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Angela Carella - Taxpayers left out of contract bargaining with teachers

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Stamford officials are trying to negotiate a contract with the city's largest labor union, the teachers.

Leaders of the Stamford Education Association are doing their job, trying to get the most they can out of the city for the 1,380 teachers who are members.

Get ready: New state dialing system begins Saturday

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

The voice differs, depending on where you're calling from. Sometimes it's a man's voice. Sometimes it's a woman's. The tone of voice is often the same, regardless of gender -- calm, measured, almost

Central crushes No. 1 New Canaan, advances to FCIAC championship

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

BRIDGEPORT -- When Shabashe McIntosh woke up Friday morning, he immediately rushed to a window and looked outside. It was a football player's version of Christmas morning, only the Central running

Westhill girls soccer reaches state semis for first time

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

STAMFORD -- It has been a season of firsts for the Westhill High School girls soccer team. The Vikings' 14 victories are first on the all-time school list; Westhill hosted its first FCIAC playoff

In first post-chimpanzee attack appearance, Stamford woman speaks of recovery

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

STAMFORD -- In her first public appearance since a near-fatal animal attack, Charla Nash laughed, spoke wistfully about missing her daughter's prom and talked about her longing to eat a solid piece of pizza.

Greenwich pharmacy founder remembered as hard worker, 'warm' man

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

Years ago, Harriet Grannick remembers setting out with her father Irving at 9 p.m., after he closed his Greenwich Avenue drug store for the night, and heading up to the backcountry to deliver

Greenwich doctor uses wrong man's sperm to produce twins

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

Hundreds of women have trusted him with their bodies, and their dreams of motherhood. Many depend on him as their doctor today.

But for nearly seven years, none of Dr. Ben D. Ramaley's patients have known that the prominent obstetrician/gynecologist had been accused of an almost unimaginable act - substituting his own sperm for that of a patient's husband during an artificial insemination procedure.

Stamford football rallies to top Trinity Catholic in closing minutes

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

STAMFORD -- Down 3 with the ball on Trinity Catholic's 24-yard line, Stamford head coach Kevin Jones had a flashback to his days as an assistant coach at New Canaan.