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CT expert alarmed by popularity of kratom, xylazine drug use: 'Incredibly risky'
NORWALK — While drug overdoses have decreased year over year in the Nutmeg state, the city’s Family and Children’s Agency is concerned about how new popular substances will impact the state and its clients. Two substances in particular, xylazine and kratom, worry Jess Vivenzio, behavioral health director...
Bridgeport man on parole accused of selling fentanyl, cocaine, Stamford police say
STAMFORD — A Bridgeport man was charged Wednesday in an investigation into fentanyl and cocaine sales throughout Fairfield County, according to Stamford police. The investigation, conducted by Stamford Police Department’s Narcotics & Organized Crime Unit and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport Office, led to an arrest warrant charging 42-year-old Edwin Abrams with three counts of sale of narcotics, Lt. Seth O’Brien said in a news release posted to Facebook Friday.
The proposed Saks Fifth Avenue-Neiman Marcus merger asks: Whither luxury?
What does the proposed $2.65 billion acquisition of Neiman Marcus by Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC), parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue – seven years in the making and still to be approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – mean for the stores, employees and customers in Westchester and Fairfield counties?
Norwalk River Valley Trail gets $4.5 million in federal construction funding
Calling the granting of funds for construction of Fairfield County’s longest multi-use hiking trail transformative, Rep. Jim Himes (D-4th Dist.) announced Wednesday the federal government will contribute $4.5 million towards its completion. The 30-mile-long Norwalk River Valley Trail is a “triple win,” Himes said: It’s enjoyable for people to...
Family Centers Honors Employees for Customer Service Excellence
At its employee-wide Town Hall Meeting on June 6, Family Centers recognized six employees for customer service excellence. For consistently embodying Family Centers’ core values and providing exceptional service to both internal and external customers, Housing Resource Program Manager Stefanie Louis, Family Self Sufficiency Coordinator Barbara Moscova, Client Support Specialist Yaisset Camano, OEC-Parents as Teachers Coordinator and Group Facilitator Carmen Izaguirre Medina, Stamford CARES Medical Case Manager and 340b Coordinator Dolly Gallegos and Early Care and Education Site Manager Molly Milligan were named Family Centers’ 2024 “Customer Service Ambassadors.”
Choyce Peterson, Inc. releases semi-annual Lower Fairfield County Office market survey
Norwalk, CT Choyce Peterson, Inc., a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm with a specialization in tenant representation, has released its 29th semi-annual Lower Fairfield County Office market survey. The survey depicts silhouettes of 97 buildings with a total inventory of 17.9 million s/f and tracks changes in office space availability from year-end 2023 to mid-year 2024 in larger, primarily multi-tenanted class A office buildings in Stamford, Norwalk, Greenwich and Westport. The survey illustrates, for both direct and subleases, the absorption of leased space, the addition of available space, and overall availability statistics.
REFLECTING ON FIRST 100 DAYS
STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way, a 72-year-old Norwalk-based nonprofit serving neighbors whose lives are impacted by intellectual and developmental disabilities, recently announced a successful and impactful first 100 days under the leadership of its new Executive Director MaryGrace Giuliano. Meghan Cioffi, president of STAR Board of Directors, said, “The Search Committee was impressed with MaryGrace throughout the interview process and the entire board concurred that she is the right leader with all the competencies and compassion to preserve STAR’s legacy and to continue STAR’s successful rise into the future.”
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