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Sandra Diamond Fox

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sfox@dailyvoice.com

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Sandra Diamond Fox has been a journalist since 2005, working for The News-Times and The Redding Pilot prior to coming to the Daily Voice. She has a bachelor's degree in English from Stony Brook University and a Master's degree in publishing from Pace University. She married with four teenage children and is a competitive runner and avid exerciser.

Sandra was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Sandra Diamond Fox's Contributions

Neighbors

Ridgefield Girl Scout Helps Kids Improve Self-Esteem To Earn Gold Award RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — Mikhaela Miller of Ridgefield has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting. To earn her Gold Award, Miller ran a project in which she held meetings with young girls from her local Boys & Girls Club and ran activities that helped them address how the media, societal pressures and other expectations can negatively affect a girl’s self-esteem. She provided posters and fliers to help girls see that they matter and are beautiful inside and out. The Ridgefield Boys & Girls Club will continue to run her sessions to both boys and girls in t…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

07/25/2016

Politics

GOP Convention Ends On High Note For Alternate Delegate From Weston WESTON, Conn. — Weston Republican Town Chairman Bob Ferguson, an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, is sending dispatches from the floor. After the final day of the convention, he is traveling. In the meantime, Ferguson sent a long a few photos showing the sights of the event. Thursday was the final day of the Republican National Convention, with Donald J. Trump's acceptance speech as the highlight of the day and of the entire week for delegates. Check out the other dispatches from Ferguson to the Daily Voice: Bob Ferguson, who has been a Trump supp…

by Bob Ferguson, Weston RTC Chairman

07/23/2016

Business

Greenwich Chamber Honors Community Members At Awards Luncheon GREENWICH, Conn. -- Many people were honored at Greenwich Chamber of Commerce's annual Awards Luncheon.School Resource Officer Carlos Franco was recognized as the 2016 Greenwich Chamber of Commerce Police Officer of the year. The Greenwich Fire Department and Greenwich Emergency Medical Service also had members recognized for their service by the Chamber of Commerce. Greenwich Youth Services Coordinator Jenny Byxbee was recognized for the R. Michael Dunne Quality of Life Award. She is a partner with the Greenwich Police Department and helps manage the Greenwich Juvenile Review Board. Se…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

07/23/2016

Neighbors

Shelton Girl Scout Earns Gold Award For Helping Families At Hospital Nicu SHELTON, Conn. — Jessica Brady of Shelton has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting.To earn her Gold Award, Brady's project, “Welcome Baby,” helped to create a stimulated stress-free environment for parents, families and staff members at Norwalk Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She created an informative website and brochure educating parents and families on babies’ senses, and how to work together through a difficult time. She also worked with her troop to create scrapbooks, stimulation cards and blankets for the NICU. Every item that she and her …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

07/22/2016

News

Energize CT Asks Customers To 'Wait ‘Till 8' To Cut Energy Use In Heat FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- With the summer months upon us, Energize Connecticut partners are asking customers to “Wait ‘til 8” to help decrease energy consumption and demand during peak periods, which are weekdays from noon to 8 p.m. Extreme peak demands occur only 100 hours each year, or about 1 percent of the time, between late May and early September during hot, humid weather. To accommodate demand, additional power plants are on stand-by ready to operate during these hours. These back-up plants often run on dirtier fuels – such as oil – that produce more air pollution and offer power a…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

07/22/2016

Neighbors

New Fairfield Girl Leaves Her Mark In Town With Library's New Mural NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Before heading to college, 18-year-old Alison Fagans said she always wanted to do something to leave her mark on her hometown of New Fairfield.She has certainly done this -- in more ways than one -- by actually leaving her physical mark. She painted a 9-foot-2-inch high by 6-foot-7-inch wide mural on a wall at the New Fairfield Library that leads to the children's department. The mural shows a girl and boy reading a book. Through the book is a large bubble that contains pictures of many colorful items that the book can be about. Fagans created the mural as her New F…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

07/22/2016

Events

Legendary Boston Marathon Winner Burfoot Making Stop In Ridgefield RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Boston Marathon winner and editor Amby Burfoot will make a stop in Ridgefield to meet with other runners and share his tales from his latest book. He will read from his recently released book "First Ladies of Running: 22 Inspiring Profiles Of The Rebels, Rule-Breakers, And Visionaries Who Changed The Sport Forever" on Monday, July 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ridgefield Library. "First Ladies of Running" tells the stories of runners who refused to give up despite the cultural and sports barriers they faced. Doris Brown, Francie Larrieu, Mary De…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

07/22/2016

Schools

Work Published By Young Authors From Danbury's Westside Middle School DANBURY, Conn. -- A group of 15 students at Westside Middle School Academy in Danbury spent the school year on a “Middle School Writing Project,” in which they learned to write and recently had their work published in a literary journal. Westside students worked with Education Connection and Dawn Bartz, the Westside global studies theme coach, one day a month during the entire school year. Students received lessons on writing technique from EC resident author Nikoo McGoldrick. MSWP is an Education Connection inter-district grant program funded by the Connecticut State Department of Educatio…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

07/22/2016

News

'Hat Maker' Sculptor From New Fairfield Finds Inspiration In Nature NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- When driving past Danbury's City Hall, you can't help but notice a new life-size bronze and steel sculpture standing right outside the entrance. The sculpture was created by New Fairfield's David Boyajian. The 14-foot-tall, 8-foot-wide, 8-foot-deep sculpture, called the "Hat Maker," pays tribute to Danbury's hatting industry. About 100 people, including Boyajian, recently attended the unveiling ceremony of the statue at Danbury City Hall. Boyajian is an artist, art instructor and owner of David Boyajian Sculpture Studio in New Fairfield. He also teaches dra…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

07/21/2016

Neighbors

Fairfield Girl Scout Earns Gold Award For Helping Seniors Garden With Ease FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Mary Essex of Fairfield has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting.To earn her Gold Award, Essex built a raised planter on wheels for the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities in Fairfield. It gives seniors the ability to garden or use herbs in the kitchen with ease. In the planter, both flowers and herbs have been planted for the seniors to enjoy. She held a class to teach seniors how to plant and care for the planter in order to maintain the plants and herbs. She also provided a watering can and gardening tools for the seniors to use in …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

07/21/2016

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