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Upcoming Events at Sherwood Island State Park: Westport, CT

Apr 3, 2014 Alex

Upcoming Events at Sherwood Island State Park: Westport, CT April 5 & 6: Art Show: Saturday 12:00 to 5:00 PM and Sunday 12:00 to 4:00 PM Featuring artwork by the animals of Beardsley Zoo Art Gallery Show and Sale at the Nature Center at Sherwood Island State Park   Beardsley Zoo: Guests are invited to join Beardsley Zoo’s animal enrichment program as they display and sell paintings made by their residents. Each is a one of a kind documented piece of art made by tigers, wolves, otters, rabbits, and many more.   Photographer Sgt. Cindy Snyder: has captured the action in Africa and at Greenwich’s private Leo Zoo and . Her picture of the baby giraffe: Sandy Hope has graced…

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Pack up a carload and head to Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark to help The Barnum Museum recovery

Apr 3, 2014 Alex

Quassy Amusement Park Poster 2014 CRAZY CUPS - The Crazy Cups is the newest ride at Quassy Amusement & Waterpark in Middlebury, Conn., introduced to guests in 2012. Plan to enjoy a day aty CT on Saturday, May 3 or Sunday, May 4, 2014. You will help The Barnum Museum during their time of restoration and recovery. Take advantage of this fantastic offer online by 11 p.m. on Friday, May 2 and Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark in Middlebury will donate $5 to The Barnum Museum in Bridgeport for each $35 Carload Pass purchased. The Carload special is valid for up to 10 persons in your vehicle. Parking is included, and each person in the vehicle will receive an all-day…

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ribbon cutting for the 22nd County Art Show

Apr 3, 2014 Alex

MEDIA ALERT WHO: First Selectman Mike Tetreau, together with Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County President Sonal Rajan WHAT: The ribbon cutting for the 22nd County Art Show, and the issuing of a proclamation regarding the Junior League WHERE: The historic Burr Mansion in downtown Fairfield, home of the Art Show, located at 739 Old Post Road, Fairfield CT 06824. The photo opp and proclamation reading will take place on the front steps of the Burr. WHEN: Friday, April 4, at 10:00 a.m. WHY: The ribbon cutting will launch the Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County’s 22nd paintings, contemporary abstract works, photographs, prints, drawings and sculpture by over 120 Northeastern artists at affordable prices. Tickets are $7/ adult; children 12…

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Police Warn the Public About Common Scams

Apr 1, 2014 Alex

Don’t Get Fooled   (Bridgeport, CT – April 1, 2014) – Don’t get fooled. A variety of telephone scams involving people looking to separate you from your hard earned  money continue around the country. Of late, the Bridgeport Police Department has often been receiving several complaints each day, and wants to again ask the public to exercise caution and good judgment.   “People work hard for their money and there are people who work equally hard to take it away from them,”  said Detective Frank Podpolucha, of the financial crimes unit. “But instead of snatching a purse, these people spend all day on the phone trying to dupe people out of thousands of dollars.” The scams come in a variety…

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Himes Public Event April 1

Apr 1, 2014 Alex

  WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) will participate in the following event in Connecticut open to the press this week.   Visit to Childcare Learning Centers Himes will read a story to the children at Childcare Learning Centers. The visit is ahead of Week of the Young Child (April 6-12), an annual celebration focusing public attention on the needs of young children and their families. For over 100 years, Childcare Learning Centers has provided childcare and early childhood education and development programs for Stamford’s working families. WHEN: Tuesday, April 1 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. WHERE: 64 Palmer's Hill Road, Stamford  

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CTWorks Career Coach in Westport April 10

Apr 1, 2014 Alex

Barbara Butler, Director of the Westport Department of Human Services announced today the return of the newly enhanced CTWorks Career Coach at Westport Town Hall. On Thursday, April 10, the Coach will be offering a beginner’s class in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 from 10 – 12 PM followed by an intermediate class in PowerPoint 2007 from 1-3 PM. Contact the Westport Department of Human Services for specific course description information. The Career Coach is a “training center” tour bus equipped with ten wireless computer labs offering free computer classes to residents in the greater Norwalk area. The mobile unit operates on a monthly schedule of visits to various community locations and is accessible to people with disabilities. Area residents interested…

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GOVERNOR MALLOY LAUNCHES DATA.CT.GOV TO GIVE PUBLIC UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT DATA

Apr 1, 2014 Alex

(New Haven, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by state Comptroller Kevin Lembo, today launched Data.ct.gov , Connecticut’s new open data portal that allows widespread amounts of raw government data to be collected, placed on the internet, and shared with the public in a major effort to increase government efficiency and transparency by providing an easily accessible database that residents can use for any number of purposes.  The Governor made the announcement at SeeClickFix, a New Haven firm that has created a communications platform for citizens to report non-emergency issues, and governments to track, manage, and reply.   “We launched this website to as part of our goal to make the data collected by state government more open and…

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