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Sandra Diamond Fox

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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.

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News
CT Magazine Top Docs Include Four Specialists From Danbury Orthopedics CT Magazine Top Docs Include Four Specialists From Danbury Orthopedics
CT Magazine Top Docs Include Four Specialists From Danbury Orthopedics DANBURY, Conn. -- Four Danbury Orthopedics specialists -- Dr. Michael Brand, Dr. Joseph DiGiovanni, Dr. Ross Henshaw and Dr. John Lunt -- have been recognized by Connecticut Magazine as leading surgeons in the field of orthopedics for 2016. Every year, Connecticut Magazine asks doctors from across the state to tell them who they would recommend to a loved one in need of a physician. Doctors receiving the most recommendations by their peers have earned a Top Doc honor in the latest issue of the magazine. Trained at the country’s top medical institutions, these surgeons offer the region state-…

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Police & Fire
Norwalk Mayor Rilling Swears In Police Department's Newest Officers Norwalk Mayor Rilling Swears In Police Department's Newest Officers
Norwalk Mayor Rilling Swears In Police Department's Newest Officers NORWALK, Conn. -- Mayor Harry Rilling swore in Norwalk Police Department's newest officers Friday. All three are certified officers joining the department from other Connecticut police departments and will immediately begin a short field training program.

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Neighbors
Norwalk Land Trust Volunteers Clean Up Farm Creek Preserve Norwalk Land Trust Volunteers Clean Up Farm Creek Preserve
Norwalk Land Trust Volunteers Clean Up Farm Creek Preserve NORWALK, Conn. -- Volunteers assembled by the Norwalk Land Trust at the Farm Creek Preserve on Saturday as part of a mobilization in Rowayton to clean up debris and put down mulch. Those who took part are pictured in the photo, from left, Pooja Parikh, Jasmine Portugual, Midge Kennedy, Jeff Ackerman, Sarah Graber, Dan Verel, Mary Verel and John Verel, Rich Baskin, Kathy Morey, Adair Hatchl and Pete Scull.  Another NLT team conducted a similar debris sweep at the White Barn Preserve in the Cranbury District.

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Sports
10-Point Performance Earns Conference Award For Lacrosse Player From Wilton 10-Point Performance Earns Conference Award For Lacrosse Player From Wilton
10-Point Performance Earns Conference Award For Lacrosse Player From Wilton WILTON, Conn. -- A Wilton came out a winner as Washington College swept the Centennial Conference Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week Awards for women's lacrosse for the week of April 25-May 1. Junior attacker Katherine Vincent of Wilton garnered conference offensive player and junior goalie Haylee Solomon of Wantagh, N.Y./Sanford H. Calhoun earned conference defensive player.  Vincent scored 11 goals and assisted on six others for 17 points in a 2-0 week for the Shorewomen. She tallied a career-high eight goals with two helpers for a personal-best 10 points in the 15-9 triumph at Swa…

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Police & Fire
Fairfield Animal Control Seeks Help Finding Owner Of Poodle Rescued On I-95 Fairfield Animal Control Seeks Help Finding Owner Of Poodle Rescued On I-95
Fairfield Animal Control Seeks Help Finding Owner Of Poodle Rescued On I-95 FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Connecticut state police trooper and some rush-hour drivers joined together to save a lost poodle on I-95 in Fairfield on Monday morning, according to the CT Post. The dog was spotted early Monday morning and after being coaxed into a police cruiser, the poodle was driven to the Fairfield Animal Control department, reported the CT Post. The poodle still needs to be reunited with its owner. Anyone with information on the rescued dog is asked to call Fairfield Animal Control at 203-254-4857, the CT Post said. Click here to read the CT Post story.

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Events
Salem Country Club Staging Fundraiser To Benefit Danbury Hospice Salem Country Club Staging Fundraiser To Benefit Danbury Hospice
Salem Country Club Staging Fundraiser To Benefit Danbury Hospice DANBURY, Conn. — The Salem Country Club in North Salem is hosting "An Evening in Monte Carlo" to benefit Regional Hospice and Home Care in Danbury at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4.There will be music, food, games of chance and surprises — all to support Regional Hospice’s home care and bereavement programs and its Center for Comfort Care & Healing in Danbury.  Play poker, craps, roulette, blackjack and slot machines. Winnings will be in the form of raffle tickets to win prizes and vacation getaways. Tickets are $150 per person.  Regional Hospice and Home Care is a nonprofit, stat…

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Neighbors
Preschoolers Drop In At Northrop House At Sherman Historical Society Preschoolers Drop In At Northrop House At Sherman Historical Society
Preschoolers Drop In At Northrop House At Sherman Historical Society SHERMAN, Conn. -- The preschoolers from the Robbyn's Nest Educational Center in Sherman stopped by for a visit to the Sherman Historical Society last week, where they learned all about the Northrop House while looking for "Thomas the Mouse" in each room. After the tour, they all made a mouse house.  Board members Ginny Zellner, Eileen O'Connell and Joni Taylor created the event. The Northrop House was named for the Northrop family, prominent Sherman residents for several generations who lived there for many years and owned the property for a generation after.  Those who are inte…

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Politics
Westport-Weston Chamber Stages 'What's Happening In Hartford' Open Forum Westport-Weston Chamber Stages 'What's Happening In Hartford' Open Forum
Westport-Weston Chamber Stages 'What's Happening In Hartford' Open Forum WESTPORT, Conn. -- The WestportWeston Chamber of Commerce, in association with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, will host a Post Session Legislative Update, entitled “What’s Happening in Hartford,“ at the Westport Library. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 11, at 10:30 a.m. in the McManus room at the library.  This forum provides an opportunity for the local and business community to learn about issues affecting them at both the state and regional level. All five legislators from Westport and Weston, Sen.Toni Boucher (R-26), Sen. Tony Hwang (R-28), Rep. Jonathan…

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Events
World Traveler Presenting 'Hiking In The Atacama Desert' In Westport World Traveler Presenting 'Hiking In The Atacama Desert' In Westport
World Traveler Presenting 'Hiking In The Atacama Desert' In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- Hike leader and world traveler Ian Lewis will make an audio-visual presentation entitled “Red Hot Chile -- Hiking the Atacama Desert" to the Appalachian Mountain Club on Wednesday, May 11 at the Saugatuck Congregational Church in Westport.Doors open at 6.30 p.m. Participants can have wine, appetizers, pasta, salad and desserts. The presentation will be from 7.30-8.30 p.m.  Appalachian Mountain Club members and non-members are welcome to attend. The cost is $10 for members and $15 for non-members.  Lewis, who lives in Weston, will share experiences and photographs fro…

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Accordionist, Pianist, Singer To Perform At Ridgefield Congregation Accordionist, Pianist, Singer To Perform At Ridgefield Congregation
Accordionist, Pianist, Singer To Perform At Ridgefield Congregation RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Shlomo Shai, an accordionist and pianist, singer, bandleader, composer and humorist, will be a musical guest at a music Shabbat at Congregation Shir Shalom in Ridgefield at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The event will feature the music of Israel. Shai has an international repertoire of music, which includes Israeli, Klezmer, English pop, Yiddish and Ladino. He has appeared in Jewish/Israeli concerts, clubs, radio and TV throughout the United States, Canada and Israel.  In addition to the musical guests, there will be teen emissaries from the Jewish Philanthropy of Connecticut. Thes…

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