Westport Country Playhouse will present the premiere of “Cocktails with Mark,” a virtual discussion series hosted by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director, on Thursday, November 19, at 7 p.m. The event will be streamed from Lamos’ home in Sherman, Connecticut, on Facebook Live and YouTube. The conversation will run approximately 20 minutes and is free…
Month: November 2020
First County Bank Foundation Donates $25,000 To Local Hospitals
Recognizes Health Care Workers with Reyno A. Giallongo Community Legacy Award STAMFORD, CT, November 10, 2020 — First County Bank Foundation donated $5,000 to each of the five (5) local Fairfield County community hospitals in an effort to support the needs of frontline healthcare workers who were and continue to be at the forefront of…
Americares Earns Highest Charity Navigator Rating
Stamford, CT – For the fifth consecutive year, Americares has earned a 4-star rating—the highest possible—from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator, for its strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency. Only 16 percent of the charities evaluated by Charity Navigator have received at least 5 consecutive 4-star evaluations. “We are honored…
Former WCSU Nursing professor publishes first novel
DANBURY, CT – Dr. Andrea O’Connor was a newly licensed lawyer, focusing on elder law, estate planning and probate. One of her first assignments was to shepherd the case of a man she had never met through probate court. Not only did she successfully conclude that matter, the experience sparked the plot of her first…
Lamont ancourages CT high school students to participate in cybersecurity competition
CyberStart America Registration Now Open, Chance for Participating Students and Schools to Win Prizes, Scholarships, and Recognition HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today is urging high school students in Connecticut to participate in CyberStart America, an innovative, national cybersecurity competition that encourages young adults to explore their aptitude for the exciting, lucrative, postsecondary pathways…
The Salvation Army in Connecticut and Walmart Create More Opportunities for People to Help “Rescue Christmas” This Holiday Season
CONNECTICUT, CT – To help meet the unprecedented level of need this holiday season, Walmart and The Salvation Army in Connecticut are working together to make it even easier for people to help others this Christmas. Building upon a 40-year relationship of supporting people in need during the holiday season, Walmart and The Salvation Army…
Norwalk PL Sponsors Second Jim Clark Concert on Zoom November 21
Norwalk, CT – Norwalk Public Library is pleased to invite you to the second program of the series, Musical Afternoons with Jim Clark, on Saturday, November 21, at 3 p.m., on Zoom. Join Jim for ”From Sea to Shining Sea: A Musical Journey Across America,” a new virtual program created as an antidote to Covid-19…