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Stamford Public Schools Named  SHS Science Teacher Donna Kaiser as 2021-2022 Stamford Teacher of the Year

Stamford, CT – Stamford Public Schools (SPS) announced that the SPS Teacher of the Year and Spotlight Award Program committee has selected Stamford High School (SHS) Science Teacher Donna Kaiser as the 2021-2022 SPS Teacher of the Year. As the SPS Teacher of the Year, Kaiser will automatically represent our district as a candidate for…

CNN’s Alisyn Camerota Elected to Westport Country Playhouse’s Board of Trustees

Johnna G. Torsone Named Honorary Trustee; Anna Czekaj-Farber Elected Chair Alisyn Camerota, journalist, author, anchor of CNN’s morning show “New Day,” and Westport, CT resident, is elected to the board of trustees at Westport Country Playhouse. In her three decades in journalism, Camerota has covered stories nationally and internationally, earning an Emmy Award for her…

Westport Country Playhouse Presents “Story Hour with Jenny” Virtual Series Starting Sunday, March 14

Live, interactive readings of social justice picture books for grades K-3 Westport Country Playhouse will launch “Story Hour with Jenny,” a live, virtual series to engage children, grades K-3, in an interactive reading of social justice picture books, beginning Sunday, March 14. The series will continue on Sundays, April 11, May 16, and June 6,…

Triangle Community Center Announces New Executive Director: Edson Rivas Named New Executive Director of TCC

Norwalk, CT – Triangle Community Center announced that its Board of Directors has hired Edson Rivas to the permanent position of Executive Director starting immediately. Rivas, a double major of economics and international relations from the University of Connecticut, comes from a corporate background in proxy and investor relations. He has worked with many publicly…

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to open new exhibition on 19th century American Medicine, with rare and never-before-seen artifacts, instruments and photographs

Norwalk, CT – The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will explore the birth of modern medicine and its scientific breakthroughs with a new exhibition titled, Health, Healing & Addiction in 19th Century America. The exhibition will open on April 8 and run through Oct. 17, 2021. This exploration will feature rare artifacts, instruments, costumes and photographs, drawn…

Bankwell Partners with LiveGirl, Inc.

Bankwell has donated $5,000 to LiveGirl, Inc., a Connecticut-based nonprofit organization that builds confident leaders. LiveGirl works with surrounding public schools and youth organizations to provide year-round, free-of-charge leadership development and mentoring for girls in grades 5 through college. Their programs are proven to build self-esteem, social emotional intelligence, and foster diversity. LiveGirl and Bankwell…