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Sandra Diamond Fox

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Sandra Diamond Fox has been a journalist since 2005, working for The News-Times and The Redding Pilot prior to coming to the Daily Voice. She has a bachelor's degree in English from Stony Brook University and a Master's degree in publishing from Pace University. She married with four teenage children and is a competitive runner and avid exerciser.

Sandra was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Sandra Diamond Fox's Contributions

Sports

Runners Step Off With Brookfield Lions At Run For Sight New Year's Day Race BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Over 150 runners greeted 2017 by racing the 30th annual New Year's Day Brookfield Lions Run for Sight 4-miler under sunny skies on Sunday, Jan. 1. Runners enjoyed the relatively balmy 40-degree temperatures for the race, which started and finished at Brookfield High School. The male winner was Christopher Zablocki, 28, of Essex, in 19:25. The top female winner, with a time of 28:43, was 53-year-old Alene Lofink, manager of Woodbridge Running Company in Brookfield. Lofink beat over 90 other women runners. Gary Hida, a 54-year-old from New Milford, said this was the seco…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

01/03/2017

Politics

Norwalk Sen. Duff Puts Debt At Top Of State Legislative Priorities NORWALK, Conn. — Lowering the state's long-term debt is one of the issues that Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk/Darien) plans to tackle when the new state legislative session opens Wednesday in Hartford. The state has gone for decades — from the 1930s to the 1980s — with unpaid debt, Duff said in a phone interview. "We are tens of billions of dollars in debt," he said of the state of Connecticut. Lowering the amount of long-term debt is important, Duff said. "It's good for the growth of our long-term economy and it’s good for the next few generations,” he said. D…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

01/03/2017

Neighbors

Newtown Bridal Shop Makes Sure Girls In Foster Care Have Dresses For Prom NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Melanie Allen-Mattegat, owner of Julie Allen Bridals in Newtown, feels that every girl should go to the prom -- regardless of whether or not she can afford a dress. This is one of the reasons why Allen-Mattegat has donated 220 prom dresses — with a total value of $22,000 — to the Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families (CAFAF) in Rocky Hill. CAFAF will be holding an Avenue of Dreams event, where it will provide girls from foster and adoptive families -- between ages 13 and 19 -- with free dresses. “This is a statewide program. Girls from Hartford, New Haven …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

01/03/2017

Neighbors

Supporters Of Greenwich's Kids In Crisis Take An Icy Dip On New Year's Day GREENWICH, Conn. — Supporters of Greenwich-based Kids In Crisis took the plunge on New Year's Day to benefit the organization, which provides free, round-the-clock crisis counseling and temporary shelter for infants, children and teens in need. Participants took a quick dip into Long Island Sound at noon Sunday at Tod's Point. After the chilly swim, participants enjoyed bagels and hot cocoa. All proceeds from the day will go to Kids in Crisis, which serves all of Fairfield County. For more information on Kids in Crisis, click here.

by Sandra Diamond Fox

01/02/2017

Police & Fire

Seniors Forced Into Cold After Fire At Norwalk Nursing Home; One Injured NORWALK, Conn. -- About two-dozen people in an assisted living facility in Norwalk were forced out into the cold after a fire broke out there late Sunday evening, according to Norwalk Deputy Fire Chief Todd Smith. They stood outside while firefighters battled the blaze in the three-story structure at the Carlson Place at 17 Nelson Ave., Smith said. And they were unable to return to their homes late Sunday, he said. The small fire in a bedroom was reported at about 7:30 p.m. "It was extinguished quickly," Smith said. Smoke throughout the structure caused it to be posted unfit for…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

01/01/2017

Neighbors

Bridgeport Hospital Welcomes New Year’s Babies BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport Hospital's second baby of 2017 is a girl. Arianna Lassus of Bridgeport was born at 5:39 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1, weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces. This was the second child for mom Caressa Jones, who also has a 6-year-old son. Mother and daughter are both doing well. The parents of the first baby born at the hospital this year preferred to keep all information about their child private, according to Bridgeport Hospital. Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, is a 383-bed acute care hospital (plus 42 beds licensed to Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospit…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

01/01/2017

Politics

Murphy, Blumenthal Call For Further Probe Of Russia After Sanctions FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal (both D-Conn.) are praising the sanctions authorized by President Barack Obama in response to Russia's attempts to interfere with the U.S. presidential election. "All Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions," Obama said in a statement. The Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election followed "repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government, and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

12/31/2016

Lifestyle

Uber Connecticut Partners With MADD To Offer Safe Rides On New Year's Eve FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Seventeen years ago, Stratford resident Sandy Higgs lost her 23-year-old daughter Karen to drunken driving. Since then, Higgs has made every effort to put a face on the dangers of drunken driving. Higgs — along with representatives from Uber and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), as well as Fairfield’s state legislators and the Fairfield Police Department — spoke Friday about a partnership between Uber and MADD that's intended to combat drunken driving this holiday season. The partnership encourages New Year's Eve safety via discounted rides through Uber, an app-base…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

12/31/2016

Events

Westport/Weston Ring In The New Year With 23rd Annual First Night Party WESTPORT, Conn. -- Dennis the Train Man will be back onboard again this year for Westport/Weston’s 23rd annual First Night-New Year’s Eve Celebration. First Night will be on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, with activities taking place from 3 to 10 p.m. at various venues throughout Westport. Anyone from any town is welcome to attend. According to Barbara Pearson-Rac, president of the Board of First Night Westport/Weston, it's not just a children’s event. First Night also offers a wide variety of activities for adults as well. "It’s a one-night, upbeat community event," she said. "W…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

12/31/2016

Police & Fire

Police: Student Launched Cyberattack On Shelton Schools' Computer System SHELTON, Conn. -- A former Shelton High School student was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 29, on charges of hacking into the computer system for the city's schools, police said. The student, who is an underage juvenile, was charged with third-degree computer crimes, police said. The arrest stems from incidents in which the Shelton School District's Internet service was disabled citywide during November and December 2015 and March and April 2016. A Shelton police investigation determined the juvenile was using a cellphone application to launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks on a d…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

12/29/2016

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