Nichols School hosts fall vendor fair
Nichols School will host its 5th annual Fall Vendor Fair on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the school, 396 Nichols Avenue. The fair is free and open to the public. Vendors include...
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Library awards student limo ride to school
The Stratford Library Teen Summer Reading program awarded its first prize of a free limo ride on the first day of school to Zane Carey, a senior at Stratford High School who read 29 books over the...
View ArticleVolunteers needed to read to school children
The School Volunteer Association of Bridgeport (SVA) is seeking more than 600 volunteers from Bridgeport and surrounding communities to participate in Read Aloud Day on Thursday, Oct. 23. Volunteers...
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Boothe Park needs ‘blacksmith’ volunteers
Boothe Memorial Park seeks volunteers to work with 2nd and 5th grade students, helping them learn through hands-on activities about blacksmithing in early America. Sessions are Tuesdays and Fridays in...
View ArticleMentor: A wise and trusted friend and guide
The Stratford Public Schools in collaboration with the Governor’s Prevention Partnership Program, invite you to learn how to become a mentor or brush up on your mentoring skills at an information and...
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Location for registering students now at Johnson House
Stratford Public Schools student registration office has moved to Stratford Academy Johnson House, 719 Birdseye Street, as of Oct. 1. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, expect...
View ArticleBoard of Ed to consider new school times
Changing start and end times at some Stratford public schools and revising its contract with Durham school bus company are key recommendations made to the Stratford Board of Education by an independent...
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Balancing student populations by race affects bus costs
According to an independent analysis commissioned by the Stratford Board of Education, state-mandated racial balancing of school populations impacts busing efficiencies in the Stratford school district...
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Citizens recognized for beautiful properties – story and photo slide show
When the community fills the Town Hall Council Chamber it is often to express disapproval for things like taxes, spending or a zoning application. Last week the chamber was filled with expressions of...
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Anti-sexist activist Jackson Katz to speak
Jackson Katz, PhD Jackson Katz, PhD, recognized as one of America’s leading anti-sexist male activists, will speak at Housatonic Community College on Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 7-8:30 p.m. The event is...
View ArticleStratford High Post Prom Committee hosts clothing drive
The Stratford High School Post Prom Committee is conducting a clothing drive on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in the Stratford High School student parking lot on King Street. The drive will...
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Lordship school garden teaches lessons
Two years ago Lordship Elementary School’s PTA voted in a new program that would expose grades K-6 to gardening. Each May parents and faculty come together and assign each grade to a different garden...
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Wooster Middle School finds success against bullying
Children bullying other children is an age-old phenomenon, but a local program is having success in reducing the behavior. It may be inherent to the human condition that when a seventh grader has low...
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Bunnell among top schools in country ‘beating the odds’
Frank Scott Bunnell High School ranks in the top 300 high schools in the nation for performing better than expected considering the level of poverty and performing better than expected in narrowing the...
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Community vigil focuses on domestic violence
About 100 adults and youths came to a vigil at the steps of Town Hall Tuesday night to bring attention to domestic violence in our society and to honor 11 individuals in Connecticut who died from...
View ArticleVolunteers needed to read to school children
The School Volunteer Association of Bridgeport (SVA) is seeking more than 600 volunteers from Bridgeport and surrounding communities to participate in Read Aloud Day on Thursday, Oct. 23. Volunteers...
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Stratford Library celebrates Hispanic Heritage
The Stratford Library Teen Department recently hosted its annual Hispanic Heritage Essay and Art Contest Celebration awarding winners from a total of 236 submissions from students in grades 6-8 in...
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Students raise funds for juvenile diabetes
Recently the students and staff of Porter and Chester Institute’s Stratford campus Medical Assisting program held a fund-raiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The effort was headed by...
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Harvest Fest and Trunk or Treat
Nichols Elementary School will be having its 6th annual Harvest Fest and Trunk or Treat on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 2-4 p.m., at Nichols School. Trunk or Treat, where parents decorate the trunk of their...
View ArticleLordship School hosts zumba fund-raiser
The Lordship Elementary School PTA hosts a zumba fund-raiser on Friday Nov. 7, from 7-8 p.m.; doors open at 6:15, in the All Purpose Room, at Lordship Elementary School, 254 Crown Street. The event...
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