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Politics
Murphy, Himes, Blumenthal To Meet With Muslim, LGBT Leaders Murphy, Himes, Blumenthal To Meet With Muslim, LGBT Leaders
Murphy, Himes, Blumenthal To Meet With Muslim, LGBT Leaders STAMFORD, Conn. -- U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Jim Himes and Stamford Mayor David Martin will host a public meeting about the Orlando shooting on Saturday, June 18. The legislators will meet with Connecticut's Muslim and LGBT leaders at First Congregational Church's Rainbow Café Meeting Room at 9 a.m.  First Congregational Church is at 1 Walton Place in Stamford.

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Police & Fire
Greenwich Detective Named Task Force Officer Of The Year Greenwich Detective Named Task Force Officer Of The Year
Greenwich Detective Named Task Force Officer Of The Year GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich Police Detective Robert McKiernan is the United States Attorney's District of Connecticut's Outstanding Task Force Officer for 2016.  "Federal law enforcement has many great tools in its toolbox but our most valuable and treasured asset is the Task Force Officer," said U.S. Attorney Deidre Daly. "Men and women from local police departments who amazingly know every inch of their city, every criminal's life story, and every informant's cell phone number. Task Force Officers make us all look good. They work hard, humbly and with good humor." Mc…

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News
Major Water Main Project Begins On Noroton Avenue In Darien Major Water Main Project Begins On Noroton Avenue In Darien
Major Water Main Project Begins On Noroton Avenue In Darien DARIEN, Conn. -- Aquarion Water Co. will work on water main replacement projects on Noroton Avenue, Middlesex Road and Mansfield Avenue in Darien this summer, with work starting on Monday.  The work on Noroton Avenue from Chestnut Street to Middlesex Road will begin Monday, June 20, and is expected to be completed in four weeks. It will replace 1,000 feet of water main with 16-inch ductile iron main.  The project is an improvement plan to create a new "backbone" of water distribution for Darien.  A second project beginning Tuesday, July 5, will replace 4,000 feet of existing wate…

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Lifestyle
Marist College Is Most Photographed Location In Region Marist College Is Most Photographed Location In Region
Marist College Is Most Photographed Location In Region POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Marist College was the most-Instagrammed location in Poughkeepsie, according to a study by Kingston Creative.  The study analyzed more than 34,000 pictures geotagged within the city and town the past 12 months, and nearly 3,000 photos were of the college.  Vassar College, the Walkway Over the Hudson and the Chance Theater were the next most popular locations, the study said.  The data reveals what's popular among millennials and indicate which businesses, neighborhoods and attractions may drive the most economic and tourist activity.  Click here for a full list of Po…

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Events
Westport Library Celebrates Summer Solstice With Yoga, Free Custard Westport Library Celebrates Summer Solstice With Yoga, Free Custard
Westport Library Celebrates Summer Solstice With Yoga, Free Custard WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Westport Library's Summer Solstice Festival will feature a drum circle, yoga, free custard and more Sunday.  Attendees can safely view the sun through solar telescopes provided by the Rolnick Observatory from 1-4 p.m.  Yoga master Robert Ortner will lead a session at 1:30 p.m.  Free frozen custard from Shake Shack will be available at 2:30 p.m. Randy Brody will lead a drum circle at 3 p.m.  The festival will be on Jesup Green next to the library's lower parking lot.  In the event of rain, activities will take place in the library's McManus Room. The library is at…

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Schools
Crompond Fifth-Graders Make Books For Haitian Children Crompond Fifth-Graders Make Books For Haitian Children
Crompond Fifth-Graders Make Books For Haitian Children CROMPOND, N.Y. -- Fifth graders from Crompond School recently created books to donate to orphaned children in Haiti.  Retired Yorktown teacher Lois Burke of Peekskill initiated the project and donated books to coordinate with an upcoming church-mission trip to Haiti.  Burke's idea was “to provide materials suitable for young children and to show the children in this Haitian orphanage that the world cares about them." “What you all have done is the best. I can’t thank you enough for these wonderful books,” said Burke upon collecting the student-made books.  The students wrote and illu…

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Schools
Irvington High School Science Research Students Take Home Honors Irvington High School Science Research Students Take Home Honors
Irvington High School Science Research Students Take Home Honors IRVINGTON, N.Y. - Three Irvington High School sophomores recently won prizes for their research projects at the 2016 Westlake Science Fair. “We are so proud of our students’ accomplishments and especially their dedication to the Science Research Program,” said Nadia Parikka, who co-advises the Science Research Program with Geraldine Winterroth. Nicole Chase won second place in the Earth/planetary science category, while William Pascal placed third in the cellular/molecular biology category. Claire Song received third place in the medicine/health category.  The three students competed again…

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Schools
Three Briarcliff High School Students Receive Art, Writing Awards Three Briarcliff High School Students Receive Art, Writing Awards
Three Briarcliff High School Students Receive Art, Writing Awards BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Three Briarcliff High School students recently were honored by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.  Harrison Isaac and Eliza Marcus earned Silver Key Awards in the painting category. Devon Litchfield received honorable mention for her painting. 

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Events
Connecticut Firefighters Charitable Foundation Cruises Thimble Islands Connecticut Firefighters Charitable Foundation Cruises Thimble Islands
Connecticut Firefighters Charitable Foundation Cruises Thimble Islands STRATFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut Firefighters Charitable Foundation's 2016 Thimble Islands Cruise will take place Sunday, July 31.  The cruise will last from 6-9 p.m. and set sail from 4 Indian Point Road in Branford. Admission is $30 per person. Only 40 spots are available.  To register by PayPal, visit ctfirefighterscf.org/upcoming-events.html. Payment by check is also available. Make checks payable to CFCF and send to: Connecticut Firefighters Charitable Foundation 200 Oronoque Lane Stratford, CT 06614. 

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Lifestyle
Retire Your Flag At Camp Shanks In Orangeburg This Weekend Retire Your Flag At Camp Shanks In Orangeburg This Weekend
Retire Your Flag At Camp Shanks In Orangeburg This Weekend ORANGEBURG, N.Y. -- Camp Shanks will welcome the public to bring any American flags that are in disrepair to be properly retired on Saturday, June 18.  Nyack-based Boy Scout Troop 2 will perform the retirement ceremony at noon.  A World War II reenactment group dressed in period field gear will be in attendance. Period specific vehicles will also be on display.  American Legion Post 310 and State Senator David Carlucci will also be in attendance for the flag retirement ceremony.  The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Greenbush Road next to Orangeburg Library. 

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