DANBURY, CT – Eric Holley believes in the power of role models. Not just the many he had as a young man growing up in Middletown and as a student-athlete at Western Connecticut State University, but also in the example he strives to set for others that helped earn him a 100 Men of Color…
Average gasoline prices in Connecticut have fallen 14.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.53/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,540 stations in Connecticut. Prices in Connecticut are 55.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 35.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price…
WESTON, CT – After closing for restoration work in 2017, the Weston Historical Society is excited to announce that the Coley House will open for guided tours on Sunday, October 2, 2022 from 1pm – 4pm. Over the course of 5 years, the Coley House has undergone restoration work as well as a reinterpretation which…
WESTON, CT – Grammy Award-Winning Vince Giordano returns to the Weston Historical Society with his Mini Hawks 7 for a Swinging Jazz Concert on Saturday, September 17, 2022 from 2pm – 6pm at 104 Weston Road Weston, CT. The music of Miss Maybell & The Jazz Age Artistes with Charlie Judkins & Brian Nalepka will…
Dana’s Angels Research Trust (DART) is honoring its 20th anniversary this year and holding its fifth annual charity walk, DART to the Finish, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 8:00 a.m., at Greenwich Point Park in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. This family-friendly and accessible two-mile walk is $30 for adults 22 years and older, $15 for…
BERLIN, CT – The drought plaguing the region is not only affecting water supplies and burning out lawns, it’s also leaving trees around the state weak and vulnerable with the potential to damage the electric system. As effects of the drought coupled with the ongoing infestation by invasive insects continue to threaten Connecticut’s landscape, Eversource…
93rd Season for historic theater includes a musical, a thriller, a comedy, and a classic, and more 7 p.m. curtain times by popular demand Westport Country Playhouse announces its upcoming 93rd Season, from April to November 2023, featuring five productions, including a musical, “Ain’t Misbehavin’; a thriller, “Dial ‘M’ for Murder”; a comedy, “School Girls;…
When Allison Stockel moved to Ridgefield, Connecticut in December of 2000, her son was 6 months old, her daughter was just about 2 ½ and The Ridgefield Playhouse, a 500-seat nonprofit performing arts center, was just opening its doors with a performance by Jose Feliciano. “It was on the cover of the Ridgefield Press and…
Norwalk, CT – On October 15, 2022, at 7 p.m. at 295 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will hold a Speakeasy Gala co-chaired by LMMM Trustees Shannon O’Toole Giandurco and Kathleen Custis. Tickets for the event are $275 and seating is limited, with all proceeds to benefit the Museum’s educational and cultural…
STAMFORD, CT – Community members gathered in the Stamford Government Center lobby on Thursday morning as Senator Richard Blumenthal announced $250,000 in federal funding for the Stamford Public Education Foundation (SPEF) and Reading is FUNdamental (RIF). The press conference began with a warm welcome from Mayor Caroline Simmons, who introduced the senator. Remarks were made…