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Sandra Diamond Fox

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

Sandra was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Westport's New Planning And Zoning Director Worked For Town In The Past Westport's New Planning And Zoning Director Worked For Town In The Past
Westport's New Planning And Zoning Director Worked For Town In The Past WESTPORT, Conn. -- Steven Palmer — a familiar face in town — has been hired as the new Planning and Zoning Director for the Town of Westport, Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe announced. Palmer will assume his duties effective April 1. He replaces former P&Z Director Larry Bradley, who resigned in February.  From 1990 through 2002, Palmer was an enforcement official in Westport’s Planning and Zoning Department.  Since 2003, Palmer has served as the Director of Planning and Zoning for the Town of Bethel. His primary duties included managing all activities involving the Planning & Zo…

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Events
Art Therapist Giving Workshop On Female Painters At Westport Library Art Therapist Giving Workshop On Female Painters At Westport Library
Art Therapist Giving Workshop On Female Painters At Westport Library WESTPORT, Conn. -- A workshop led by local art therapist Sara O’Connor will be held on Monday, March 14, at noon, in the Westport Library’s McManus Room.  The program is free and open to the public.  Workshop participants will explore the visual art world in various mediums, including various artists’ work, videos, music and poetry.  Five female artists will be discussed, including Mary Cassatt and Georgia O'Keeffe.  O'Connor is board-certified, registered art therapist. She developed this interactive workshop as a way to explore how art activates the creative part of the brain.  She wor…

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Lifestyle
Registration Open For YMCA Summer Camp In Brookfield Registration Open For YMCA Summer Camp In Brookfield
Registration Open For YMCA Summer Camp In Brookfield BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Registration for all of the summer camp programs at the Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut in Brookfield is open.For more information or to access registration forms, click here. The Regional YMCA is a community service organization committed to building healthy lives through programs that strengthen the spirit, mind and body for all. It serves families throughout northern Fairfield County, including Danbury, Bethel, Newtown and New Fairfield as well as in Brookfield and beyond.  The YMCA offers one full fitness facility, swimming pools, aquatics, health and wellness …

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Police & Fire
Firefighters Free Driver In Rollover Crash In Shelton Firefighters Free Driver In Rollover Crash In Shelton
Firefighters Free Driver In Rollover Crash In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — Firefighters from Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Company in Shelton freed a driver in a rollover crash early on Friday, March 4.Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Companies 1 & 4 were dispatched to Constitution Boulevard in the area of Plaskon Drive for the reported motor vehicle rollover.  Squad 1 arrived to find one SUV off the road on its side with one occupant still in the vehicle on a morning with wet roads.  Squad 1 & Engine 2 stabilized the vehicle and assisted the occupant out to the care of EMS.  The crews cleared the scene shortly thereafter.

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Schools
Croton Students Dress Up As Historical Figures Croton Students Dress Up As Historical Figures
Croton Students Dress Up As Historical Figures CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Second-grade students at Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School in Croton-on-Hudson assumed the identities of historical or currently relevant figures during the school’s annual Biography Museum. Dressed as historic or currently relevant figures, the students shared facts about their chosen personas’ lives and described how they have contributed to history.  “I am always so blown away when I see the students’ final projects,” said second-grade teacher Rebekah Rupp. “The kids work so incredibly hard on them and it shows at the museum.”

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Events
Poughkeepsie Plaza Hosts Easter Egg Hunt Poughkeepsie Plaza Hosts Easter Egg Hunt
Poughkeepsie Plaza Hosts Easter Egg Hunt POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Poughkeepsie Plaza's spring extravaganza, which take place Saturday, March 19, from noon-2 p.m., includes an annual Easter Egg Hunt.The event is for the entire family. Children ages 2–10 can search for eggs in a pile of hay in the center of the plaza.  There is a five egg limit per child. Treats will be inside every egg and some will contain “golden tickets” with special prizes.  Kids can enter a coloring contest, make an Easter craft, guess the number of jelly beans in a jar, see baby animals and take a picture with the Easter Bunny.  Please bring a camera to take a …

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Schools
Irvington Students Raise $620 In Fundraiser To Fight Childhood Cancer Irvington Students Raise $620 In Fundraiser To Fight Childhood Cancer
Irvington Students Raise $620 In Fundraiser To Fight Childhood Cancer IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Students from Main Street School in Irvington who are members of one of the Destination Imagination teams at the school, "The Imaginators," raised $620 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF).The foundation supports children with cancer.  The fourth-graders learned the importance of community service as they made lemonade to fight pediatric cancer.  Team members built and set up a stand in the cafeteria on Feb. 23 and 26 and sold cups of lemonade during lunch.  For more information on ALSF or to make a donation, click here. 

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Mount Vernon Public Library Organizes Adult Board Games Night Mount Vernon Public Library Organizes Adult Board Games Night
Mount Vernon Public Library Organizes Adult Board Games Night MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The Mount Vernon Public Library is hosting an adult Board Games Night on Thursday, March 24, from 6-8 p.m. Play board games, chess, checkers and scrabble, and meet people at the library. Light refreshments will be served.  For questions, contact Neshan Stepak at nstepak@wlsmail.org. For more information, click here or call (914)-668-1840. The Mount Vernon Public Library is at 28 South First Ave.

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Annual Tree & Shrub Seedling Sale Takes Place In Carmel Annual Tree & Shrub Seedling Sale Takes Place In Carmel
Annual Tree & Shrub Seedling Sale Takes Place In Carmel CARMEL, N.Y. -- Putnam County Soil & Water Conservation District in Carmel is hosting its annual tree and shrub seedling sale.This program provides a low cost way for to promote conservation, control stormwater and erosion, provide food and habitat for wildlife and simple beautification.  The deadline to order is March 30.  For more information or to place an order, contact Lauri Taylor, senior environmental planner and district manager of the Putnam County Department of Planning at Putnam County Soil & Water Conservation, at 845-878-7918, email lauri.taylor@putnamcountyny.gov or cl…

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Caroline Doctorow Performs Folk Concert At New Rochelle Public Library Caroline Doctorow Performs Folk Concert At New Rochelle Public Library
Caroline Doctorow Performs Folk Concert At New Rochelle Public Library NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The Ossie Davis Theater at The New Rochelle Public Library is hosting a concert Saturday, March 12, featuring Caroline Doctorow (acoustic guitar, vocals) with Gary Oleyar (fiddle, guitar and duet vocals) and Bob Green (upright bass). The performance is at 3 p.m., followed by an announcement at 4:30 p.m.  In this program, Doctorow and her band will focus on the folk music of performers such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, Donovan, Richard and Mimi Farina, John Hartford and Dave Van Ronk.  She will also share some of her original compositions and her reminiscences a…

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