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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...
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.
Stop & Shop recalls chicken over missing allergen on label
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Stop & Shop is recalling a poultry product after an allergen was left off the label. The 7 oz prepackaged Italian breaded chicken cutlets could be missing the milk allergen on the label, the company announced on Friday. The chicken is under the company’s private brand. The recall applies to […]
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...
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
Four houses proposed at site of former Spring Hill Road animal rescue
MONROE, CT — Neighbors of the SPCA of Connecticut Animal Shelter railed against the facility at 359 Spring Hill Road when it first opened in the early 2000s, but the dog kennels were a grandfathered use. The owner, Frederick Acker, fought with town officials over the number of dogs allowed on the property over the years and, due to financial woes, the shelter closed down for good last year.
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.
Stretch Your Dollar: Get an early start on back-to-school shopping for best deals
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — It may be the middle of summer, but back-to-school shopping is in full swing!. Experts say getting an early start is key. “That’s going to help you spread out your spending. Find those best deals right now,” said Emily Foley with Retailmenot.
Yale Peabody Museum opens new ‘Hall of the Pacific’ exhibit
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — For the first time, the Yale Peabody Museum will exhibit collections celebrating the living cultures of Pacific Islanders communities. Museum leaders announced Monday their new “Hall of the Pacific” is open to the public now. Museum Director David Skelly said the exhibit...
The Pizza Files with Taste of New Haven: Ozzy’s Apizza Comes to the Elm City from LA and More Saucy News
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – Connecticut’s Morning Buzz Guest Host Laura Hutchinson recently met with Colin Caplan, founder of Taste of New Haven, to discuss the latest in the world of pizza. Caplan, a well-known, local ‘pizza guru,’ shared exciting news about the grand opening of Ozzy’s Apizza, a New Haven-style pizzeria coming to East Rock Market, in New Haven. “Ozzy’s Apizza is returning home from LA and will open on August 2nd. It’s going to be a standout in the East Rock Market on Nichols St.,” Caplan announced.
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.
Hundreds Fill The Green … To Read!
Nose deep in books on the Green, roughly 800 young New Haveners were transported to watching a Bronx street performer bust a move, to visiting a second-floor apartment in a Russian mining town, to spending some time with the Cat in the Hat — all as part of an annual “read-in” downtown.
Open Mic Surgery Keeps It Weird
Bill. E. Basquitte Ball. Alice McGill Photos. Bill. E. K, alternatively known as Bill. E. Basquitte Ball, flipped through a colorful display of papers piled into a manila folder, on the backs of which he had scribbled his poems. He introduced his piece “Secret Saccharine” and began to read.
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