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Sandra Diamond Fox

Community Reporter

sfox@dailyvoice.com

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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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Trumbull, Monroe, Redding Nonprofits Look For Help On Giving Day Trumbull, Monroe, Redding Nonprofits Look For Help On Giving Day
Trumbull, Monroe, Redding Nonprofits Look For Help On Giving Day DANBURY, Conn. — Do you count your blessings every day and feel thankful for all that you have? There are many in Trumbull, Monroe and Redding who are not as fortunate as you are. On March 10, you can take the opportunity to give where you live as part of the Fairfield County Community Foundation's third annual Giving Day.Giving Day is a 24-hour online fundraising competition that unites people around local causes for which they feel a strong connection. Fairfield County's Community Foundation is a tax-exempt, place-based public charity created to help individuals, families and companies mak…

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Stamford Nonprofits Look For Help On Foundation's Giving Day Stamford Nonprofits Look For Help On Foundation's Giving Day
Stamford Nonprofits Look For Help On Foundation's Giving Day STAMFORD, Conn. — Do you count your blessings every day and feel thankful for all that you have? There are many in Stamford who are not as fortunate as you are. On March 10, you can take the opportunity to give where you live as part of the Fairfield County Community Foundation's third annual Giving Day.Giving Day is a 24-hour online fundraising competition that unites people around local causes for which they feel a strong connection. Fairfield County's Community Foundation is a tax-exempt, place-based public charity created to help individuals, families and companies make a difference in F…

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Shelton Family Creates Own Version Of Stew Leonard's 'Farm Fresh 5' Shelton Family Creates Own Version Of Stew Leonard's 'Farm Fresh 5'
Shelton Family Creates Own Version Of Stew Leonard's 'Farm Fresh 5' SHELTON, Conn. -- A Shelton couple re-created Stew Leonard's grocery's "Farm Fresh 5" attraction for their 3-year-old son, Colton.The idea for the project stemmed from Colton''s strong interest in the store's shows. His parents, Peter and Lauren Johnson, frequently take him and their daughter Oakley, age 1, to Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk to enjoy the store’s animatronic shows while they shop.  The Johnsons quickly realized Colton loved the Farm Fresh 5 so much that he was asking every day to go to Stew Leonard’s to watch the show. Stew's Farm Fresh 5 is a group of realistic, state-o…

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Events
Brewster Fire Department Explorers Plan Corned Beef, Cabbage Fundraiser Brewster Fire Department Explorers Plan Corned Beef, Cabbage Fundraiser
Brewster Fire Department Explorers Plan Corned Beef, Cabbage Fundraiser BREWSTER, N.Y. -- The Brewster Fire Department Explorers' annual corned beef and cabbage dinner will be Saturday, March 12, in the Brewster Fire Headquarters, from 6-9 p.m.Cost is $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 6-10 and children under age 5 eat for free. A traditionally prepared corned beef and cabbage dinner will be served with potatoes and carrots.  Also included with the meal is salad, Irish soda bread, rye bread, soda/water/hot beverages and cake/coffee.  Reservations are important for this event; call 845-234-3127.  Be sure to wear green to the event. The proceeds from this di…

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Schools
Collegiate A Cappella Group Leads Workshop, Performance At Stamford School Collegiate A Cappella Group Leads Workshop, Performance At Stamford School
Collegiate A Cappella Group Leads Workshop, Performance At Stamford School STAMFORD, Conn. -- Collegiate A Cappella group The Potsdam Pitches is visiting Stamford's Julia A. Stark Elementary School for a workshop and performances on March 10.Show times are as follows: Kindergarten, Grades 1, 2: 11:55 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Grades 3, 4, 5: 1:25-2:15 p.m. Grade 5 workshop: 2:15-3:15 p.m. The Potsdam Pitches are from the State University of New York at Potsdam. They will be fostering creative expression through song for Stark fifth graders and prepare the students to perform a selection.  Additionally, the group will perform for the Stark community.  Stark Music Teacher …

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State Archaeologist Talks In Norwalk On Mastodon Bone Found In Connecticut State Archaeologist Talks In Norwalk On Mastodon Bone Found In Connecticut
State Archaeologist Talks In Norwalk On Mastodon Bone Found In Connecticut NORWALK, Conn. -- Connecticut State Archaeologist Brian Jones will present a free lecture on “An Ice Age Odyssey: The Pope Mastodon’s Epic Journey” at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in the Norwalk Community College Gen Re Forum. The public is invited to this event sponsored by the NCC Archaeology Club.  Jones will discuss a massive mastodon bone discovered in 1913 when workmen were digging a drainage ditch on the Alfred A. Pope estate in Farmington and hit what they thought was a tree.  The workmen contacted Yale Peabody Museum, and the massive mastodon bone was later completely excavated by th…

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Events
Author Lauren Acampora Speaking At Mark Twain Library In Redding Author Lauren Acampora Speaking At Mark Twain Library In Redding
Author Lauren Acampora Speaking At Mark Twain Library In Redding REDDING, Conn. -- The Mark Twain Library in Redding will host an author talk with author Lauren Acampora.At the talk, which will take place on Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m., meet Acampora and hear about her inspiration for her book "The Wonder Garden," and ask questions. There will be a book sale and signing.  Her books are available to borrow or to buy. Sign up online by clicking here, coming in person to the library or calling 203 938-2545.  Refreshments will be served. The Mark Twain Library is at 439 Redding Road, West Redding.

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Participants Learn How To Make Syrup In Wappingers Falls Participants Learn How To Make Syrup In Wappingers Falls
Participants Learn How To Make Syrup In Wappingers Falls WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls held its annual Maple Syrup Day on Sunday. Participants were able to take part in different steps of the process -- from tapping the trees, to collecting the sap and then boiling it down to syrup.  They also explored Native American methods used to create maple sugar.  In addition, visitors learned about wooden containers, early tapping methods, fire by friction and rock boiling sap. 

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Peekskill Readies For St. Patrick's Day Parade, Grand Marshal's Pub Tour Peekskill Readies For St. Patrick's Day Parade, Grand Marshal's Pub Tour
Peekskill Readies For St. Patrick's Day Parade, Grand Marshal's Pub Tour PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Grand Marshal Chef Stanley Rupinski and his aides will lead the 27th Annual Peekskill St. Patrick’s parade on Saturday, March 12. The parade steps off, rain or shine, at 3 p.m., from Assumption Church on Union Ave. and moves through Downtown Peekskill along South Street, Division Street, Main Street and James Street.  The reviewing stand is on James Street. The dinner kicks off Peekskill’s festivities.  There is a Grand Marshal’s Pub Tour on Friday, March 11. View the schedule by clicking here. The Grand Marshal and aides are piped into each establishment by Pipe Major J…

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U.S. Navy Band Performs At Mid-Hudson Civic Center In Poughkeepsie U.S. Navy Band Performs At Mid-Hudson Civic Center In Poughkeepsie
U.S. Navy Band Performs At Mid-Hudson Civic Center In Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The U.S. Navy Band held a concert at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie on Friday. The United States Navy Band is the musical organization of the U.S. Navy.  The band's  mission is to provide musical support to the President of the United States, the Department of the Navy (DON) and other senior military and government officials.  For more information on the U.S. Navy Band, click here.

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