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Jay Waitkus

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News

Ridgefield Chamber Breakfast To Honor Volunteer, Business Of The Year RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural Breakfast and State of the Town address at the Silver Spring Country Club tomorrow from 7:30 to 10 a.m. The breakfast will include the swearing-in of the Chamber’s 2016 board of directors and a state of the town address by First Selectman Rudy Marconi. The Chamber will also honor the 2016 business of the year, Personal Touch Welcome, and the volunteer of the year, Bonnie Leavy. Personal Touch, a greeting service which has been run by Ridgefield residents Dee and Joe Strilowich for 17 years, has made more tha…

03/10/2016

Events

Renowned Percussionist to Perform Concert At Fairfield Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Pequot Library is hosting a free young persons’ concert with percussionist Svet Stoyanov on Saturday, March 12, from 2 to 3 p.m. Stoyanov, winner of the 2003 the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, is the director and associate professor of percussion studies for the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. The concert, presented by the library in conjunction with Music for Youth, is free for adults attending with children. Adults attending without children are asked to make a donation to help sustain future programs. The concert will be foll…

03/10/2016

Politics

Rep. Bolinsky To Meet With Constituents In Newtown NEWTOWN, Conn. -- State Representative Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) will meet with constituents in Newtown on Wednesday, March 16, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St. Newtown residents are welcome to join Bolinsky to discuss the 2016 legislative session, which began on Feb. 3, or any other concerns that they may have with regard to state government. For questions about the meeting, contact Michael Rell by phone at 800-842-1423, or by email at Michael.Rell@cga.ct.gov.

03/10/2016

Police & Fire

Man Found Guilty In Death Of Female Companion, Westchester Acting DA Says WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Acting Westchester County District Attorney James A. McCarty has announced that Antoine Simmons, 35, of Yonkers was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter in the death of a female companion. The defendant was driving a 2001 Lincoln Town car at a high rate of speed in the vicinity of 83 Rumsey Road in Yonkers when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree, splitting the car in half, on Oct. 19, 2014, at approximately 3:11 a.m., officials report. His passenger, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was sitting in the front passenger seat of the vehicle at th…

03/09/2016

Police & Fire

Yorktown Resident Charged With Harassment YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police have served a 21-year-old Yorktown resident with a criminal summons for harassment. The summons came as the result of a male and female from Saw Mill River Road appearing at Police Headquarters to report a past domestic dispute on Feb. 13 at 9:13 a.m., according to officials. An investigation revealed that the suspect, identified as Ryan McCullough, threatened to kill the Saw Mill River Road residents earlier that morning, according to police. As a result of the investigation, police applied for a criminal summons in reference to the incident, offi…

03/09/2016

Police & Fire

Man Driving Over 95 MPH On I-84 Charged With DWI, Police Say SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- New York State Police from East Fishkill have arrested a 23-year-old man from Danbury, Conn., for driving while intoxicated. Troopers stopped the suspect, identified as Miguel A. Guaman-Yuqui, on Interstate 84 for traveling in excess of 95 miles per hour on Sunday, March 6, police report. A subsequent investigation revealed that the suspect was intoxicated at the time of the traffic stop, according to police. Guaman-Yuqui supplied a breath sample that revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.20 percent, more than two times the legal limit of intoxication, officials report…

03/09/2016

Business

Bergenfield Council Donates Steel From Failed Project To Veterans Group BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- The Bergenfield Council has announced that steel from an abandoned community center project has been sold to a nonprofit organization offering therapeutic riding to returning veterans suffering from lost limbs and post traumatic stress syndrome. The sale was facilitated by the owners of the steel building, The Bergenfield Community Center Organization. Borough Administrator Corey Gallo and The Bergenfield Department of Public Works were on site to assist with the logistics of the move. The Council released a joint statement on the matter: “We would have loved nothi…

03/09/2016

Events

Darien Arts Center Accepting Applications For Scholarship DARIEN, Conn. -- The Darien Arts Center is currently accepting applications for the Ginny Wright Scholarship, given in memory of Virginia Wright to a Darien High School senior who plans to continue his or her study of art in college. Applications and portfolios are due on Tuesday, April 5. For application forms and more information, call the Arts Center at 203-655-8683.

03/09/2016

News

Bagged Leaf Collection In Stratford Begins Again This April STRATFORD, Conn. -- Bagged leaf collection will resume in the town during the spring. Bagged or contained leaves will be picked up curbside once every two weeks from Monday, April 4, until Monday, Dec. 19, at which time the program will cease for the winter. Leaves and yard waste for town collection must be placed in either kraft paper, recyclable leaf bags or empty 32-gallon garbage cans for collection on the day after recycling. The standard 32-gallon can is the maximum size accepted. On occasion, heavy volume may cause a delay in some areas. The leaf drop-off area at the Transfer S…

03/09/2016

Politics

Norwalk's Sen. Duff Supports Cecil's Law To Protect Endangered Species HARTFORD, Conn. -- Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-25) submitted testimony Friday in favor of Senate Bill 227, An Act Concerning Cecil’s Law, which seeks to increase protection for endangered species at the state level by prohibiting hunters from bringing their “trophies” back to Connecticut. In 2015, Walter Palmer, an American dentist, traveled to Africa and paid a significant amount of money for the experience of killing an endangered lion named Cecil. Cecil was a local favorite who lived on a wildlife refuge in Zimbabwe. He was tracked with a special collar and studied for many year…

03/09/2016

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