Stamford Roundup: September 2014

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

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Though Ostberg admitted to "holding back quite a bit," the Darien High School senior still crossed the finish line first in Tuesday's five-team cross country meet at Greenwich Point in a course record time of 14 minutes, 46 seconds -- 54 seconds faster than the previous mark at the 2.5-mile course. Ostberg's sensational finish highlighted Darien's performance -- an effort that saw it continue its undefeated season with victories against Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford and Trinity Catholic.

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Darien girls cross country stays unbeatenvisit|article-5792446|interleaved-5790659-breaking-news|2

And no one has caught them yet this season as the Blue Wave army ran away from New Canaan, Greenwich, Stamford and Trinity Catholic Tuesday in a meet at Greenwich Point. St. Joseph, Danbury and undefeated Staples will get the final regular season chance to defeat Darien on Oct. 7 at St. Joseph.

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Some relief coming for Fairfield County drivers

Traffic passes by a construction zone on the Merritt Parkway near the Newfield Avenue overpass in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, September 19, 2014. Photo: Lindsay Perry Traffic passes by a construction zone on the Merritt Parkway near the Newfield Avenue overpass in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, September 19, 2014.

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Stamford looks at giving seniors bigger tax break

... giving enough of an abatement to seniors." Fountain had the Legal Department investigate the matter to see how Stamford compares to neighboring communities. Last year, the city provided $530,669.64 in credits for 871 Stamford seniors, according to ...

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Darien's Ostberg breaks course record at Greenwich Point

... school cross country meet at Greenwich Point, Conn., Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. Photo: Bob Luckey Daniel Berger of Stamford High School competes in the boys high school cross country meet at Greenwich Point, Conn., Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. Photo: Bob ...

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Darien girls cross country stays unbeaten

... high school cross country meet at Greenwich Point, Conn., Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. Photo: Bob Luckey Megan Rule of Stamford competes during the high school cross country meet at Greenwich Point, Conn., Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. Photo: Bob Luckey At ...

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Stamford almanac: Thursday Oct. 2

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Meets Thursdays at 11 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society in Stamford, 20 Forest St., across from the Avon Theatre . Contact Julie Punishill at 203-662-0646 or email jpunishill@mac.com.

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Some relief coming for Fairfield County drivers

Starwood to relocate global HQ from US to India in March 2015 for a month-long immersion.

... from around the globe will conduct business in India, nearly 8,000 miles and 10 time zones away from the company's Stamford, Connecticut headquarters. During the month, the team will travel to cities throughout India to meet with associates, ...

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Former New Canaan Library Director Is Named President of Stamford's Ferguson Library

... of Connecticut Libraries. She was named one of Library Journal's Movers and Shakers in 2003. Knapp, who ives in Stamford with her husband, has also been a community volunteer in Bethel, New Canaan and Stamford, and is a member of the Stamford Rotary ...

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Knapp chosen to lead Stamford's Ferguson Library

Alice Knapp poses for a photograph in the Ferguson Library in Stamford, Conn., on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.

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Works inspired by Crete go up in Stamford

"Still-life with Phaistos Box," an oil on canvas by Stamford, Conn., artist Margaret Tsirantonakis, will be among the works in her solo show at PMW Gallery in Stamford, Conn., which opens Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, with a reception. For more information, visit pmwgalleryplus.com.

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Works inspired by Crete go up in Stamford

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Starwood base shift for local connect

... from around the globe will conduct business in India, nearly 8,000 miles and 10 time zones away from the company's Stamford, Connecticut headquarters. The team will travel to cities throughout India to meet with associates, customers, owners and ...

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New AutoZone in Stamford to create up to a dozen jobs

Car repair do-it-yourselfers on the west side of Stamford will soon have another place to shop for parts with the opening of an AutoZone store on West Main Street. The store, which is under construction, is scheduled to open Oct. 29 at 467 W. Main St., joining another Stamford AutoZone at 799 E. Main St., according to company spokesman Ray Pohlman .

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Principal Financial unit increases stake in Columbus Circle Investors

Principal Financial unit increases stake in Columbus Circle Investors The Principal Financial Group announced its subsidiary, Principal Global Investors has agreed to increase its stake in Columbus Circle Investors from 70% to 95%. Principal Global Investors acquired a 70% stake in the Stamford, Conn.-based equity management firm in 2005 as part of its multi-boutique strategy.

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Coming home to roast

Owner Tony Gencarelli makes a sandwich for the late-lunch crowd at The Village Table restaurant in the Springdale section of Stamford, Conn., on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014.

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Principal Global Investors Increases Ownership Stake in Columbus Circle Investors

The Principal Financial Group today announced its subsidiary, Principal Global Investors, LLC, a leading global asset manager, has agreed to increase its stake in Columbus Circle Investors from 70 to 95 percent. Principal Global Investors acquired a 70 percent stake in the Stamford, Conn.-based equity management firm in 2005 as part of its multi-boutique strategy.

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Employees return to Hazle Township factory after blaze

... The factory produces caps for jars and bottles. It is a subsidiary of Silgan Holdings Inc., a company based in Stamford, Connecticut, that has about 90 factories on four continents. Fire crews from Hazle Township, Valley Regional Fire Department, ...

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... world's largest hedge fund, made headlines in the area this year when a deal to move headquarters from Westport to Stamford was in the works. But in June 2014, the deal was called off and Bridgewater Associates remains at its Westport location. ...

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New Hexcel plant will supply carbon fiber for Airbus A350 XWB

... France, will include new precursor and carbon fiber lines along with quality control laboratories and offices, Stamford, Conn.-based Hexcel said in a Sept. 30 news release. The 37-acre site at the Osiris Chemicals Industry Platform is close to the ...

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Starwood Taking Headquarters Roadshow to India to Pursue Deals

... would split time between Mumbai and Delhi. If this stirs recollections of Groundhog Day, then that's because the Stamford, Connecticut-based global chain temporarily transferred its headquarters to China in 2011 and Dubai in 2013. Starwood, which ...

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TREASURIES-U.S. Treasuries prices fall; jobs report in focus

... about that that is driving today's flows," said Ian Lyngen, senior government bond strategist at CRT Capital in Stamford, Connecticut. Benchmark 10-year notes were last down 4/32 in price to yield 2.50 percent, up from 2.49 percent late on Monday. ...

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Kounalakis Joins OW Bunker N. America

... At OW Bunker, Kounalakis will work within the company's physical distribution business and will be based out of Stamford, Connecticut. In recent months, OW Bunker has announced the start of physical supply operations in New York and New Jersey as ...

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Alice Knapp Is Named President of Stamford's Ferguson Library

The Hybrid Approach: Rewriting the Rules for Backup Storage

... nd implementation. Currently, Bill works as the National Director of Strategy and Innovation at MTM Technologies, a Stamford, CT based consulting firm.

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New Canaan Girls U-10 Black Soccer Team Dominates Stamford

On a steamy September Sunday in Stamford, the New Canaan Girls U-10 Black Team defeated Stamford 7-1 in a great team effort. Stamford began the scoring in the games' first minute but the Rams quickly responded and never looked back.

