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Ridgefield Police Take Kids To Shop With A Cop Ridgefield Police Take Kids To Shop With A Cop
Ridgefield Police Take Kids To Shop With A Cop RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- "Another great job by Ridgefield's finest," said a comment to a Facebook post about the Ridgefield Police Department's recent Shop with a Cop program. The police department and Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce initiative paired kids with a two police officers for holiday shopping sprees at The Toy Chest on Main Street and Super Stop & Shop and Kohl's in Copp's Hill Plaza.

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Lifestyle
Be Safe, Check Elderly In Cold Weather, Norwalk Health Department Says Be Safe, Check Elderly In Cold Weather, Norwalk Health Department Says
Be Safe, Check Elderly In Cold Weather, Norwalk Health Department Says NORWALK, Conn. -- The elderly are at an especially high risk of hypothermia so the city's health department asks residents to check on their older neighbors when it's cold. As the region deals with bitter cold - the temperature is expected to dip again tonight to around 27 - officials offer the following tips for everyone to stay warm and safe hen the mercury drops. Try not to spend a long time outdoors, and make sure your home heating system is working properly.  Check on elderly neighbors and family members and make sure their homes are warm enough. Do not use ovens or stoves to heat yo…

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News
Bridgeport Hospital To Modernize NICU Thanks To Westport Family Bridgeport Hospital To Modernize NICU Thanks To Westport Family
Bridgeport Hospital To Modernize Nicu Thanks To Westport Family BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A fundraising campaign is underway to modernize Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital neonatal intensive care unit in Bridgeport. Spearheaded by a major naming gift from the Allison Family of Westport, the Bridgeport Hospital Foundation has launched the campaign to raise the balance of $7 million for the NICU. "This project will support our vision to offer the best in family-centered medicine and provide the best possible outcomes for premature babies entrusted to our care," said Bridgeport Hospital Foundation President Steve Jakab.  "By providing more priva…

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Neighbors
Easton Nonprofit Becomes A Driving Force For Wounded Veterans Easton Nonprofit Becomes A Driving Force For Wounded Veterans
Easton Nonprofit Becomes A Driving Force For Wounded Veterans TRUMBULL, Conn -- Help Our Military Heroes, an Easton organization that comes to the aid of wounded veterans in a unique way, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Newman's own Foundation. The group restores mobility, independence, and freedom to the country's traumatically wounded veterans, through grants for adaptive, wheelchair accessible minivans, Chairman of the Board Ted Hollander told Daily Voice. Active duty service members and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces who were wounded, injured or sickened while on active duty since the start of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are eligible to…

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Lifestyle
Pet Protectors In Fairfield Seeks Home For Serena Pet Protectors In Fairfield Seeks Home For Serena
Pet Protectors In Fairfield Seeks Home For Serena FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A spayed, brown, female tabby, with green eyes and a nature her handlers call "overly affectionate" needs a home, according to Pet Protectors in Fairfield. Serena is about 2 or 3 years old. She is "playful" and "mellow," "loves to be with you" and may even "follow you around, at times." The cat is a real lovebug. She has so much love to give back and she will be your best friend for life. She may be fine with another mellow cat. She would be great company for someone alone." If you can provide a permanent and foreve…

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Police & Fire
Ridgefield Police Warn Residents To Lock Cars After Reports Of Break-Ins Ridgefield Police Warn Residents To Lock Cars After Reports Of Break-Ins
Ridgefield Police Warn Residents To Lock Cars After Reports Of Break-Ins RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Amid reports of recent car break-ins in Ridgefield police are urging locals to up and remove all valuables from their vehicles.Police are investigating multiple larcenies from motor vehicles that occurred in the Limestone Road area last week, police said on Facebook. These incidents occurred during the overnight hours, according to the post. Reports of suspicious vehicles or individuals may be reported to police at 203-438-6531.

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News
Letter: No Opposition To Lowe's! What Goes? Letter: No Opposition To Lowe's! What Goes?
Letter: No Opposition To Lowe's! What Goes? YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Send signed letters to Yorktown@dailyvoice.com. To the editor:  Costco came to town in 2008 and expressed an interest in Yorktown, the initial response by many was anything would be better than the buildings in disrepair and abandoned on the 4 parcels that would make up the 19-acre development. In addition, it would help stimulate the economy, bring in new taxes and improve infrastructure in the Crompond Business District, including roads, storm-water and sewers. The pro-Costco group looking for better shopping o…

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Neighbors
Newtown Woman Seeks Help Through GoFundMe In Battle Against Rare Sarcoma Newtown Woman Seeks Help Through GoFundMe In Battle Against Rare Sarcoma
Newtown Woman Seeks Help Through GoFundMe In Battle Against Rare Sarcoma NEWTOWN, N.Y. -- A GoFundMe page has been established to raise money for a Newtown mother diagnosed Dec. 2 with a  rare form of cancer called soft tissue sarcoma. "My mother Lynn is the light of my life," says the daughter of Lynn McKeen Mora in an appeal on the page which asks for help raising $20,000. The money will help the family pay household expenses while the longtime social worker undergoes treatment. She is a "dedicated wife and mother but she is committed to serving others," according to the information. "Through the years she has taken in family friend’…

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Traffic
DOT Wraps Up Highway Bridge Inspections Days Before Christmas On I-95 DOT Wraps Up Highway Bridge Inspections Days Before Christmas On I-95
DOT Wraps Up Highway Bridge Inspections Days Before Christmas On I-95 FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The Connecticut Department of Transportation has scheduled the following lane closures for bridge Inspections for this week.  Drivers should take note and be prepared for possible delays. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Trumbull, alternating shoulder closures on State Route 711 between Huntington Turnpike and Juniper Ridge Road Tuesday, Dec. 20, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Greenwich, lane closures on I-95 between exits 4 and 6 Tuesday, Dec. 20, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Norwalk, alternating left and right lane closures on I-95 between exits 15 and 16 Tuesday, Dec. 20, night work, …

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News
Trump Considers President Of Westport Hedge Fund For Defense Deputy Post Trump Considers President Of Westport Hedge Fund For Defense Deputy Post
Trump Considers President Of Westport Hedge Fund For Defense Deputy Post WESTPORT, Conn. -- The top choice of President-elect Donald Trump for deputy secretary of defense is David McCormick, a hedge fund manager in Westport, according to Bloomberg.com. McCormick, president of Bridgewater Associates Inc., had been considered as a potential Treasury secretary in the Trump administration, although that position was given to Steve Mnuchin, Bloomberg.com said. Should their appointments be confirmed by the Senate, McCormick would assist retired Gen. James Mattis in the day-to-day management of the Pentagon, said Bloomberg.com. McCormick is president and a member of t…

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