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Rachel Martin

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Schools

Fort Lee Schools Present Budget Tuesday Evening FORT LEE, N.J. -- The public is welcome to attend a budget presentation by the Fort Lee Public Schools, for the 2016-2017 school year, on Tuesday, March 22. The presentation will follow the PTA Individual Meetings, at 6 p.m. The district notes "Your input is important to us," and encourages residents to attend. The presentation will begin at 7 p.m., in the Fort Lee High School Auditorium, 3000 Lemoine Ave., in Fort Lee.

by Rachel Martin

03/21/2016

Events

One-Time Openers Now Pack 'Em In At Fairfield Theatre Company FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Some concertgoers coordinate their arrival with the headliner cuing up their first song. But you may be missing out, if you miss the openers -- and the lineup of the Fairfield Theatre Company shows the evolution of opening bands, including The Milk Carton Kids, playing on Friday, April 8. The FTC notes that opening acts are a great way to discover new music, bands that already have the stamp of approval from the bands you may already know and love. FTC has been known to book artists who initially fly under the radar only to later return as a headlining act. The Milk Cart…

by Rachel Martin

03/21/2016

Events

Darien Holds Conversation On Helping Young Adults Find Purpose DARIEN, Conn. -- Maud Purcell and Vince Benevento will present “Help your Twenty-something Get Launched: Encouraging Your Young Adult to Find a Life Purpose and Passion” at the Darien Community Association on Thursday, March 31. In this interactive panel discussion, Maud Purcell, psychotherapist and founder and executive director of the Life Solution Center of Darien, will help parents support their twenty-somethings in becoming self-reliant, and prepared to face whatever life throws their way. This is in follow-up to the recent and well-attended "Got Resilience?” presentation at Darien…

by Rachel Martin

03/21/2016

Events

Learn To Live Without Cable At Fairfield Library Talk FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- You can "Cut the Cord: Save Money and Learn How to Live without Cable or Satellite TV," on Tuesday, March 22, at the Fairfield Public Library. In this Technology Topics Program at the Fairfield Public Library, librarian Philip Bahr will reprise his popular lecture-demonstration. Bahr is a reference librarian at the library and a savvy television and film consumer. He has lived happily without cable TV for over eight years. Find paying high television bills frustrating? Want to know how nearly 20 percent of your friends and neighbors are accessing programming wi…

by Rachel Martin

03/21/2016

Neighbors

Ridgefield's Keeler Tavern Museum Throws Down Trivia Challenge RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — The Keeler Tavern Museum will hold its second annual history trivia contest on Friday, April 1. Teams of up to six contestants will use their knowledge of United States, Connecticut and Ridgefield history to compete for the Fountain Trophy. Last year, First Selectman Rudy Marconi's Rebels took home the trophy. The cost is $10 per contestant, and registration is required. For information or to reserve a team, call 203-438-5485. For more information about the museum and its events, visit its website or follow it on Facebook. The contest will begin at 7 p.m. The museum i…

by Rachel Martin

03/21/2016

Schools

Sacred Heart Greenwich Students Win Dozens of Writing Awards GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards -- the nation's longest running and most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens -- has honored 24 Middle and Upper School writers at Sacred Heart Greenwich with gold, silver and honorable mention awards. Winners were honored on Sunday, March 6, at a regional awards ceremony at Manhattanville College. The four middle school students who won Gold Key awards will have their pieces automatically entered in the national contest. That awards ceremony will be on June 2, in New York City. "These four students and all …

by Rachel Martin

03/21/2016

Business

Tavern 489 Serves Up The Feeling Of A Mountain Lodge Respite In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford's new Tavern 489 shares space in Tawa India Cuisine's freestanding colonial-style building, bringing the feeling of a mountain lodge. "We've taken the bar portion of Tawa's expansive restaurant space and played off the focal point of the room’s massive stone fireplace and created a mountain lodge atmosphere featuring upscale tavern fare, wild game and libations," said owner Eric Monte. He's also the creator and co-founder of The Fez, a Moroccan-inspired restaurant and live-music venue located in downtown Stamford. Tavern 489 is separated from Tawa's mai…

by Rachel Martin

03/21/2016

Events

Kids Enjoy 'A Purrrfect Night' At Greenwich's Bruce Museum GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Junior League of Greenwich, the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, and the Bruce Museum partnered in an inaugural event, "A Purrrfect Night: Pizza and PJs at the Bruce Museum," was held on March 4.Fifty excited and pajama-clad kids, ages 6 to 10, were shuttled from the Boys and Girls Club to the Bruce Museum, to explore the "Fierce and Fragile: Big Cats in the Art of Robert Dallet" exhibit. The kids also created cat masks, had a pizza party and watched "The Lion King." "We kept the movie we were showing a surprise, and when 'The …

by Rachel Martin

03/21/2016

Events

Stratford Library To Celebrate Ezra Jack Keats' Birthday STRATFORD, Conn. -- In honor of the 100th anniversary of author Ezra Jack Keats birthday month, the Stratford Library will offer a storytime and craft on Wednesday, March 23. He was the author and illustrator of "The Snowy Day," for which he won the 1963 Caldecott Medal for its illustrations. The storytime will begin at 6:30 pm. Register online here, or by calling 203-385-4165. There were 14 spaces still available, on Thursday evening. The Stratford Library is located at 2203 Main St. To keep up with library events, visit its website, or follow it on Facebook or Twitter.

by Rachel Martin

03/21/2016

Politics

State Rep. Sredzinski Meets With Voters In Monroe MONROE, Conn. – State Rep. J.P. Sredzinski (R-Monroe, Newtown) held office hours in Monroe last month at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library. Monroe residents joined Sredzinski for a lively discussion surrounding issues of concern to them, including the transportation lockbox, gun control legislation and labor agreements with the state. "I was really pleased with the turnout tonight," said Sredzinski. "I always appreciate constituents taking the time to share their concerns with me. "This event was held to discuss what I believe are going to be the major issues discus…

by Rachel Martin

03/21/2016

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