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Family Centers Takes 'Holistic' Role In Helping People Cope In Darien
DARIEN, Conn. -- Many people seeking mental health services aren't sure where to turn. And after making many phone calls and getting referrals, the provider you pick sometimes does not take your insurance, let alone offer a sliding scale if you can't pay.
But one nonprofit in lower Fairfield County called Family Centers, which has been helping kids and families for 125 years, makes a difference. What sets it apart, says Vice President Bill Brucker, is having a host of services under one roof.
Through 14 center locations plus programs at 40 sites in Greenwich, New Canaan, and Stamford, the n…
Murder Charges, Teacher Arrested Top The Week's News In Bridgeport
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — In some of the top stories in the past week across Fairfield County, two men face murder charges in separate cases in Bridgeport, a Fairfield teacher was arrested on charges of exposing himself to a student, and police saved a man from a heroin overdose in Norwalk.
Two people are facing murder charges in connection with separate shootings that claimed the lives of a pair of Bridgeport residents. Richard Lopez, 25, has been charged with murder, felony murder and first-degree robbery in the death of Noel Esbri, 33, who was shot to death inside an apartment at 360 Pal…
Pawprint Market In Darien Warns: Don't Let Your Pooch Pack On Winter Pounds
DARIEN, Conn. — Ever gain a few pounds in winter? Less activity — with no cut in food — is why. And it's the same for your dog, says Cindy Blish, manager at The Pawprint Market in Darien.
Sometimes owners don't realize that inactive dogs need to eat less in the cold winter months, Blish said.
"They sit around, sleep in the day," she said. "You walk them just so they can do what they have to. You don't want to be out in the cold and ice, and they don't, either."
So it doesn't surprise her when, come spring, a customer will stop by the market to tell her their dog has gai…
