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Tatiana Flowers is a Hearst Journalism Fellow covering education for The Norwalk Hour.

Before moving to Connecticut, she worked as a temporary newsperson at The Associated Press covering general assignments. After that, she...

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Regina Hampton, of Westport, whose daughter is an addict, attends a support group meeting at the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery in Bridgeport, Conn. on Thursday, January 24, 2019.

From rock bottom to recovery: How to find get help with opioid addiction

April 18, 2019

Jennifer O'Brien at her home Tuesday at 2 Bayberry Lane in Westport. The house, built in 1835 by the Jennings family, originally comprised a master bedroom, a bathroom, a horse and onion barn, a hayloft and a chicken coup. It now comprises more than 5,000 square feet, has a three-story stone fireplace, eight bedrooms, and an in-law suite.

Family reluctantly lists Westport antique home

April 11, 2019

This year’s recipient of The Kevin M. Eidt Memorial Scholarship Fund, Norwalk High School senior Emilia Cuevas, at her home Friday, April 5, 2019, in Norwalk, Conn. The $100,000 college scholarship was awarded at the annual presentation and dance on Saturday night. Since the Fund’s inception in 1997, more than $2.1 million in scholarships has been awarded to 160 recipients. The scholarship rewards outstanding accomplishments in academics, athletics, arts, community service and religious service, the areas in which Kevin participated and excelled.

NHS senior wins $100,000 scholarship

April 7, 2019

Dr. Gabriele Weigand records 5th grade gifted and talented student Tristan Meyer-Mitchell as educators and education students from Germany and Switzerland visits Cranbury Elementary School to learn about best practices from the gifted and talented programs in Norwalk Public Schools Friday, April 5, 2019, in Norwalk, Conn.

European educators get a look at Norwalk’s gifted and talented approach

April 5, 2019

Eighth-grader Emily Lamphier plays Ursula and seventh-grader Amy Martinez play Ariel as they perform the number “Unfortunate Souls,” during the dress rehearsal for the All Saints Catholic School Drama Club production of The Little Mermaid on Wednesday. Below, seventh-grader Ryan Costikyan plays Flounder in the number “She’s in Love.”

Little Mermaid will make a splash at All Saints

April 4, 2019

Keystone House client Jerome Barr at Keystone's facility on Main Street Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Norwalk, Conn. Keystone House, a Norwalk nonprofit that supports people living with mental illness, is hosting its biggest fundraiser on April 6 at the Norwalk Inn where Barr will give the keynote address with Peer Support Specialist Alima Davis.

Keystone House sets Island Party fundraiser

April 3, 2019

Colleagues and family members described Michael Hefferan as a kind, loving and generous man who loved his daughter unconditionally. The 60-year-old lifelong Norwalker died after a car crash Thursday in Westchester County.

Norwalk man killed in N.Y. crash remembered for kind, generous spirit

March 29, 2019

Fire damages Norwalk condo complex

March 27, 2019

Erica DePalma, board member of the AG Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, with her hearing impaired daughter, Jameson DePalma, 7, at their home in Norwalk. DePalma is organizing an event for parents of children with hearing loss and their friends and families on April 17. The event, also open to professionals who treat children with hearing impairments, provides a networking opportunity for parents looking to share tips and find resources — and offers children living with disabilities the opportunity to forge friendships with each other. Childhood hearing loss is rare and some parents said they struggle to connect with families similar to theirs living in Fairfield County.

Group connects kids, families facing hearing loss

March 24, 2019

Laura Czegledi works with her Gifted and Talented students including 7th grader Vincent Mola on his National History Day project, Radium Girls: Precision Painting Turned Tragic, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Roton in Norwalk, Conn. National History Day is program for students in grades 6-through-12 that encourages exploration of local, state, national and world history. Students from across the district are gearing up to participate in the National History Day Regional Competition in Fairfield on April 6. Students conducted research on a historical topic and created a final project to demonstrate their work.

Students dive into the past for History Day competition

March 20, 2019

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