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New Rochelle Library Hosts Movie, Classical Music Concert
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Women astronauts and beautiful music are just two of the featured topics for events coming up at the New Rochelle Library.The next Extraordinary Women in Film Series will feature "Women in Space," on Tuesday, March 29, at 7 p.m. This PBS documentary from the "Makers" series traces the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program.
Some, like aviators Wally Funk and Jerrie Cobb, passed the same grueling tests as male astronauts, only to be dismissed by NASA, the military, and even President Lyndon Johnson, as a distraction. It wasn't until 1995…
$25K Winning 'Lucky For Life' Ticket Sold In Fairfield County
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A really lucky Fairfield County resident purchased a winning "Lucky for Life" second prize-winning ticket for the Thursday, March 24 drawing, said state lottery officials.The ticket, worth $25,000 a year -- every year -- for life, had the winning numbers 2-12-18-20-22 and the Lucky Ball was 12.
In Connecticut alone, there were a total of 14,586 lucky winners with prizes from $3 to “$25,000 a year for life” statewide.
Since the new version of the game began in January 2015, the "Lucky for Life" second prize has been won a total of 50 times (ni…
Hundreds Attend Funeral Of Stamford Man Shot By Police
STAMFORD, Conn. -- More than 450 family and friends attended the Monday morning funeral of a Stamford man shot by police last week after he threatened them with a gun, according to the Stamford Advocate.
According to police, Dylan Pape, 25, was shot and killed on March 21 after they responded to a disturbance at his home on Wedgemere Road. Pape, threatening to harm himself or others, stepped outside his home with a gun, following an hour of negotiations, police said. He was shot by two SWAT team members, police said.
He death was ruled a suicide and the gun found at the scene was found to b…
Eversource Performs Aerial Patrols in Trumbull-Monroe Area
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Eversource will perform aerial patrols on many of its transmission lines from Wednesday to Friday and from Monday, April 4, to Friday, April 8, to check the lines for excess vegetation.
Any adverse flying conditions will require rescheduling.
Areas that should expect the flyovers include Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, Monroe, New Milford, Newtown, Redding and Ridgefield.
