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Somers Resident Celebrates 100th Birthday in Style
SOMERS, N.Y. - Mrs. Virginia Flood, a resident of Heritage Hills for 47 years, celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday, July 7, with family and friends at a brunch at Wee Burn Country Club in Darien, CT. Also known as Gee Gee or Ginnie, Mrs. Flood (nee Bernene) was raised in Bedford. She was an administrative assistant to the president of Northern Westchester Hospital for 25 years and has also been a member of Twigs, served on the Board of the VNA of Hudson Valley, and was Secretary of the Heritage Hills Condo Board. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Sidewalk Sale Draws Bargain-Hunters Downtown [PHOTOS]
Scores of bargain-hunters and local business supporters descended on downtown New Canaan on Saturday for the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Sidewalk Sale & Village Fair. Kids, families and grownups moved through pedestrian-only sections of Elm, Main and Forest Streets under comfortably warm, overcast skies during the popular sale, which runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to New Canaan’s local brick-and-mortar stores and nonprofit organizations such as New Canaan Unplugged, Fire Company No. 1, League of Women Voters, and the Democratic and Republican Town Committees, pop-up vendors sold a wide array of clothes, home goods, crafts and other items.
Appeal filed: Old Mill booze brouhaha gets a refill
WESTPORT — Some neighbors of the Old Mill Grocery have appealed a zoning official’s decision to sign a liquor permit application for Romanacci, the latest restaurant operating there. The Planning and Zoning Commission, in a split decision June 3, voted to grant a text amendment to zoning regulations...
Greenwich Deploys Youth in Lanternfly Battle
In late June, the Town of Greenwich partnered with the Greenwich Youth Conservation Program (GYC) to start a pilot program that aims to manage Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species hailing from Southeastern Asia, throughout the Greenwich Parks. The Spotted Lanternfly, or SLF, is a destructive pest threatening agricultural and ornamental...
Laughs For Life: Local comedy group shines the spotlight on addiction
Stepping up to the open mic! Local comedians are launching a series of new shows to bolster the standup scene in Hartford, but organizers are also shining the spotlight outwards on thousands of people across the state impacted by addiction. At first glance, it looks like a garage, but with...
Time Travel: BHS's 1999 Valedictorians, Salutatorians and a Look at Eastpointe Area with No Businesses
These are Bridgeport's 1999 academic leaders when Harrison County Schools recognized valedictorians and salutatorians. The valadictorians include Jason Jackson, Matt Hazey, Ashley Maxey, Jaimee Compton, Allison Starkey, Jessica Harvey, Jaclyn Elsey, Abbey Stanley, Kristen Moore, Christina Grisso, and salutatorians Kathleen Miller, Lea Sellas, Whitney Moore, Andrea Rossetti, and Julie Felton.
'The Woodpile' Chronicles Family and Bedford History
BEDFORD, N.Y. - This week will see the debut of feature filmmaker and Fox Lane High School Tingley Scholarship winner Sam Griff when “The Woodpile” comes to The Bedford Playhouse on Tuesday, July 23. The film explores the history of the Wood Family of Croton Lake Road, the homes known as “the Woodpile,” and the stories of the current homeowners. It demonstrates how each family updated their home for modern living while restoring and preserving pieces of Bedford’s history.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The film features Bedford Town Historian John Stockbridge, Wood family historian...
Brad Tursi returns to Westport for Levitt Pavilion concert
WESTPORT — Old Dominion’s lead guitarist Brad Tursi steps into the hometown spotlight Oct. 12 with a stop on his solo “Parallel Love” tour at the Levitt Pavilion. The Staples High School graduate, who’s found success with the Platinum-selling band based in Nashville, will perform his first collection of solo work at the Westport show. It starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at the pavilion, 40 Jesup Road.
GLEN ISLAND SAND ART COMPETITION RETURNS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
(New Rochelle, NY) – Get your thinking caps on, assemble your team, and dust off your pails and shovels and register for the Glen Island Sand Art Competition, which takes place, Saturday, Aug. 3 at 11 a.m.!. Teams should be comprised of at least two participants, with a maximum...
Oddfellows Bring Indie Music to Paradise Green
Come early, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and visit Stratford’s Complete Streets Pop-Up on the Green. Learn all about the Complete Streets initiative to make Stratford a more Bike and Walking Friendly town. Opportunity to voice your thoughts on Complete Streets. Bring a lawn chair, snacks, beverage of choice...
Review: LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL at John W. Engeman Theater
Omigod, you guys! Once again, the John W. Engeman Theater of Northport delivers an outstanding production with their latest offering of Tony-nominee Legally Blonde, The Musical. Running until August 25th at the exquisite Long Island venue, Trey Compton's direction shines in this high-energy production. Based on the novel and film,...
Westchester rocks: Catch a Taylor Swift tribute, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and more
You don’t have to hightail it out of Westchester to catch a great summer concert. Joe Bonamassa will scorch through bluesy guitar solos for two August nights at Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre. ...
Emerging Talents Shine in iCreate: A Showcase of Young Artistic Brilliance
In a celebration of youthful creativity and artistic expression, the iCreate exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich has highlighted the remarkable talents of students from New Canaan. From a pool of 850 submissions, the works of Ben Bognon, Kailey Marti, Amy Meng, and Annie Meyer stand out, each piece...
The Need for a Regional Food Supply in New England
Greenwich’s Ali Ghiorse is a noted food activist. She describes herself as “seeing society’s most pressing issues through a food justice lens.” Thus, she is founder of the Foodshed Network and serves on the Greenwich Sustainability Committee as Food Systems-Sector Chair. She’s also a member of the Representative Town Meeting. And a week ago Tuesday Ghiorse kicked off an explanatory meeting at Greenwich Audubon on “New England Feeding New England: Connecting regional approaches to resilience, conservation, ranching and the protection of bird and ecosystem habitat.”
Tiny Microgreens Make a Big Splash at Greenwich Farmers Market
This summer there have been several new vendors at the Saturday Greenwich Farmers Market in the Horseneck lot, including TinyGreensCT, an urban farm that grows high-quality, hyper-local microgreens. Daniel Ellern and Lily Mass share a love for growing their own food. At TinyGreensCT they specialize in growing unique, delicious, healthy...
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