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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
Free Matinee Showing Of 'The Finest Hours' Sets Sail At Brookfield Library Free Matinee Showing Of 'The Finest Hours' Sets Sail At Brookfield Library
Free Matinee Showing Of 'The Finest Hours' Sets Sail At Brookfield Library BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- The Brookfield Library is hosting a free movie matinee of "The Finest Hours" on Saturday, May 28 at 2 p.m. The movie is rated PG-13 and is 117 minutes. There will be popcorn and soda. "The Finest Hours," based on the book by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman, is directed by Craig Gillespie and stars Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster and Eric Bana.  In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the coast of Cape Cod and literally ripping it in half.  On a small lifeboat f…

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Sports
Stamford Youth Soccer League Boys' U11 Premier Team Wins Spring Tournament Stamford Youth Soccer League Boys' U11 Premier Team Wins Spring Tournament
Stamford Youth Soccer League Boys' U11 Premier Team Wins Spring Tournament STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Stamford Youth Soccer League’s fall 2015 Connecticut Cup championship team went undefeated at the South Central Premier Spring Kick-Off Classic April 2-3 at the Connecticut Sportsplex in North Branford. The league's Stamford FC U11 Boys Premier team faced three opponents from Connecticut, including the sixth-ranked U11 boys' premier team in the state and last season’s CJSA Premier league champions, and one from Rhode Island. The team only gave up one goal as it played through driving, frigid rain, 25 mile-per-hour wind gusts and snow to earn first place in the boys' U…

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Schools
Pequot Library In Fairfield Receives Grants For School Outreach Programs Pequot Library In Fairfield Receives Grants For School Outreach Programs
Pequot Library In Fairfield Receives Grants For School Outreach Programs FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- In order to host all of its school outreach programs, Pequot Library in Fairfield receives leadership grants from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and support from Pequot Runners and Newman’s Own Foundation.Since the fall of 2014, Pequot Library has welcomed 1,192 students in grades K-12, and college, from 15 different schools in Fairfield and Bridgeport.  In addition, Pequot Library is home to more than 30,000 items in its Special Collections.  Through tailored, educational, and interdisciplinary field trips, the school outreach program shares rare books from the…

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Schools
Norwalk Community College Graduates Celebrate At Commencement Norwalk Community College Graduates Celebrate At Commencement
Norwalk Community College Graduates Celebrate At Commencement NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Community College held its 54th annual commencement exercises on Thursday. More than 700 students received degrees. Norwalk Community College has a long tradition of featuring its own students to speak at graduation.  This year, NCC graduation candidates Ingrid Magalhaes and Mackenzie Raub, both liberal arts and science majors, were named the graduation speakers. 

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Business
New Survey Aims To Gauge Fairfield's Business Climate New Survey Aims To Gauge Fairfield's Business Climate
New Survey Aims To Gauge Fairfield's Business Climate FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield business owners and residents can participate in an online survey regarding the town’s business climate and economic development. The survey can be found by clicking here. The survey will be available through June 10. The survey will help inform the town’s efforts to create a long-range economic development plan, which will examine key challenges and opportunities facing Fairfield and seek to create a series of actionable goals and measures by which to evaluate progress.  The survey is being conducted by the Connecticut Economic Resource Center Inc. on behalf o…

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Neighbors
New Canaan Center Showcases Recovering Artist Collection New Canaan Center Showcases Recovering Artist Collection
New Canaan Center Showcases Recovering Artist Collection NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, a collection of art produced by members of Laurel House Artists’ Workshop is adorning the walls of The Inn, Waveny LifeCare Network’s senior living residence for independent living, throughout May. The exhibit features a wide range and variety of expressive art that reflects the artists’ personal journeys of mental health recovery.  Founded in 1984, Laurel House is a nonprofit organization in Stamford that provides resources and opportunities for people living with mental illness to lead fulfilling and productive lives in the co…

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Police & Fire
Kids Learn Safety At Fairfield's Bicycle Safety Rodeo Kids Learn Safety At Fairfield's Bicycle Safety Rodeo
Kids Learn Safety At Fairfield's Bicycle Safety Rodeo FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Police Department and Fairfield PAL's (Police Activity League's) Bicycle Safety Rodeo, held last week drew many adults and children. The event was held in the parking lot of Jennings Beach on South Benson Road in Fairfield.The Bicycle Safety Rodeo was free and open to any child 5-12 years of age to encourage and develop safe bicycling habits in young riders. It included riding stations, proper helmet fitting, bicycle inspections, a raffle and a family bicycle ride. To view more photos of the event, click here.

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News
Ridgefield First Selectman Serves As Panelist At Marijuana Policy Boot Camp Ridgefield First Selectman Serves As Panelist At Marijuana Policy Boot Camp
Ridgefield First Selectman Serves As Panelist At Marijuana Policy Boot Camp RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi (D-Ridgefield) served as a panelist at “Marijuana Policy Boot Camp: Engage, Equip, Empower" -- a recent event that included more than 100 policy experts, legislators and youth advocates.The statewide discussion focused on the fallacies that surround legalization of recreational marijuana in Connecticut.  Hosted by the Governor’s Prevention Partnerships at Goodwin College in East Hartford, the daylong seminar featured expert-led panel discussions and then formed work groups to create the #StopPotCT coalition.  Keynote speaker …

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Neighbors
New Fairfield Lions Club 'Freedom Run' 5K Race Gets Off On The Right Foot New Fairfield Lions Club 'Freedom Run' 5K Race Gets Off On The Right Foot
New Fairfield Lions Club 'Freedom Run' 5K Race Gets Off On The Right Foot NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The New Fairfield Lions Club recently had its first Freedom Run 5K. The proceeds from the race will be used for New Fairfield veterans. The New Fairfield Lions Club is a service organization that hosts several service projects, including the Fourth of July parade, Easter Egg hunt, Breakfast with Santa, senior citizen end of summer picnic and holiday luncheon and collecting eyeglasses to be redistributed to the needy. For more information on the New Fairfield Lions Club, click here.

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Sports
Danbury High Wrestling Coach Named To State Coaches Hall Of Fame Danbury High Wrestling Coach Named To State Coaches Hall Of Fame
Danbury High Wrestling Coach Named To State Coaches Hall Of Fame DANBURY, Conn. -- Danbury High School’s head wrestling coach Ricky Shook -- a former wrestler and graduate of Danbury High School -- has been named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He will be honored in September during halftime at a University of Connecticut football game.  Earlier in May, Shook and five other coaches at DHS were Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference “Coaches of Excellence.”  This year, the Hatters wresting team, with its 18-0 record, won its 29th FCIAC title in 30 years.  Shook, who has coached the Hatters since 1989 as an a…

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