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Stephanie M. Wall, 30; World Traveler who Worked for International Study Program

Stephanie Maria Wall, a 30-year-old vibrant young woman, passed away on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014 at Stamford Hospital.

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Stamford Downtown's "Street Seats in Stamford Downtown" Auction

Stamford Downtown will be holding an auction on October 8, 2014 for the city's summer-long public art project, Street Seats in Stamford Downtown. Stamford Downtown's Street Seats in Stamford Downtown featured forty originally designed wooden benches.

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TREASURIES-U.S. Treasuries prices fall; jobs report in focus

... about that that is driving today's flows," said Ian Lyngen, senior government bond strategist at CRT Capital in Stamford, Connecticut. Month-end demand for Treasuries was also seen as capping weakness. Benchmark 10-year notes were last down 3/32 in ...

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Latest Clinical Findings and Research on Headache Disorders to be...

... and research facility. Dr. Baskin started the Behavioral Medicine Service at the New England Center for Headache in Stamford, Connecticut and is an attending psychologist at Greenwich Hospital of Yale-New Haven Health. He is a past president of the ...

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Starwood to Relocate Global Headquarters to India in March 2015 for Month-Long Immersion

Video: New-Haven Line To Provide Half-Hourly Service

... from Grand Central Terminal at 9:34 a.m., 10:34 a.m., 11:34 a.m. (which will replace the 11:34 a.m. express to Stamford), and 12:34 p.m. Midday weekend service will also be enhanced as follows: Saturday: new trains depart New Haven at 2:25 p.m., ...

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Stamford: Eka Software Solutions Relocates to Two Harbor Point Square

Cushman & Wakefield on Monday announced that Eka Software Solutions has relocated to a 10,872-square-foot office at Two Harbor Point Square in Stamford, Conn. Eka is the leading global provider of Smart Commodity Management software solutions.

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Greenwich Man Who Hit Stamford Cop With Car Arrested After Police Chase

... and interfering with police. Bond was set at $1,000, and he is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Oct. 9. The incident started around 9:45 p.m. Thursday when an officer noticed a black GMC Canyon driving the wrong way on ...

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New Health Clinic Opens In Stamford's Cloonan Middle School

... plays during the official opening of the Family Centers newest clinic that will be located in the middle school. STAMFORD, Conn. -- The federal government's Affordable Care Act is paying dividends for Americans' health care, two prominent ...

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Stamford Cops Find Man Passed Out In Car With Engine Running

A man was found passed out in his 2012 Audi A4 with his foot on the brake in the middle of a Stamford intersection early Sunday, blocking traffic, police said. Arthur Battle, 34, of 23 Red Rock Terrace, Hamden, was charged with driving under the influence and carrying a firearm while under the influence after officers found a loaded Smith & Wesson handgun in his glove compartment, police said.

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Greenwich League Of Women Voters Co-Sponsors Himes-Debicella Debate

The Wilton League of Women Voters is joining with other chapters of the league to present a debate between the 4th District Congressional candidates on Sunday, Oct. 19, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Clune Performing Arts Center at Wilton High School. Stamford's Kay Maxwell, a former president of the League of Women Voters of the United States and current executive director of the Stamford-based World Affairs Forum, will be the moderator.

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Stamford's AmeriCares Sends 60,000 Pounds of Ebola Aid to Liberia

More than 60,000 pounds of medical aid from AmeriCares arrived on Monday in Liberia for health workers battling the worst Ebola outbreak in history. It includes 80,000 pairs of gloves, 61,000 masks and 23,000 protective gowns for frontline medical personnel, along with intravenous fluids to treat approximately 1,600 Ebola patients.

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Study: Dermatologists 'Pioneers' of Injectables

... treatments, said study author Omar A. Ibrahimi, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Connecticut Skin Institute in Stamford, Conn., and a member of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. "Consumers can be significantly confused because some cosmetic ...

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Wrecking ball may fall on Bridgeport history

... living history, that's what it is." But in July, the house was purchased for $121,000 by Jean Marie DiNatale , of Stamford, and David Armstrong , of Bridgeport. Within weeks, the single-family home's front door and windows had been removed and a ...

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Monday, September 29, 2014

Stamford's WWE Superstars Expand Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

WWE and Susan G. Komen will expand their partnership for their third annual breast cancer awareness campaign beginning on Monday Night Raw with WWE Superstars and Divas wearing co-branded Susan G. Komen and WWE apparel and WWE platforms "going pink." The "Courage Conquer Cure" campaign will continue throughout National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and WWE will donate to Komen 20 percent of the retail sales price of all co-branded merchandise sold on WWEShop.com and at WWE live events, as well as 5 percent of all other WWE merchandise sold on WWEShop.com.

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Stamford firefighters honored for heroism

Firefighter Donald Lowndes, left, is awarded the 2014 Firefighter of the Year award from Fire Chief Peter Brown as Mayor David Martin looks on during the City of Stamford Fire Department 2014 Medal Day Ceremony at the Stamford Government Center in Stamford, Conn., on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.

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... for both boys and girls, in competition or in practice -- a football injury that almost killed him as a senior at Stamford's Westhill High came in practice -- or in intramurals. "Quite frankly we have to take it to a whole other level because we ...

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Connecticut Billionaires: Getting Richer Amid Some Troubles

... in Westport, the world's largest hedge fund. Bridgewater turned away from its plans to build a new headquarters in Stamford this year amid opposition, despite a $115 million aid offer from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Steve Cohen (No. 44, $10.3 billion) ...

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Torch Group finds executives to fit industry needs: It's Your Business

... successful at it and saw a niche business opportunity in the making. The Torch Group doors were first opened in Stamford, CT, and we evolved from a marketing consulting firm back in 1990 to a marketing recruiting and staffing firm. Then, in 1997, we ...

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Four Stamford Boys Charged in Attempted Burglary

According to Hearst Connecticut Media Group, police cited the four boys - ranging in age from 11- to 14-years old - with trespassing after a witness called police to report the quartet was trying to break into a Carolina Road home on the city's West Side home. The witness identified the suspects for police.

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Passed Out Behind the Wheel in Stamford, With a Gun in the Glovebox

... and carrying a firearm while under the influence, according to a report in The Hour. Around 1 a.m. Sept. 28, Stamford police said Battle was found stopped in his 2012 Audi A4 in the soutbound lane of East Main Street facing eastbound and blocking ...

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Bruce Tuomala Danbury's economic development director.

... cars, suburbia and all things not resembling Brooklyn. Rich said the Regional Plan Association 's 1970s vision of Stamford has largely come true. "Aerial photos of Stamford in 1968 are unrecognizable," he said. He ticked off citywide amenities like ...

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Crude Rises on Strong Products Market

... make product to export is definitely supporting WTI prices," said Gene McGillian, an analyst at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. "Looking overseas, reports that Libya's production has climbed back ... means we don't have supply ...

