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Norwalk's TFI Envision Wins Advertising Awards Norwalk's TFI Envision Wins Advertising Awards
Norwalk's TFI Envision Wins Advertising Awards NORWALK, Conn. — TFI Envision Inc. of Norwalk has been selected as an award winner in the 45th Creativity International Print & Packaging Design Awards. The jury selected the following TFI Envision work as bronze winners for outstanding creative design:  Graphics 3 Inc. Birch Birdhouse Pop-Up Greeting Card. TFI Envision, Inc. “Pickle Perspectives” Summer Promotion 2015.“We are honored each time we receive an award for the work we do. We are grateful to have clients that provide us with the creative opportunities to do this work since 1975,” said Mary Ellen Butkus, vice president of TFI …

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Business
Norwalk's First Niagara Announces Two New Hires In Risk Management Norwalk's First Niagara Announces Two New Hires In Risk Management
Norwalk's First Niagara Announces Two New Hires In Risk Management NORWALK, Conn. -- First Niagara Financial Group has hired two new members of its Norwalk-based First Niagara Risk Management division. Lynn Horvath has been named vice president of FNRM, and Enrique Lopez has been named an employee benefits consultant for First Niagara Benefits Consulting, a division of FNRM.  Horvath will be responsible for managing First Niagara’s Commercial Lines Insurance Department within the New England and tri-state market. She will also be leading the Key Account Practice for FNRM, a newly created position aimed at providing sales, service and resource support and co…

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BioHiTech Global Names Wilton's Brian Essman As New CFO BioHiTech Global Names Wilton's Brian Essman As New CFO
BioHiTech Global Names Wilton's Brian Essman As New CFO WILTON, Conn. -- BioHiTech Global Inc., a provider of food waste disposal solutions, has appointed Wilton resident Brian C. Essman as chief financial officer. Essman has more than 20 years of financial management experience, starting as a certified public accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior manager, followed by a CFO role at a Fidelity Capital portfolio company.  He has held various executive positions from 1997 through 2014 at several Havas operating companies, including most recently, the CEO of Data Communique, a leading software-as-a-service company providing component con…

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Politics
Stratford Lawmakers Celebrate 75 Years Of Merritt Parkway Stratford Lawmakers Celebrate 75 Years Of Merritt Parkway
Stratford Lawmakers Celebrate 75 Years Of Merritt Parkway STRATFORD, Conn. -- An event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Merritt Parkway was held in Stratford this fall.State Rep. Laura Hoydick, R-Stratford, joined state and local officials in recognizing the famed parkway, which was opened to the public on Sept. 2, 1940. Also attending were Rep. Laura Devlin, R-Fairfield, Rep. Ben McGorty, R-Stratford, and Rep. Gail Lavielle, R-Wilton.  The historic parkway was named for Connecticut Congressman Schuyler Merritt, who was considered a great conservationist.  The first section of the Merritt Parkway, from the New York state li…

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News
Rockland Officials Stage Menorah-Lighting Ceremony Rockland Officials Stage Menorah-Lighting Ceremony
Rockland Officials Stage Menorah-Lighting Ceremony NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Rockland County officials participated in the annual menorah lighting Friday outside the Allison-Parris County Office Building in New City. The event brought together ‪‎Rockland‬ County Executive Ed Day with fellow elected officials and local Jewish leaders. Together they lit four candles for the first four nights of Hanukkah, which began Dec. 6.  "Hanukkah is not just a time we celebrate miracles, we celebrate hope," Day said.  The gathering was preceded by the dedication of a crèche, demonstrating the diversity and freedom of religion.

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Dutchess Executive Molinaro Discusses Budget At Monday Forum Dutchess Executive Molinaro Discusses Budget At Monday Forum
Dutchess Executive Molinaro Discusses Budget At Monday Forum RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro will hold a public forum at 6 p.m. Monday at Clinton Town Hall in Rhinebeck. The forum will focus on the 2016 county budget and other issues.  Residents are invited to ask questions and share feedback on issues important to them and their families.  For more information, call 845-486-2000 or visit dutchessny.gov. Clinton Town Hall is at 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck.

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Schools
Byram Hills' Dominick Rowan Makes Siemens Finals For Planet Discovery Byram Hills' Dominick Rowan Makes Siemens Finals For Planet Discovery
Byram Hills' Dominick Rowan Makes Siemens Finals For Planet Discovery ARMONK, N.Y. -- Detecting a new planet has helped earn a Byram Hills High School senior top individual honors in the regional finals of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, one of the nation's most prestigious science competitions for high school students. Dominick Rowan learned recently that he would advance to this month’s national finals.  "Dominick discovered a new planet – only the 20th Jupiterlike planet that has ever been discovered," said competition judge Matt Walker, assistant professor in the physics department at Carnegie Mellon University. "F…

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Events
Learn Oil Painting Tips By Fair Lawn Professional Learn Oil Painting Tips By Fair Lawn Professional
Learn Oil Painting Tips By Fair Lawn Professional FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Artists of all kinds and levels can explore their creative side with oil painting classes taught in January at the Fair Lawn Art Association. Professional artist and teacher David Buckbinder will teach an oil painting class focusing on landscape, still life, seascape and portraits. The class will be customized to each student’s level of ability. Sponsored by the Fair Lawn Recreation Department, students can expect to explore his or her own artistic voice through the principles of light and color. Students will receive individualized instruction. Classes will be on Thur…

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Business
Greenwich's A.G. Williams Painting Co. Earns Small Business Award Greenwich's A.G. Williams Painting Co. Earns Small Business Award
Greenwich's A.G. Williams Painting Co. Earns Small Business Award GREENWICH, Conn. -- A.G. Williams Painting Co. with offices in Greenwich and Pelham, N.Y., recently was honored with a General Excellence Award at 914INC. Magazine’s 2015 Small Business Awards. For the third year in a row, hundreds of nominations were submitted to Westchester Magazine publication, 914INC. Magazine, with intentions to highlight the achievements of small businesses all across Westchester. The only requirements were that the business was in operation for at least two years, had fewer than 50 full-time employees and maintained a physical location in Westchester.  Fourteen honore…

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New Canaan's Femia Made Emergency Medicine Chair At NYU Medical Center New Canaan's Femia Made Emergency Medicine Chair At NYU Medical Center
New Canaan's Femia Made Emergency Medicine Chair At NYU Medical Center NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Dr. Robert J. Femia of New Canaan has been named chair of the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center. Femia replaced Dr. Lewis R. Goldfrank, who will continue to serve as the Herbert W. Adams Professor of Emergency Medicine. Considered by many a founder of modern emergency medicine, Goldfrank will remain focused on improving access to care, enhancing public health and advancing medical humanitarianism — both in New York and around the globe.  Femia joined NYU Langone in 2011 with nearly 25 years of experience in emergency medici…

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