Young Shoots, Westport Farmers’ Market’s Popular Kids Photography Program, Launches June 23 with Who Grows Your Food Photographer Co-chair Anne Burmeister

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Young Shoots, Westport Farmers’ Market’s Popular Kids Photography Program, Launches June 23 with Who Grows Your Food Photographer Co-chair Anne Burmeister

Canaiden Staff June 21, 2022

Westport, CT – Westport Farmers’ Market (WFM) in partnership with The Artists Collective of Westport and the Drew Friedman Community Arts Center, is pleased to announce the 6th annual Young Shoots Photography Contest. Young Shoots invites three age groups of photographers to demonstrate their love for local food through the digital lens. Budding young photographers,…

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Westport Country Playhouse Presents Reading of “The Scream”

Canaiden Staff June 11, 2022

Four Broadway veterans are backed by live music for an inventive new work Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of “The Scream: A Musical Comedy Fantasy,” on Monday, June 13, at 7 p.m. The live performance will be captured on film for on-demand streaming, from Thursday, June 16 through Sunday, June…

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Merryall Center for the Arts Receives “Pride in the Hills” Grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation

Canaiden Staff June 9, 2022

The grant recognizes the Merryall Center for its support of LGBTQ+ people in the greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills area New Milford, Conn. (May 24, 2022) – The Merryall Center, est. 1951, recently received a grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation Pride in the Hills Fund. The Fund awards grants to entities whose work supports,…

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Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to Call for Vendors for Old-fashioned Flea Market

Canaiden Staff June 8, 2022

Norwalk, CT – The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is calling for vendors for the annual Old-fashioned Flea Market, which will be held on the grounds of Mathews Park, Norwalk, CT, on Sun., Sept. 18, 2022, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and feature a fun, bargain-hunting event for all to enjoy. Vendors interested in being part of this exciting…

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Secretary Merrill Issues Interpretation of New Absentee Ballot Statute

Canaiden Staff June 7, 2022

Public Act 22-2 closely aligns the language of the absentee ballot statutes 9-135 and 9-137 with Article Sixth, Section 7 of the Connecticut Constitution HARTFORD, CT – Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today issued an official interpretation of the changes made in Public Act 22-2 to the absentee ballot statutes 9-135 and 9-137,…

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Connecticut Governor Lamont and Education Commissioner Russell-Tucker announce investments to support aspiring educators

Canaiden Staff June 6, 2022

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker last week announced new investments to defray certification-related testing costs for aspiring educators in Connecticut. A total of $2 million dollars of federal, state-level reserve American Rescue Plan Act, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP-ESSER) funding is being dedicated over a two-year…

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We need a federal gun reform, now! Meanwhile here’s how technology should help

Canaiden Staff June 6, 2022

Our country is a place of unlimited possibilities. Our society allows people to accomplish things no one could even imagine. But imagination can go both ways. Unfortunately, the unimaginable is not always good. Once again, a deranged man with a military-like AR-15 style assault rifle massacred 19 elementary school kids and 2 teachers in Uvalde,…

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GasBuddy: Average gas prices in CT rise 20 cents in past week

Canaiden Staff June 6, 2022

Average gasoline prices in Connecticut have risen 20.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.86/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,540 stations in Connecticut. Prices in Connecticut are 62.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.79/g higher than a year ago. The price of diesel has risen 11.5…

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WCSU M.F.A. original artwork to be shown in New York art gallery June 21-July 9

Canaiden Staff June 3, 2022

DANBURY, CT — Western Connecticut State University’s 2022 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition will have a second showing on June 21-July 9 in New York City at Blue Mountain Gallery, 547 West 27 St., Suite 200. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, June 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. The gallery is…

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Fairfield County Bank continues partnership with CRA Partners Senior Crimestoppers

Canaiden Staff June 2, 2022

Ridgefield, CT – Fairfield County Bank joined with CRA Partners to help vulnerable seniors by funding the Senior Crimestoppers program to protect those who live and work in Augustus Manor in Stamford and the Bridgeport Elderly Apartments. CRA Partners, powered by the Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation, is a national organization that offers banks federally…

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GasBuddy: Average gas prices in CT rise 20 cents in past week

Governor Lamont announces the application period for the 2022 Connecticut Child Tax Rebate is now open

Governor Lamont signs legislation recognizing Juneteenth as a legal state holiday

Young Shoots, Westport Farmers’ Market’s Popular Kids Photography Program, Launches June 23 with Who Grows Your Food Photographer Co-chair Anne Burmeister

Westport Country Playhouse Presents Reading of “The Scream”

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to Call for Vendors for Old-fashioned Flea Market

CT DPH Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani Reminds Residents To Take Necessary Precautions During May Summer Heat Event

Sacred Heart University’s first accelerated nursing graduates all pass their NCLEX board exams

Connecticut Attorney General Tong announces multistate effort to protect mental health and substance abuse disorder care

Choyce Peterson Appointed Exclusive Leasing Agent for Soundview Plaza in Stamford

Gas Buddy: More Americans to Hit the Road This Summer Even as Gas Prices Hit New Records

Consumer Counsel alert: Eversource customers will see an increase in electric supply rates effective July 2022

Connecticut Governor Lamont and Education Commissioner Russell-Tucker announce investments to support aspiring educators

Habitat for Humanity CEO To Receive Honorary Degree

Governor Lamont directs flags to half-staff in honor of the victims of the elementary school mass shooting in Texas

GasBuddy: Labor Day Weekend Gas Prices Hint at Fall Decline but Remain at 7-Year High

NYC ExoticSnax Opens its First Connecticut Location in South Norwalk

Connecticut Department of Transportation, state officials celebrate New Canaan line returning to full service

Merryall Center for the Arts Receives “Pride in the Hills” Grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation

Fairfield County Bank continues partnership with CRA Partners Senior Crimestoppers

CT Humanities to Award Generous Quick Grant to Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum for New Exhibition on Sustainable Fashion

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Young Shoots, Westport Farmers’ Market’s Popular Kids Photography Program, Launches June 23 with Who Grows Your Food Photographer Co-chair Anne Burmeister

Westport Country Playhouse Presents Reading of “The Scream”

Merryall Center for the Arts Receives “Pride in the Hills” Grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to Call for Vendors for Old-fashioned Flea Market

Secretary Merrill Issues Interpretation of New Absentee Ballot Statute

Connecticut Governor Lamont and Education Commissioner Russell-Tucker announce investments to support aspiring educators

We need a federal gun reform, now! Meanwhile here’s how technology should help

GasBuddy: Average gas prices in CT rise 20 cents in past week

WCSU M.F.A. original artwork to be shown in New York art gallery June 21-July 9

Fairfield County Bank continues partnership with CRA Partners Senior Crimestoppers