Norwalk Community College News

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  • State plans for committee to shape Wright Tech's future (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 03:55:54 am
    STAMFORD -- State education officials plan to hold the first meeting of a committee to decide the future of J.M. Wright Technical High School by Dec. 18, according to State Department of Education spokesman Tom Murphy. Invitations to potential committee members are expected to go out this week, he said.
  • Local officials meet with education secretary (Wilton Bulletin)
    posted on November 15, 2009 at 06:28:53 pm
    Three of Wilton’s officials listened to a roundtable discussion of America’s top education official, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who visited Norwalk Community College for a forum on education last week.
  • Orson Welles' daughter to visit Darien with book (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 11:07:51 pm
    To the rest of the world, Orson Welles was mostly seen as a towering figure, a creative innovator whose cinematic work continues to receive accolades more than 20 years after his death.
  • Weinstein wins gold at world championships (Weston Forum)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:36:12 pm
    It was not Lloyd Weinstein’s first trip to the Men’s World Masters Powerlifting Championships. But it turned out to be a special one just the same. Weinstein has competed in the event on a number of occasions, winning his division three times. This year’s championships also brought victory.
  • New tuition benefits for veterans come with delays (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 12:27:19 pm
    When the Post 9-11 GI bill was implemented Aug. 1, it offered veterans up to 100 percent of their tuition, plus stipends for books and living, replacing the flat monthly payment veterans could
  • Clubs at local colleges help veterans make transition to classroom (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 11:57:43 am
    STAMFORD -- After returning to civilian life from his service in the U.S. Army as an airborne combat engineer, including a 15-month deployment in Iraq, William Fuscaldo enrolled at the University of Connecticut in Stamford.
  • AAUW 'digs' for past (New Canaan Advertiser)
    posted on November 6, 2009 at 07:40:18 pm
    Nancy Stone Bernard, founder and director of Archeological Associates of Greenwich, will speak to members of the New Canaan branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, November 12, at Waveny House.
  • Arne Duncan discusses education reform at NCC (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on November 3, 2009 at 03:12:46 am
    STAMFORD -- During U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's stop at Norwalk Community College, a roundtable discussion touched on early childhood education, accountability, teacher training,
  • Bulletin Board 11.1 (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on November 2, 2009 at 01:27:35 am
    Rippowam offers bricks for purchase The Rippowam High School Alumni Brick Walk will officially open at 10:30 a.m. Saturday behind the school at 381 High Ridge Road.
  • Rell Temporarily Withdraws Plan For Girls Detention Center In Bridgeport (Hartford Courant)
    posted on October 31, 2009 at 01:32:05 pm
    Not so fast.
  • State authorizes funds for rail yard and Norwalk Community College (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on October 31, 2009 at 02:00:34 am
    The State Bond Commission approved $100 million in borrowing to construct the first phase of the New Haven Railyard, part of a $703 million package authorized to build schools statewide and upgrade
  • Business calendar (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on October 31, 2009 at 01:26:26 am
    Tuesday, Nov. 3 The Greenwich Toastmasters Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Western Greenwich Civic Center, 449 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich. Club meetings are open to the public and visitors are
  • Business Calendar (Connecticut Post)
    posted on October 31, 2009 at 01:12:31 am
    Tuesday, Nov. 3The Greenwich Toastmasters Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Western Greenwich Civic Center, 449 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich. Club meetings are open to the public and visitors are
  • Even on the sidelines, divorced dads can coach by example (Greenwich Time)
    posted on October 30, 2009 at 09:20:24 pm
    Many of the complaints I hear from divorced or divorcing dads about their children center not around the children themselves, but rather around the parenting and lifestyle choices of the children's
  • Local child care worker honored for daily service (New Canaan Advertiser)
    posted on October 28, 2009 at 04:25:20 am
    Barbara Crolla, executive director of the Day Care Center of New Canaan, was honored September 22 for 25 years of service to the school. “Barbara has always proven herself to be calm and efficient in any situation,” said Wendy Hower, after-school director.
