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Fairfield Museum Wins Award For Pequot War Exhibit Fairfield Museum Wins Award For Pequot War Exhibit
Fairfield Museum Wins Award For Pequot War Exhibit FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield Museum and History Center is the recipient of a Connecticut League of History Organizations Award of Merit for its Pequot War exhibition, which was on display in the museum during the town of Fairfield’s 375th anniversary in 2014. The CLHO Award of Merit is a prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of Connecticut history. This year, the CLHO will confer 12 awards honoring people, projects, exhibits, books and organizations. The winners represent the best in the field and provide tangible examples of leadership for the fu…

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Events
Mahwah Library Launches Intro To Complex Robotics Classes Mahwah Library Launches Intro To Complex Robotics Classes
Mahwah Library Launches Intro To Complex Robotics Classes MAHWAH, N.J. – The Mahwah Public Library will offer more "Introduction to Complex Robotics" classes for teens and "tweens" in fifth through eighth grades starting Tuesday, April 12. Participants will learn to build, program, test and refactor Lego robots to complete a multitude of challenging tasks. The six-week session is Tuesdays from April 12 through May 17 with two sessions, from 3:45-5 p.m. or 5-6:15 p.m.  Registration starts Monday and can be done at the teen services desk by phone at 201-529-7323 Ext. 224 or online. Participants will be signed up for all six cl…

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Police & Fire
Westport Police Department Swears In New Officer, Promotes One Westport Police Department Swears In New Officer, Promotes One
Westport Police Department Swears In New Officer, Promotes One WESTPORT, Conn. –The Westport Police Department welcomed one new officer and promoted another to the rank of detective Monday, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Detective William Harsche. Officer Sharon Russo was promoted to the rank of detective. Russo is an eight-year veteran of the police force, joining the department in March 2008, where she has been assigned to the patrol division. Russo attended Marymount Manhattan College and has earned the Westport Police Investigator’s Award. She finished first in the promotional testing process. Officer Michael Tomanelli, 21, and a n…

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Lunch Series Discusses Small Biz Finance At Newtown's C.H. Booth Library Lunch Series Discusses Small Biz Finance At Newtown's C.H. Booth Library
Lunch Series Discusses Small Biz Finance At Newtown's C.H. Booth Library NEWTOWN, Conn. – The next Brown Bag Business Hour at C.H. Booth Library will feature Paula Woodhouse of Newtown Savings Bank on Tuesday, April 12 from noon to 1 p.m. in the library’s meeting room. Learn about options and opportunities for financing for small businesses with Woodhouse, the small business lending sales leader for Newtown Savings Bank. The Brown Bag Business Hour is held on the second Tuesday of the month. No registration is necessary. Bring a lunch and business cards. The C.H. Booth Library is located at 25 Main St., Newtown. 

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Lifestyle
Bridgeport Hospital Holds Weight Loss Surgery Seminars In Trumbull Bridgeport Hospital Holds Weight Loss Surgery Seminars In Trumbull
Bridgeport Hospital Holds Weight Loss Surgery Seminars In Trumbull TRUMBULL, Conn. – Bridgeport Hospital will host free weight loss surgery information sessions Wednesdays, April 6 and April 20 at Fairfield County Medical Center in Trumbull. The speaker will be bariatric surgeon Saber Ghiassi, M.D. If you’re 60 pounds or more overweight and concerned about developing obesity-related conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and gastric reflux, you may be a candidate for weight loss surgery.  Known as bariatric surgery, there are three standard options to consider: a gastric bypass, which bypasses a portion of the stomach and re-routes …

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Darien Boy Scouts Seek Donations For Annual Tag Sale Darien Boy Scouts Seek Donations For Annual Tag Sale
Darien Boy Scouts Seek Donations For Annual Tag Sale DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien Boy Scouts are looking for donations for its 44th annual giant tag sale, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 1 at the Scout Cabin, 140 West Ave. Start spring cleaning and let the Boy Scouts help reduce, reuse and recycle. They currently are seeking art and antiques, collectibles, jewelry, instruments, furniture, baby/children's items, lawn furniture, lawnmowers, lawn and garden tools, hand tools, woodworking tools, construction tools, snow blowers, electronics, stereo equipment, turntables, speakers, computers (Pentium IIIs and newer), flat-screen TVs, …

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Saddle Brook's Drums From Heaven Has Earth Dance Fundraiser Saddle Brook's Drums From Heaven Has Earth Dance Fundraiser
Saddle Brook's Drums From Heaven Has Earth Dance Fundraiser SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – Community drum circle Drums from Heaven is hosting an Earth Day drum and dance celebration and fundraiser from 2-7 p.m. Sunday, April 17 at VFW Post 3484 in Saddle Brook. The money will benefit the Life Movement Dance Center in Saddle Brook. The day includes education cultural dance performances by special guest African drummer Yahya Kamate, along with prizes and raffles. Please bring a potluck dish or dessert. The requested donation is $20. Drums from Heaven is charity-based community drum circle. They add cultural performances during their five-hour events to educate…

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Westport Writers' Studio Invites Children, Teens To New Course Westport Writers' Studio Invites Children, Teens To New Course
Westport Writers' Studio Invites Children, Teens To New Course WESTPORT, Conn. – The Fairfield County Writers’ Studio in Westport is offering a six-week course for children and teens. Classes begin either from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 14 or 9:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, April 15. The course will revolve around in-class writing exercises aimed at honing the specific skills of writing for children and young adults. Each week there will be a new exercise and discussion, writing and critiquing, leaving time at the end of class for individuals to read or brainstorm their own work-in-progress. Veteran teacher and writer Nora Raleigh Baskin will lead the workshop…

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Police & Fire
Daisy Troop Visits Upper Saddle River Police Daisy Troop Visits Upper Saddle River Police
Daisy Troop Visits Upper Saddle River Police SADDLE RIVER, N.J. – Daisy Troop 96978 and its leaders paid a visit Thursday to the Upper Saddle River Police Department. The police department received “survival kits” from the troop that included sweet treats to keep the department going. 

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Obituaries
James M. Pisaretz, 62, Easton Resident James M. Pisaretz, 62, Easton Resident
James M. Pisaretz, 62, Easton Resident EASTON, Conn. – James Pisaretz, of Easton, died Saturday, March 12 after a battle with cancer. He was 62. He was born March 1, 1954, in Bridgeport, to Peter and the late Doris Keane Pisaretz. He graduated with honors from Fairfield Prep High School and went to Western Connecticut State University, then moved to Long Beach, Calif., where he graduated magna cum laude from Long Beach State with a journalism degree.  His career in publishing began as a driver and writer for Biker News magazine. He then began editing and writing early 1980s motorcycle publications, Chopper, F.T.W. and Biker. He…

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