Western Connecticut State University News

Marie-Elizabeth Hebert was a 10-year-old Quebecoise "obsessed" with playing the Super Mario 64 video game when her parents told her they'd be leaving their "little safe haven" in Canada to move to place called Brookfield, Connecticut.

Showtunes At Senior Lunch Special for Seniors Submitted by Maryleah Skoronski, Glastonbury Senior Center on 2009-07-01.   The Glastonbury Senior Center will be showcasing Amanda Forker at their monthly Anniversary Party on Wednesday, July 8. The special day will begin at 12 p.m. with lunch followed by Amanda's performance at 12:30 p.m. Amanda's ...

Stone walls deep in the Connecticut woods are commonplace -- proof of how long people have been living on the land here, and how, a couple of centuries ago, today's forest was pasture.

A program Western Connecticut State University created with Danbury and Bethel schools to prepare students for college will get $100,000 to expand if a proposal by U.S. Rep.

Sure, good things come in small packages. But sometimes, they come in big packages.

The Newtown High School Class of 2009 graduated in ceremonies Thursday evening, June 25, at the O'Neill Center at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.

A storm threatened to break last Saturday in Danbury, yet in the O'Neill Center auditorium at Western Connecticut State University, hopes were shining brightly.

DANBURY- Western Connecticut State University Police Sgt. Richard Montefusco and Officer Arthur Shannonhouse received Exemplary Performance Awards on Wednesday, June 17 during the annual conference of the Northeast Colleges and Universities Security Association .

Ridgefield High School seniors received their diplomas from school officials, congratulations from a litany of speakers, and words of wisdom from both historic figures and literary characters during graduation ceremonies Sunday.

DANBURY -- Western Connecticut State University Professor of Education Dr. Darla Shaw and Danbury community theatre actor Barry Finch recently joined cast members from the Off-Broadway production of 'Mercury' to compare their roles in two works with Danbury historical themes.

A lot of mortar boards and two gently punted beach balls flying through the air signaled that Henry Abbott Technical High School students knew they were free Thursday.

Here is a list of graduation dates for area high schools. Those marked with an asterisk will hold their ceremonies at the O'Neill Center on the westside campus of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.

A new Montana gun law puts the state at the forefront of a national bid to restore states' rights by attacking up to a century of federal court decisions on Washington's power.

Writing and studying world languages is what Christopher Ogiste will focus on when he leaves Danbury's Alternative Center for Excellence and enters Western Connecticut State University in the fall.

The American Kennel Club is pleased to welcome four students participating in the 2009 AKC Internship Program.

MODESTO, CA, June 9, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Lawrence Scheg, Professor of Reading for Modesto Junior College, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of higher education.

Ray Crawford emerged from Candlewood Lake wreathed in water weeds, with Eurasian watermilfoil serving as his belt and bandolier, his collar and crown.

On the Record features birth announcements on Page 2B on Mondays and announcements about local residents in college and the armed services on Page 3B throughout the week.

Announcement is made of the engagement of Aimee Katherine Bjelka and Matthew Glen LaPak.

Mark Kanny can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7877. Young American organist Stephen C. Price will play German, French and American music at First Presbyterian Church's "Our Magnificent Pipes!" recital series midday Thursday, Downtown.