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Video: Linda McMahon Celebrates with Mothers and Children

... $500,000 grant from the Vince & Linda McMahon Family Foundation allowed the program to move from a limited space in Stamford to the lower level of Gini's House in Norwalk. "My hope is that the Center continues to do what it is doing. Giving hope, ...

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... living history, that's what it is." But in July, the house was purchased for $121,000 by Jean Marie DiNatale, of Stamford, and David Armstrong, of Bridgeport. Within weeks, the single-family home's front door and windows had been removed and a ...

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Real estate in all its permutations -- from estates to hip apartments to city-making developments -- dominated the dais at the Game Changers lunch presented earlier this month by the Fairfield County Business Journal and attended by 170 at The Waters Edge at Giovanni's in Darien. Sponsors included Eastern Land Management in Stamford, the Stamford office of accounting and assurance company McGladrey, Stamford-based First County Bank and Sotheby's International Realty, Greenwich.

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Letter: State Rep. Floren: Stamford's Wright Tech School Is Good for CT Business

... credit and dual enrollment are available for all juniors and seniors. These academic partnerships include, UConn Stamford, Norwalk Community College, and the Connecticut State University system. In addition to traditional learning, every student is ...

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Wrecking ball to fall on Bridgeport history

Stamford community briefs

... actor Michael Dante will also be there, autographing his new book, "From Hollywood to Michael Dante Way." Dante, a Stamford native, will donate a portion of the book sales to the center.

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Stamford almanac: Wednesday, Oct. 1

MEDASSIST/CHOICES Free help with health insurance, Medicare supplements, Medicaid, private insurance, receiving entitlements from insurance policies and filing claims. Meets by appointment only in the Department of Social Services , Stamford Government Center , 888 Washington Blvd., ninth floor.

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Area Author to Speak About Latest Book on West Point Football Teammates

... football teams of 1944-1946. Coffee and donuts start at 9:45 AM; Mr. Cavanaugh's talk at 10:30 AM. A native of Stamford and graduate from Syracuse University, Mr. Cavanaugh got his start as a journalist at various newspapers and news agencies from ...

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Hexcel taxiing for takeoff as Airbus appetite for composites grows

A flight test engineer holds an Airbus Group flag after the first flight of the Airbus A320neo Photo: REGIS DUVIGNAU, REUTERS Connecticut has been a longtime player in the aircraft industry, and a now airlines around the world are lining up to buy jet planes built with composite materials produced by a Stamford company. Global airlines have placed orders for more than 3,000 new Airbus A320neo jet liners.

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Video: Greenwich High School Sports Weekly Wrap Up

After starting the season 3-0, the Greenwich High School boys soccer team lost two close ones to Danbury and Stamford. Let's go to Greenwich at Stamford.

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Connecticut has been a longtime player in the aircraft industry, and a now airlines around the world are lining up to buy jet planes built with composite materials produced by a Stamford company. Global airlines have placed orders for more than 3,000 new Airbus A320neo jet liners.

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Stephanie M. Gazda Joins Verrill Dana's Product Liability and Mass Tort Group

... law firm conducting a nationwide practice from offices in Boston, MA.; Portland and Augusta, ME.; Providence, RI.; Stamford, CT.; and Washington, D.C. To learn more, visit www.verrilldana.com.

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Stamford Unitarian Universalist Congregation to Hold Blessing of Animals

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in downtown Stamford is hosting an animal blessing and celebration on Sunday, Oct. 5, during its weekly worship service at 10 a.m. This service is open to the community of human and animal companions from all faiths. The worship service includes an animal blessing and celebration begins at 10 a.m. This service is done to honor the Unitarian Universalist principle of human interdependence with all creatures in the web of life.

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Shatterproof Challenge Stamford

Shatterproof , a new national organization committed to protecting our children from addiction to alcohol or other drugs and ending the stigma and suffering of those affected by this disease, is staging one of their Shatterproof Challenge events in Stamford to draw attention to the national epidemic of drug and alcohol addiction. 70 plus individuals will rappel down One Landmark Square to raise vital funds to prevent and treat addiction and raise awareness and breakdown stigma about the disease.

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Chiseling Town Property -- Greenwich Man Faces Criminal Mischief Charge

... Gray. Carter was released after posting a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear Oct. 3 in state Superior Court in Stamford. Have a news tip? Email barbara.heins@patch.com. You can also post your own news, events and announcements on Patch by ...

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Picture That Awarded Major Healthcare Facilities Art Consulting Project by Bridgeport Hospital

Will Provide Specialized Consulting & Project Management Services in Selecting, Framing and Installing Works of Art For New 120,000 Sq Ft Outpatient Medical Building PRLog - Sep. 29, 2014 - ARDSLEY, N.Y. -- Valerie A. Cooper , founder and owner of Stamford-based Picture That LLC , announced her firm has been awarded a large-scale art consulting project by Bridgeport Hospital for the new 120,000 square foot medical office building on its outpatient campus at 5520 Park Avenue in Trumbull, conveniently located just off the Merritt Parkway at Exit 47. The award-winning entrepreneur, who launched her corporate art consulting business 12 years ago, recently joined hospital officials in a groundbreaking ceremony for what Bridgeport Hospital's President and CEO William Jennings said was a "game changer for health care in the communities we serve."

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Paul White, 63, Native Of Greenwich

... of Bridgewater; daughter, Katie White of Los Angeles; mother, Ban White of Greenwich; sister, Libby White of Stamford; and brothers, Chip White of Stamford and Matthew White of Athens, Ohio. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, ...

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Making the Big LMS Buying Decision

... of the K-12 education practice at Gartner Inc., an information-technology research and advisory company based in Stamford, Conn. "Everyone likes to think that technology is going to solve their problems and that one solution will handle all their ...

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Looking for NYC area Washington Nationals playoffs watch party or just other fans

If no real watch parties are happening I'd love to just find some fellow fans to watch with at a bar in NYC or close to where I live. I'm in Stamford CT, but can get to most places in NYC area.

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Crude Falls Amid Supply Concern as Dollar Rises to 4-Year High

... supplies are the primary driver of this market," said Gene McGillian, an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. "The dollar pushing to a four-year high is adding to bearish factors." Brent for November settlement lost 59 ...

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Carmen J. Lorenti, 54, Of Stamford, Owned Lorenti Landscaping

... hours are Monday, Sept. 29 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Lacerenza Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 8 Schuyler Ave., Stamford. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Sacred Heart Church, 37 Schuyler Ave., ...

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Thrive Outlines Advantages Of Folic Acid In Prenatal Vitamins

... before a woman realizes she's having a baby," says Shieva Ghofrany, MD, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Stamford, Connecticut. Folic acid helps to prevent defects of the formulation of the neural tube in the first 30 days of pregnancy. The ...

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Magento Developer - PHP, CMS, JavaScript

... record of this application. If you are a Magento Developer with strong Magento experience, please read on! Based in Stamford, CT, we are an innovative web solutions company focused on design and development to meet our clients' needs. We are ...

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Stamford archives: Week of Sept. 28

A 75-year-old man was taken to Stamford Hospital following a Sept. 28, 1989 fire at his Bull's Head home.

