The star power on the stage at a recent production of Jesus Christ Superstar at The Ridgefield Playhouse was unmistakable, with current Broadway performers making up the main cast. For two Wilton families, however, all eyes were on the ensemble–specifically, on Middlebrook students Danie ...
On July 25, Wilton mom Karen Sackowitz and her kids, Noah and Alyssa, will be biking in the CT Challenge Ride to fund cancer survivorship programs. Frequent riders on the Norwalk River Valley Trail, the three will take to the Westport course for what Karen hopes will be a fun and active ...
As he sat in the audience at his company's annual meeting in Tuscon one year ago this month, Wilton's Dave Cote couldn't believe his luck. The twelve-year employee of Alcon, a global medical company specializing in eye care, was learning about a new initiative formed by the company's Cor ...
When Wilton resident Gareth Forsey decided to take what he calls “career break” in 2009, he had no idea it would actually be a coffee break.“I had just left MasterCard, went back to school, joined some non-profit boards and was working for a local church in South Norwalk which helped ...
When Pam Keough runs into people she hasn't seen in awhile, they often have the same reaction.“They say 'Wow, you look so relaxed and happy!' and I say 'That's because I am!'” she says.Who wouldn't be? Just a little over a year ago, Pam, who lives in Wilton with her husband and t ...
Following on the heels of her first women’s empowerment workshop held in January of this year, motivational speaker, author and life coach Alison Jacobson will be hosting the second in a series of events entitled, “What About Me?” Rediscovering Passion and Purpose TODAY!
Jacobson starte ...
The hour nears and I watch the clock as eagerly as Cinderella. Not midnight, but 4 p.m....when I take on my least favorite role of the day: Homework Police.It's a transition I loathe. I know from that point on, the next 2-3 hours, depending on the day, will be like moving a boulder ...
On a recent Sunday morning, two girlfriends got together for coffee. They chatted in a cozy living room, shared stories, laughed – a lot – and then got down to the business at hand.Erica vanderLinde Feidner and Anna Rita Tornello are two incredibly gifted musicians. Erica, a Julliard ...
Tunde Jakab, stylist and manager at Fraiche Hair Salon on Danbury Rd., has already built a reputation for fantastic cuts and color, not to mention the masterful covering of grays for several Wilton women (none of whom I will 'out' here, but I will cop to my own regular touch-ups).But ...
On Saturday morning, a group of middle and high schoolers from Wilton's Youth United group, part of Habitat for Humanity's Coastal Fairfield County Chapter, traveled to the organization's warehouse in Bridgeport to build and stain book cases for Habitat homes.The Wilton kids were joi ...
Below the quiet of the Wilton Library, in the basement among the stacks of archived newspapers, a group of teenagers is up to something.Sporting protective eye gear, gathered around a computer screen, intently discussing strategies, they are the members of Singularity Technology, Wil ...
It was, unfortunately, not the first time this type of conversation had come up in town. On Facebook, someone was putting out the word about a lost dog. Several posts followed with offers to search the neighborhood, requests for a better description, and empathetic wishes of good luck. I ...
