Sacred Heart University’s film and television master of arts program (FTMA) will honor filmmakers Rebecca Miller and Dominic Chianese at its third annual FTMA Film Festival, September 22-25. With its continuing effort to build a rich film and television culture in Connecticut, the FTMA festival also will honor student work and expose the community to films, panel discussions and intimate conversations with filmmakers. More Sep 15, 2016 - 6:40:01 AM
Sam Herman, Sales Manager of New Country MINI, gives a backpack to a student while Richard Wareing, Chairman of the Hartford Board of Education, Luke Bronin, Mayor of Hartford, State Representative Minnie Gonzalez and Beth Schiavino Narvaez, Ed.D., Superintendent of Hartford Public Schools, look on at the Hartford Public Schools’ Welcome Center on August 29th. New Country delivered school supplies collected through their 3rd Annual “Stuff a MINI to the Max” campaign for Hartford children. (contributed photo)
Hundreds of Hartford Public Schools students were able to start the year equipped with brand new backpacks filled with school supply donations from the 3rd Annual New Country Motor Cars “Stuff a MINI to the Max” campaign. Six MINI Cooper cars jammed with school supplies rolled into the Welcome Center Family Services office of Hartford Public Schools on August 29th, where they were greeted by crowds of children, parents and Hartford officials. More Sep 2, 2016 - 9:27:43 AM
Three Nobel Prize laureates will discuss peace, gender issues and human rights when they participate in a panel discussion at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Burt Kahn Court at Quinnipiac University, 275 Mount Carmel Ave. The Albert Schweitzer Institute at Quinnipiac is sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public. More Aug 30, 2016 - 6:57:09 AM
Gail Carroll, Coordinator of the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program, with People’s Securities staff members Emily Medrek, Tina Doyle, Celia Reyes, Sabrina Angiolillo (contributed photo)
As children all over prepare to embark on a new school year, one company has gone above and beyond to ensure that local children are equipped with everything they need to make this school year a successful one. This week, Bridgeport-based investment advisory firm People’s Securities, Inc. donated 61 backpacks filled with back-to-school supplies to The Child & Family Guidance Center. Twenty-seven families in the agency’s Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program will be the deserving recipients of the backpacks. More Aug 29, 2016 - 6:51:03 AM
Superintendent Stamford Public Schools (SPS) Earl Kim and the Stamford Board of Education (BOE) are expected to name Angela Thomas-Graves as the head administrator of Adult and Continuing Education, and Dr. Laura Greene as assistant director of Alternative Education Programs, at the regular BOE meeting on August 30, 2016. More Aug 29, 2016 - 6:37:07 AM
