GREENWICH, Conn. Second Congregational Church raised $135,000 to benefit Heart Care International, a Greenwich-based nonprofit organization that provides life-saving heart care procedures for indigent children in underdeveloped countries, at its 13th annual Valentine's Gala on Feb. 7. The event brought 110 people together for singing, dancing, home cooking and fellowship.
A man is facing second-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace charges following a weekend argument that included a computer being smashed, according to Greenwich Police. Police say they were called to a Sheephill Road residence in the Riverside neighborhood of town just before 2 p.m. Feb. 15. Officers found that an argument between the suspect and a girlfriend escalated and the suspect reportedly smashed the woman's iPad to the ground.
More than 100 people attended the Second Congregational Church's 13th annual Valentine's Gala and helped raise $135,000 to benefit Heart Care International. It was the latest demonstration of the Greenwich church's support for the Greenwich-based nonprofit organization, which provides life-saving heart care procedures for indigent children in underdeveloped countries.
Traffic is bumper-to-bumper on I-95 southbound in Bridgeport, Conn. A massive long-term investment in Connecticut's transportation infrastructure is the centerpiece of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budget, Photo: Brian A. Pounds A train arrives at the Bridgeport Metro-North station in downtown Bridgeport, Conn.
This print of the God of Wealth, which is usually put on the doors of homes during Lunar New Year celebrations, will be among the artwork by students on display at the Chinese Language School of Connecticut's 13th annual Chinese New Year Festival in Greenwich, Conn. Photo: Contributed Photo Runhuai Qin performs the Changing Face Act during the Chinese Language School of Connecticut's Chinese New Year Festival heralding the year of the horse at the Hilton Stamford Hotel in Stamford, Conn., on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.
Collisions between cars and trains are the greatest source of injuries and fatalities in the railroad industry, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration . Nationwide about 270 deaths occur a year at public and private grade crossings.
