Stamford High School teacher offered plea deal

A Stamford High School English teacher accused of carrying on an inappropriate sexual relationship with one of her students, will spend at least nine months in jail if she accepts a plea agreement offered by a Stamford prosecutor Friday. At a hearing at state Superior Court , Norwalk resident Danielle Watkins stood silently by her attorney Rob Serafinowicz as Assistant State's Attorney Michelle Manning spelled out the terms of a plea bargain that could keep her behind bars for up to four years.

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Stamford mayor expands street safety effort

Stamford Mayor David Martin watches as city workers install a solar-powered crosswalk sign at the intersection of Stillwater Ave. and Progress Drive in Stamford, Conn., on Thursday, November 20, 2014. Photo: Lindsay Perry Stamford Mayor David Martin and city officials cross the street near the newly-installed solar-powered crosswalk signs and a pedestrian stanchion at the intersection of Stillwater Ave. and Progress Drive in Stamford, Conn., on Thursday, November 20, 2014.

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Fight in Western Greenwich Ends with 2 Arrests

... with simple trespass and disorderly conduct. He was released on promise to appear Dec. 2 in state Superior Court in Stamford. Valentin Lopez-Pablo, 33, who had addresses of 10 Henry St. and 129 Washington St., Port Chester, NY, was charged with ...

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A Condo with a View Close to downtown Stamford Is on the Market for $169,000

There is a one-bedroom, one-bath seventh floor condo in the Fountain Terrace complex at 91 Strawberry Hill Ave. It's on the market for $169,000. These real estate listings come to Patch in a direct feed from Zillow and automatically update to show the 10 most recently listed homes in a given category.

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Letter: Himes' pipeline vote shows obedience

... , and more certainly to come over the next two years, Fairfield County voters need to voice their objections to his Stamford office at 866-453-0028, and finally vote him out of that office in the next election.

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FDA approves Purdue's painkiller that can reduce abuse

... criticisms of Zohydro is that it is not available in abuse-resistant form. It can be crushed, snorted and injected. Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue's product, by comparison, is designed to deter abuse. The pill is harder than most pills, making ...

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Yankees GM sleeps on street to benefit homeless

... in 2011, and Cashman did not expect to rest well on Thursday either. Cashman will also rappel down the side of a Stamford, Conn. building on Friday, an annual tradition in that city's annual Heights and Lights event. With an aging roster full of ...

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... , and more certainly to come over the next two years, Fairfield County voters need to voice their objections to his Stamford office at 866-453-0028, and finally vote him out of that office in the next election.

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Coca-Cola to close recycling division

... than 238,000 recycle bins in communities and customer locations across North America since 2008. Partnering with Stamford, Connecticut-based Keep America Beautiful, the company's Recycling Bin Grant Program has awarded nearly 4,000 recycle bins to ...

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Unemployment Rate Holds Steady At 6.4% In Connecticut

... tate during the March 2008 to February 2010 recession. The October preliminary job numbers show that the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk Labor Market Area was unchanged in the number of jobs. The Danbury Labor Market Area added 300 jobs.

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FDA Approves Abuse-Resistant Extended-Release Hydrocodone

... it has ordered a post-marketing study to further assess the drug's potential for abuse. Hysingla ER is produced by Stamford, Conn.-based Purdue Pharma. Paste this HTML code into your blog or web page, into a forum post or a blog comment you make, ...

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The Conservative Myth Of Equal Opportunity

... equality of opportunity for both a person born in the ghetto of Detroit, Michigan and a patrician who hails from Stamford, Connecticut? In what way is conservatism supposed to change that? The propositions that they are and it does are insulting to ...

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James Condito, 95, Retired From The Sanitation Department, City Of Stamford

Condito was born Feb. 4, 1919, in Stamford, to Giuseppe and Lucia Lando Condito. He was a foreman with the Sanitation Department for the City of Stamford for over 50 years, before retiring at the age of 76 in 1996.

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Gartner Says Healthcare Providers in Singapore to Spend US $548 Million On IT in 2014

... 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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Stamford Swimmer Finds College Home At Villanova

Ausra McKenna knew early on that Stamford's Samantha Cheruk would fit in with the Wilton Wahoos swim team. And she's not surprised that Cheruk, who started her career at The Italian Center with McKenna, wound up with a college scholarship.

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Stamford Installs 12 Stanchions To Improve Crosswalk Safety

... Avenue and Progress Drive. Mayor David Martin said the city is seeking to improve traffic safety in the city. STAMFORD, Conn. -- As part of its drive to improve traffic safety, Stamford unveiled improvements to crosswalks, including the placement of ...

