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…
Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC), the second-largest center-based early childhood education nonprofit in CT, is the recipient of a $35,000 grant from United Way of Western Connecticut. The grant provides critical funding to CLC and helps make it possible for hard-working ALICE (Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed) families to access high-quality early childhood…
Stamford, CT – Stamford Public Schools (SPS) recently restructured its Substitute Teacher compensation package, to include an increased daily rate, as well as an opportunity for a bonus incentive for those who work consistently. In an effort to attract more substitute teachers to the district, in an ever more competitive market, SPS has increased the…
Peter Ronai has been committed to the professional organization and students throughout his career FAIRFIELD, Conn.—The New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NEACSM) recently honored Peter Ronai, exercise science professor at Sacred Heart University, for his stewardship and innovation by naming its annual College Bowl after him. The NEACSM is a…
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…
Wilton, CT – With the world experiencing its own version of the Roaring Twenties, Wilton Library is moving ahead with its plan for its Wilton Reads 2020 community-wide reading program based on F. Scott’s Fitzgerald’s Tales of the Jazz Age. With the late jazz legend Dave Brubeck’s centennial birthday this December, the announcement of the…
FAIRFIELD, CT – Sacred Heart University has received nearly $250,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a project that aims to teach advanced skills in cyberinfrastructure security to community-college students. The NSF is an independent federal agency that funds around 25% of all federally supported, basic research conducted by national, higher-education institutions. Its grant…
Stamford, CT – Stamford Public Schools (SPS) announced that Academy of Information Technology and Engineering (AITE) Juniors Kevin Fleischer and Anna Lichtenberg were selected to participate in the Student Enhancement in Earth and Space Science (SEES) summer internship, hosted by The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Space Research. This nationally competitive program, sponsored…
NORWALK, CT – An invasive jellyfish no bigger than a nickel – but one that has sent people to the hospital in agony – now can be seen in a rare public display in The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Clinging jellyfish (Gonionemus vertens) are now clinging and pulsing safely behind glass as The Maritime Aquarium…
STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way is launching an expanded, multi-lingual program for children experiencing, or at risk of, developmental delays. The enhanced program, generously supported in part by The Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation, and other generous grants expands services from birth through age five, with additional service options for children…