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New Canaan Health Coach Launches No Kidding Nutrition For Women, Girls NEW CANAAN, Conn. – Certified health coach and nutrition expert Dawn Kurth, of New Canaan, officially launched No Kidding Nutrition last month amid rising rates of chronic disease in the United States. Kurth helps busy women and teenage girls upgrade their diets and improve their lives through private and group counseling, innovative workshops and programs for schools. She empowers her clients with the knowledge to eat better and create fast, easy and nutritious meals that taste good and are family-friendly. Her approach emphasizes food as only one part of health and wellness. “While th…

by Cassandra Huerta

12/18/2014

Neighbors

Everything Is Rosey Event Benefits YWCA Darien/Norwalk DARIEN, Conn. -- Members of the Young Women's Christian Association Darien/Norwalk Parent Awareness group kicked off a special benefit boutique in Darien hosted by retailer Everything is Rosey. The committee members included Diane Barston, Parent Awareness coordinator, Alicia Sillars, Darien Youth Commission, Jeanne Yurman, Christina Passaretti and Pam Ha-Stevenson, Parent Awareness coordinator. The boutique benefited the YWCA Parent Awareness, a family-focused program that provides support and education to parents and children in order to encourage the healthy, positive development of …

by Cassandra Huerta

12/18/2014

Lifestyle

Statistics Tell The Story At Bronxville Public Library BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- The Bronxville Public Library fulfilled 1,000 more reference requests in 2013 versus 2012, according to an annual report on library system activities. Each year Westchester Library System directors gather statistics about their libraries and submit the information to the consortium. The data is organized in a statistical report that describes library activities related to programming, collections and circulation for the previous year. It is a treasure trove of information about individual libraries, including year-over-year comparisons. In 2013, the library system fu…

by Cassandra Huerta

12/18/2014

Events

Diocese Of Bridgeport Co-Sponsors Holiday Benefit Concert BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Saint Pio Foundation will host a benefit concert called "White Christmas" at the St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. The Saint Pio Foundation is national charity organization with the goal to support educational, social and cultural projects that enhance both nationally and internationally the awareness of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, acclaimed as one of the most venerated contemporary saints of the Catholic Church. The funds raised by the foundation are used to establish faithful Catholic medical facilities, medical schools and sh…

by Cassandra Huerta

12/18/2014

Events

Tuckahoe Union Free School District Starts 'Building Bridges' On Feb. 2 TUCKAHOE, N.Y. -- The Tuckahoe Union Free School District will roll out an innovative program called “Building Bridges” on Feb. 2 at William E. Cottle School in Tuckahoe. Children in grades kindergarten through fifth will experience first-hand what it feels like to live with disabilities through fun, interactive classroom activities. They also will hear from guest speakers about what it is like to be a person with a disability. Kindergartners will be taught a basic overview of disabilities. First graders will learn about blindness and second graders will learn about deafness and hearin…

by Cassandra Huerta

12/18/2014

Neighbors

Fairfield Museum Hosts Special Events For Train Show FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield Museum and History Center is offering extended hours for its annual Holiday Express Train Show through the holidays as well as a full lineup of special family programs throughout the month. Events include a real steam train display, Choo Choo story times and Build-a-Train workshops. Members of the Fairfield-based Housatonic Model Railroad Club, the Connecticut G-Scalers Club and the Central Connecticut G-Gauagers will be on hand to answer questions and point out details of the collectibles, classic trains, modular dioramas and antique trains. In addition…

by Cassandra Huerta

12/18/2014

Neighbors

Danbury Insurance Professionals Hold Shower For Danbury's Healing Hearts DANBURY, Conn. -- Looking for a way to give back to their community this holiday season, the Insurance Professional Connection of Greater Danbury held a shower late last month for the Healing Hearts Center for Grief & Loss, a bereavement program of Regional Hospice and Home Care. More than 30 members purchased toys from the hospice’s Toys R Us Wish List, which will be used at the new Center for Comfort Care & Healing, opening in January. “We have a very generous group of people in this association,” said Tammy Lee Dunn, vice president of business development at the John M. Glov…

by Cassandra Huerta

12/17/2014

News

Mental Health Agencies Bring Cheer To Putnam Kids PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. – Members of the Children’s Coordinated Services Initiative and Putnam Family & Community Services Inc. joined forces with the Putnam County Youth Bureau and Green Chimneys on Thursday, Dec. 11, to host an annual children’s holiday party. The joint community partnership brought Putnam County youths and their families a night filled with food, fun and festivities. This year’s party saw more than 100 people in attendance and distributed many toys and holiday gifts in the hopes of making the holidays extra special for the children. Along with the Knights of Columbus…

by Cassandra Huerta

12/17/2014

Sports

Wilton 8th Grade Girls Basketball Open Season With Weekend Wins WILTON, Conn. -- Wilton’s 8th grade girls basketball team, sponsored by Scoops, kicked off their season with a pair of wins at Middlebrook. On Saturday against Fairfield Liberty, Hannah Belanger’s acrobatic moves and team leading 9 points fueled the offense. Maddie Burke and Adia Burrows fought hard in the paint and added a couple of baskets each, along with Sidney Cummings whose second basket came after a beautiful steal and full court charge. Alex Greer, Bridgette Wall and Kaitlin Reif rounded out the scoring. Fairfield kept the game close with a fierce outside shooting game which Ca…

by Cassandra Huerta

12/17/2014

News

State Awards Jay Heritage Center $500,000 To Restore Historic Gardens RYE, N.Y. -- The Jay Heritage Center was awarded $500,000 to restore 1.5 acres of historic gardens at the landmark Jay Estate on Boston Post Road in Rye. The center was one of 118 organizations in the Mid-Hudson area of New York State to be awarded funding in Round IV of the Regional Economic Development Council grant process. The awards are part of an economic stimulus initiative launched by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in 2011 to better serve municipalities, local businesses, non-profits and other enterprises, create jobs and promote tourism. The Mid-Hudson region was awarded $82.8 million doll…

by Cassandra Huerta

12/17/2014

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