  • Community briefs (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on October 26, 2009 at 11:00:14 pm
    Forum on H1N1 preparedness DARIEN -- The Red Cross and InterFaith Council of Southwestern Connecticut will present a forum for clergy and administrators from congregations on disaster preparedness
  • Rell holding funds for Wright Tech until she hears a plan she likes (Norwalk Advocate)
    posted on October 25, 2009 at 03:50:27 pm
    NORWALK -- The state legislature this month made a financial commitment to renovate Stamford's J.M. Wright Technical School, but Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she is waiting to receive a sustainable plan for the facility's future before she promises to release the money.
  • Rell holding funds for Wright Tech until she hears a plan she likes (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on October 25, 2009 at 04:45:04 am
    NORWALK -- The state legislature this month made a financial commitment to renovate Stamford's J.M. Wright Technical School, but Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she is waiting to receive a
  • Bulletin Board 10.25 (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on October 24, 2009 at 11:15:05 pm
    Trees for N.Y. exhibit came from area Shanti Bithi Bonsai Nursery in Stamford has provided bonsai trees to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx as part of the annual "Kiku in the Autumn
  • Rell: $18.3 million headed to Norwalk Community College (Norwalk Advocate)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 03:35:41 pm
    NORWALK -- Norwalk Community College should soon be getting $18.3 million in much-needed improvements, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said at a Thursday press conference at the college's West Campus.
  • Greenwich women sit down with White House council (Greenwich Post)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 04:10:22 am
    Leaders of the Fairfield County Community Foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls recently met with Tina Tchen, executive director of the newly created White House Council on Women and Girls, at her office in the West Wing.
  • Weston candidates meet and greet at PTO forum last week (Weston Forum)
    posted on October 22, 2009 at 03:06:23 pm
    Approximately 40 spectators got to mingle with candidates for the Board of Selectmen and Board of Education at a Meet The Candidates forum held last week by the Weston PTOs.
  • Artistic Touch: Agoura artist-chef finds artistic expression in metal (Ventura County Star)
    posted on October 21, 2009 at 09:40:25 pm
    While working as a chef in Italy in the late 1980s, Perry Castellano got inspired by art. But instead of painting Tuscan landscapes, the Agoura Hills resident turned his creativity into metal sculpture. Castellano is among several local artists exhibiting their work this weekend, Oct. 2-4, at the fifth annual Reyes Adobe Days in Agoura Hills. “I had no interest in visual arts as a child ...
  • Peter O’Hara running for supervisor (The Daily Mail)
    posted on October 21, 2009 at 06:31:48 am
    People in Greenville know Peter O’Hara as the chairman of the committee that drafted the town’s master plan and zoning changes. Builders and developers know him as the chairman of the town’s planning board.
  • Bulletin Board (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on October 17, 2009 at 09:21:16 pm
    Stamford Citizen of the Year nominations Nominations are being accepted for the 2009 Stamford Citizen of the Year. Nominations, which must be received by Nov.
  • Land trust hosts walks in Weston preserve (Weston Forum)
    posted on October 16, 2009 at 04:06:20 am
    Experts in birds, trees and geology are among those who will lead five special hikes to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Trout Brook Valley (TBV) Preserve, partially located in Weston, in October and November.
  • Greenwich selectmen candidates go back to school (Greenwich Time)
    posted on October 14, 2009 at 02:34:59 am
    Eager to tap into the youth vote, the four candidates for Board of Selectmen were galvanized in their support for a new Greenwich High School auditorium Tuesday during a student-run forum that bore a closer resemblance to a homecoming rally than a debate.
  • Whiz kid: Westport 13-year-old a student at UConn Stamford (Norwalk Advocate)
    posted on October 14, 2009 at 02:05:21 am
    STAMFORD -- Victoria Campbell usually shows up 15 minutes early to her classes, but on this day, she is running a few minutes behind schedule for Spanish.
  • Program at library is about women, equality (Redding Pilot)
    posted on October 13, 2009 at 10:42:18 pm
    From L.A. to Zimbabwe women across the globe have stories to tell about their attempts to attain equality. These stories describe courageous actions because many have stood up for their rights and the rights of all women.
  • Bulletin Board 10.11 (Stamford Advocate)
    posted on October 10, 2009 at 10:05:48 pm
    Pumpkin Patch Weekends Heckscher Farm at Stamford Museum & Nature Center will present Pumpkin Patch Weekends from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in October.