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Ridgefield Playhouse Welcomes Felix Cavaliere's Rascals
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Felix Cavaliere and his Rascals return to The Ridgefield Playhouse with their popular music on Friday, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m.
Cavaliere is perhaps known best for his role as keyboardist and singer for the 1960s pop/rock group The Rascals. With five Top 20 albums, thirteen top 40 singles, and three number one hits/
Cavaliere’s voice and creative energy made "Good Lovin'", "Girl Like You", "I’ve Been Lonely Too Long", "Groovin’", "You Better Run", "A Beautiful Morning" and the inspiring "People Got To Be Free" super hits
Cavaliere's Rascals …
Diane Fajen, 70, Longtime Larchmont Resident
LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Diane Fajen, a forty-year resident of Larchmont, died on Sunday, Jan. 11. of ovarian cancer. She was 70.
Born in the Bronx in 1944, Fajen graduated from Tufts University /Boston-Bouve College with a degree in physical therapy, a vocation she practiced for nearly five decades up until three weeks before her death.
She settled her family in Larchmont in 1974, where she practiced physical therapy, coached junior soccer league teams and became a lifetime member of Manor Beach.
She loved the theater, gardening, cooking, traveling, 1950’s music, picnics, museums, ice cr…
Beatrice M. Saccone, 87, Of White Plains, Retired AT&T Employee
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Beatrice M. Saccone, died on Thursday, Jan. 15, at the age of 87.
She was born in St. Agnes Hospital on May 24, 1927, to Lotario and Teresa Travaglini Rincicotti. Saccone grew up in Silver Lake and has resided in White Plains since 1950.
On May 23, 1948, she married Gabriel (Buddy) Saccone. She worked for AT&T in the maintenance department from 1972 until her retirement in 2000.
She is survived by her daughter, Virginia and her husband, Bruce J. Conkling and her sister, Murieleen (Carl) Didone.
She is also survived by her sisters-in-law; her brother-in-…
James Drenckhahn, 64, Of New Canaan, Founder Of Drenckhahn Excavating
NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- On Thursday, Jan. 15, James "Jim" Edward Drenckhahn, died at home in New Canaan of brain cancer. He was 64.
Drenckhahn was born in Stamford, Conn., on June 1, 1951. He was the second of six children born to Fred and Elaine Drenckhahn. He grew up in Stamford and received his diploma from Stamford Catholic High School, class of 1969, and graduated from Iona College with a bachelor's degree in business in 1974. Drenckhahn was the founder and owner of Drenckhahn Excavating, in Stamford, celebrating his 40th year in business this past fall.
He was the beloved husband o…
