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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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Free Knitting Program Begins In Yorktown For People With Cancer Free Knitting Program Begins In Yorktown For People With Cancer
Free Knitting Program Begins In Yorktown For People With Cancer YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Support Connection Inc. in Yorktown is offering a free monthly program called Marge’s Knitting Circle. The next class will be held Thursday, March 31, from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Support Connection office in Yorktown Heights.  The program is open to people living with breast, ovarian and gynecological cancers.  In this monthly group, Support Connection provides the time and space for women to begin or finish a knitting or crocheting project. Participants can rekindle the joy of creating while spending time with other women who have experienced cancer.  This program is open to…

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Events
Nyack Project Teaches Street Tree Planting, Care Nyack Project Teaches Street Tree Planting, Care
Nyack Project Teaches Street Tree Planting, Care NYACK, N.Y. -- Learn Street Tree Planting and Care through the Nyack Tree Project on Monday, March 28, from 9 -10 a.m. and Saturday, April 2, from 9-10 a.m.Cornell Cooperative Extension will offer an hour long training session on two dates to prepare local volunteers and the Department of Public Works staff for planting trees along the streets of Nyack.  The Nyack Tree Project is a partnership of the Village of Nyack, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Rockland B.O.C.E.S, the Nyack Parks Conservancy and local volunteers to expand the community forest.  In the first stage this spring, students a…

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Tarrytown Church Giving Fundraiser To Fight Blood Cancers Tarrytown Church Giving Fundraiser To Fight Blood Cancers
Tarrytown Church Giving Fundraiser To Fight Blood Cancers TARRYTOWN, N.Y. --The Wingate family is hosting a fundraiser to fight blood cancers in Tarrytown on Saturday, April 16, at 6 p.m., The event is a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training. There will be a round-the-world reception with international bites and beverages and flavors of the Tarrytowns, donated local chef. The requested donation is $25, with checks being made out to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  RSVP to Sandra Wingate at the front desk of the Family YMCA at Tarrytown at 61 Main Street by sending an e-mail to elms4wing@gmail.com.  Wearing festive…

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Loews In West Nyack Screens 'The Champions,' About Rescued Pit Bulls Loews In West Nyack Screens 'The Champions,' About Rescued Pit Bulls
Loews In West Nyack Screens 'The Champions,' About Rescued Pit Bulls WEST NYACK, N.Y. -- AMC Loews Palisades Center 21 in West Nyack is showing a one night only exclusive screening of "The Champions," on Thursday, April 28, from 7:30-9:23 p.m.Cost is $16 for general admission. "The Champions" is about the pit bulls rescued from the brutal fighting ring of NFL quarterback Michael Vick, and the organizations who risked everything to save them, despite pressure from PETA and The Humane Society of the United States to euthanize the dogs.  It is a story of second-chances, redemption and hope.  This uplifting documentary takes viewers on a jou…

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Concordia College In Bronxville Screens 'Most Likely To Succeed' Concordia College In Bronxville Screens 'Most Likely To Succeed'
Concordia College In Bronxville Screens 'Most Likely To Succeed' BRONXVILLE, N.Y.- Concordia College in Bronxville will host a free screening of the new documentary film "Most Likely to Succeed" on April 16 at 7 p.m. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and examines the shortcomings of conventional education methods in today’s changing world and features a new educational approach that promotes so-called “soft skills,” which many believe are more important in today’s workplace than the “Three R’s.”  At a time when many recent college graduates find themselves underemployed, "Most Likely to Succeed" explores the causes …

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Schools
Sherman School Earns Overall Grade Of 84.5 From State Sherman School Earns Overall Grade Of 84.5 From State
Sherman School Earns Overall Grade Of 84.5 From State SHERMAN, Conn. — The Sherman School got an overall mark of 84.5 when the state Department of Education released its grades for public schools across the state for the first time in four years. “Our new accountability system will tell a deeper, truer story of how well a school is preparing its students for success,” Commissioner of Education Dianna Wentzell said. The schools and districts were graded on a traditional scale of 0 to 100.  The grades for the district and for each school were supplied by the CTMirror.org website. The Sherman School is the only school in the Sherman School Distr…

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Police & Fire
Shelton Volunteer Firefighters Recuiting At Open House For Volunteer Week Shelton Volunteer Firefighters Recuiting At Open House For Volunteer Week
Shelton Volunteer Firefighters Recuiting At Open House For Volunteer Week SHELTON, Conn. — The Shelton Fire Department is one of the more than 55 volunteer fire departments throughout the state that will celebrate the start of National Volunteer Week (April 10-16) by holding open houses.Shelton's open houses will be Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the following locations: Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Company 1, at 379 Coram Ave. Huntington Fire Company 3, at 44 Church St.  Pine Rock Park Fire Company 4, at 722 Long Hill Ave. White Hills Fire Company 5, at 2 School St. Visitors to the fire houses will be able to talk with volunteer firefighters about …

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Easton Police Dispatcher Retires After Eight Years On The Job Easton Police Dispatcher Retires After Eight Years On The Job
Easton Police Dispatcher Retires After Eight Years On The Job EASTON, Conn. -- The Easton Connecticut Police Department said goodbye last Friday to Dispatcher Loretta Harsche.Harsche is retiring after eight years with the Easton Police Department. 

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Take Pictures with Curious George At South Norwalk Library Celebration Take Pictures with Curious George At South Norwalk Library Celebration
Take Pictures with Curious George At South Norwalk Library Celebration NORWALK, Conn. -- Meet Curious George and take pictures with him at a special celebration at the South Norwalk Branch Library on Saturday, March 26.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company is making a short video about the history and anniversary of Curious George at the library, from 2-3 p.m.  As a special surprise, George will be there to meet and take pictures with the children.  All ages are welcome. Footage of the Read Aloud will be used to tell the story of how generations of children have loved George since the first book was published in 1941.  The first 40 families to arrive …

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Newtown's Volunteer Firefighters Recuiting At Open House For Volunteer Week Newtown's Volunteer Firefighters Recuiting At Open House For Volunteer Week
Newtown's Volunteer Firefighters Recuiting At Open House For Volunteer Week NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Two fire companies in Newtown will join more than 55 volunteer fire departments throughout the state that will celebrate the start of National Volunteer Week (April 10-16) by holding open houses. Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company and Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company will both hold open houses on Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company is located at 34 Hawleyville Road. Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company is located at 18-20 Riverside Road.  Visitors to the fire house will be able to talk with volunteer firefighte…

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