WESTPORT, Conn. -- A 40-year-old Norwalk woman is facing burglary and larceny charges after Fairfield police discovered several GPS units and other items in her car while investigating a minor crash, and determined the units had been taken from parked cars Saugatuck Elementary School in Westport, police said.Jessica Sullivan is being held on $5,000 bond charged with third-degree ...

RIDGEWOOD, N. J. -- Bergen County genealogical leaders set about to find five previously undiscovered or unpublished documents and artifacts to put together the 2016 special project titled "Bergen County in Five Objects," which will be presented Monday, Nov. 28, at the Ridgewood Public Library.Officials said they looked through attics and archives to find at least five things ...

GREENWICH, CONN. -- Greenwich United Way officials say nearly 20 percent of the town's population is at or below poverty level or employed with limited assets, so they are inviting people to take part in a presentation Monday at the Greenwich Library about making tough choices to improve financial health.David Rabin, CEO of the Greenwich United Way, will walk people through the new ...

BERGEN COUNTY, N. J. -- An iPad mini, a getaway package to Lake Placid and a signed "Downton Abbey" poster are just some of the items to be auctioned online Friday as part of the annual fundraiser for the Junior League of Bergen County, a volunteer-focused organization that draws members from Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff and other Bergen County communities.The online auction is one ...

STAMFORD, Conn. -- After overcoming his own battle with drugs, alcohol and homelessness, Sidney Elmore paid it forward by helping others who sought help at Stamford's Pacific House successfully recover. Pacific House is now honoring him by renaming their recovery program for the man they call the center's spiritual leader. At Elmore's recent retirement party, officials announced the new ...

NORWALK, Conn. -- American Red Cross caseworkers are working on meeting the needs of six adults left homeless by a fire Thursday afternoon at a Elmwood Avenue three-story house that The Hour reports left one firefighter injured.The Hour reports that the firefighter's injuries are not life-threatening but he is being treated in the burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital after suffering burns ...

MIDLAND PARK, N. J. -- On the heels of a headline-grabbing presidential election, students at Midland Park High School are presenting the satirical play, "The Election," Nov. 18-20 at the Bergen County school.School officials say the fall drama selection is a fun, timely satire on the contemporary political scene as reflected in a high school election.  "It's the story of ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport police are asking for the public's help in identifying the people involved in a shooting Saturday night at a Park Avenue social club in Bridgeport.Police have released a video showing a fight that broke out during a Sweet 16 party at Circolo Sportivo. Five people were treated for minor gunshot wounds as a result of the shooting.The video shows individual ...

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Following two reports of thefts from parked cars, Ridgefield police are warning residents to keep car doors locked -- even on quick errands.In a recent post on the Ridgewood Police Department Facebook page, officials said they're investigating two recent reports of wallets being taken from unlocked parked cars, and in both cases, the cars were parked at different ...

MAMARONECK, N. Y. -- Westchester Land Trust officials announced that the agency has been awarded a $55,000 grant for restoration work at Otter Creek Preserve, one of 25 grants to New York and Connecticut community groups for projects to improve the health of Long Island Sound.Awarded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, the grant is part of a program to pool together funds from ...