Randi Weiner

3 weeks ago | middletownpress.com | Randi Weiner

STAMFORD — A local food pantry will be able to add $5,000 worth of provisions to its giveaway program thanks to a Stamford-based media company. Spectrum, a suite of communications services offered by Charter Communications Inc., has donated $5,000 from its national community philanthropic program to the Bridgeport Islamic Community Center. The money will be used to support the food box distribution program at the Stamford Islamic Center, which distributes food every Sunday out of its 379 West Ave.

1 month ago | middletownpress.com | Randi Weiner

STAMFORD — Construction is underway on the new bocce courts at Scalzi Park. The project will bring much-needed improvements to the eight public bocce courts that have fallen into disrepair, according to the Stamford Bocce League's website. Article continues below this adThe City of Stamford has eight lighted bocce courts at Scalzi Park on Bridge Street. League play occurs throughout the late spring and summer months, according to the website.

1 month ago | middletownpress.com | Randi Weiner

STAMFORD — Supporters of beleaguered Ukraine gathered at Stamford's Government Center Friday to make a "peace march" through downtown Stamford to St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Cathedral in solidarity on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The rally is one of several, including one in Hartford on Sunday, being held to let Ukraine and its allies know that local residents and governments still support their cause, organizers of Friday's event said.

2 months ago | greenwichtime.com | Randi Weiner

GREENWICH — During a life that spanned more than 75 years, American social reformer, orator, statesman and abolitionist Frederick Douglass was known for his passion, his faith and his drive to abolish slavery after having been born a slave himself. But it was his writing that helped him gain fame and win converts as he toured the U.S. and foreign countries.

2 months ago | stamfordadvocate.com | Randi Weiner

Abilis CEO Amy Montimurro welcomes attendees to the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of The Cohen Abilis Advancement Center on Thursday, January 30, 2025, in Stamford, Conn. The Cohen Abilis Advancement Center is Abilis' newest location that was made possible through a $3.78 million grant from The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation.