COVID-19: Ivy League Cancels Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments COVID-19: Ivy League Cancels Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments
Covid-19: Ivy League Cancels Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments The first Division I college basketball tournaments have been canceled due to the spread of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Ivy League has canceled its men's and women's basketball conference tournaments because of concerns about COVID-19. The league made the announcement on Tuesday, March 10. The four-team tournaments were scheduled for Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The Ivy League will award its automatic NCAA Tournament bids to the regular-season champions, the Yale men and Princeton women.
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Around The Towns: Haitian-American Steps Into Senate Race, Race Talk, Paris Cathedral Around The Towns: Haitian-American Steps Into Senate Race, Race Talk, Paris Cathedral
Around The Towns: Haitian-American Steps Into Senate Race, Race Talk, Paris Cathedral Planning a trip to Paris and want to know when Notre Dame will re-open? Not for five years says the French president. Why's that? Find out more about the fire-ravaged cathedral on Thursday, March 5 at the Alliance Francaise in White Plains. That's when Yale University professor R. Howard Bloch will talk about the challenges of rebuilding Notre Dame and about other French cathedrals. The event is at 7 p.m. and here's where to RSVP. Haitian-American Spring Valley Trustee Enters 38th District Race "Being able to make history and show Haitian children in our community that someo…
Fourth Skeleton Found In Ridgefield Fourth Skeleton Found In Ridgefield
Fourth Skeleton Found In Ridgefield A fourth skeleton, possibly from a soldier in the Revolutionary War, has been unearthed in Fairfield County. In December, state officials reported the discovery of a well-preserved skeleton “in an area that suggests they may have been a soldier in the Battle of Ridgefield,” State Archaeologist Nick Bellantoni said. The site of the burial is on private property and not open to visitors. While investigating the first burial, officials uncovered two more bodies along the way. The bodies were discovered under an 18th Century home. All of the skeletons belonged to “robust young men,” according …
Pulitzer Prize Winner Robert Massie, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies Pulitzer Prize Winner Robert Massie, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies
Pulitzer Prize Winner Robert Massie, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies An award-winning historian who called the Hudson Valley home for much of his life, died in his Westchester home. Robert K. Massie, an author and historian of Europe and pre-Revolutionary Russia, died in Irvington on Monday, Dec. 2. Massie, who was 90 years old, had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease at the time of his death. A Pulitzer Prize winner, Massie’s published books on Russian tzars that sold more than six million copies, including “Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman,” “Peter the Great,” and “Nicholas and Alexandra,” which he wrote when his son was diagnosed with hemophil…
Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University
Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University A police officer has been arrested for his role in a shooting that happened in New Haven in April, police said. Hamden Police Officer Devin Eaton, 29, was charged with first-degree assault and two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, State Police said. It is alleged that Eaton and Yale University officer Terrance Pollock opened fire on a vehicle being driven by Paul Witherspoon on April 26, police said. During the incident, Witherspoon’s passenger, Stephanie Washington, was struck by one of the bullets and suffered minor injuries. According to police, the shooting happened on Arg…
Here Are CT's Top Colleges, Universities In Latest U.S. News Rankings Here Are CT's Top Colleges, Universities In Latest U.S. News Rankings
Here Are CT's Top Colleges, Universities In Latest U.S. News Rankings U.S. News & World Report has released its latest list of the top colleges and universities in the state of Connecticut. Though Connecticut is small in size, it’s not lacking in variety when it comes to its higher education options. From large research universities to midsize colleges and liberal arts colleges, Connecticut’s schools run the gamut in size and specialty. Many of the top schools in the state are located in cities like New Haven, Bridgeport, Fairfield and Hartford, the state capital. It should also be noted the Connecticut residents can attend select public colleges througho…