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'Tis The Season For Networking: New Group Forms In Stamford

There's a new networking group in Stamford, thanks to two local residents -- one who has lived here for 24 years, one less than two. "East Coast Face2Face" is the brainchild of longtime Stamfordite Valerie Lynn of Valerie Lynn Design and newcomer, artist and entrepreneur, Jane Ubell-Meyer.

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Danbury immigrants welcome Obama order

... CT Students for a DREAM advocates for the rights of undocumented workers across the state. Photo: Christian Abraham Stamford resident Eva Padilla who said she is a native of Puerto Rico and an American citizen, watches President Barack Obama's ...

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Obama's immigration plan an answer to some, a start to others

... CT Students for a DREAM advocates for the rights of undocumented workers across the state. Photo: Christian Abraham Stamford resident Eva Padilla who said she is a native of Puerto Rico and an American citizen, watches President Barack Obama's ...

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Stamford immigrants welcome president's announcement

... CT Students for a DREAM advocates for the rights of undocumented workers across the state. Photo: Christian Abraham Stamford resident Eva Padilla who said she is a native of Puerto Rico and an American citizen, watches President Barack Obama's ...

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Encompass Digital Media Chooses DigitalGlue for Middleware Solution to Enhance Media Server

Encompass Digital Media , a global provider of mission-critical media capture, management, and distribution services, has chosen DigitalGlue to provide a custom software solution for its deployment of the Harmonic Spectrum ChannelPort integrated channel playout system at Encompass' Stamford, Connecticut, facility. ChannelPort speeds the cost-effective deployment of new SD and HD television channels by integrating branding and master control switching with clip playback.

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Encompass Digital Media Chooses DigitalGlue for Middleware Solution to Enhance Media Server

Encompass Digital Media , a global provider of mission-critical media capture, management, and distribution services, has chosen DigitalGlue to provide a custom software solution for its deployment of the Harmonic Spectrum ChannelPort integrated channel playout system at Encompass' Stamford, Connecticut, facility. ChannelPort speeds the cost-effective deployment of new SD and HD television channels by integrating branding and master control switching with clip playback.

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Possible return of Stamford principals gets mixed reaction

Students at Stamford High School offered mixed reactions Thursday to the question of whether two of the school's principals accused of failing to report a sexual relationship between a teacher and a student might return to their jobs. A judge allowed Principal Donna Valentine and Assistant Principal Roth Nordin to enter a special court probation program Wednesday rather than face the misdemeanor criminal charges against them that they didn't report the relationship to the Department of Children and Families as required by law.

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Danbury immigrants welcome Obama order, with reservations

... state, held a gathering of some of its members at the restaurant to watch the president. Photo: Christian Abraham Stamford resident Eva Padilla who said she is a native of Puerto Rico and an American citizen, watches President Barack Obama's ...

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Fairfield county food bank short 1000s of turkeys

Stamford Police Officer Nicole Petrenko hands a frozen turkey from a prisoner transport vehicle to Miracle McBride, 11, of Stamford, to donate at the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County in Stamford, Conn. Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014.

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Greenwich group tackles world hunger one project at a time

... and its watershed. Photo: Contributed Photo Sarah Boyle talks about the Greenwich World Hunger Association in her Stamford home on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Photo: Lindsay Perry Sarah Boyle holds a gift from women in Ri Palamax, Guatemala, given ...

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1940s radio play brings Capra classic to life

Blythe Coons and Tony Larkin in a scene from the touring production of an "It's a Wonderful Life" live radio drama that wil be stopping at the Palace Theatre in Stamford on Dec. 3.l Photo: Contributed Photo The classic Frank Capra-James Stewart film, "It's a Wonderful Life," has become a TV perennial, but back in the 1940s it was also a beloved radio play.

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Stamford Magnet School Lottery Applications for 2015-16 Are Now Available

Parents should note that in order to apply for the Magnet School Lottery, they must first attend an orientation session to receive an application form or an access code for the on-line application. Acceptance of elementary and middle schools, both paper and online applications will be accepted, began Monday and will continue through Monday, March 2, 2015.

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Stamford's interfaith musical group, New World Chrous, was formed three years ago at Temple Beth El to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. What began as an interfaith chorus put together for the 10th anniversary of 9/11 has become a staple of the Stamford music scene.

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Blythe Coons and Tony Larkin in a scene from the touring production of an "It's a Wonderful Life" live radio drama that wil be stopping at the Palace Theatre in Stamford on Dec. 3.l The classic Frank Capra-James Stewart film, "It's a Wonderful Life," has become a TV perennial, but back in the 1940s it was also a beloved radio play.

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