Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The celebrated children's author was best known for his book "Where The Wild Things Are."
Ridgefield's famed children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak died Tuesday. The celebrated children's author, best known for his book "Where The Wild Things Are," was "widely considered the most important children’s book artist of the 20th century," the New York Times reports. The Times reports that Mr. Sendak died of complications from a recent stroke, according to his longtime editor, Michael di Capua. "Where The Wild Things Are" was published in 1963, and the story of a little boy named Max who sails into his dreams to have a "wild rumpus" with imaginative, sometimes nightmarish monsters was a bestseller. Mr. Sendak wrote and illustrated more than a dozen solo picture books and over 80 books in all — one more posthumous piece…
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Killingworth native is chief operations officer for the New London-based lifesaving agency formed as a result of the Titanic disaster in 1912.
Titanic's crew couldn't have anticipated the iceberg that sunk the famous ocean liner. The iceberg it collided with on April 14, 1912, was likely made of ice that was 3,000 to 6,000 years old and was one of 400 icebergs annually "calved" off the coast of Greenland. But prior to 1913, there was no systematic way of monitoring the potentially dangerous presence of icebergs in the North Atlantic shipping lanes. In the aftermath of the Titanic disaster, however, the International Ice Patrol was formed. Headquartered in New London at the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, the IIP has continuously monitored iceberg presence in the North Atlantic for the last 99 years. According to Lisa Mack, Coast Guard commander of the …
Saturday, April 21, 2012
I took some scenic photos at Wolfe Park and by the Town Green.
Dogwoods are blooming in brilliant whites, purples and pinks, flowers are sprouting — and unfortunately the grass is growing again too. Early signs of spring are all around us. I took a few photos of trees that stood out to me in town, but there are a lot more amazing scenes I've driven by. Please feel free to add your own photos to this gallery.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Thirty-three of the passengers on the Titanic were headed to Connecticut. Eighteen of them never made it when the unthinkable happened to the "unsinkable."
Margaret Kelly, the eldest daughter of James Kelly of Kildare County in Ireland, had been working in a corset factory in New Haven for two years when, in early 1912, she bought her father a third-class ticket to come across the Atlantic on the maiden voyage of the Titanic and visit her. The plan was for James to work a while and save enough money to send for his wife, Kate, and his five other children to join them. But the reunion never happened, cut short by one of the worst maritime disasters in history. Kelly's body was found by the cable ship Mackay-Bennett and buried at sea. The heartbreak for the Kelly family didn't end there — his son, Thomas, was killed in action four years later during World War I. Eventually, Kate and the rest of…
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Phileas Fogg travels by train, boat, carriage and even elephant to win a bet in this Masuk High School play set in 1872.
Phileas Fogg isn't the kind of guy one would expect to make a bet with his friends that it was possible to travel around the world in 80 days, but that's exactly what he does in 1872 — well before air travel. "He's very uptight," Masuk senior Ben Call said of the character he plays. "He's an adventurer, but he never leaves London, until he goes around the world." But Fogg may be the right man afterall. He keeps his schedule down to the second. "The temperature and the time has to be perfect," Call said. "There's a strict set of rules and he doesn't know why other people don't understand that." The play "Around the World in 80 Days", based on the Jules Verne novel, will be performed at Masuk High School on Friday, March 30, and Saturday, …
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Would you get a tattoo? See those who see their body as a work in progress.
The tattoo artist etched the outline of a cross on Tony Grillo's back as he lay face down on a soft leather bench. Grillo, from Beacon Falls, is getting his fifth tattoo, and he explains his addiction. "I like the way they look, and some of them have meaning," he said. "I am getting the cross to match the one my girlfriend has. The Southern Comfort tattoo is because I am from New Orleans; it has nothing to do with alcohol. I am going to have my son's name tattooed next.” Rob Gramlich, one of the owners of the tattoo studio, No Regrets Tattoo, at 195 Rubber Ave. in Naugatuck, said that over the last few years, tattoos have become more mainstream. "People from 18 to 80, from all walks of life, have them done," he said. "We had a woman who …
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Or at least, most radio DJs like "Sleigh Ride," as it's the song most played during the 2010 and 2011 holiday season. Did your favorite carol make the list?
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Monday, December 26, 2011
From a heat wave in July to the often windy and cold weather of December, "Sleigh Ride" by Woodbury's own Leroy Anderson made its mark on the world. "Sleigh Ride" was the most played song this holiday season for the second year in a row, according to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, or ASCAP. The top 10 most played songs of the 2011 holiday season were published by ASCAP. All were written or co-written by ASCAP members. "ASCAP is home to America's greatest songwriters and composers," said ASCAP president and chairman Paul Williams on the ASCAP website. "So it is no wonder that the top holiday songs have been written by our members. This list reflects the enduring power of music. It's a beautiful thing to …
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Here is the latest book list from the regional libraries' Book Clubs, plus links to free books for your eBook device.
Are you expecting a Kindle for Christmas? If you are, or if you are simply looking for a good book to read while you take some time off, Patch is here to help. Check out our library links to download the best eBooks in the region. If you will be reading books the good, old fashioned way, the list of the regional libraries' Book Club selections will give you some new ideas for brain food and entertainment. Most library book clubs are finished for the month of December, but if you have the week off and are looking for a good book to relax with during the downtime, we have you covered! The towns that are noted to be reading a particular book will have the most copies of that book, and with a single library card from any Connecticut library…
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Residents in Danbury, Newtown and Bethel entered their homemade creations in the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium's 2011 Festival of Lighthouses.
Amid the calm of the deep, blue swirling walkways of the Maritime Aquarium, beacons of light flash out to light the way. The sound of foghorns fill only the imagination as visitors proceed from one exhibit to the next when they come upon this year's entries to the 2011 Lighthouse Competition. Submissions came in from throughout Fairfield County and beyond. Some were fanciful and decorated with all manners of candy and toys while others were perfect scale recreations of existing lighthouses within the borders of Connecticut. All reflected some aspect of the designers life. Newtown's Frank LaBanca, a former educator, created a replica of the Black Rock lighthouse that exists at the end of Seaside Park in Bridgeport. His work with the …
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
From tiny tots to grandmothers, there is something about dance that moves the soul.
Many movements in dance could be described as a physical expression of freedom. For those who devote their lives to it, however, dance serves many more purposes than that. Grace Barton Harvey, the co-owner of The Graceful Planet in Newtown, said that even after a hard day at school and piles of homework, her 10-year-old daughter chooses to dance eight hours a week. The young girl said that dance relaxes her. Dance is as much about work as play, and there is tremendous discipline to the activity. Ballerinas balance gracefully on tip toes while the youngest dancer works as hard as she can to keep her legs straight. Delores Riskallah Matzen has been teaching belly dancing for 40 years and is still shakin' it, grateful that in this …
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Christine E.
6:41 pm on Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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