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Weston GOP Endorses Daniel, Tracey For Board Of Selectmen
WESTON, Conn. -- The Weston Republican Town Committee (RTC) unanimously endorsed its candidates for the Board of Selectmen (BOS) for the local election on Nov. 3, 2015.
They are Nina Daniel, who will be running for first selectman, and Dennis Tracey, who will be seeking a third term as selectman.
“Nina Daniel and Dennis Tracey represent the very best of civic commitment, giving in action, not just in word,” said Britta Lerner, chair of the Weston RTC.
“Four generations of Nina’s family have called Weston home. Nina was the most recent recipient of Weston’s prestigious Citizen of t…
'Homeless To Harvard' Author Speaking At Norwalk's STAR Luncheon
NORWALK, Conn. -- Liz Murray, author of New York Times best seller, "Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard" will speak on Thursday, April 30, to benefit STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way and its programs and services for those with developmental disabilities.
The event will be moderated by Sharon Crowley, reporter and anchor for Fox5 News, at Woodway Country Club in Darien from noon until 2 p.m.
Murray tells an engaging, powerfully motivational story about turning her life around after growing up the neglected child of drug addicts. When …
Philipstown Depot Theatre To Stage 'On Golden Pond'
PUTNAM, N.Y. -- The Phillipstown Depot Theatre will present "On Golden Pond," running May 1-17.
The play was written by Ernest Thompson in 1979. Nancy Larsen and Joe Carlisle, of Putnam Valley, who are husband and wife in real life, play the aging couple, Norman and Ethel Thayer. Chelsea, the recalcitrant daughter, is played by Vanessa Freeman, who recently appeared in "1776" at the Depot. Her fiancé, the dentist Billy Ray, is played by Steve Andresen, who portrayed Atticus in the Depot production of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Bryce Edwards returns, playing the grandson, and Ken Straus p…
Former Senator, Times CEO Named Speakers At SHU Graduation In Fairfield
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – George Mitchell, former U.S. senator from Maine and Senate majority leader, will deliver the commencement address at Sacred Heart University’s 49th Undergraduate Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m., and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree.
Mark Thompson, president and chief executive officer of The New York Times Company, will address the University’s Graduate Commencement on Saturday, May 16, at 1 p.m. He will receive a doctor of laws degree, too.
The SHU class of 2015 includes 1,026 undergraduates who will have earned associate and bachelor…
