

09/18/2015

Schools

Rye City School District Named Among Best In Nation RYE, N.Y. -- When it comes to education in the United States, the Rye City School District gets mostly A’s. TheStreet.com has unveiled its list of the best school districts in the United States, including the Rye City School District, which ranked No. 8. Rankings are determined using data from government and public data sets, the website’s own proprietary data and more than four million opinion-based survey responses from more than 280,000 students, recent alumni and parents. Rye scored an A+ for academics, a C for student culture and diversity and an A for resources and facilities. The sc…

by Chris Wuensch

09/18/2015

Schools

Scarsdale Public Schools Rank Among Nation's Best SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- When it comes to education in the United States, the Scarsdale Union Free School District gets mostly A’s. TheStreet.com has unveiled its annual list of the best school districts in the United States, including the Scarsdale Union Free School District, which ranked No. 5. Rankings are determined using data from government and public data sets, the website’s own proprietary data and more than four million opinion-based survey responses from more than 280,000 students, recent alumni and parents. Scarsdale scored an A+ for academics, a B for student culture and diversity an…

by Chris Wuensch

09/18/2015

Events

Westport Library Winter Gardening Class Featuring Annelise McCay WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Westport Library wants to make sure your yard is ready for the upcoming winter. Master gardener Annelise McCay will share tips on how to nurture your garden through the winter and prepare it for spring at noon on Sept. 18 in the Westport Library’s McManus Room, 20 Jesup Road. The class will teach when to cut back plants, how to protect delicate perennials and what to plant to nourish the soil through the winter months. McCay is a certified University of Connecticut master gardener advocating and educating about organic gardening through organizations such as the Fairf…

by Chris Wuensch

09/15/2015

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