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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.

Sandra Diamond Fox's Contributions

Lifestyle

Norwalk's Mr. Red Rose Shifts Into High Gear For Valentine's Day Deliveries NORWALK, Conn. — It was hustle-and-bustle time Monday afternoon at Mr. Red Rose florist in Norwalk, as staff members went back and forth from the store to the delivery trucks, carrying bunches of flowers for delivery for Valentine’s Day. “Between Monday and Tuesday, we are making 600 deliveries,” said Alison Fellegara, daughter of Thomas Fellegara, who owns the store at 56 Main St. “Valentine's Day is the time of year when everyone is grateful and thankful for the special people in their lives and want to show it,” she said. Aside from roses, which are always the top choice of flowers on V…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/14/2017

Neighbors

Paralyzed Easton Teen Seeking Stem Cell Treatment In Bid To Move Legs Again EASTON, Conn. -- Hope is a big word in the Standen household in Easton these days. Through a procedure at the Cell Medicine Institute in Panama, there is a 60 percent to 70 percent chance that Zach Standen — a 17-year-old who became paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident last summer — may regain some feeling and movement in his legs. In the procedure, “The stem cells are taken from your own bone marrow and human umbilical cords and are re-injected into your body," Zach’s mother, Christine Standen, said in a phone interview. The ultimate goal is for the stem cells from Z…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/14/2017

Lifestyle

Love Story: Bethel Bookstore Recommends Romantic Reads For Valentine's Day BETHEL, Conn. — Love is in the air at Byrd's Books in Bethel, where they are dishing up lots of books and fun ideas for celebrating Valentine's Day. In honor of Valentine’s Day, the store is featuring a “Blind Date with a Book” basket. Customers can select a wrapped book — title unknown! — from the basket. On the wrapping paper, Byrd's Book’s owner Alice Hutchinson has written a brief description of the book instead. Customers first purchase the book and then open the wrapping paper to see the title. “It’s been widely popular,” Hutchinson said. “I thought it would be a fun idea. Valentine…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/14/2017

Schools

Duff Proposes Alternative 'Fix It First' Plan To Modernize Norwalk Schools NORWALK, Conn. — A group parents, legislators and school officials gathered outside Jefferson Elementary on a windy Monday morning to explain “Fix It First" — their new proposal to modernize Norwalk’s public schools. The plan proposes improving and modernizing all of the existing school buildings in the Norwalk School District — before any new schools are built to deal with the district's growing enrollment of students. "We believe that we need to be fixing our schools first and fixing our schools now -- not only Jefferson School but all of our schools in the entire school distr…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/13/2017

Lifestyle

For The Heart: Brookfield Florist Features Perfect Rose For Valentine's Day BROOKFIELD, Conn. — Every year for Valentine’s Day, Flowers By Whisconier in Brookfield receives about 200 orders. And this year, the 15-year-old business is preparing for the same — or even more. According to Christina Foley, who works as a wedding planner at the shop, the featured flower for this Valentine’s Day is the heart rose. “It’s a German-cut rose that is a darker red color than the traditional rose,” said Foley, a Danbury resident. “It’s also called a cabbage rose because the petals flare out. “It’s breathtaking because inside the rose, the petals actually form into the shape of …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/13/2017

Lifestyle

Darien Restaurant Dishes Up Dinner — And Weddings — For Valentine's Day DARIEN, Conn. — Dinner, a show and dancing are all romantic ways to express how much you love your significant other on Valentine's Day, but what would top all of these? Getting married, says Justice of the Peace Mary C. Pugh. Every Valentine’s Day for over five years, couples have been coming to the Vow Renewal & Wedding Ceremony she hosts at the Waters Edge at Giovanni's in Darien to do just that. Pugh, who officiates the weddings at the restaurant, said some couples get married for the first time and others renew their vows. "Vow renewal is for people who are married who want to…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/13/2017

Police & Fire

Contractor Charged In Connection With Worker's Death In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- A Stratford man who police said was working as an unlicensed contractor on a roofing job in Westport was arrested after a worker on the job fell to his death in December. Nelson Turcios, 51, turned himself in on Thursday, Feb.9, in response to a warrant related to the Dec. 4 incident, according to Westport police. At approximately 1 p.m. on Dec. 4, Westport officers, firefighters and Emergency Medical Services responded to a Norwalk Avenue address on a report that two male workers had fallen off a three-story roof, according to Westport police. Responding units found one …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/10/2017

Police & Fire

Westport Students Busted Snorting Cocaine In Staples Bathroom WESTPORT, Conn. -- Two students were caught using cocaine in the bathroom at Staples High School this week and one was arrested for selling it, according to Westport police.Westport officers responded to Staples High School at around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday on a report that two students were using drugs in the bathroom, police said. Officers interviewed Cameron Cleary, 18, who admitted to selling cocaine to a juvenile student and then snorting it with the juvenile in the bathroom, police said. Cleary was taken into custody and charged with Possession Controlled Substance, Illegal Possession near…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/10/2017

Business

Be A Clown, Juggler Or Stilt Walker: Bethel Woman Teaches Circus Skills BETHEL, Conn. — While Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus may be closing down, you can now learn how to perform your own circus skills in P.T. Barnum's hometown of Bethel -- all thanks to Cynthia Rauschert, who has just taken over ownership of Spark Arts. “No prior circus experience is necessary, there’s a place for everyone in our circus family, said Rauschert, a Bethel resident. At Spark Arts, students of all ages can learn tumbling, juggling, plate-spinning, stilt-walking and unicycling as well as clowning games, acrobatics and hula-hooping. Classes, which have ongoing enroll…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/10/2017

Weather

Snow Day: Bethel Residents Digging Out As Storm Continues To Rage BETHEL, Conn. — With up to 14 inches of snow expected to bury the area and with schools and offices shut down, the McGuire family of Bethel -- along with thousands of other families across Fairfield County -- are staying close to home Thursday. Cyndie McGuire is spending the day inside, working from home. But for her 12-year-old daughter Hannah, today is a day of fun with her friend Brooke. "They will go sleigh riding, have snowball fights and make a snowman," McGuire said. Hannah has already taken her beagle mix, Lyric, out in the snow in past winters, but this is the first tim…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/09/2017

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