FOX CT Morning News Meteorologist Joe Furey posed with a group of Hartford Courant readers and FOX CT viewers after they finished breakfast with Courant Columnist MaryEllen Fillo on Oct 27.
Breakfast with JAVA contest winners and their guests dined with Courant Columnist MaryEllen Fillo, who talked about how she gathers material for her column. Later, I had the pleasure of taking the group on a tour of the newsroom and presses.
Little Theatre of Manchester’s 50th Anniversary Gala was held Oct. 2 at historic Cheney Hall. From left to right are FOX CT Anchor Logan Byrnes; Little Theatre of Manchester Founder, Fred T. Blish, who sadly died Oct. 25 after a brief illness; Little Theatre of Manchester Alum James Nicola; Artistic Director of the New York Theater Workshop and Little Theatre of Manchester Executive Director Joyce Hodgson. (Photo by Leslloyd Alleyne/Journal Inquirer)
On Oct. 25, FOX CT Morning News Anchor Sarah French, right, chatted with Darlene Roberts, fund development director for Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, about the youth mentoring organization’s gala called “Big Hearts, Big Dreams, Real Hope”. To learn more, go to: www.nutmeggala.kintera.org
“The economic downturn puts twin burdens on charities: When people tighten their budgets, charities feel the pinch. Meanwhile, people in serious financial stress rely more on charities operating with reduced coffers.” - From Courant Columnist Susan Campbell’s Oct. 27 column titled, “Charities Are Hurting in The State; They Are Reorganizing To Survive.”