Parents Of Fairfield Girl With Incurable Brain Condition Award $30K Scholarship To Med Student Parents Of Fairfield Girl With Incurable Brain Condition Award $30K Scholarship To Med Student
Parents Of Fairfield Girl With Incurable Brain Condition Award $30K Scholarship To Med Student A medical student in Connecticut was awarded a scholarship funded with monies raised by family and friends of a  six-year-old Fairfield girl with an incurable brain condition. The student is Ashley Dunbar at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University.  The Reagan Sloane Shanley Scholarship is named for Reagan Shanley who was diagnosed with hydrocephalus at 9 months and had two brain surgeries before she turned 18 months. She was treated with an alternative surgery called Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy to create a bypass for the cerebr…
Yes, Virginia: Cavaliers' Strong Start The Difference In NCAA Lacrosse Title Win Over Yale Yes, Virginia: Cavaliers' Strong Start The Difference In NCAA Lacrosse Title Win Over Yale
Yes, Virginia: Cavaliers' Strong Start The Difference In NCAA Lacrosse Title Win Over Yale In a Division I national championship game that featured more than two dozen players from the tristate area, the University of Virginia men's lacrosse team held on for a 13-9 win over defending national champion Yale at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. After former Chaminade High School standout Jack Tigh of Garden City scored two minutes into the game to give fifth-seeded Yale (15-4) a 1-0 lead, Virginia's Matt Moore scored two of his team-high four goals to give Virginia a 2-1 edge heading into the second quarter. Virginia's aggressive defense held Yale to a season-low two go…
Ex-Area HS Stars Will Play Big Roles When Defending Champ Yale Meets UVa For Lacrosse Title Ex-Area HS Stars Will Play Big Roles When Defending Champ Yale Meets UVa For Lacrosse Title
Ex-Area HS Stars Will Play Big Roles When Defending Champ Yale Meets UVa For Lacrosse Title The Hudson Valley/Connecticut area will be well-represented when the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse championship is decided on Memorial Day. Defending champion Yale (15-3), the No. 5 seed, faces No. 3 Virginia (16-3) in the title game 1 p.m. Monday, May 27 (ESPN2) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Virginia pulled out a dramatic 13-12 double-overtime semifinal win over Duke on Saturday, May 25, securing the Cavaliers' first title-game appearance in seven years and snapping an 11-game losing streak to Duke. Junior attackman Michael Kraus of New Canaan had one goal and four as…
Longtime Lacrosse Coach From New Canaan Among Six Killed In Plane Crash Longtime Lacrosse Coach From New Canaan Among Six Killed In Plane Crash
Longtime Lacrosse Coach From New Canaan Among Six Killed In Plane Crash A longtime varsity lacrosse coach who grew up in the area was one of six people killed in a small plane in Texas. The twin-engine Beechcraft BE58 crashed about 70 miles northwest of San Antonio on Monday, April 22. Angela Webb Kensinger, 54, a Fairfield County native who grew up in New Canaan, was killed along with her husband, 55-year-old Stuart Kensinger, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Angela Kensinger, known as "Angie," was the girls lacrosse coach at the St. John's School in Houston. "Our thoughts and prayers are with all members of the Kensinger family, especially their …
Norwalk Senior Wins $100K College Scholarship Norwalk Senior Wins $100K College Scholarship
Norwalk Senior Wins $100K College Scholarship When Norwalk High School senior Emilia Cuevas found out she had won a $100,000 college scholarship, the young woman said she was speechless. Cuevas, this year’s winner of the 23rd annual Kevin M. Eidt Memorial Scholarship for Norwalk High School students, named after Kevin M. Eidt, who was an 18-year-old Boston College freshman when he died suddenly in 1997 from cardiac arrest while playing in a basketball game.  "I was so overwhelmed at the thought that I had won," Cuevas. "All of the other finalists were so qualified and have such amazing accomplishments so it is an ho…
Yale Rescinds Admission Of Student After College Cheating Scandal Yale Rescinds Admission Of Student After College Cheating Scandal
Yale Rescinds Admission Of Student After College Cheating Scandal The fallout from Operation Varsity Blues continues, as Yale University has rescinded the admission of a student involved in the cheating scam. More than 50 people, including celebrities and prolific coaches were implicated in the cheating scam, which accuses parents of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to earn admissions to top universities, including Yale. Among those charged include former Yale soccer coach Rudy Meredith and Hollywood actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, a native of Northern Westchester. On Sunday, March 24, a Yale official confirmed that the University ha…