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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Stamford artists find start in city schools

... "Chaz Daviscz," at a booth during Arts and Crafts on Bedford on Saturday, September 20, 2014. Photo: Lindsay Perry STAMFORD -- Two of the 95 artists selected to exhibit during Arts and Crafts on Bedford last month came out of the city's schools -- ...

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Community Briefs 9.29

... purchased online at Neighbors Link at http://ift.tt/1DECWdT or www.avontheater.org. The Italian Center of Stamford will host the 22nd annual Homemade Wine Tasting Contest on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. Contestants bring their homemade wine creations ...

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Small Business: Customer loyalty programs that work

... dozen loyalty programs in their back pocket," explains Don Peppers, a founding partner of Peppers & Rogers Group, a Stamford, Connecticut, customer strategy consulting firm, and co-author of "Extreme Trust" (Portfolio; $27.95). "I think the main ...

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CallTower Cloud-Hosted Lync: PSTN-enabled VoIP UC without the mess [review]

... you guessed wrong . I was nearly 900 miles away from our home base in Park Ridge, out in the beautiful city of Stamford, CT helping clean up a messy VoIP rollout for a customer who needed some dire help. And much of what I was doing on Lync was over ...

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Carmen J. Lorenti, 54; Lifelong Stamford Resident Who Owned Lorenti Landscaping

Carmen J. Lorenti, a lifelong Stamford resident, passed away on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 surrounded by his loving family.

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Man Gets Jail Sentence for Best Man's Drug Overdose Death in Stamford

A Massachusetts man was sentenced to two years in jail and five years of probation Friday in connection with the overdose death of the best man at Stamford wedding reception four years ago. Joseph Papagni, 29, of Lynnfield, MA., had accepted a plea deal in April 2014, in which he pleaded guilty to one count of sale of narcotics while prosecutors dropped a second-degree manslaughter and a second sale of narcotics count, according to The Hour.

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Market Report, "Hexcel Corporation (HXL) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review", published

... offices and representatives located in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and Russia. Hexcel is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, the US. Hexcel Corporation Key Recent Developments Apr 22, 2013: Hexcel Reports Revenue Of $416.5m In Q1 2013 Jan ...

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Multiple Car Break-Ins At Darien YMCA Tops Week's News

... Nicaragua recently as part of a fundraiser for AmeriCares. Julian was able to see first-hand the work done by the Stamford-based nonprofit to help those in need. The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk christened its new green research vessel -- the Spirit ...

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Connecticut Residents Use Smart-E Loans For Home Energy Improvements

STAMFORD, Conn. Connecticut residents are taking advantage of Smart-E home energy loans that offer homeowners affordable and flexible financing for more energy-efficient homes.

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Stamford-Based AmeriCares Raises Record $2M In Airlift Benefit

STAMFORD, Conn. The star-studded AmeriCares Airlift Benefit on Sept. 20 raised a record $2 million for the Stamford-based emergency response and global health organization.

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From left: Maureen Hanley Bellitto, chair of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce's Women's Leadership Council; Deena Kaye, a chamber member; Cara Mocarski, a chamber member; and Barbara Seiter, senior vice president of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce, pose for a photograph in front of the entrance to the Stamford Chamber of Commerce office in Stamford, Conn., on Thursady, Sept. 25, 2014.

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Stamford chamber forms women's council

Georges Clemenceau

... for a Parisian newspaper. He took a post teaching French and horseback riding at a private girls' school in Stamford, Connecticut . On 23 June 1869, he married one of his students, Mary Elizabeth Plummer (18501923), in New York City. She was the ...

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Saturday, September 27, 2014

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... be available for several hours each month on weekdays as well as Saturdays. AmeriCares Free Clinics also operate in Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport. All of the clinics are run by volunteer nurses, doctors and medical staff. Medical care is provided ...

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Stamford's Smith House nursing home struggles, while Greenwich flourishes

The two facilities -- separated by an 11-mile drive down the Merritt Parkway -- are both highly rated by healthcare regulators and serve patients who report satisfaction with the care they receive. But while Nathaniel Witherell in Greenwich enjoys stable finances and recently invested in a $27 million renovation, Smith House in Stamford struggles with longstanding, multi-million dollar deficits.

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Stamford resident leads Fairfield County nonprofit

Juanita James, CEO of the Fairfield County's Community Foundation, poses for a photo in her Stamford, Conn., home on Thursday, September 18, 2014. Photo: Lindsay Perry Juanita James, CEO of the Fairfield County's Community Foundation, poses for a photo in her Stamford, Conn., home on Thursday, September 18, 2014.

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Stamford resident leads Fairfield County nonprofit

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... onto the 5000 list, with a No. 4 ranking in Fairfield County. Founded in 2006, Synowledge, which moved from Stamford to Greenwich last month, made the rankings for the first time last year and has since grown to 550 global employees. "I attribute it ...

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Greenwich Driver Faces DWI Charge After Hitting Stamford Police Officer

A Greenwich man with a reported history of driving drunk the wrong way on a one-way street, is facing similar charges following an incident in Stamford on Thursday during which a Stamford Police officer was hit by the suspect's pickup truck. The 61-year-old suspect was arrested after leading police on a chase that ended when he exited I-95 at Exit 5 in Riverside, according to a report in The Advocate.

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Stamford Police Investigate Man's Death Aboard Yacht

Stamford Police are investigating an apparent suicide after a man was found hanging in the engine room aboard a luxury motor yacht docked in Stamford. According to The Advocate, the dock master of Brewers Yacht Haven found the man in a yacht docked at Pier 10 behind 290 Harbor Dr. on Friday morning.

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Driver Faces DWI Charge After Hitting Stamford Police Officer

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The Salem, Mass., witch trials of 1692 may be more famous, but southern Connecticut had its share of similar cases. In Fairfield, Stratford and Stamford, 17th-century witch trails have been documented and are the subject of a new exhibition, "Accused: Fairfield's Witchcraft Trials" at the Fairfield Museum and History Center.

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Witch hunts in Fairfield: The real story

... of 1692 may be more famous, but southern Connecticut had its share of similar cases. In Fairfield, Stratford and Stamford, 17th-century witch trails have been documented and are the subject of a new exhibition, "Accused: Fairfield's Witchcraft ...

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CT man accused of racial slurs over ticket

Police say a Greenwich man who was issued a ticket over a parking spot used racial slurs against an officer and said he was singled out because he's white. The Advocate of Stamford reports that David G. Liebenguth was arrested Sept.

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A rendering of the new plans for the Station Plaza Office Building in Rye, which will be converted into a 12-apartment luxury residence with a 3,500-square-foot restaurant. A partnership of JCS Capital in Stamford and Granoff Real Estate in Greenwich closed on its $2.07 million purchase of the building this month.

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Fairfield County partners plan luxury apartment conversion in Rye

Friday, September 26, 2014

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... pursuit, resisting arrest, driving the wrong way on a one-way street and striking an officer with a motor vehicle. STAMFORD -- A Greenwich man who four years ago was charged with driving the wrong way down a one-way street while drunk was arrested ...

