BRIDGEPORT, CT – Housatonic Community College (HCC) is celebrating Earth Day (April 22nd) with a series of engaging activities throughout April, all designed to raise our collective environmental awareness. Initiated by HCC’s STEAM Center of Excellence, with significant support from Pitney Bowes, Avangrid, and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, the lineup of fascinating events creates…
Month: April 2021
Stamford Couple wins $1,000 as part of First County Bank’s FirstPrize $avings Account Drawing
STAMFORD, CT – First County Bank awarded Mr. and Mrs. Saumell of Stamford, CT $1,000, as they are the latest winners of the FirstPrize $avings account drawing. “I was so pleased to hear that customers from my branch finally won,” said Camilo Duque, Branch Manager of the First County Bank Summer Street branch, in Stamford.…
Greenwich Police Department Scholarship Fund Benefit 10% off clothing at Alice + Olivia, Greenwich Avenue + 10% to GPDSF
Right now, it is the time of year when students receive their college admissions notices and scholarship funding packages. Scholarship money can make all the difference to a young person’s education. The Greenwich Police Department Scholarship Fund (GPSF) grants scholarship money to qualifying students of current Greenwich Police Officers. They are asking the community to…
Governor Lamont announces Connecticut receives first credit rating upgrade in more than 20 years
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Wednesday announced that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Connecticut’s General Obligation bonds credit rating from “A1” to “Aa3,” making it the first credit rating upgrade the state has received since February 2001. “This upgrade from Moody’s is the first for our state in more than 20 years and…
SPEF’s 14th Annual Excellence in Education Awards Honored Gartner, Jack Bryant (Posthumously), and named Five 2021 SPEF Educators
STAMFORD, CT – Stamford Public Education Foundation’s 14th annual Excellence in Education Awards was an evening of celebration and inspiration as community leaders and educators were honored for their commitment to public education. This year’s event took place virtually on Thursday, March 25th, and streamed from www.spefct.org. Longtime SPEF supporter, ESPN broadcaster Arda Orcal once…