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Countdown to Paris: NBC Sports Preps for Summer Games
With just one night until the Summer Games in Paris, NBC Sports is gearing up for a historic broadcast. From their International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Connecticut, NBC is set to deliver comprehensive coverage with nearly 2000 team members and 140 cameras. Highlights include the opening ceremony and extensive live coverage of events. The Olympic Zone, hosted by Tim O’Brien, will air daily from 7:30 to 8 p.m. on NBC Palm Springs.
New Carmel Master Plan Moves Closer to Completion
MAHOPAC, N.Y. - Nearly five years in the making, the town’s updated master plan took a major step toward completion last week as the Town Board held the first of two public hearings about it. There has been a keener interest of late in the revised master plan, which hasn’t been updated in more than 20 years. Much of that interest is due to the controversial 116-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) proposed for Miller Road in Mahopac.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER While the existing master plan and its companion zoning code allow...
Man sentenced for Naugatuck hit-and-run that nearly killed victim
NAUGATUCK, CT (WFSB) – A man who survived after being left to die in the street two years ago is getting some closure. The man who ran over Brandon Guth with a car and took off was sentenced on Thursday. Guth has been through the unthinkable. What most of...
Kultuur invokes the Wild West and gets Untamed
Kultuur set the tone for the evening, opening up the Untamed fashion show staged by Chasity Aniece Productions on July 21 in Bridgeport. The fashion of Untamed was intended to reflect the spirit and energy of the American West. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN.
Jobs Fair Seeks Construction Workers For Steelpointe Harbor Housing
Housing construction for the mixed-income $190 million latest phase of the Steelpointe Harbor redevelopment area is underway. The Margaret Morton Government C enter is hosting a jobs fair Thursday from 4-7 p.m. seeking trade workers. Named The August, covering 6.5 acres of the 52-acre site slightly east of Downtown, property...
School board hikes pay, extends contract for Scarice
WESTPORT — Supt. of Schools Thomas Scarice was given a 3 percent raise and a year was added to his contract Tuesday during a rare summer meeting of the Board of Education. Scarice’s employment contract now extends until the end of the 2026-27 school year. In 2023, Scarice...
New owner plans to ‘breathe new life’ into Brooks Corner
WESTPORT — Brooks Corner, the recently sold downtown commercial landmark, will be undergoing a facelift. The six-decade-old retail and office complex at Main and Elm streets, once the centerpiece of the Brooks family’s local real estate holdings, was sold in June for $12.75 million to Aubuchon Realty Co., or ARC, of Concord, Mass.
Black bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside
WINSTED, Conn. (AP) — Trapped inside a car, the adult black bear and cub thrashed about. The horn was blaring and the radio blasting. Outside the car, a second cub ran around in apparent distress by the Connecticut home. State environmental conservation police were called by the startled vehicle...
Town Reaches Settlement with Former Employee who Filed CHRO Complaint Alleging Age and Gender Discrimination by Selectman
Wilton’s Board of Selectmen (BOS) has approved a settlement agreement to resolve a complaint brought by former Wilton Social Services Department Director Sarah Heath. But there are some unanswered questions of whether the BOS followed the proper process to approve the deal. In the complaint — which was filed...
Lithium battery farm gets pushback from Hudson Valley homeowners
MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- As New York tries to meet aggressive green energy goals, Hudson Valley homeowners are pushing back against a key part of the state's plan. In the woods behind Roland Ciofrone's home on the border between Somers and Carmel, there are plans to store lithium batteries. "There's my bedroom over there. I'm sleeping 250 and 275 feet from these things. Doesn't make me too happy," said Ciofrone. He and his neighbors are giving it a big thumbs down. "There's a neighbor up the road trying to sell her house and she can't sell it," said Dawn Baker. Batteries could power 100,000 homes for...
Martin Indyk, blunt spoken diplomat who longed for Arab-Israeli peace, dies at 73
(JTA) — WASHINGTON — Martin Indyk, the Jewish academic who brought intellectualism to pro-Israel advocacy and endured heartbreak as a U.S. diplomat committed to bringing peace to his beloved Israel, has died. Indyk, 73, died Thursday, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the think tank he co-founded, said in a statement. His wife, Gahl...
Case dismissed vs. Ellis Tech administrator who brought gun to school. What about his job?
Rolando Navarro, the Ellis Tech assistant principal who allegedly brought a gun to the school in June 2021 had his felony charges dismissed in Danielson Superior Court on July 11. His job status remains unresolved. The case dismissal came following Navarro’s successful completion of a rehabilitation program. Kerry Markey, career center and communications director for the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, said the district is aware Navarro's case was dismissed. ...
Norwalk Board of Education appoints new principals for South Norwalk Elementary and P-Tech High
Parents with children attending Norwalk Public Schools in September can say hello to two new principals, Randall Austin of South Norwalk Elementary and Beth Furnari of P-Tech High School. Austin was a South Norwalk student who grew up in the area. He started his career at Kendall Elementary School as...
Norwalk hopes third time’s the charm for Wall Street Place development
There’s a new chapter in the Wall Street Place development saga that dates back over a decade, as the Common Council voted Tuesday on the third amendment to the agreements governing the development. The council voted 13-1 on the new amendment to the two documents that govern the project:...
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