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Greenwich man charged with driving drunk on one-way

... driving the wrong way on a one-way street and striking an officer with a motor vehicle. Photo: Contributed Photo STAMFORD -- A Greenwich man who four years ago was charged with driving the wrong way down a one-way street while drunk was arrested ...

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Julie Jason: A cautionary tale of insider trading

... to Personal Portfolio Management in Good Times and Bad, " is principal of Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers of Stamford. Email her with questions at readers@juliejason.com or write to her c/o The Advocate, 9A Riverbend Drive South, Box 4910, ...

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Morgan Stanley finds high-net-worth individuals contented

A raft of statistics from Morgan Stanley , with investment offices in Stamford, Greenwich and Purchase, N.Y., paint a picture of financial strength among the tri-state region's high-net-worth individuals with nearly nine in 10 planning to stay put. Yet in a region internationally known for seemingly entire towns of high-net-worth families, local economies were viewed less favorably than their national counterparts by 9 percentage points.

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Police: Stamford Man Charged With Drunken Driving Violated Probation

Richard Degabriel, 52, of Stamford was arrested Wednesday by Stamford Police after he allegedly violated his probation in Westchester County. STAMFORD, Conn., -- A Stamford man who was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated was in violation of his probation, police said.

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An executive with a fledgling intellectual property systems company is challenging a White House panel to address ways to improve the patent process and boost the nation's economy. In response to a request by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Economic Council for public input into an update of the Strategy for American Innovation, Jon Ellenthal, vice chairman and CEO of Stamford-based Patent Properties, said unwanted lawsuits are the first and often the only way to make licensing deals.

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A raft of statistics from Morgan Stanley, with investment offices in Stamford, Greenwich and Purchase, N.Y., paint a picture of financial strength among the tri-state region's high-net-worth individuals with nearly nine in 10 planning to stay put. Yet in a region internationally known for seemingly entire towns of high-net-worth families, local economies were viewed less favorably than their national counterparts by 9 percentage points.

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Stamford man claims muggers targeted him for having medical marijuana card

Investigators say the incident occurred at 1 Southfield Ave. at around 3 a.m. Friday morning. Stamford police say a man is recovering after he was allegedly robbed and pistol-whipped, and the victim believes he was targeted because he has a medical marijuana card.

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WTI Crude Caps Biggest Weekly Gain in a Month; Discount Narrows

... should improve the fundamental outlook here," said Gene McGillian, an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. "The market is trying to stabilize. We still have a lot of supply out there and that's weighing on the overall ...

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Best Gas Prices In The Bedford Area

... has the cheapest gas at $4.19 per gallon. Shell on South Bedford Road and Old Post Road has gas for $4.49. In Stamford, Citgo on High Ridge Road and Turn of River Road has gas for $3.67. Citgo in Thornwood on Kensico Road and Franklin Avenue has gas ...

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Animal News Desk / Cathy Kangas

Connecticut residents do not often have an opportunity to hear the nation's pre-eminent authority on animal welfare speak. On Oct. 7, Wayne Pacelle , president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States , will deliver his speech, "The Role of Animal Welfare in a Civilized Society ," at 6 p.m. at the Ferguson Library in Stamford.

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Stamford man pistol-whipped for medical marijuana card

A medical marijuana card recipient was pistol-whipped on a West Side street early Friday morning and robbed of his card and other possessions, police said. Lt. Diedrich Hohn said the 23-year-old man was walking to his car parked on Southfield Avenue at about 3 a.m. when he was jumped by two men.

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Greenwich man charged with driving drunk on one-way

... driving the wrong way on a one-way street and striking an officer with a motor vehicle. Photo: Contributed Photo STAMFORD -- A Greenwich man who four years ago was arrested for drunk driving the wrong way down a one-way street was arrested again for ...

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Stamford help exchange

Laurel House in Stamford needs volunteers to help in their thrift store, Treasure Hunters. Volunteers are needed to assist the store manager with customer service, price and stage presentation of donated items, cashiering and more.

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Video: Sacred Heart University Hosting First Annual Film Festival

The Stamford graduate center film and television master's program is the first and only in Connecticut -- and, hosting its first film festival in the city. You can take part in the festivities at various locations like the Avon Theater, Palace Theatre and Stamford Innovation Center -- where Friday, Boardwalk Empire fans will be in for a treat.

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Sacred Heart University Premieres Film Festival This Weekend In Stamford

There are a lot of student films as well as more established movies -- all for free -- at Sacred Heart University's first film festival in Stamford on September 25-28. STAMFORD, Conn.- Sacred Heart University's film and television master's program is hosting its first film festival in Stamford this weekend.

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Stamford recreation notes

The following programs are being offered by Stamford Recreation. For details, call 203-977-5214 or visit http://ift.tt/1pAEBLq.

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Stamford community briefs

Stamford bulletin board

... 500 companies, large municipalities and hospitals. The Chefs' Dinner to Fight Hunger will take place Oct. 8 at the Stamford Yacht Club , beginning at 6:30 p.m. This an annual event brings Fairfield County's top chefs to create a multi-course dinners ...

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Connecticut residents do not often have an opportunity to hear the nation's pre-eminent authority on animal welfare speak. On Oct. 7, Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, will deliver his speech, "The Role of Animal Welfare in a Civilized Society," at 6 p.m. at the Ferguson Library in Stamford.

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WTI Crude Poised for Biggest Weekly Gain in Month; Brent Lower

Foley tax records show swings in income

... and he left the company after he won the election. At that time, Cathy Lambert Malloy was executive director of the Stamford-based Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education, and they claimed their three sons, Benjamin, Samuel and ...

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Norwalk man gets seven years in killing of infant daughter

A Norwalk man who early this year pleaded guilty to killing his three-month-old baby girl in 2007 was sentenced to seven years in jail at the Stamford courthouse Friday. Rather than face a jury for killing his daughter Haley Smith in July 2007, Justin Smith , 30, of 8 Highland Ave., pleaded guilty in January to first-degree manslaughter and risk of injury to a child.

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BWW Features: Music Theatre of Connecticut - Thinking Outside the Black Box

... foot space now occupied by MTC used to be a kitchen warehouse. The team, assisted by Signature Construction in Stamford, gutted the warehouse to its walls and rebuilt to suit, meaning that they were able to create a dream-space. The lighting rig ...

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Stamford -- Not a Millionaire Yet? Join the Crowd

It's back-the CT Lottery's "New Year's $1,000,000 Super Draw" game-and so is YOUR BEST CHANCE to become Connecticut's first lottery MILLIONAIRE of 2015! Ticket sales for the New Year's $1,000,000 Super Draw will begin on Sunday, September 28. Only 275,000 tickets will be sold for a chance to win the guaranteed top prize of $1,000,000 in a special drawing to be held on January 1, 2015. An addition to the single $1,000,000 top prize, 2,130 other "Super Draw" tickets will also be drawn for a chance to win five $20,000 prizes, twenty-five $1,000 prizes, one hundred $500 prizes and 2,000 prizes of $100.

