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Train collides with car in Redding

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There was a collision between a train and a car at the West Redding train station at about 2:00 p.m.

Car climbs up utility line in Norwalk

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A car ended up in a precarious position Sunday after the driver lost control on Connecticut Avenue in Norwalk. According to our own Brett Mickelson, who sent in these photos, there were no injuries, though police and fire officials responded to the scene. The driver told police she lost control after having problems with her  Read More

Everyone Has a Story

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Story teller, screen writer and television producer Linda Bergman told Westport Sunrise Rotary this morning “every single one of you has a story… not your autobiography, but a big, fat juicy slice of life… with an arc – a beginning, a middle and an end.” She started by telling the audience of about 40 club  Read More

Westporter Finds Employment for Ex-Offenders

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Westporter Bob Stokes, a Job Development Director with ReEntry Works in Bridgeport, talked to Westport Sunrise Rotary on Friday, June 17, about his work, helping non-violent ex-offenders find employment. He began with a few statistics to frame the issue. “25% of the world’s incarcerated population is in the US,” Stokes told the audience of about  Read More

Staples Seniors win Sunrise Rotary Poster Contest

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Two talented Staples seniors, Timothy Yang and Madeline Mafilios, won awards Saturday, June 18 in a poster contest sponsored by Westport Sunrise Rotary and the Westport Library. Eleven posters were entered, ten created by Staples students in an honors Graphic Arts class taught by Paula Anderson, the other by two middle school students. The Library  Read More

Army Aviation – The Evolving Face of Modern Warfare

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Bill Hughes, Executive Director of the Army Aviation Association of America and a Sunrise Rotary club member, gave the club a brief introduction to Army Aviation at the meeting on June 3. He opened by asking “what is Monday,” to which the answer is “D-Day – June 6, 1944,” and followed by noting that two  Read More

Jeff Mayer – A Timely Talk About the Civil War

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Westport Sunrise Rotary member Jeffrey Mayer talked on Friday morning about the Civil War and its meaning in a broad American context and, more narrowly, to Westport. He began by reminding members and our many guests about the meaning of Memorial Day. Shortly after the Civil War families began to decorate graves of the dead.  Read More

Sunrise Rotary Honors John Franklin

He Makes the Music John Franklin was honored on Friday morning by Westport Sunrise Rotary – and a who’s who in Westport’s arts and humanitarian communities. Sunrise Rotary sponsored a breakfast attended by 100 members and guests at Birchwood Country Club that saw a full list of community leaders thank John for his long and  Read More

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