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WestConn Writing Teacher Connects With Harlem Renaissance In New Book
DANBURY, Conn. — Lionel Bascom, a writing instructor at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, puts his own spin on the Harlem Renaissance in his new book, "Harlem: The Crucible of Modern African American Culture."
"The book took 18 months to write, but the research has been going on for about 10 years," the New Fairfield resident told Daily Voice.
In researching the book, Bascom found that not only has the Harlem Renaissance's cultural, social, and artistic explosion gone on much longer than just in the 1920s, it also lasted long enough to change his own life.…
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Happy Birthday To Cold Spring's Dar Williams
COLD SPRING, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to Cold Spring's Dar Williams.Williams turns 50 on Thursday.
Singer-songwriter specializing in pop folk, Dar Williams (Dorothy Snowden Williams) was born April 19, 1967.
She is a frequent performer at folk festivals and has toured with such artists as Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Griffin, Ani DiFranco, The Nields, Shawn Colvin, Girlyman, Joan Baez, and Catie Curtis.
Willliams was born in Mount Kisco, and grew up with two older sisters, Meredith and Julie in Chappaqua.
Her nickname "Dar" originated due to a mispronunciation of "Dorothy&quo…
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Happy Birthday To Yorktown's Robert Hanssen
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Happy Birthday to Yorktown's Robert Hanssen.
Robert Hanssen turns 73 on April 18.
Born on April 18, 1944, in Chicago, Robert Philip Hanssen is a former FBI agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States for 22 years from 1979 to 2001. He is currently serving 15 consecutive life sentences at ADX Florence, a federal supermax prison near Florence, Colo.
Hanssen was arrested Feb. 18, 2001, at Foxstone Park near his home in Vienna, Va., and was charged with selling U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and subsequently the Russian Federation …
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Uncle Louie G Brings Brooklyn Ice Cream, Illy Swirls To Trumbull Green
TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Brooklyn ice cream, Italian ices, Illy espressos, or a selection of rich desserts are enough sweet reasons to drive into Long Hill Green next time you're near the new plaza in Trumbull.
That's where cousins Mike Pietrunti and Dennis Rotunno preside over a New York ice cream shop, the franchise Uncle Louie G, which they opened this winter.
"People are coming in, not just for the ice cream but to order our specialty cakes, and for the coffee," Rotunno said.
A resident of Trumbull, Rotunno is an engineer and owns other businesses. Pietrunti is from Staten Island i…
Fill Your Easter Basket With Flowers From Holland At Westport Florist
WESTPORT, Conn. -- A hallmark flower shop with locations in Darien and Westport gets its Easter flowers exclusively from Holland because owner Ellie Kim says they are the best quality flowers.
Compo Farm Florists started 23 years ago as a fruit, vegetable, and grocery shop, but due to customers' request it switched to selling just flowers. They are gearing up for Easter, where popular flowers include tulips, ranunculus, peonies, lilies, hydrangeas, freesias and veronicas.
Kim offers to make arrangements free to customers who come in and purchase a vase or bring one from home, she said.
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Monroe To Hold Public Meeting On Traffic And Transit
MONROE, Conn. -- Monroe will hold a public meeting to discuss the town's current and future development potential on Thursday, April 27.
Topics will be existing conditions of traffic volumes, travel time, safety, and pedestrian and transit facilities, traffic operations, and other areas of concern, with a focus on Routes 25 and 111.
Current project schedules and what the next steps are will be covered at this meeting, which will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Monroe Elementary School, 375 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe.