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WTI Oil Poised for Second Weekly Gain on Economy; Brent Lower

Video: Stamford Man Returns From Motorcyle Journey to Alaska

He traveled from Connecticut to Alaska and back and he did it all on a motorcycle. Three months and 22,000 miles later and Mike Samsen is back from an incredible journey.

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CT: Malloy Calls for Heightened Security on Metro-North

... Connecticut." On Wednesday, Metropolitan Transportation Authority police established high-visibility checkpoints at Stamford and New Haven train stations in tandem with agents of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, conducting random bag ...

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Tom Powers: Vlad Ducasse found a sport, and a team, that loves him

... was excited about the opportunity to participate in high school athletics. He loved the game and tried out for his Stamford High School team in Connecticut. Basketball, however, didn't love him. At the time, Ducasse stood about 6 feet 3 and weighed ...

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Raymond Alfred Pace, 91, Former Darien Resident

Raymond Alfred Pace, a resident of Stamford and a former longtime resident of Darien, died Wednesday, Sept. 24. He was 91. Pace was born Oct. 5, 1922, in New Haven, to Victor and Zenobia Pacapelli.

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Stefano Pirolozzi, 75, Of Stamford, Retired Pitney Bowes Employee

... sister, Teresa Pirolozzi; brother, Antonio Pirolozzi in Minturno, Italy; many nieces and nephews in Italy and Stamford; and six grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents; son, Salvatore Pirolozzi; brothers, Pietro and Leonardo Pirolozzi; and ...

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Arline Alice Nelson, 87, Of Stamford, Worked For Roberts Fine Furniture

Nelson was born May 13, 1927, to Alice and Robert Foote in Port Chester, N.Y. A secretary by trade, she spent most of her career as an employee of Roberts Fine Furniture. She volunteered weekly at First Presbyterian Church in Stamford.

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Security stepped up along rail lines

... of a terror plot against stations in NYC was released. Photo: Christian Abraham Travelers walk on a platform at Stamford Train Station on Thursday, September 25, 2014, where there was no visible increased security presence. Photo: Lindsay Perry ...

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Stamford schools warn of flu risk in October

... and look for signs of illness. "Although it seems early, we are beginning to see cases of Influenza diagnosed in Stamford and throughout Connecticut," Anne Fountain , the city's director of health and social services, along with the city's medical ...

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Norwalk family holding tag sale in Stamford to pay off costs of disabled son's funeral

Matthew Jansen, who died in April at age 26, had special needs and required round-the-clock care. Fundraising Tag Sale Saturday September 27 and Sunday 28 26 Hilltop Ave, Stamford from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A Norwalk family is asking for help as they prepare for a fundraising tag sale this weekend to help pay off the costs of their son's funeral.

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Luxury Assisted Living Facility The Ambassador of Scarsdale Selects Architectural Firm

... for senior living that enhance the quality of the human experience. The design team is based in the firm's Stamford, Connecticut office and is comprised of principals Stuart Lachs, AIA, LEED AP (Lead Principal), Charles F. Williams, CCS, CSI ...

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Ludlowe's Keki Cardenas, left, and April Cooke, in action last year against Stamford, are two reasons why the Falcons are flying high. There are times when teamwork, talent and togetherness are lost because of team troubles and inner turmoil.

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... year. We want to go to states. We want to win the whole thing," Byington, a senior said after the Mustangs blanked Stamford 6-0 on Monday to improve to 4-1 on the season. "And I think just having that bond for four years, we really have a good ...

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Angela Aulenti, a 30-plus year veteran of the Ladies Professional Golf Association Teaching and Club Professionals, is the recipient of the 2014 Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award, which recognizes an LPGA professional who gives back to the game in the spirit of Nancy Lopez. Aulenti is the Head Golf Pro at Sterling Farms Golf Club in Stamford and the Director of Golf at E. Gaynor Brennan Golf Course, also in Stamford.

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What to do around Stamford this weekend

Frieda Bitzonis deep fries loukoumades, an authentic Greek pastry, during the first day of the Greek Fest at Archangels Greek Orthodox Church in Stamford, Conn., in 2013. The festival returns for 2014 this weekend.

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Pipe assault gets Stamford man 14 months in jail

A man with a long criminal history was sentenced Thursday to 14 months in jail for helping beat a man with a pipe in a dispute over an $80 debt. Jeffrey Rowell , 51, of 25 Hazel St., Stamford, made a guilty plea to a reduced charge of second-degree larceny on Thursday and was sentenced to jail.

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Curley Harkness, 11, front, and his cousin, Justin Torres, 12,.... photo: 6912747 slideshow 847

Curley Harkness, 11, front, and his cousin, Justin Torres, 12, back, fish with friends off the pier at Cummings Beach in Stamford, Conn., during the steady rain Thursday, September 25, 2014.

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Volleyball roundup / Falcons passing chemistry tests with high marks

Ludlowe's Keki Cardenas, left, and April Cooke, in action last year against Stamford, are two reasons why the Falcons are flying high. Photo: Jason Rearick There are times when teamwork, talent and togetherness are lost because of team troubles and inner turmoil.

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Mustangs' veterans setting the bar high

Fairfielder honored by LPGA

Destination Greenwich -- President Obama To Headline Democratic Fundraiser Next Month

... hosted a $30,000 a plate benefit for Obama back in 2010. Last month, Vice President Joe Biden came to Greenwich and Stamford for Democratic fundraisers. Biden was accompanied by incumbent Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy, who's facing a close challenge ...

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Stamford community briefs

Stamford Police Department will have a gun buyback program Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 805 Bedford St. People turning in operational firearms will receive a gift card -- $75 for rifles or shotguns, $100 for handguns and $150 for assault weapons. The 10th annual "Paint the Town Pink" will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Commons Park at Harbor Point.

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Stamford almanac: Sept. 26

MEDASSIST/CHOICES Free help with health insurance, Medicare supplements, Medicaid, private insurance, receiving entitlements from insurance policies and filing claims. Meets by appointment only in Department of Social Services , ninth floor, Stamford Government Center , 888 Washington Blvd. No age limit.

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Does the iPhone 6 Really Bend?

... is someone perpetrating a hoax? Our very own Rich Tehrani took it upon himself to venture out to the Apple Store in Stamford, Conn. and attempt the feat of bending an iPhone 6 . Guess what? For some strange reason he was not able to do it. As you ...

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Stamford Police to Host Gun Buy-Back, Drug Turn-In Programs on Saturday

Then Stamford Police want you to get rid of them this weekend during a dual program for surrendering unwanted drugs and guns. The gun buy-back program will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept.

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Culture Cachevisit|article-5780610|mobile_home_category_body-1686|2

In Culture Cache recently, we revealed a "Revolutionary View" from a familiar Stamford site, put the lens on a couple of new photography shows, wrote of a new staging of the popular comedy, "I'm Not Rappaport" and told of a tour in Norwalk that will focus on art inspired by the Work Projects Administration. Check out excerpts from Culture Cache and visit http://ift.tt/1n2T83Z for more Connecticut entertainment news.

