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Sandra Diamond Fox

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Sandra Diamond Fox has been a journalist since 2005, working for The News-Times and The Redding Pilot prior to coming to the Daily Voice. She has a bachelor's degree in English from Stony Brook University and a Master's degree in publishing from Pace University. She married with four teenage children and is a competitive runner and avid exerciser.

Sandra was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Sandra Diamond Fox's Contributions

Politics

Himes Blasts Trump's Policies Before Cheering Crowd In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. — A huge crowd cheered on U.S. Rep. Jim Himes on Tuesday evening as over 1,100 people filled every seat at Norwalk Concert Hall — and more people stood outside — as the congressman held his first town hall meeting with voters since Donald Trump was inaugurated. To frequent applause and cheers from the crowd, Himes (D-4th District) spoke on and answered questions on a range of issues he disagrees with, including Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and Trump's executive order on immigration. He first reassured the large crowd of constituents that he will conti…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/21/2017

News

Undocumented Danbury College Students Dream Of Financial Aid, Equal Rights DANBURY, Conn. — Evelin Garcia, a senior at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, said she feels awful each time she learns a classmate has had to drop out of school. "They find that they can't afford it because they couldn’t get any financial assistance due to their status as an undocumented immigrant," she said. “It’s really sad because a lot of them are so smart. They were studying to be doctors or physician’s assistants or engineers, and they have to put their education on hold,” said Garcia of Danbury, who is an undocumented immigrant. “They now work in fast-food pl…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/21/2017

Neighbors

Bridgeport Firefighter Curates Slavery Artifacts To Keep History Alive BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A retired Bridgeport firefighter who has curated an extensive private collection of slavery artifacts -- with over 4,500 total items — has made it his mission to educate young people about the horrors of slavery. Craig Kelly, a professional counselor, believes the more people know about their ancestry, “the more respect they’ll have for themselves and the more respect others will have for them." For this reason, Kelly travels to schools and other institutions to talk slavery and explain some of the items in his collection. Seeing the items in person bring home the …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/21/2017

Lifestyle

Apple Turnover: Makeover Leads Changes In Stores At Danbury Fair Mall DANBURY, Conn. — The Danbury Fair Mall has lots of big changes coming in the spring — and the biggest is behind a giant black wall where the Apple Store was previously located. “Apple is taking over the current space of New York & Company, which is moving to a different location in the mall,” said Melissa Eigen, the mall’s senior manager of marketing. Until the construction is complete, Apple has moved into a temporary location in the upper level of the mall, near Lord & Taylor and behind the construction zone. Although Apple would not comment directly on the store's remodel at …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/19/2017

News

Need Help With Your Taxes? Vita Kicks Off Free Services In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — "There are many people out there earning $30,000 a year or less who pay $150 to $200 to get their income taxes filed when they can get it done for free." That was the message from coordinator Kent Rohrer at a press conference Wednesday to kick off the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance campaign at City Hall in Danbury. “They keep paying this every year because they don’t know about this free program,” Rohrer said. “I consider this a crime.” VITA is an IRS-sponsored program in which trained volunteers prepare and file state and federal tax returns for low- to moderate…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/18/2017

News

Norwalk Woman Leads Dakota Access Pipeline Protest March In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. — Chanting “The People United Will Never Be Divided,” about a dozen people stood in front of HSBC Bank in Stamford on Friday afternoon to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Holding up handmade signs with messages such as "Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline" and "Keep Our Water Clean," the group, which called itself "Stamford Stands With Standing Rock,” marched back and forth among six banks near Broad and Atlantic streets in downtown Stamford. Leading the Stamford march was Norwalk resident Jessica Kurose. “This is a battle against…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/17/2017

Business

Danbury Business Owner Joins Strike, Closes For A Day To Support Immigrants DANBURY, Conn. -- As part of “A Day Without Immigrants,” a national strike in response to President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, dozens of business owners in downtown Danbury are closing their doors on Thursday. They are participating in this effort to show how vital immigrants are to the economy and community in which they live. One of them is Pedro Coehlo, who owns two Danbury bakeries -- both named Padaminas on Newtown Road and on Main Street — and a laundromat, called Next Door Laundry, on Newtown Road. At first, Coehlo said that he was opposing to closing for a day because he kn…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/16/2017

Business

New Main Street Store In Danbury Lets Buyers Think Globally, Shop Locally DANBURY, Conn. -- Workspace Collective, a new store on Main Street in Danbury, carries many unique and handmade items that came from great distances around the world. Meagan Cann of Danbury owns the unique retail and design co-op, which offers a unique shopping experience. One interesting item is the bull horn and sisal grass bracelets, which are handmade by crafters in an artisan workshop in Rwanda. “When the bull dies, instead of throwing out the horn, it gets recycled,” said Cann. “Workers carve and sand down the bull's horn. Others weave the grass to make the band for the bracelet. I…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/15/2017

Neighbors

Beyond Bling: Five Barlow Students Win Gold For Handcrafted Jewelry REDDING, Conn. — Five out of five -- it can't get any better than that. That's the number of students from Joel Barlow High School in Redding who won top honors in the Scholastic Art Awards. Each student — Donuel Roman, Taylor Macchia, Emma Boland, Anna Spek and Annie Baldyga — won a gold medal and an award for Best Jewelry in Show. "Only five gold medals were awarded this year in jewelry — and Joel Barlow took them all," said Lee Skalkos, an Easton resident and art educator at Joel Barlow. For the awards ceremony last month at the University of Hartford, over 1,500 pieces of stu…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/15/2017

Neighbors

New Canaan Mom Strikes Up The Band, Keeps Musical Dreams Alive NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- While New Canaan mother of four Julie Kurtzman has played the piano since she was 8 years old, she never imagined that she would one day perform in a band. But her eight-member band, called Bad Dog Buddy, has been performing since 2015 and last year produced an album. "We do this for fun," Kurtzman said. Bad Dog Buddy -- named after her dog, Buddy, a boxer bloodhound mix -- performs classic rock and current hits. Songs include “Remedy” by The Black Crowes, “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder, “Blister in the Sun” by Violent Femmes and “Billie Jean” by Michael Ja…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/14/2017

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