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Donna Christopher

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Count Frogs As 'Citizen Scientists' For Beardsley Zoo, Maritime Aquarium BRIDGEPORT, Conn.-- Want to count frogs? A census is about to kick off at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. Local residents are invited to become Citizen-Scientist volunteers for a “FrogWatch” census of area wetlands in their neighborhoods. The volunteers will make regular visits to wetlands and keep a frog log to record frog and toad calls they hear. The census is a collaboration between the Zoo, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, and Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. Residents will get to work with frog experts and learn about the species, then visit wetlands once or twice a wee…

by Donna Christopher

02/19/2017

Lifestyle

Happy Birthday To Bronxville's Roger Goodell BRONXVILLE, N.Y. --Happy birthday to Bronxville's Roger Goodell. National Football League Commissioner Roger Stokoe Goodell was born Feb. 19, 1959, in Jamestown, N.Y. He is the son of former U.S. Sen. Charles Ellsworth Goodell of New York and Jean Rice Goodell of Buffalo. He graduated from Bronxville High School, where, as a three-sport star in football, basketball, and baseball, he captained all three teams as a senior and was named the school's athlete of the year. Injuries kept him from playing college football. Goodell is a 1981 graduate of Washington & Jefferson College in Washi…

by Donna Christopher

02/19/2017

Lifestyle

Easton Mom's GoFundMe Page Supports Her Treatment For Lung Cancer EASTON, Conn. -- More than $70,000 has been raised since Feb. 2 on a GoFundMe for an Easton mother of three who found out she has lung cancer last month. Alix Edmondson Martinez was diagnosed Jan. 23 with a tumor the size of a lemon. "Being a non-smoker and a healthy eater, it was a shock of a lifetime," she said. Martinez' husband Paul has to commute into Manhattan four hours a day and their children, ages, 11, 9 and 6 need babysitters so Alix can go to her treatments at Yale Smilow clinic (Smilow Cancer Hospital), she said. We will squish the lemon so I can get back to being a…

by Donna Christopher

02/18/2017

Neighbors

Hear From Designer David Monn At Greenwich Community Centers Lunch GREENWICH, Conn. -- Event and interior designer David Monn will be a featured at the Community Centers of Greenwich 6th Annual Spring Luncheon Thursday, April 6. Monn who is called "the Architect of Style" is author of "The Art of Celebrating." The fundraiser will benefit CCI's education and support programs. Board President Carol A. Memishian said, "Mr. Monn is a talented author, artist, and designer, who shares our deep commitment to the people we serve- those living in public housing." The designer is known for his broad range of artistry, from intimate p…

by Donna Christopher

02/18/2017

Neighbors

Artists Link Up On Creatives Website Founded By Norwalk Man With A Dream NORWALK, Conn. -- Are you a musician or artist looking for gigs? A new website called iDayDream.US for creative people to get bookings is the brainchild of Norwalk resident Chris Mateo. "I launched it for my cousin," he told Daily Voice. "It's an organic creative directory of people looking to showcase, network and get booked. On the journey to help my cousin become an influential artist I realized a team of friends with similar dreams from (our circle) wanted the same opportunities." The website is for anyone who wants to be showcased at any of the open mic and feature…

by Donna Christopher

02/18/2017

Neighbors

Newtown Psychedelic Rock Band Album Spins Political With Donations NEWTOWN, Conn. — The Hadron Big Bangers describe their sound as "psychedelia" with lots of "hard rock" and "jazz" mixed in. But these days, the Newtown musicians are about a lot more than their genre of music. Band members Robert Are and Martin Ear have now turned their attention to political issues and are donating the proceeds of the sale of their album to causes they believe in. Last week, the proceeds went to Planned Parenthood. A week before that, the beneficiary was the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU was chosen specifically to fight President…

by Donna Christopher

02/18/2017

Lifestyle

Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Matt Dillon NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Happy Birthday to New Rochelle's Matt Dillon. Matt Dillon, an actor and film director, turns 53 on Saturday. Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon, , was born Feb. 18, 1964, in New Rochelle, the son of Mary Ellen, a homemaker, and Paul Dillon, a portrait painter and sales manager for Union Camp, a packing material manufacturer. Matt Dillon made his feature film debut in "Over the Edge" (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in films such as "My Bodyguard" (1980), "Tex" (1982), "Rumble Fish" (1983) and "…

by Donna Christopher

02/18/2017

Neighbors

Ready To Record Your Demo? Studio Opens At Danbury Library DANBURY, Conn. -- Want to record an album or a voiceover demo? Think you can't afford it? It's free if you have a Danbury Library card, said Aurelio Muraca of the library's Technology Center where Studio 170 is located in the second-floor children's library. The studio cost $18,000, and was built and funded by the Friends of the Danbury Library, he said. Reservations are now available for up to three-hour sessions in the studio. Users must be at least 17 with a valid ID and library card and take an orientation class. The ideas to have a recording studio came from library director Katie …

by Donna Christopher

02/18/2017

Real Estate

Hillcroft At Danbury Apartment Complex Sold For $32.25 Million DANBURY, Conn. -- Hillcroft at Danbury apartment complex on Clapboard Ridge Road sold for $32.25, according to Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, which represented the buyer and the seller. The $32.25 million sales price equates to just under $168,000 per unit. The new owners are Timberline Real Estate Ventures. The property's amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, community room, pool and playground. “Danbury has solid historic occupancy and effective rent growth,” said Steve Witten, an executive director of IPA in the Northeast and Florida. …

by Donna Christopher

02/18/2017

Police & Fire

Chimney Fire Doused In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. -- Firefighters from the Huntington Fire Co. 3 put out a chimney fire at a house in Shelton Friday morning, the department announced on its Facebook page. The call initially came in as a smoke investigation. Fire officials said the incident is a great reminder for residents to make sure that their chimneys are clean.

by Donna Christopher

02/17/2017

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