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Culture Cache

A tidal pool is surrounded by seagrass growing on the shoreline at Cove Island Park in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. The park is one of the new "Revolutionary Views" featured by the Office of Tourism.

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visit|article-5780096|interleaved-1461444-tab3|1Rams field hockey falls to Darien

... will return to the field Tuesday for a home game against Greenwich at 4:30 p.m. New Canaan will next travel to Stamford on Saturday at 10 a.m. Goals: D -- Marissa Baker 3, Olivia Hoyda, Kat Culliton. NC -- Meredith Heaney, Ellery Baran, Isabel ...

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A home construction business that has operated in the region for three generations has purchased a Stamford office building with plans to move its growing operations from New Canaan. New Canaan-based Hobbs Inc., which has its headquarters at 27 Grove St., bought a 63,000-square-foot office complex at 30 Buxton Road in the north end of Stamford, where it plans to relocate its business and its 30 employees.

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... incident she decided it was time to talk with her doctor. Eight years later, she is being treated successfully at Stamford Hospital's Center for Sleep Medicine for sleep apnea, which is a common chronic sleep disorder in which a person repeatedly ...

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Funeral Service was Sept. 25 for Paul Dwelle

Paul Deran Dwelle, 48, of Valley Cottage, New York, formerly of Darien, CT, husband of Lisa Hutchins Dwelle, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, September 21, 2014. Mr. Dwelle was born in Stamford, CT and was the son of Dolores Deran Dwelle of Fairfield, CT and the late Edwin R. Dwelle.

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Is getting older causing you to lose sleep?

... incident she decided it was time to talk with her doctor. Eight years later, she is being treated successfully at Stamford Hospital 's Center for Sleep Medicine for sleep apnea, which is a common chronic sleep disorder in which a person repeatedly ...

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Greenwich man accused of racial slurs over ticket

Rams field hockey falls short in comeback against Darien

Stamford office building sells for $13.5 million

Get Ready for Next-Generation Colocation

... nd implementation. Currently, Bill works as the National Director of Strategy and Innovation at MTM Technologies, a Stamford, CT based consulting firm.

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Securing the Internet of Things

... the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, and has 6,400 associates, including more than 1,480 research analysts and consultants, and clients in 85 ...

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Letter: Floren's Challenger Says North Stamford Needs 'Representation that Gets Things Done'

... ning. The writer is the Democratic nominee for the State Assembly (149th District) representing Greenwich and North Stamford and is a member of the Greenwich RTM.

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Wave field hockey survives second-half scare at New Canaan

WTI Crude Rises for Third Day on U.S. Economy; Gasoline Surges

... "It's a headline-driven market for WTI," said Gene McGillian, an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. "The market is in the process of bottoming and is trying to stabilize." WTI for November delivery gained 27 cents, or ...

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CT: Fairfield, Westchester County Mayors Discuss Urban Challenges

Early in a panel discussion of urban challenges and successes, Mayor Bill Finch, of Bridgeport, and Stamford Mayor David Martin had a playful exchange illustrating what people love about cities. "I didn't realize how long a walk it was from your train station," Finch told Martin of the six or seven blocks from the station tothe University of Connecticut's Stamford campus Wednesday morning.

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Paul John Sulaj, 36; Stamford Resident

... will receive friends and relatives on Thursday, Sept. 25 from 2 to 9 p.m. at Bosak Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Ave., Stamford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Sept. 26 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew Church, 216 Scribner Ave., ...

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Property LinesUpdate: Downtown hotel plans will simmer for a while

... the city's first two-flag hotel building. CSM would develop and finance the hotel project under a license from Stamford, Connecticut-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Besides Aloft and Element, its brands include the W boutique, ...

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Gregory R. LaValla, 51, Longtime Westport Resident

LaValla was born Dec. 27, 1962, in Stamford, to Ralph and Judith LaValla. He played Westport PAL football until he attended Staples where he was a wrestler and graduated in 1980.

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Building and Land Technology Announces 75,000 SF of Office Leasing at Harbor Point

Building and Land Technology announced on Wednesday approximately 75,000 square feet of office leasing activity at Harbor Point, the transformative mixed-use waterfront development in Stamford, including the company's own 10,000-square-foot expansion and relocation within the complex. The new deals are for space in One Harbor Point and Two Harbor Point, BLT's two state-of-the-art Class A office properties located in the Harbor Point Waterfront section of the project, which total more than 400,000 square feet.

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Thieves Make Big Haul In New Canaan Motor Vehicle Break-Ins

... police said. A little more than two hours later, a $200 Coach purse and $150 in cash were stolen from a 54-year-old Stamford woman's X3 as she went to walk her dog in Mead Park, police said. She said she thought she had locked the car door, but ...

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Greenwich Wine + Food Festival Dishes Up Culinary Delights

... and a special ticketed event, Tequila and Tostadas hosted by Aarn Snchez, who recently opened Paloma restaurant in Stamford. For more information, visit its website or call 203-588-1363.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Stamford man accused of threatening young girl with machete

... risk of injury to a child and carrying a dangerous weapon. At his arraignment in state Superior Court in Stamford Wednesday, Judge Erika Tindall ordered that he be held in lieu of a $25,000 court appearance bond. Tindall said that because Lemus ...

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Stamford couple mugged on Stillwater Avenue, police say

Police say a young Stamford couple claimed to have been robbed just outside a popular pizza parlor on Stillwater Avenue late Tuesday night. The couple told police they were eating inside Westover Pizza about 9 p.m. when three black men in their early 20s entered the establishment.

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Stamford community briefs

People can hear about books for children and adults that will soon be published by Random House and pick up galley copies for an advance look at them at the Ferguson Library at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Stamford Police Department will have a gun buyback program Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 805 Bedford St. People turning in operational firearms will receive a gift card -- $75 for rifles or shotguns, $100 for handguns and $150 for assault weapons.

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Port Chester Train Riders: Metro-North to Increase Service to New Haven Line

Making the rounds

... is hosting a grand opening of its newly remodeled brokerage Sept. 29 from 4 to 7 p.m. at 3 Roxbury Road in North Stamford. The company will unveil a sign dedicating the new site of the brokerage as the Historical Juner Real Estate Corner . The ...

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As the economy slowly improves, more commercial real estate executives are looking to develop assets and deploy capital in secondary markets to generate returns, and the Stamford market is providing opportunities. Of the 100 senior commercial real estate executives surveyed in a 2014 Commercial Real Estate Outlook Survey conducted by tax advisory firm KPMG, 68 percent expect to increase capital spending in 2014, up from 60 percent in 2013.

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... she went into shock so she called her parents to pick her up, according to the report. Her mother drove her to Stamford Hospital, but later went to Greenwich Hospital because of the four-hour wait time in Stamford, police said. When officers arrived ...

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Stamford Residents Begin Studies At Lehigh University

Sarah Alva, Kirsi Balazs and Eli Schildkraut are part of an incoming class that boasts students from 41 U.S. states and 34 international countries and territories.

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Music makers, taste makers stir up a good time in Greenwich

... to many for his appearances on Food Network shows, including "Chopped," recently opened the restaurant Paloma in Stamford. The Latin-inspired grill has been well received, said Sanchez, who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. "The community has been really ...

