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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.

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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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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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Artist To Teach Art Journaling Workshop At Greenwich Library Artist To Teach Art Journaling Workshop At Greenwich Library
Artist To Teach Art Journaling Workshop At Greenwich Library GREENWICH, Conn. -- Join artist Kathy Coe in the Greenwich Library Meeting Room on Saturday, May 14 from 2-4 p.m., for an Art Journaling Workshop.  Coe will teach patrons how to create their own personalized handmade journal, as well as show them how to use mixed media to explore the art journaling process.  Patrons will work with watercolors, pencils, images, pastels, ribbons, postcards and more, all of which will be provided. This adult oriented workshop is all about expression, creativity, moving forward, remembering and reflecting. There are no rules in art journaling -- just come, star…

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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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Fairfield Chamber Of Commerce Sets Up For Spring Fling Fundraiser Fairfield Chamber Of Commerce Sets Up For Spring Fling Fundraiser
Fairfield Chamber Of Commerce Sets Up For Spring Fling Fundraiser FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce is hosting its "2016 Spring Fling: Annual Fundraiser and Silent Auction" on Thursday, May 12 from 6 to 9 p.m., at the Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road.The event, which benefits the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, is open to the public. The ticket price is $65 and includes an open bar and food.  Music, appetizers and light bites will be served throughout the evening by local area restaurants, including: Geronimo Tequila Bar & Southwest Grill, The Castle on Post, Quattro Pazzi, The Local Meatball, Taberna Res…

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News
North Avenue Bridge In Westport To Be Closed Overnight For Repair Work North Avenue Bridge In Westport To Be Closed Overnight For Repair Work
North Avenue Bridge In Westport To Be Closed Overnight For Repair Work WESTPORT, Conn. -- The North Avenue Bridge in Westport will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Monday, May 9, to Thursday, May 12, to complete the concrete pour on the faces of the bridge. Appropriate detour signs will be in place, the town of Westport said.  Residents are encouraged to seek alternate routes and allow for additional travel time in the overnight hours, the state Department of Transportation said.  The current alternating one-way traffic pattern will resume each day at 5 a.m. The bridge carries traffic on North Avenue over the Merritt Parkway. 

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Barnum Ringmaster To Receive Whip, Whistle And Watch At Bridgeport Luncheon Barnum Ringmaster To Receive Whip, Whistle And Watch At Bridgeport Luncheon
Barnum Ringmaster To Receive Whip, Whistle And Watch At Bridgeport Luncheon BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Whip, Whistle & Watch Luncheon honoring the Barnum Festival's Ringmaster Jason Julian will be served Friday, May 20, at noon at the Holiday Inn & Conference Center, 1070 Main St., Bridgeport.This annual tradition celebrates the ringmaster, who will be presented with his ceremonial whip, whistle and watch. The luncheon is just one of many events held throughout the Barnum Festival.  Reservations and payment are required in advance. Cost is $55 per person. Jumbo sponsors of the Whip, Whistle & Watch Luncheon are Aquarion Water Co., Bridgeport & Port Je…

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Schools
Royle Elementary Students In Darien Celebrate Earth Day With Performance Royle Elementary Students In Darien Celebrate Earth Day With Performance
Royle Elementary Students In Darien Celebrate Earth Day With Performance DARIEN, Conn. -- Students at Royle Elementary School in Darien celebrated Earth Day last Friday with a performance by the fourth-graders who played instruments, sang and used colorful scarves to illustrate humans' relationship with the elements -- earth, water, air and fire. Organized by Kathleen Theisen, the school's music teacher and choral director, the performance was outside. Grasso also celebrated the anniversary of the school's playground, which was donated last year by the PTO.

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News
Darien's Chief Building Official Recognized By Home Builders Association Darien's Chief Building Official Recognized By Home Builders Association
Darien's Chief Building Official Recognized By Home Builders Association DARIEN, Conn. -- Peter Solheim, Darien’s Chief Building Official, has been recognized as the 2016 Building Official of the Year by the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Fairfield County. Solheim, who heads Darien’s Building Department, was honored at the association’s annual building official’s night on May 4 at a meeting hosted by Clarke Distributors in South Norwalk. The meeting was attended by HBRA members and guests, the Town of Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson, the Darien Building Department and District 8 building official association members. Peter Gaboriault, Pres…

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Neighbors
Newtown Salon Staging Cut-A-Thon To Help Disabled Vet Build New Home Newtown Salon Staging Cut-A-Thon To Help Disabled Vet Build New Home
Newtown Salon Staging Cut-a-thon To Help Disabled Vet Build New Home NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Ricci’s Salon & Spa in Newtown is hosting a cut-a-thon on Sunday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to help a disabled vet get a new home. This is a fundraiser for 22-year-old Army Ranger Sean Pesce from West Haven who returned from Afghanistan with life-altering injuries. Pesce was shot 13 times, sustaining damage to several major organs, with one bullet severing his spine. He is now permanently paralyzed from the waist down. He is on the wait list to receive a custom handicap house through "Homes For Our Troops," a national nonprofit that builds handicapped-acc…

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