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2 weeks ago | 
middletownpress.com | Nelson Oliveira
Stamford resident Wendy Lichtenberg, a seventh-grader at the Harvey School in Katonah, N.Y., will compete in a statewide robotics tournament this weekend. She and her sixth-grade partner, Clayton Collum, placed eighth out of 40 teams in the final match of the VEX IQ Challenge state-qualifier competition earlier this month at East Rockaway High School on Long Island. Article continues below this adThe pair will compete Saturday in the New York state tournament in Massapequa.
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2 weeks ago | 
middletownpress.com | Nelson Oliveira |Linda Lambeck
STAMFORD — Nine city educators are among 210 who have been awarded grants to travel the world this summer and bring experiences back to their schools. The Stamford educators include a social worker who will travel to Costa Rica to improve her Spanish language skills and a library media specialist who will explore Ireland to support her school’s literacy curriculum.
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1 month ago | 
middletownpress.com | Nelson Oliveira
In a desperate attempt to find a missing Stamford man, defense attorneys say New York detectives made several crucial mistakes that have further compromised the complex case. Newly unsealed court filings accuse the New York Police Department of ignoring the rights of two men charged in connection with the November murder of Stamford’s Joseph Comunale.
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1 month ago | 
middletownpress.com | Nelson Oliveira
It's happening again. Another decades-old, locally owned New Canaan business is about to close. After 41 years in town, the Silk Purse consignment shop, 118 Main St., is shutting down Sept. 30. "We're heartbroken," longtime customer Claudia Parks said. "It's the end of an era."Article continues below this adThe news comes days after the closing of the 24-year-old Littlejohn's children's clothing store at 120 Elm St. on Aug. 14.
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1 month ago | 
middletownpress.com | Liz Skalka |Nelson Oliveira
STAMFORD — A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Tuesday to fatally stabbing a man in 2015 outside the Bedford Street McDonald’s. Marquest Hall, who was tried as an adult, pleaded guilty in state Superior Court in Stamford to first-degree manslaughter and will be sentenced to 20 years in prison, his attorney Ryan O’Neill said. Article continues below this adHall was originally charged with murder and faced up to 60 years in jail if he was convicted at trial.
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1 month ago | 
middletownpress.com | Nelson Oliveira
STAMFORD — The Connecticut Association for Adult and Continuing Education has recognized a student in the Stamford Public Schools’ adult education program and a teacher in the district’s English Language Learners program. Student Juan Lopez has been named a Learner of the Year and teacher Susan Benthall has been named an Educator of the Year. Article continues below this adThe Learner of the Year awards are presented to five outstanding students across the state.
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1 month ago | 
middletownpress.com | Nelson Oliveira
STAMFORD — As many area residents have tried to stay inside air-conditioned rooms during the recent heatwave, Dave Fine has been running around a swimming pool under bright, sunny skies. Fine paused for just a second last week as he pointed to a specific section of the 100-foot pool and recalled his first visit to the Newfield Swim and Tennis Club more than 35 years ago. Article continues below this ad“I learned how to swim in that corner over there,” he said, while catching his breath.
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1 month ago | 
middletownpress.com | Nelson Oliveira
STAMFORD — A city man is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing on nine different criminal cases that have resulted in more than 30 charges since May 2015. Shicquane Narine, 20, has been accused of shooting at a house filled with residents, leading police on a chase, threatening a school official and stealing cars, among other offenses.
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1 month ago | 
middletownpress.com | Nelson Oliveira
STAMFORD — The Board of Education has unanimously approved the appointment of Abbie Lareau as director of school improvement and professional development for the district’s secondary schools. Lareau will be responsible for directing the school improvement planning process, helping secondary schools meet their improvement goals and setting professional development plans for teachers and administrators in the district.
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1 month ago | 
middletownpress.com | Nelson Oliveira
STAMFORD — As students at Westhill High School headed to lunch Thursday morning, an unusual announcement was made. “Pardon the interruption,” the voice on the intercom said. “Forget black and white. We are gold and purple here at Westhill.”Article continues below this adFor anyone familiar with the school’s longtime racial imbalance in the lunchrooms, the message sounded intriguing. It referred to a new student-led campaign to break a decades-long stigma.
