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Child Care Council Invites Community To Free Celebration In White Plains SCARSDALE, N.Y. – The Child Care Council of Westchester will hold a casual celebration hosted by its #GivingTuesday sponsor, TD Bank, to celebrate the community’s generosity Wednesday, Dec. 2, from 6-8 p.m. at the TD Bank White Plains Branch. Friends and supporters are invited to meet, network and share in the spirit of the season. There is no cost to attend, and light refreshments will be served. Click here to register. The TD Bank White Plains branch is at 285 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains.

by Nicole Briggs

11/26/2015

Events

Marvel At Lights And Sounds During Holiday Fest In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The holiday season gets underway with the annual lighting celebration on Sunday, Nov. 29 in Tibbets Park, White Plains. The City Lights, Bright Holiday Nights Community Celebration takes place from 4-6 p.m.and all are invited to attend and take in the sights and sounds of the season. Holiday music will be provided by Standard Deviation, as well as the White Plains Youth Bureau Chorus. Taiko Drummers will perform traditional Japanese drumming. Also performing will be the Forever Young Singers of the White Plains Senior Center; the White Plains Middle School Jazz Band; a…

by Nicole Briggs

11/26/2015

Neighbors

Person-To-Person Dishes Up Thanksgiving Turkeys In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. -- Volunteers from Norwalk-based FactSet helped pack bags and distribute turkeys Monday in Norwalk as part of the work of Darien nonprofit Person-To-Person. Norwalk Mayor Rilling joined state Sen. Bob Duff (D-25th District) and state Rep. Fred Wilms (D-142) to pack bags and distribute turkeys. More than 220 turkeys were handed out on Monday, and 340 more on Tuesday. Turkeys and fixings were obtained from Connecticut Food Bank and Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County. Donations were also received from various grocery stores, businesses, schools and organizations in the area. …

by Nicole Briggs

11/26/2015

Police & Fire

Don't Be A Shopping Victim: Connecticut State Police Provide Safety Tips FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The holiday season is fast approaching, which means many Fairfield County residents will be heading to the stores and to their computers to do holiday shopping. With busy lives becoming more chaotic during the holiday season, many people forget some basic personal safety measures they should be taking. The Connecticut State Police offer the following tips to greatly reduce the opportunity criminals have to target you, your family and your property: Lock your cars while shopping and while parked at home; move valuables out of sight. Shop with friends/family; reme…

by Nicole Briggs

11/26/2015

Police & Fire

Man Charged For Falsely Reporting Attack At Southeast Group Home SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- The man who falsely reported a violent attack at a group home in Southeast nearly a week ago has been arrested, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department announced late Wednesday afternoon. Christopher Lopez, 30, of John Simpson Road in Southeast, is charged with falsely reporting an incident in the third degree. Sheriff’s investigators allege that Lopez placed an anonymous call at around 3 p.m. that a group home on John Simpson Road was violently attacked by an armed assailant. That call prompted a large-scale police response and forced the closure of John Simpson Road nea…

by Nicole Briggs

11/25/2015

News

Costco Chicken Salad Linked To E. Coli Outbreak Rotisserie chicken salad from Costco has been linked to an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli that has made 19 people in seven states sick, reports Supermarket News. Consumers who bought chicken salad on or before Nov. 20 are advised to throw it away, according to the report. Illnesses have been reported in California, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Utah, Virginia and Washington, says Supermarket News. Click here to read the full article.

by Nicole Briggs

11/25/2015

Events

New Fairfield's Hubbell House Museum Opens For Holiday Event NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Hubbell House Museum will be open Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. as part of New Fairfield Park and Recreation’s annual holiday event. Preserve New Fairfield invites the community to come in and have a look at the “everyday” past of New Fairfield. Learn about farming, industry, women’s work, children’s toys and more. Holiday shopping items available include t-shirts and onesies with the logo “Made in New Fairfield,” notecards featuring black and white drawings of The Hubbell House and The Parsonage by local artist Greg Miller, and pewter ornaments of the New Fairfield…

by Nicole Briggs

11/25/2015

News

Deficient Roads, Traffic Cost Connecticut Drivers $5.1 Billion Annually FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost Connecticut motorists a total of $5.1 billion annually –over $2,200 per driver in the Fairfield County area – due to higher vehicle operating costs, crashes and congestion-related delays, according to a new report released by TRIP, a Washington-based national transportation The TRIP report, “Connecticut’s Top Transportation Issues: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility,” finds that throughout Connecticut, 33 percent of major locally and state-maintaine…

by Nicole Briggs

11/25/2015

Events

Love Wins Mental Health Conference Honors Slain Sandy Hook Student DANBURY, Conn. – The 2015 Love Wins Mental Health Conference will be held Thursday, Dec. 3, at Western Connecticut State University Visual and Performing Arts Center in Danbury. The all-day conference focuses on building community and interpersonal connections to prevent violence. The event will honor and celebrate the life of Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, who lost her life at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Keynote address, “The Neurobiological, Social/ Emotional and Relational Underpinnings of Resilience,” will be given by Dr. Bruce Perry. Perry is the senior fellow of The ChildTrauma…

by Nicole Briggs

11/25/2015

Events

Holiday Family Show At Stratford Library Kicks Off Tree Lighting STRATFORD, Conn. – The Stratford Library will kick off Stratford’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony with a special holiday program for families Tuesday, Dec. 1 with “Santa’s Opening Act,” including songwriter and performer Les Julian. The family program, sponsored by the Town of Stratford, is free and open to the public. For his all-original-song recordings, Julian has won numerous national awards including the Parent’s Choice Gold Award, The American Library Association’s Notable Recording for Children and the NAPPA-National Association of Parenting Publications Gold Award. Julian…

by Nicole Briggs

11/25/2015

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