45°

Friday, apr 26

Donna Christopher

Contributing Writer

dchristopher@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Donna Christopher's Contributions

Politics

Fairfield County Town Seeks Public Input On Community Development Grant Funds The Town of Fairfield is awaiting public input before it can develop a five-year plan on how to spend a nearly half-million dollar federal grant to address affordable housing. The Department of Community & Economic Development will hold the first of several scheduled workshops on Wednesday, Feb. 12 related to the Town’s continued participation in the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The purpose of the workshop is to solicit public input on housing and homeless needs in conjunction with the development of the town’s Five Year Consolidated Plan. Fairfield expects…

by Donna Christopher

02/07/2020

Schools

Around Westchester Schools: Regeneron Scholar Idea To Help BP, Third-Grader Grows Giant Cabbage A Westchester County third-grader won a contest for growing an eight-pound cabbage. Keric Roach of Springhurst Elementary School in Dobbs Ferry is the New York State winner in the National Bonnie Plants Cabbage Third Grade Cabbage Program which calls upon student to grow a colossal cabbage. He will receive a $1,000 savings bond towards his education for growing the large cabbage. Keric's entry was selected randomly by the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets Each year Bonnie Plants, the largest producer of vegetable and herb plants in North America, with 70-plus greenhous…

by Donna Christopher

02/06/2020

Schools

Treat Yourself To Midweek Night Of 100 Instruments On Fairfield County School Stage Stressed? Tired? Tired of feeling stressed? Imagine this midweek pick-me-up. One hundred instrumentalists will perform a concert Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School. The musicians are fifth- and sixth-grade band students from across the Greenwich school district . They are Honor Band members and the event is an annual festival. The concert's guest conductors is longtime Fairfield County music educator Sal LaRusso. Each member of the large ensemble was nominated by their respective school's band teacher with selections based on their musical apt…

by Donna Christopher

02/04/2020

Schools

White Plains Hospital Trains, Equips Schools To Stop The Bleed In An Emergency Did you know someone can bleed to death in five minutes, which could be before an ambulance gets to them? Teachers, administrators, and staff in White Plains schools have been trained to administer life-saving first aid to stop someone from bleeding and the district is now equipped with "Stop the Bleed" kits, thanks to White Plains Hospital. The initiative is part of the Stop the Bleed national awareness campaign to initiate grassroots efforts to encourage civilians to get trained and equipped to help in a bleeding emergency before the ambulance arrives. Community members, schools and orga…

by Donna Christopher

01/28/2020

Schools

Fundraiser: 'Break The Hold' Honors Son, Shines Light On Suicide, Depression, Mental Illness A Westchester County family impacted by the tragedy of their son's suicide is honoring him with an organization they founded to prevent the suffering of another family. The Break The Hold (BTH) Foundation - stands for “Break the Hold” on mental illness - was established two years ago by Brian and Jolina Halloran whose middle son, Brian Thomas Halloran, lost his life from depression and suicide on Jan. 23, 2018. The second “Raise the Volume” BTH Foundation gala in association with the Mental Health Association of Westchester will b…

by Donna Christopher

01/28/2020

Lifestyle

Westchester Land Trust Gets $1 Million State Grant To Preserve Drinking Water Supply The local drinking water supply is protected in northern Westchester thanks to a state land grant to preserve an important plot of land. Westchester Land Trust (WLT) received a $1,063,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to acquire and permanently protect 63 acres of environmentally sensitive land in the town of North Castle. The parcel has been a priority of the town to protect since 2003, said Westchester Land Trust President Lori Ensinger. "The town approached WLT to see if we could lead an acquisition effort. WLT identified a source of grant fun…

by Donna Christopher

01/27/2020

Lifestyle

Eyesore Homes In Fairfield County Are A Pain To See Do you drive past a Fairfield County home every day that looks dilapidated, unsafe, or unsightly? Is there garbage overflowing or does a house in your neighborhood look abandoned and unsafe? The problem of taking care of blighted properties is costly and complicated for large municipalities like Bridgeport which demolished several buildings in the city's poorest neighborhoods since November. On Jan. 16, the City of Bridgeport Office of Planning and Economic Development began the demolition of a building in the West End neighborhood whose owners had abandoned the property which was…

by Donna Christopher

01/24/2020

Schools

Around Westchester Schools: Free Coding, NASA Planet Discovery, Art Trio On Exhibit Whether your child grows up to be the next Bill Gates he/she should learn coding. The job skillset is in high demand. Coding also helps boost the learning of problem-solving, creativity and communication. And did you know it also helps kids learn cyber safe strategies? AT&T and The Digital Arts Experience have partnered with the Westchester Library System to bring a first-of-its-kind of free computer coding educational program called AT&T’s Code Heroes, to all 38 Westchester County libraries. This unique program will reach more than 400 students between with a focus on engagin…

by Donna Christopher

01/23/2020

Schools

Energy, COPD, Pollinators, Contact Lenses Among Award-Winning Student Research In Greenwich Lung disease, pest control and energy conservation are challenging concepts for leading scientists, but four teens from Fairfield County took them on, earning high marks. The local scholars are seniors at Greenwich High School and among 300 of the country's top participants in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, 2020 announced Jan. 9. They are Cynthia Chen for her project titled A Green Nanotechnological Approach for Energy Efficiency and Conservation: Tungsten-doped Vanadium Dioxide Thermochromic Smart Windows; Hiba Hussain for Non-invasive, Low-Cost Diagnosis of COPD (Chronic O…

by Donna Christopher

01/15/2020

Schools

Fairfield County Principal Prefers Cessation Over Consequence For Vaping Students The vape or e-cigarette ban on flavors that kids might find appealing -- such as fruit and mint -- has begun. It's a relief to school officials and parents, but vaping is still at the forefront of safety concerns for teenagers -- with one in four inhaling, according to the Centers for Disease Control. So, first the good news: On Jan. 2, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a policy to enforce unauthorized flavored e-cigarette products. Under this policy, companies that do not cease manufacture, distribution and sale of unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes (other than t…

by Donna Christopher

01/14/2020

Prev Page 10 of 498 8 9 10 11 12 Next

91 - 100 of 4,978 articles