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New Canaan, CT
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New Canaan Country School Graduate Earns Oscar Nomination For Documentary New Canaan Country School Graduate Earns Oscar Nomination For Documentary
New Canaan Country School Graduate Earns Oscar Nomination For Documentary NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- New Canaan Country School graduate Matthew Heineman is savoring his nomination for an Oscar for Best Documentary for his latest film "Cartel Land."“Making 'Cartel Land' was an intense, wild adventure and pushed me mentally, physically, and as a filmmaker," said Heineman, a member of the Class of 1998. "I ended up with a story that I never could have predicted or imagined when I first starting shooting.” The film is a riveting, on-the-ground look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cart…

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New Canaan, CT
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Students At St. Luke’s School In New Canaan Take Part In 48-Hour Hackathon Students At St. Luke’s School In New Canaan Take Part In 48-Hour Hackathon
Students At St. Luke’s School In New Canaan Take Part In 48-Hour Hackathon NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- More than 60 students (and a few parents) participated as St. Luke’s School in New Canaan hosted its second annual 48-hour Hackathon. St. Luke's welcomed 12 students and faculty guests from Wooster School in Danbury for the event on Friday, Jan. 15. The goal of the Hackathon is to immerse in creating something, anything — a toy, a game, a serious solution to a problem. Participants look to create something you wish existed but doesn’t — yet. “We had only one hard-and-fast rule,” said St. Luke’s designLab Director and lead Hackathon “conspirator” Michael Mitchell. “Take y…

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Fairfield, CT
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Priest To Give Lecture On Catholic Church And Irish History In Fairfield Priest To Give Lecture On Catholic Church And Irish History In Fairfield
Priest To Give Lecture On Catholic Church And Irish History In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Genealogy and Language Groups will host “The Catholic Church and the 1916 Rising," Sunday, Feb. 7, in the Carolan Room at the Gaelic American Club in Fairfield.The lecture will be presented by the Rev. Oliver P. Rafferty, SJ, professor of history and director of Irish Studies Programs at Boston College. The event is from 2 to 4 p.m. Rafferty will examine the attitude of the Catholic Church during the 1916 Rising, the controversy regarding whether the pope had blessed the rising, condemnation of the rebellion by individual priests and bishops and Vatican pressure …

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Westport, CT
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Westport Library To Consider Black Heroes Of D-Day Westport Library To Consider Black Heroes Of D-Day
Westport Library To Consider Black Heroes Of D-Day WESTPORT, Conn. -- As part of the WestportREADS 2016 focus on "Miracle at St. Anna" by James McBride, photographer and journalist Linda Hervieux will talk about her book "Forgotten: The Untold Story of D-Day’s Black Heroes, at Home and at War." The event will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the Westport Library’s McManus Room. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the program, which is free and open to the public. The injustices of Jim Crow America in the 1940s are brought to life in this blend of military and social history—a story that pays tribute to t…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Music Department Presents Evening Of Sweet Jazz Darien Music Department Presents Evening Of Sweet Jazz
Darien Music Department Presents Evening Of Sweet Jazz DARIEN, Conn. -- The Darien High School and Middlesex Middle School Jazz Ensembles and the Grade 5-6 Jazz Lab will present their annual “Evening of Sweet Jazz” fundraising performance event Thursday, Feb. 11 at St. John’s Blanchard Hall in Darien.All are invited to enjoy an assortment of desserts, coffee, beverages, a raffle for an acoustic guitar package and lesson donated by Crescendo Music, as well as some exciting jazz performances. Tickets for adults are $15 in advance or $20 at the door; tickets for students and seniors cost $10 in advance or $15 at the door. All proceeds will go towa…

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Greenwich, CT
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Sally Parris Inducted Into Greenwich Realtor Hall Of Fame Sally Parris Inducted Into Greenwich Realtor Hall Of Fame
Sally Parris Inducted Into Greenwich Realtor Hall Of Fame GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich Association of Realtors announced that Sally Parris, a sales agent with Coldwell Banker Curtis, has been honored to become a member of the small group that comprises the Greenwich Realtors Hall of Fame.The Realtor Hall of Fame is the highest honor presented to a member for their lifetime service to the real estate industry and the Greenwich community. Parris, a member of the National Association of Realtors and Connecticut Association of Realtors, has been a realtor since 1984. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Greenwich Association of …

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park Beefsteak, Super Bowl Party Raises Funds, Fun Elmwood Park Beefsteak, Super Bowl Party Raises Funds, Fun
Elmwood Park Beefsteak, Super Bowl Party Raises Funds, Fun ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- St. Leo's School in Elmwood Park will host a beefsteak "Fun-Raiser" dinner and Super Bowl kickoff party Friday. The party will have music, dancing, contests and dinner. Brownstone's will provide the food, which includes cold antipasto, sliced beef, penne, french fries and more. Tickets are $30 per person. Guests can bring their own drinks. For additional information, call (201) 796-5156. The party starts at 7 p.m. St. Leo's School is at 300 Market St., Elmwood Park.

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Greenwich, CT
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Greenwich Opens Registration For Co-Ed T-Ball Greenwich Opens Registration For Co-Ed T-Ball
Greenwich Opens Registration For Co-Ed T-Ball GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Department of Parks and Recreation announced online registration for Co-Ed T-Ball has begun.Any Greenwich resident may sign up online and select activity registration. Mail-in registration will begin Monday, Feb. 8. In-person registration begins Monday, Feb. 22. There are two separate T-Ball programs for children who are 4 and 5 years of age. Four-year-old T-Ball is for children who will turn 4 by April 30. Five-year-old T-Ball is for children who will turn 5 by April 30. The children will learn the basics of T-Ball with volunteer parent coaches. Small-sided games w…

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Stratford, CT
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Stratford Church Holds Fat Sunday Jazz Concert Stratford Church Holds Fat Sunday Jazz Concert
Stratford Church Holds Fat Sunday Jazz Concert STRATFORD, Conn. — First Congregational Church of Stratford will hold its annual New Orleans-style jazz worship service, Fat Sunday, this coming Sunday, Feb. 7. The musical service reflects similar events which occur in New Orleans churches at this festive pre-Lenten season. Headlining the service will be Vintage Brass Quintet of Milford, accompanied by Dr. Joe Utterback on piano and Brian Coralian on percussion. Vocalists Michael Jovovich and Jackie Ray will also perform, as will the church’s senior choir. A special offering will be collected for Back Bay Mission of Biloxi, Mississippi. …

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West Milford, NJ
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Ringwood Shows Love For Librarians Ringwood Shows Love For Librarians
Ringwood Shows Love For Librarians RINGWOOD, N.J. -- Please join the Friends of the Library in showing its librarians some love this February at Ringwood Public Library. Buy a heart for $2 at the circulation desk. Write your message and your name and place it on the Friends’ bulletin board. All donations will go toward a luncheon for the staff during Librarian Appreciation Week in April. For more information, call the library at (973) 962-6256. The library is at 30 Cannici Drive, Ringwood.

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