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Donna Christopher

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Schools

Sixth-Graders Blend New-School Programming With Old-School Dioramas SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- An old-school craft project became a high-tech science lesson for middle schoolers at Scarsdale Middle School recently. Students worked with the Arduinos electronics program, allowing them to become engineers in the classroom. Among projects, seventh-graders in Elizabeth Gallo's technology education class created dioramas on an Arduino board to convey stories about science, like how elephants adapt to their surroundings and the sun rotates in space. In one instance, a group directed a small penguin to slide down some “ice” to join the rest of his family waiting below. …

by Donna Christopher

01/23/2017

Real Estate

The Hudson Gateway Association Of Realtors Elects First Black President WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A century-old real estate trade organization based in the city has its first black president. The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors welcomed Dorothy Botsoe, owner of Dorothy Jensen Realty, Inc. in White Plains. Botsoe is the first black president to be appointed to this position since the Association’s inception in 1916 as the Westchester County Realty Board, according to an announcement. Prior to the merger with the former Rockland County Board of Realtors and Orange County Association of Realtors in 2012, RCBR elected its first black president, Bill Thorne, in …

by Donna Christopher

01/23/2017

Sports

Brookfield's YMCA Swim Team Take Second Overall In State Championships BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Swimmers victoriously returned to Brookfield as second-place winners overall from a meet in Wilton. It was the Regional YMCA State Championships where the Brookfield Regional YMCA's Mako Swim Team took second place overall in 13 and over. The girls team earned 487 points, coming in third behind the Wilton Wahoos in first place, and the New Canaan YMCA Caimans came in second. The boys’ team earned 598 points for second place, following closely on the heels of the Wilton Wahoos in first. The combined team score was 1,085, second only to the Wilton Wahoos. First- and sec…

by Donna Christopher

01/23/2017

Politics

State Reps Tell Shelton Seniors How $1.5 Billion Deficit Affects Them SHELTON, Conn. -- A forum on how Connecticut's $1.5 billion deficit affects older residents packed the Shelton Senior Center on Wheeler Street last week. State Reps. Jason Perillo (R-Shelton) and Ben McGorty (R-Shelton, Stratford, and Trumbull) discussed the topic and legislative session that began Jan. 4. The forum was sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons. Perillo reviewed the debt's implications on seniors, particularly those getting ready to retire. "Our seniors deserve to be able to retire in the same state they worked and raised families in, not forced out of…

by Donna Christopher

01/23/2017

Business

Steakhouse Owners Open Restaurant With Pan-Asian Influence In South Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. —The multi-level Pan-Asian newcomer to South Norwalk’s dining street is Ch’i Public House, where diners may harken dishes they tried at the famed three-story Tao in Manhattan. It wouldn't be a coincidence because, "Our chef used to be a sous chef at Tao's," Marco Siguenza, one of the owners, told Daily Voice. He opened the restaurant in November with partners Rob Moss and Dave Studwell. The trio also own Washington Prime in Norwalk, which Moss and Siguenza opened in 2014, and a second location of Washington Prime on Main Street in Georgetown since May. The steakhou…

by Donna Christopher

01/23/2017

Neighbors

'Everyday Hero' Award Honors 70-Year-Old Man From Trumbull's Kennedy Center TRUMBULL, Conn. — A local man with disabilities who lives independently and worked for decades competitively as a client of Kennedy Canter is being called an “Everyday Hero.” He is Bernie Miller, 70, who until retiring in June worked in the maintenance department at Trumbull High School. Miller received the Northeast Region X Everyday Hero Award from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. It recognizes individuals who’ve made a positive impact on the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Region X includes New York, Connecticut, …

by Donna Christopher

01/23/2017

Schools

Danbury Kids To Make Contact With Astronaut At International Space Station DANBURY, Conn. -- A lucky 20 students from two Danbury elementary schools will talk live to an astronaut on the International Space Station this week, according to the school system's Facebook page.The students, 10 each from Westside Middle School Academy and South Street Elementary School, will talk directory to astronaut Shane Kimbrough on the space lab that's orbiting the Earth. They are scheduled for a 10-minute conversation. Last week, the kids prepared questions to ask Kimbrough, who is in command of the spacecraft. This opportunity is given by the National Aeronautics and Space Admin…

by Donna Christopher

01/23/2017

Business

Fairfield Accounting Firm Names Three New Women Partners TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Three Connecticut women were named partners at Fairfield accounting firm Hamerman, Cohen & Burger. The new partners are Jessica McCauley, of Monroe, Shari Elias, of Trumbull and Hamden resident Sharon Brune. “As BHCB continues to enjoy unparalleled growth, and as we actively cultivate a company culture of inclusiveness and diversity, we are very excited to name three women as partners in the firm,” said Edward P. Burger, co-managing partner at BHCB. The firm which opened in Bridgeport and New Haven in 1959 has always had values to give back to the community and creat…

by Donna Christopher

01/23/2017

Neighbors

Westport Woman To Lead State's First Legal Incubator In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Jennifer Ferrante, an attorney from Westport, has joined the staff of the Center for Family Justice as its new legal incubator coordinator. In that position, Ferrante will help manage and launch the Justice Legal Center, Connecticut’s first legal incubator program, which is set to open early in 2017. “I am thrilled to be a part of The Center for Family Justice’s important initiative to bring a legal incubator program to the Bridgeport area, and to ultimately increase access to justice for individuals and families affected by violence that cannot afford traditional legal …

by Donna Christopher

01/23/2017

Lifestyle

Farmers Market Co-Op Serves Up Fresh Produce Year-Round In Ridgefield RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — Shoppers who want the best fresh produce, even in winter, can find local organic produce every day at the Famers Market Co-op that opened in October at 22 Catoonah St. in Ridgefield. Its founder is Sandra Sutila, a Redding resident who wanted to fill a void left when the farmers market, formerly in front of the Community Center, closed. And she wanted to fill that need year-round. "I grew up in Ohio with co-ops, so understood their core meaning to a community. I found myself running around for hours to different farmers and farmers markets to find everything I neede…

by Donna Christopher

01/23/2017

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