Stamford GOP's Meek exploring challenge of Himes for Congress

07/17/11 Who says Washington is no place for the meek? A Republican to watch in the run up to next year's 4th district congressional race is Our CT Grand Young Party founder and community volunteer Christopher Meek , of Stamford, according to GOP insiders.

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Women's World Cup puts soccer on the rise

07/16/11 Nico Ortiz, 13, of Greenwich, dribbles a soccer ball at Havemeyer Field in Greenwich, before playing pickup soccer with friends Thursday night, July 14, 2011. Ortiz said he is following the Women's World Cup soccer tournament and that Team USA should easily beat the Japanese.

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FBU Camp teach lessons on football and life

07/16/11 Youth linebacker coach Garry Cobb instructs athletes during the Football University camp at Westhill High School in Stamford on Saturday, July 16, 2011.

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Area Sports Events Calendar July 16-23

07/15/11 Bobby Valentine 's Sports Academy , 72 Camp Avenue, Stamford, (203)-968-2872. Year-Round baseball/softball training for all age levels and skill levels that includes: A professional curriculum with proven results. Private Lessons (1 on 1 instruction).

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Mortner wins 3.05-mile race, beats out classmate Marriott

07/14/11 From left, Suzanne Schintzius, Jane Ott, Barb Simms, Christie Stone, Mary Green, Lisa Stout, Laurie Anderson, Sylvia Spitalnick and Kiki Karpen. Photo: Contributed Photo / CT

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Light show: Lost car magnets make for an interesting display on car wash light post

07/13/11 Lost car magnets symbolize everything from schools to sports teams to political causes . . . . Photo: Anne W. Semmes / CT It rises like a totem pole from the ground in front of the Old Greenwich Car Wash on East Putnam Ave . -- but it isn't made of wood, and it doesn't symbolize the legends of mythical creatures and winged birds carved by some Native American shaman.

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Culture shock: Yes, Greenwich, there is an art scene in Westchester

07/13/11 Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Egan, left, author of "A Visit from the Goon Squad," was the VIP speaker during Manhattanville College's recent Summer Writer's Week, which was founded by Sister Ruth Dowd, right, 28 years ago.

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Mastering the operatic art

07/12/11 Nicholas Masters will perform arias, art songs and show tunes at the New Canaan Presbyterian Church on July 17. The recital is sponsored by the Pro Arte Singers.

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Local Bites - BBQ season / Jeff Schlesinger

07/12/11 "Vermonster" at Cherry Street East. Photo: Contributed Photo / CT The Fourth of July has passed and barbecue season is in full swing.

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Big C' star keeps perspective healthy

07/03/11 For much of last season on Showtime's "The Big C," Oliver Platt played a husband with no clue his wife had been diagnosed with life-threatening cancer. It was hard playing those scenes "in the dark," he says. "You had to really focus and forget that you knew." But how? "Well, you just do it. It's your job. You pretend."

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Area Sports Events Calendar July 3-9

07/02/11 Bobby Valentine 's Sports Academy , 72 Camp Avenue, Stamford, (203)-968-2872. Year-Round baseball/softball training for all age levels and skill levels that includes: A professional curriculum with proven results. Private Lessons (1 on 1 instruction).

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Shedding the feathers, rhinestones

07/01/11 NEW YORK - Ask actor and playwright Charles Busch what he usually does for Fourth of July weekend, and his first response is a coy demurral.

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Wild Finish Hands Greenwich 12s the Ripken Title

07/01/11 The 12-year-old Greenwich Cal Ripken All-Stars celebrate their walk-off District One championship victory on Thursday.

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Living Large: Take A Tour Through A Greenwich, Connecticut Castle

06/30/11 CBS 2's Emily Smith got a tour of a $17.5 million castle fit for a prince and princess -- the stuff fairy tales are made of.

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Spare Times for July 1-7

06/30/11 A selected guide to Fourth of July events in New York City, upstate areas, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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Norwood Police Department dispatch log for Friday, June 17 through Tuesday, June 21

06/21/11 Norwood Police Department dispatch log for Friday, June 17 through Tuesday, June 21

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Anna Furano, 67, of Greenwich

06/20/11 Anna Furano died last week of accidental drowning in Greenwich. She was 67 years old.

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Massimo Furano, Greenwich Drowning Victim, 2

06/20/11 Massimo G. Furano died last week in an accidental drowning in Greenwich. He was 2 years old.

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Area Sports Events Calendar June 19-25

06/18/11 Bobby Valentine's Sports Academy , 72 Camp Avenue, Stamford, (203)-968-2872. Year-Round baseball/softball training for all age levels and skill levels that includes: A professional curriculum with proven results. Private Lessons (1 on 1 instruction).

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Conn. residents pounce on talk of loose cougar

06/17/11 After a mountain lion was found dead near Greenwich last week, residents of the wealthy New York City suburb have been seeing cougars everywhere: perched on a wall at a golf course, traipsing down a scenic parkway, being chased by a pair of dogs

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