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Teenager shot in head with BB gun

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TREASURIES-Bond yields rise on weak five-year auction, reduced safety bids

... about profit-taking than a lack of buying," said David Ader, head of government bond strategy at CRT Capital in Stamford, Connecticut. "A number of people are sort of rushing out the door." Wednesday's rise in yields was limited, however, and ...

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Metro-North Expands Weekend Service To Every Half Hour On New Haven Line

... from Grand Central Terminal at 9:34 a.m., 10:34 a.m., 11:34 a.m. (which will replace the 11:34 a.m. express to Stamford), and 12:34 p.m. Saturday: new trains depart New Haven at 2:25 p.m., 3:25 p.m. and 6:25 p.m.; new trains depart New York at 10:34 ...

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WRAPUP 2-U.S. new home sales at six-year high, but outlook challenging

... estate agents. "It's still a challenging environment for those buyers," said Guy Berger, an economist at RBS in Stamford, Connecticut. "You can make a good case for a slow, gradual improvement." In a separate report, the Mortgage Bankers Association ...

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WRAPUP 2-U.S. new home sales at six-year high, but outlook challenging

New Home Sales at Six-year High, but Outlook Challenging

Chris Christie calls Times' 85-pound weight loss report 'wrong'

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Chris Christie says a report in the New York Times about his weight loss is inaccurate, but won't correct the record.

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U.S. new home sales at six-year high, but outlook challenging

Pelham Train Riders: Metro-North to Increase Service to New Haven Line

Metro North to Increase Service to New Haven and Waterbury Lines

Fairfield's witch trials were a real happeningvisit|article-5775606|mobile_home_category_body-1686|5

The Salem, Mass., witch trials of 1692 may be more famous, but southern Connecticut had its share of crazy goings-on, too. In Fairfield, Stratford and Stamford, 17th-century witch trails have been documented and are the subject of a new exhibition, "Accused: Fairfield's Witchcraft Trials."

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Video: Foley, Christie Face Protestors in Stamford

When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie came to Stamford on Tuesday, he was met once again by the Greenwich Council Against Gun Violence protesting his support of Tom Foley's campaign for Governor of Connecticut. "Chris Christie is helping Tom Foley, and Christie has some national presence.

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"The Global Health Solution: Frontline Health Workers"

The public is invited to attend an Ambassadors' Roundtable series breakfast presentation by Michael Nyenhuis at the Stamford Yacht Club on October 8, 2014. PRLog - Sep. 24, 2014 - STAMFORD, Conn.

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Speaker discusses history, and future, of U.S.-Israeli relations

Seth Anziska, Columbia University professor, discusses U.S.-Israeli relations at the New Canaan Library Sept. 22. Jarret Liotta / For the New Canaan News Photo: Contributed Photo, Contributed In a valiant effort to shed some understanding on United States-Israeli relations, the New Canaan Library -- in tandem with the Stamford-based World Affairs Forum -- hosted a speaker Monday night who discussed the nations' complicated history and where they may be headed.

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Stumping in Stamford: NJ Gov. Christie Campaigns for Republican Tom Foley

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley and lieutenant governor candidate Heather Somers are hoping that the support of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will push them over the edge and unseat incumbent DemocratsDannel Malloy and Nancy Wyman. Christie returned to Connecticut Tuesday evening, making two appearances in Stamford - at Curley's Diner and Bobby Valentine's sports bar in the city's Columbus Park, where there was a fund-raiser for the Republican Governors Association of which Christie is chairman.

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Christie stumps for Foley

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, answers questions from the media while stumping for Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley, right, at Curley's Diner in Stamford, Conn., on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014.

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visit|article-5776115|interleaved-29632-tab1|1Christie stumps for Foley

... minutes late to the diner, which was at the center of a protracted eminent-domain case when Malloy was mayor of Stamford, Christie said Connecticut is having buyer's remorse over its choice for governor four years ago. Christie, who is the head of ...

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Seth Anziska, Columbia University professor, discusses U.S.-Israeli relations at the New Canaan Library Sept. 22. Jarret Liotta / For the New Canaan News In a valiant effort to shed some understanding on United States-Israeli relations, the New Canaan Library -- in tandem with the Stamford-based World Affairs Forum -- hosted a speaker Monday night who discussed the nations' complicated history and where they may be headed.

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Dynagas Partners Announces LNG Carrier Acquisition

... with SGX, regional govts on LNG price marker. Maritime industry conference and exhibition opens next week in Stamford, Conn. There's still time to register online for SHIPPINGInsight 2014, the North American Pivotal LNG, Inc., a subsidiary of AGL ...

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Bestobell to Extend Valve Choice to Customers

... RCN begins its transition to the future fleet. The Maritime industry conference and exhibition opens next week in Stamford, Conn. There's still time to register online for SHIPPINGInsight 2014, the North American Pivotal LNG, Inc., a subsidiary of ...

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Chris Christie Stumps For Tom Foley In Malloy Hometown Of Stamford

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hosted a fundraiser Tuesday evening for Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley in Stamford, the hometown of current Gov. Dannel Malloy, according to the Hartford Courant.

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Shooting at UPS Warehouse Leaves Three Dead

... on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 116.81 points, closing at 17,055.87. The Nasdaq went down 19... (STAMFORD, Conn.) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has clearly lost weight since his lap band surgery last May, but he won't talk ...

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Maersk Drilling Wins 2-Year Angolan Extension

... rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Maritime industry conference and exhibition opens next week in Stamford, Conn. There's still time to register online for SHIPPINGInsight 2014, the North American The head of Maersk Drilling said on ...

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Charlie Strong Continues to Clean House at Texas

Stamford-Based Domestic Violence Crisis Center Earns $25K Grant

The grant will help the center continue its PeaceWorks education programs in local schools as well as support court and legal services in the Stamford and Norwalk courts. "The Community Fund of Darien has long demonstrated a clear understanding of how vital both direct domestic violence services and violence-prevention education are to our communities, and we are grateful for its continued support," Rachelle Kucera Mehra, DVCC's executive director, said in a statement.

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Stamford Welcomes Rosh Hashanah At Sundown

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and the first of 10 days of religious celebration, is a time for joy mixed with a contemplation on how to better one's life, said Rabbi Mitchell Hurvitz of Temple Sholom in Greenwich. "It's a joyous holiday, but it is also a time when we are doing serious personal introspection," he said Tuesday as he prepared for what is also known as the High Holidays.

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Stamford Duo Arrested After Shippan Vehicle Break-Ins

A pair of Stamford men are facing charges of breaking into a number of cars in the Shippan neighborhood where the affluent residents often help thieves by leaving their vehicles unlocked with valuables inside, police said. Jeffrey Mark Vlash, 40, of 2987 High Ridge Road, and Clifton Stephens, 55, of 138 Lafayette St., are each charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, two counts of third-degree burglary, fourth-degree larceny, sixth-degree larceny, sixth degree conspiracy to commit larceny, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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