Western Connecticut State University News

Rahul Malayappan, of Danbury, CT, attempts to spell a word during the Hearst Media Services Regional Spelling Bee at Western Connecticut State University's midtown campus in Danbury on Wednesday, March 21, 2012.

Frankie Ann Marcille, 17, of Mystic, a graduating senior at St. Bernard School, practices during a ballet class at The Dance Extension in New London earlier this month.

Richard Raymopnd of Danbury, is commander of the Catholic War Veterans Post 1042 and a driving force in the groupis scholarship awards program, which has donated more than $134,000 to high school graduates since 1996.

Mario and Rita Molinaro , of Bethel, announce the engagement of their daughter, Cristina Molinaro , to Paul Giansanti , son of Michael and Marisa Giansanti , of Stratford.

The Regional Teen Prevention Council of the Housatonic Valley Coalition Against Substance Abuse will present its Transitioning to College program for high school seniors and their parents from 7 to 9 p.m. June 5. It will be in Western Connecticut's Westside Student Center , off Lake Avenue Extension.

Gary Rosato , who is now the director of curriculum, instruction and assessment for the town's public schools, succeeds Glen Hatzis , who has been named the headmaster of Fairfield Ludlowe High School .

They're also now everyday installations in public schools -- especially in larger high schools, where it's hard to keep an eye on every hallway.

Fourth-graders gather around a cooler with trout fingerlings they raised in the "Trout in the Classroom" program, before releasing them into the Still River in Danbury.

Some 70 students are on a waiting list to get into the nursing program at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury because the college doesn't have enough faculty to teach them.

Kevin Jay Isaacs , a professor of music and music education at Western Connecticut State University , has earned an Award of Merit in composition from the Global Music Association .

David Plante, a worker from Ed The Treeman, installs an American flag on a utility pole along Route 68 in Prospect May 12.

The goal of the fifth annual One Book One Community project launched in Danbury on Wednesday is to encourage reading and sharing discussions within the community about a single book.

Clean City Danbury Day is set from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Anyone can volunteer to help.

Western Connecticut State University Provost Jane McBride Gates will present a Work/Life Balance Workshop for the Women's Business Council on May 21.

But Krissy Ho, of Danbury, said it didn't matter what day it was, she was just proud of her son.

Looking through the telescope at Westport's Rolnick Observatory Robert Meadows, of the Westport Astronomical Society, views the silhouette of Venus as the planet crosses the path of the sun in 2004.

Western Connecticut State University police are investigating a burglary from a dormitory room on the mid-town campus that was reported Thursday afternoon.

SPECTRUM/Chris Donovan of Meriden, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the 5th Congressional seat in Congress.

A Each year, a little known, but highly respected, program leads students into the field of politics.A Boys State and Girls State, programs offered by the American Legion, has been operating since the 1940s.A Tim Mable, Bethel American Legion representative,A is a previous Boys State counselor.A He said that the students who attend the week-long ... (more)

A BLUMENTHAL: The senator - along with Chuck Schumer , Ron Wyden , Jeanne Shaheen , and Amy Klobuchar - introduced legislation on Wednesday to end the practice of employers requiring prospective or current employees to provide access to password-protected accounts as a condition for employment.