57°

Thursday, aug 28

Sandra Diamond Fox

Community Reporter

sfox@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter

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

Events

Westport Library Giving Tips On Reading Aloud To Children WESTPORT, Conn. -- A children’s librarian from the Westport Library will model techniques for reading aloud to children from birth through adolescence on Tuesday, Oct 20, at 7 p.m., in the library’s McManus Room. The program, free and open to the public, supports this year’s School Volunteer Association (SVA) of Bridgeport’s Read Aloud Day. SVA is a nonprofit organization that provides volunteer services to Bridgeport Public Schools. The workshop is also recommended for teachers, education majors, parents, grandparents, volunteers or any adult who reads to children. An emphasis will be …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/16/2015

Neighbors

Darien First Selectman Kicks Off Wreaths Across America Sponsorship Drive DARIEN, Conn. -- To kick off the Wreaths Across America 2015 Wreath Sponsorship Drive, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson made the first donation to Monuments and Ceremonies Chairman Phil Kraft. Hers is the first donation given to the drive to be conducted from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Palmer’s Market and Stop & Shop Goodwives. Volunteers from the Darien Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6933, DAR Good Wife River Chapter, Boy Scouts and the Town Monuments and Ceremonies Commission will be available to receive donations to sponsor wreaths. These will be placed on veterans’ headstones in t…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/16/2015

Neighbors

Letter: Support Karen D'Attore For Ossining Town Council OSSINING, N.Y. -- The Ossining Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor. To submit your letter, email ossining@dailyvoice.com. To the editor: I am writing to endorse Karen D’Attore for the Ossining Town Council in this year’s election Nov. 3. While I have had the privilege to know Karen for seven years, I had known about her for many years prior. Her reputation precedes her! Karen D’Attore has a vision for what she wants to see in this community. She understands that the community is stronger when everyone has the opportunity to participate and do well. She embrac…

by Sharon Rowe

10/16/2015

Police & Fire

Stratford Teacher Charged With Sex Assault Of Boy; Baby's Paternity Unclear STRATFORD, Conn. -- A 28-year-old Stratford teacher has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a boy who said he may be the father of her baby, according to NBC Connecticut and People magazine. The sex assault of the boy, who is now 15, continued over a two-year span starting when he was 12, according to NBC Connecticut. Michelle Sulzicki is charged with first-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, illegal sexual contact with a minor and risk of injury to a minor, according to Stratford police. She was a teacher's aide who was tutoring the boy when he was in middle sc…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/16/2015

Lifestyle

Basketball Registration Open For Mount Vernon Boys and Girls Club MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Membership in the BGCMV Basketball Development & Sports Careers Academy is open to both boys and girls.It requires full participation by families and players. Membership commitments, along with the BGCMV Basketball Development & Sports Careers Academy program's goals, code of ethics, and rules of conduct are described in the application. It is critical all applicants understand and agree to fulfill these responsibilities. Participants must become a member of the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon in order to join the program. To become a member, participan…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/16/2015

Police & Fire

Stamford Firefighters Union Congratulates New Chief, Calls For New Contract STAMFORD, Conn. -- Brendan Keatley, president of the Stamford Professional Fire Fighters Association, congratulated the new Stamford fire chief in a statement but blasted the mayor about the firefighters contract. "Stamford turns the page on a new chapter of leadership in the Stamford Fire Department. We congratulate Fire Chief Trevor Roach and look forward to working together with him in a productive labor/management partnership," Keatley said in the statement. Brown's retirement, which was announced Wednesday, well be effective Dec. 1. “For his more than four-decade career, Chi…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/16/2015

Events

Expert Draws On Impressionism For Talk At Bruce Museum In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- Marci Kwon, a doctoral candidate at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, will give an Impressionism lecture on Joseph Cornell and the Enchantment of Nature. The lecture will be at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich on Monday, Oct. 19, from 10 to 11:15 a.m. Kwon, a Joan Tisch Teaching Fellow at the Whitney Museum of Art, will discuss modern art in New York in the 1920s and '30s, as it relates to Charles Harold Davis' late career. This lecture will consider Joseph Cornell's engagement with nature over his career. Like Charles Harold Davis, Cornell (1903-1972) ev…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/16/2015

Business

John Christopher Salon Opens In Rye RYE, N.Y. -- John Christopher Salon recently opened in Rye.Pick a color, any color, and you can change your current hair color by visiting John Christopher Salon. The salon is owned by Juan Carlos and his business/life partner, Joe, who is responsible for the construction of the salon. It is a full-service salon offering hair cuts and other services. John Christopher Salon is at 33 Purchase St.

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/16/2015

News

Fire Captain Says Many Ramapo Religious Schools Don't Comply With Fire Code RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Dozens of private religious schools in Ramapo don't comply with the requirements of the fire safety code, putting the safety of students and firefighters at deadly risk, according to an article on lohud.com.That warning was delivered at Tuesday night's East Ramapo School Board meeting by Justin Schwartz, a Spring Valley fire captain and Tarrytown rabbi who is a member of the Rockland Illegal Housing Task Force, lohud.com said. During the public-comment period, Schwartz stood in full dress uniform and said he fears the danger grows with every passing day, lohud.com said. East…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/15/2015

Obituaries

Mary Hansen, 85, Of Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- Mary E. Hansen, 85, wife of Waldemar Hansen and 52-year resident of Westport, died Sunday.She was born July 8, 1930 in Brooklyn, and was the daughter of the late Matthew and Alice (McCrory) Wilson. After graduating high school, she worked as a legal secretary. She was active in her churches and worked as a Sunday school teacher and sang in the church choir. Survivors, in addition to her husband of 61 years, include three sons; David Hansen of Stamford, Craig Hansen and his wife Grace of Cary, N.C. and Todd Hansen of Westport; and one brother; Tom Wilson and his wife Eil…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/15/2015

Prev Page 376 of 440 374 375 376 377 378 Next

3,751 - 3,760 of 4,398 articles