ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy Birthday to Englewood's Matt White! White, a now New York based singer-songwriter, who grew up in Englewood, turns 36 on Friday.He was born in Englewood on Sept. 23, 1980.He began playing the piano at age three and grew up playing classical music. He wrote an opera at age 11. White moved to Wisconsin in 2002 for college and began his singing career. While ...

STAMFORD, Conn. - Stamford Police Officer Jeff Booth was recently honored as a Traffic Safety Hero by the AAA Northeast for his efforts in distracted driving and impaired driving enforcement.At AAA’s sixth Annual Community Traffic Safety Awards lunch held recently at Testo’s in Bridgeport, AAA recognized Booth -- nominated for the award by Assistant Chief Tom Wuernemann – for his work ...

STAMFORD, Conn. - Stamford resident Tania Beliard is bringing her background in property management to a new business called Fresh Coat Stamford. Beliard officially has opened her local Fresh Coat franchise, which offers residential and commercial painting services, including interior and exterior painting, wood staining and finishing and other services for nearly every protective ...

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - With the support of his fellow officers behind him, Fairfield Police Officer Gary Wikman accepted a Traffic Safety Achievement award from AAA Northeast at a ceremony in Bridgeport.The AAA Northeast also honored the Fairfield Police Department with a Gold Award for the department’s comprehensive traffic safety education programs that include a Citizens’ Police Academy, ...

STRATFORD, Conn. - The Stratford School For Aviation Maintenance Technicians graduated 10 students from its program. The graduates earned their aviation maintenance technician certificates after completing a 20-month curriculum, which included 2,400 hours of operative skills development in order to meet the license requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, making them ...

DANBURY, Conn. - The Wooster School in Danbury has honored sixth-grader Stephen Mayer from Sandy Hook for his Outstanding Citizenship. "When [Stephen's] name comes up, the same words envelop the conversation … kind, caring, always volunteering, humble, respectful, conscientious," Middle School Dean of Students Sarah Rand said. Rand added that Mayer "has found a balance ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. - In a decision reached Monday by the Connecticut State Appellate Court, New Canaan's Michael Farren will pay $28.6 million to his ex-wife, The New Canaan Advertiser reported.Farren was sentenced to 15 years in prison in September 2014 for beating his ex-wife nearly to death in January 2010, the story said. In addition to his prison sentence, Farren will be subject to ...

WESTPORT, Conn. -- A Westport middle school joined 60 others from across the country and Canada in being honored by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association as Crown Award finalists.Westport's Bedford Middle School was chosen from almost 1,200 entries for their school's magazines in the 2014-15 school year.The awards will be presented to the schools in March at a ceremony in New York ...

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A home on Rich Avenue was engulfed in flames before midnight Sunday, forcing a Mount Vernon family to flee the fire, according to a report from News 12 Westchester.According to News 12, the Mount Vernon Fire Department was able to get the fire under control in roughly 90 minutes. At this time, the department does not know what started the fire. For more on the ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - There is a potential deal in the making to sell the Galleria Mall, and further White Plains Mayor Tom Roach's goal to make the area more walkable.According to Lohud, there is a deal in the works that would sell the mall to a national company. The sale hasn't been confirmed yet, Lohud added, saying that the mall's current owner, the Simon Property Group, released a ...