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Doris M. Higgins, 96, Of Wappingers Falls
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- Doris M. Higgins, 96, of Wappingers Falls, died peacefully Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 surrounded by her family. The daughter of John and May Hummel, she was born March 30, 1919, in the Village of Wappingers Falls, and she remained a village resident her entire life.
Higgins is a graduate of the original Wappingers High School on Mesier Avenue, graduating in 1936. She later attended the Wood-Puritan Secretarial School in Poughkeepsie.
She was employed by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Co. and later the Wappingers Savings Bank. Higgins retired as a manager of the v…
Wooster School Recognizes Danbury's Ben Everett For Citizenship
DANBURY, Conn. -- Ben Everett, an eighth-grade student at Wooster School in Danbury, has been recognized for outstanding citizenship.
Peter Lingenheld, dean of students, said, "This young man demonstrates what, again, to me is a really interesting telltale balance, in that he doesn't really go out of his way to draw a ton of attention to himself, but if he's not in class or at practice or at jobs, you immediately know he's not there. Something is just missing."
Everett, a Danbury resident, is also known as a role model in the middle school as he is highly regarded as a good list…
Stamford Law Firm Celebrates 100th Anniversary
STAMFORD, Conn. – In the past 100 years, Stamford has gone from a manufacturing community to the homes of many of the nation’s largest corporations. One law firm has remained constant in this time, and that is why Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has declared November 9, “Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky Day.”
This year, iconic Stamford-based law firm of Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP celebrates its centennial anniversary. Malloy issued an official proclamation in honor of this milestone. Stamford Mayor David R. Martin honored the firm with a proclamation as well.
Abraham Wofsey, a …
