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 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 is the story of a little boy named Max who sails into his dreams to have a "wild rumpus" with imaginative, sometimes nightmarish monsters. The Times described his work: "In book after book, Mr. Sendak upended the staid, centuries-old tradition of American children's literature…
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Will you be taking advantage of the extra time to file your returns this tax filing season?
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Thursday, January 5
The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2012 tax filing season by announcing taxpayers have until April 17 to file their tax returns. The IRS encourages taxpayers to e-file as it is the best way to ensure accurate tax returns and get faster refunds. The IRS also announced a number of improvements to help make this tax season easy for taxpayers. This includes new navigation features and helpful information on IRS.gov and a new pilot to allow taxpayers to use interactive video to get help with tax issues. “At the IRS, we’re working hard to make the process of filing your taxes as quick and easy as possible,” said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. “Providing quality service is one of our top priorities. It not only reduces the burden on …
Saturday, November 5, 2011
The long-time Fairfield County resident passed away due to complications from minor surgery.
Andy Rooney, a long-time resident of Fairfield County who still has a home in Rowayton, died on Friday in a New York City hospital from complications following minor surgery. He was 92. Rooney was a staple of "60 Minutes," capping the show off with his brilliant and often funny commentary about the little things in life that we sometimes make a big deal of -- and the big things in the world that are sometimes really small. Rooney, who began his commentaries in 1978, railed about how unpleasant air travel had become. "Let's make a statement to the airlines just to get their attention. We'll pick a week next year and we'll all agree not to go anywhere for seven days," he told viewers. Oct. 2, 2011, after his 1,097th essay, Rooney announced …
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Two residents passed away recently.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Stratford Patch publishes obituaries regularly. They appear in the announcement section. For readers' convenience, we've compiled a list of the most recent obituaries here: If you'd like to submit an obituary to be published on Stratford Patch free of charge please contact Editor Jason Bagley at jason.bagley@patch.com. Readers can also post their own announcements -- Here's how.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Three residents passed away recently.
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Monday, June 27, 2011
Stratford Patch publishes obituaries regularly. They appear in the announcement section. For readers' convenience, we've compiled a list of the most recent obituaries here: If you'd like to submit an obituary to be published on Stratford Patch free of charge please contact Regional Editor Gary Jeanfaivre at gary.jeanfaivre@patch.com. Readers can also post their own announcements -- Here's how.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Three residents passed away.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Stratford Patch publishes obituaries regularly. They appear in the announcement section. For readers' convenience, we've compiled a list of the most recent obituaries here: If you'd like to submit an obituary to be published on Stratford Patch free of charge please contact Regional Editor Gary Jeanfaivre at gary.jeanfaivre@patch.com. Readers can also post their own announcements -- Here's how.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Two residents passed away recently.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Stratford Patch publishes obituaries regularly. They appear in the announcement section. For readers' convenience, we've compiled a list of the most recent obituaries here: If you'd like to submit an obituary to be published on Stratford Patch free of charge please contact Regional Editor Gary Jeanfaivre at gary.jeanfaivre@patch.com. Readers can also post their own announcements -- Here's how.
