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Sandra Diamond Fox

Community Reporter

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

Business

Crowne Plaza Stamford Giving Grand Reopening Party To Celebrate Renovations STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Crowne Plaza Stamford is hosting a Grand Reopening Party at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, to showcase an $18 million renovation funded by Montreal-based owner, Rosdev Corp. With a capacity for more than 1,600 guests in its 355 rooms and over 30,000 square feet of meeting space, the hotel can host a wide range of events, including casual meetings, large-scale conferences and gala-style social events. It offers the Crowne Plaza brand’s new “Always On” enhancements that are focused on connectivity, wellness and productivity. The 24-hour business center features U-Connec…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

04/12/2016

Events

Junior League of Greenwich Throws Viva Las Vegas Party At Adult Day Center GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Junior League of Greenwich has partnered with River House Adult Day Center, previously known as Greenwich Adult Day Care, to host Viva Las Vegas! on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. at the River House in Greenwich. The event is open to family, friends and caregivers. It is an afternoon of casino games (including slot machines and roulette tables), a magic show, music and refreshments. River House is an adult day center where seniors participate in programs designed and developed to support healthy aging. The center addresses the impact of aging on families in the community.…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

04/12/2016

Sports

Bridgeport Bluefish Kick Off Baseball Season With Fundraising Luncheon BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- To kick off the 2016 season, the Bridgeport Bluefish will host a Leadoff Luncheon on Thursday from noon-1:30 p.m. at Housatonic Community College. The event will support the Hall Neighborhood House, a local nonprofit organization that provides a host of social and educational programs that benefit the lives of children, youths, families and senior citizens in Bridgeport and surrounding communities. The luncheon will also celebrate the start of the 2016 baseball season, which begins Thursday, April 21, on the road against the Sugar Land Skeeters. Guests will have the op…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

04/12/2016

News

Westport Planning, Zoning Board Questions Housing Complex Proposal WESTPORT, Conn. — Planning and Zoning Commission members were questioning a pre-application proposal for two abutting housing complexes in Westport at Thursday's meeting, according to a story in Westport News.One complex contains 85 market-rate units, and the other has 70 units designated as “affordable," said Westport News. Summit Development wants permission to build the apartments at the end of the Hiawatha Lane Extension, on the Westport/Norwalk border. Summit intends to build the project in two stages: phase one would start in early 2017 with 85 market-rate units, and phase two wou…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

04/12/2016

Business

Agreement Reached On Contract With Stop & Shop Workers In Connecticut FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- After 57 negotiating sessions over three months, Stop & Shop and local unions representing its workers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island reached a tentative agreement Saturday on a new contract, according to a story in Supermarket News. The sessions took place between the retailer and representatives of five United Food and Commercial Workers union locals in Providence, R.I., said Supermarket News. UFCW Locals 328, 371, 919, 1445 and 1459, who represent about 35,000 workers at Stop & Shop stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island s…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

04/12/2016

Events

Alturas Duo Performing 'Afternoons At The Arbor' At Brookfield Library BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- The Brookfield Library presents the concert "Afternoons at the Arbor" by the Alturas Duo at 3 p.m. April 17.The Alturas Duo blends a mix of South American and classical music by bringing together guitar, viola and charango. The concert will be in the library's community room and will be followed by free refreshments paid for by The Friends of The Brookfield Library. Registration is not required for this free concert. This concert is co-sponsored by Hooker-McIntyre Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Danbury. For more information about the …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

04/12/2016

News

Norwalk Gets $1.7M In State Funds To Convert Building Into Community Center NORWALK, Conn. -- The Connecticut Department of Housing awarded a $1.74 million grant Thursday to the City of Norwalk to assist in the conversion of an abandoned historic industrial building into the SoNo Life Center. The SoNo Life Center will be a mixed-use community services center with 16 units of permanent supportive housing, a medical clinic and a job training center. The SoNo grant is part of nearly $28 million awarded to support the development of affordable housing across Connecticut. It as part of the latest round of funding under the state’s Competitive Housing Assistance for Mult…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

04/12/2016

Events

Artist Showing Paintings At 'Eclectricity' Exhibit At Fairfield U Bookstore FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield artist Al Coyote Weiner's new exhibit, “Eclectricity," is on display through April 30 at the Fairfield University Bookstore's Stairwell Art Space. Weiner is an avant-garde artist who lives in Fairfield. Employing an expansive and unabridged use of color, Weiner’s work crosses the border of confinement and questions the status quo. For more information, call the bookstore at 203-255-7756. To view Coyote's work and learn more about him, click here. The Fairfield University Bookstore is at 1499 Post Road.

by Sandra Diamond Fox

04/12/2016

Schools

Third-Graders At Holmes School In Darien Perform World Songs DARIEN, Conn. -- Third-graders at Holmes Elementary School in Darien performed songs from around the world for parents on Friday, April 1.

by Sandra Diamond Fox

04/12/2016

Schools

Waveny Partners With Norwalk Community College To Improve Nursing Training NORWALK, Conn. -- Waveny Care Center – Waveny LifeCare Network’s nursing and short-term rehab facility – has partnered with the Simulation Center of the Norwalk Community College Division of Nursing and Allied Health, to provide hands-on simulation training for Waveny’s nurses, specifically for those who care for the Center’s short-term rehab patients. Called “WATCH,” an acronym for Waveny Care Center’s Assessment Training Collaboration for Healthcare Serving the Community, this training program was developed by Mary Di Paola, RN, Waveny’s Director of Nursing and Cathleen Caulfield, RN, MSN, …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

04/12/2016

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