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Charity Navigator Ranks Greenwich's Family Centers Among Best Nonprofits Charity Navigator Ranks Greenwich's Family Centers Among Best Nonprofits
Charity Navigator Ranks Greenwich's Family Centers Among Best Nonprofits GREENWICH, Conn. -- For the ninth time in the past 10 years, Charity Navigator, the largest independent evaluator of U.S. charities, awarded Family Centers in Greenwich with its four-star rating for outstanding fiscal management. The four-star designation is Charity Navigator’s highest honor, and indicates Family Centers adheres to sector best practices and executes its mission in a financially efficient way.  “As nonprofit organizations evolve, so do the desires and interests of our supporters,” said Michael Thatcher, Charity Navigator’s president & CEO. “Attaining a four-star rating ve…
Yonkers Announces Improvements To Ashburton Avenue Corridor Yonkers Announces Improvements To Ashburton Avenue Corridor
Yonkers Announces Improvements To Ashburton Avenue Corridor YONKERS, N.Y. -- Yonkers residents will soon see changes coming to the Ashburton Avenue area in the form of major road and traffic improvements.Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said Wednesday the two-year project, extending between Yonkers and Warburton avenues, will improve east/west access to the Yonkers waterfront.  “As the Yonkers waterfront district continues to thrive, we are also turning our attention to how you get there,” said Spano. “One of the longstanding obstacles to both bus and private vehicle movement in Yonkers is Ashburton Avenue, which is one of the two east/west corridors that pr…
Death Of Kayaker, House Sit-In Top Week's News In Bridgeport Death Of Kayaker, House Sit-In Top Week's News In Bridgeport
Death Of Kayaker, House Sit-In Top Week's News In Bridgeport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Here's a look at the top stories in Fairfield County this past week: Two young girls made a grim discovery Thursday when they spotted the body of a man in Long Island Sound just off the shore of Fairfield. The man has been identified as Shigemune Mori, 32, who was last seen in the water off Bridgeport with no lifejacket after he was tossed from an inflatable kayak on June 12. He is survived by his pregnant wife, who works for the town of Westport, and two young daughters.  A Stamford homeowner didn't give a loud clap of thunder and a flash of lighting a second though…
Norwalk Art Festival Bringing A Splash Of Color To Mathews Park Norwalk Art Festival Bringing A Splash Of Color To Mathews Park
Norwalk Art Festival Bringing A Splash Of Color To Mathews Park NORWALK, Conn. -- Residents can put a little color in their lives and enjoy more than 125 artists showing one-of- a-kind ceramics, paintings, jewelry, photography and other fine arts and crafts during the fourth annual Norwalk Art Festival this weekend. The event will be held Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26, at Mathews Park on West Avenue in Norwalk. Artists specializing in wood, wearable and decorative fiber, photography, metalwork, sculpture, mixed media, glass, ceramics and jewelry will share their unique talents and artwork at this nationally recognized event held from 10 a.m. to …
Ganim Seeks Labor Concessions, Not Layoffs In Bridgeport Ganim Seeks Labor Concessions, Not Layoffs In Bridgeport
Ganim Seeks Labor Concessions, Not Layoffs In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Mayor Joe Ganim said Thursday that he is seeking to avoid more city employee layoffs in Bridgeport by agreeing to $4 million in salary freezes and other concessions with city labor unions.  The concessions are necessary to achieve the savings needed to close the current budget deficit and end the fiscal year in balance on June 30, he said.  Ganim said his administration has worked diligently to close the $20 million budget gap it inherited when he took office in December – taking steps such as cutting nearly 100 employees from municipal service, reorganizing city depart…
New Haven Crisis: Bad Batch Of Heroin Causes 16 ODs, 2 Deaths In 6 Hours New Haven Crisis: Bad Batch Of Heroin Causes 16 ODs, 2 Deaths In 6 Hours
New Haven Crisis: Bad Batch Of Heroin Causes 16 ODs, 2 Deaths In 6 Hours NEW HAVEN Conn. -- A bad batch of heroin laced with a potent additive led to 16 overdoses and two deaths in six hours in New Haven on Thursday, June 23, and led Mayor Toni Harp to issue a public health emergency, and the state to rush 700 doses of Narcan to the city. "The City of New Haven is experiencing a public health emergency and therefore are placing an immediate warning of tainted life-threatening heroin on our streets. Please be aware of this warning and its immediate life threatening effect," Harp said in a statement. According to Laurence Grotheer spokesman for the Mayor'…
Two Women Busted In Large Oxycodone Operation At Mall In Trumbull Two Women Busted In Large Oxycodone Operation At Mall In Trumbull
Two Women Busted In Large Oxycodone Operation At Mall In Trumbull TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Two New York women were arrested Thursday, June 23, in the parking lot of the Westfield Shopping Mall in Trumbull with a large amount of oxycodone pills, according to Deputy Chief Ronald Kirby.According to Kirby, the department received a tip from the Drug Enforcement Agency that two out-of-state women may be dealing large quantities of oxycodone pills in the area, including in the parking lot of the mall because of its central location. Officers Greg Lee and R.J. Carlson, of the Trumbull Police K9 Unit, along with agents from the DEA approached the women, Chontee Eaton an…
Stony Point Woman Charged With Assault Stony Point Woman Charged With Assault
Stony Point Woman Charged With Assault STONY POINT, N.Y. -- A fight between two Stony Point woman in May led to the arrest of one of them on Thursday, June 23, after a warrant was issued for her arrest, according to Lt. Keith Williams of the Stony Point Police Department.Crystal Ambrose, 29, of Grassy Point Road, was arrested and charged with third-degree assault, after the victim had to receive treatment at Nyack Hospital, Williams said. The victim had originally reported that she was attacked by three women, but an investigation into the matter found that she was attacked by Ambrose, he added. Ambrose was released without bail…
Norwalk Police Asking For Help In Burger Bar Purse Snatching Norwalk Police Asking For Help In Burger Bar Purse Snatching
Norwalk Police Asking For Help In Burger Bar Purse Snatching NORWALK, Conn. -- A purse snatching from the Burger Bar has officers with the Norwalk Police Department searching for a white man with blonde hair and a scruffy beard.According to police, the suspect walked by an outside table at the restaurant on North Main Street at approximately 8:20 p.m. on June 22 and grabbed a purse, fleeing in to the Webster Street parking lot.  Two patrons chased the man, who was wearing a gray hood sweatshirt and blue jeans, causing him to drop the purse in the parking lot, police said. The suspect was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans at the time of …
Police Protecting Mount Vernon Mayor, Family Following Threats Police Protecting Mount Vernon Mayor, Family Following Threats
Police Protecting Mount Vernon Mayor, Family Following Threats MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas and his family will have protection from a police detail after receiving threats against his family, according to information received from a memo written by acting Police Commissioner Ronald Fatigate.The protection came to light after Comptroller Maureen Walker raised the issue in a letter to Thomas saying she was aware of a city police detective taking he mayor's wife on personal errands such as shopping, Fatigate said in a memo to Walker. According to the memo written June 22, Fatigate wrote "there have been several security ris…
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