NEON extends deadline for recruitment of new board members

Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now, which announced details of its merger with the Stamford-based Committee on Training and Employment, CTE in October, has extended the deadline for the recruitment, nomination and selection of new members of the anti-poverty agency's reconstituted board of directors.



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NHL dream still alive in Connecticut

... to bring a professional team somewhere," Malloy said, referring to conversations during his 14 years as mayor of Stamford and two years as governor. The governor declined to say who had approached him or which team the "individuals" represented. An ...



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Fulbright scholarships availabe to study at Globe Theater

STAMFORD, Conn. – The American Institute For Foreign Study , a leading study abroad organization, is pleased to announce that its Shakespeare's Globe Education Theater Program has been selected by the Fulbright Commission as one of their prestigious Summer Institutes for the next three years.



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Cops: Chinese-Food Delivery Men Robbed In Stamford

Two Chinese-food delivery men were robbed at gun point Sunday night in the Shippan neighborhood of Stamford, Sgt.



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Westhill Girls Treated At Hospital After Skirmish

Three Westhill High School students were taken to Stamford Hospital following an altercation at the school Monday morning, said Sharon Beadle, the school district's public information officer.



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Forum To Help Stamford Parents Deal With Kids Trauma

Stamford parents will be able to learn how to help their kids deal with traumatic experiences, such as the shooting in Newtown , at an event Tuesday night.



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Stamford Girl Charged In Westhill Bleach Assault

Stamford police have charged a 14-year-old girl for her suspected part in a bleach-throwing incident Monday at Westhill High School, a news release said.



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Ask an Expert: Small business is back

... are not going to find it. "Who says there'll be an office at all?" asks Tom Austin, vice president at Gartner, a Stamford, Conn.-based technology research firm. "Already we work from Starbucks, in the car and at our kids' softball games."" The ...



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All My Children and One Life to Live to Return to Production in February for Online Revival

... sent out a letter confirming the news and revealing that the two shows will begin production in February in Stamford, Conn. After weeks of negotiations, Prospect Park has reached agreements with SAG and the DGA to bring the beloved daytime dramas ...



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Thomas J. Lee

He was born on April 1, 1955 in Stamford, Conn., the son of Robert E. and Barbara A. Lee and was educated in Stamford, Conn.



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Stamford Students Hospitalized After Bleach Incident

Three students from Westhill High School in Stamford were taken to a local hospital after a student threw bleach at the school on Monday morning, according to school officials.



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Cafeteria's report card

... But while it may have the most inspection failures, it is hardly alone. Districts across Fairfield County -- from Stamford to Shelton, Bridgeport to Bethel and everywhere between -- have been cited for numerous health-code violations inside school ...



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Los Alamos To Rip Out Chinese Networking Gear For Security Concerns

... Chinese use the supply chain to their advantage," said Avivah Litan, vice president and distinguished analyst at Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner. "If you have a high security environment and you are concerned about theft of intellectual capital, you ...



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Westhill HS 9th Grader Accused of Throwing Bleach During Fight

Three Westhill High School 9th grade girls were taken to Stamford Hospital following a fight that occurred on the grounds prior to the beginning of the school day, school officials announced Monday.



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First Connecticut gun show since Sandy Hook shootings goes ahead...

... even as other gun shows gave in to pressure to cancel after the tragedy. The two-day East Coast Fine Arms show at a Stamford hotel, the first in Connecticut since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at the school, drew several hundred people, ...



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Watching at home but want to eat like you're at the game? Here's the stadium menu.

... but want to eat like you're there? You'd better start slow cooking the pork for your BBQ nachos. Centerplate , the Stamford, Conn.-based food services company that has the contract for the national championship game and related events, today ...



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Gun show held in Stamford, Conn.

... English of Milford, New Hampshire, sells antique guns at a gun show at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Jan. 5, 2013, in Stamford, Conn. While other area gun shows were canceled following the shooting rampage that killed 20 first-graders and six teachers ...



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On The Importance of Design at IBM: Love and Margins.

... devices that compete with competitors. The week before Stephen's post RedMonk team attended Analyst Insights in Stamford, CT, an event where IBM SVP Steve Mills, who now runs both Software and Hardware at Big Blue, explains the state of his business ...



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Pass/Fail: Schools cafeteria's report card

... But while it may have the most inspection failures, it is hardly alone. Districts across Fairfield County - from Stamford to Shelton, Bridgeport to Bethel and everywhere between - have been cited for numerous health-code violations inside school ...



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Towns to State: Now is Not the Time

... such investments were withdrawn." During his first two years in office, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy - a former mayor of Stamford - has avoided shifting the state's budgetary burden onto municipalities. This year, the municipal lobby asked the state for ...



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The Mayor's Gallery presents 'This Is Mine'

... There will be a public reception, Thursday, January 10th from 5 -7pm on the 10th floor at 888 Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT. The show features the work of developmentally disabled artists who attend art class at ARI. Board member and co-curator ...



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New Radio Gig Reported For Stamford's Bobby Valentine

Stamford's Bobby Valentine will return to the baseball world in the spring with his own radio show and as a contributor to NBC Sports Radio, Sports Illustrated reports.



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Oil Little Changed After Erasing Earlier Decline of 0.7%

... up to end-of-the- year tax considerations," said Gene McGillian, an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. "It doesn't change the fact that we have ample supplies and anemic demand." Hedge funds raised bullish bets on WTI ...



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Jet Life Penny Stocks Newsletter Announces Complimentary Level II Quotes

... from the long-term long tail impact of your news release when the public is searching online, with no hidden costs. STAMFORD, Conn./EWORLDWIRE/Jan. 7, 2013 --- Jet Life Penny Stocks (http://www.jetlifepennystocks.com) today announced a complimentary ...



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Digital Pressure Gauge features stainless steel wetted parts.

... automotive, and petrochemical industries and suit applications such as HVAC and refrigerant pressure tests. Stamford, CT USA Omega introduces its new series of all stainless steel general purpose digital pressure gauges. The DPG8001 series features ...



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Triathletes compete to support kids

Last years winner, Andrew Kalley, of New York, at right, reaches out to congratulate first place finisher Thomas McWalters, of Hartford, during the Stamford KIC IT Triathlon in Columbus Park Sunday June 27, 2010.



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Bella Nonna Restaurant Reopens in Greenwich

... want good, authentic Italian food, not some designer pizza," Joe Sandolo said. Crudele, who works in finance in Stamford, said he remembers visiting the former Bella Nonna while growing up in Greenwich. He said the Railroad Avenue location appealed ...



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Chicken Looking to Carpool in North Stamford

A chicken has been looking to carpool to work in the morning in the North Stamford area, much to the chagrin of the man who lives there.



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What To Do In Stamford This Week

The following is a list of events and government meetings this week in Stamford.



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High-Priced Foreclosures Increase In Wilton

... million-dollar homes went to foreclosure by October 2012 the report says, but that's down 50 percent since 2010. In Stamford, the market for homes of more than $1 million dropped by 20.3 percent in the first half of 2012 when compared to the first ...



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