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Stamford Students, Local Agency Bring Holiday Cheer To Needy Families
STAMFORD, Conn. – The holidays will be a little brighter for three Stamford families thanks to the efforts of a nonprofit agency that aids immigrants -- and local students and their mentors.
A representative of the agency, Neighbors Link Stamford, will collect donations for the families on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Newfield Elementary School.
The school is located at 345 Pepper Ridge Road, Stamford.
This project, brought to the community through the Stamford Public Education Foundation’s (SPEF) Service-Learning program, is a collaboration between SPEF, fifth-grade students from Newfield Elem…
Why Buy Bronxville? Shopping Locally Helps You, Says Chamber Of Commerce
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- How does buying locally help you? The Bronxville Chamber of Commerce will help you count the ways.
Quoting Mayor Mary Marvin as saying that for every $100 spent in a locally owned, independent store, $68 comes back to the community, the Chamber recently released a list of reasons to shop local.
According to the Chamber, the same amount spent at a mall or chain store returns $48 "home," and, if spent on the Internet, nothing comes back to the towns and villages.
The sales tax revenue component is key to the success of every local budget nationwide, it said.
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Ridgefield Begins Dye Water Testing Of Sewer Lines
RIDGEFIELD, CONN. -- Ridgefield is testing its sewer system for signs of contamination by stormwater or groundwater, according to First Selectman Rudy Marconi.Marconi said the town will use dye to trace possible sources for a period of four to six weeks.
The community’s plant processes, on average, 700,000 to 800,000 gallons of sewage a day, Marconi said.
However, when it rains that number can spike to 4 million gallons, which, by state law, also must be treated.
In order to reduce the costs of sewer plant upgrades, the town is testing each sewer connection to make sure there are no gutter…
