News12 Connecticut has made another round of layoffs.
And this one includes some very familiar, popular and longtime faces.
Among the 11 people let go from the editorial team, effective next month: on-air journalists Becky Suran and Mark Sudol.
Others receiving pink slips including photographers, executive producers and editorial managers.
Seven journalist and photographers remain in the Norwalk studio. Reporters will now be required to shoot their own stories.
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Discussion of lights on Wakeman and PJ Romano Fields continues at Monday’s Planning & Zoning Commission meeting (July 20, 6 p.m., Zoom).
The clock re-set after Parks & Recreation Department director Erik Barbieri resubmitted the application, after questions and comments during previous P&Z meetings.
Wakeman Field, one site of proposed lights.
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The registrars of voters begin memory card and tabulator testing on Tuesday (July 21, 9:30 a.m., Town Hall Room 212D).
The public is welcome to observe, through the testing is complete.
Meanwhile, there’s an “enrollment session” on Friday, July 24 (5 to 7 p.m., Town Hall, Room 107) to register voters before the August 11 primary elections.
Voters can also enroll any time at the registrar of voters’ office any time during normal business hours.
A tabulator (foreground) at the Westport Library polling place. (Photo/Dan Woog)
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Singer-songwriter MT Jones brings his soulful vibe to the Levitt Pavilion this Sunday (7 p.m.; free).
Before his appearance, he chatted with Weston Today’s Jaclyn Jeffrey. They spoke about his hit album “Joy,” his journey from young musician to session player, then on to a solo career writing original songs, his creative process, and the legendary robust Liverpool music scene.
He also performed a track from “Joy.” Click here, for the story and link.
MT Jones
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The curtain rose last night on legendary detective Hercule Poirot, as he investigates “Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.” The show runs through August 1, at Westport Country Playhouse.
Called “the greatest whodunit ever written,” the novel cemented Christie’s reputation as the “Queen of Crime.” Click here for tickets, and more information.
A free Symposium is set for this Sunday (July 19), following the 3 p.m. performance.
“Christie at 100…Still Going Strong” will discuss why her mysteries continue to sell 4 million copies a year. Guest speakers include author and co-founder of the Connecticut Chapter of Sisters in Crime Elise Hart Kipness, and mystery writer and CrimeConn festival founder Chris Knopf.
Kelle Ruden — leader of The Usual Suspects, a long-running mystery book discussion group at rhe Westport Library — will moderate.
Anthony Cochrane as Hercule Poirot in “Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.” (Photo/Mark Smith)
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Speaking of theater: There are 2 Westport connections to “Rosie,” the “riveting” new musical with a one-night-only presentation at Greenwich House Theater (August 4, 7 p.m.).
The music and lyrics for the show — about the girl in the bandana behind the iconic World War II poster, as she reconciles her feminism with the diverse and complex world — were written by 2013 Staples High School graduate Jake Landau.
Fellow Staples alum Lauren Weinberger is the developmental producer.
Click here for tickets, and more information.
Jake Landau
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Silvermine Arts Center’s current exhibit, “A Place for Artists,” traces the history of the 119-year-old galleries, studios and teaching center.
Staples High School Class of 1972 graduate Leslie Alexander is in the show. She’s a member of the Silvermine Guild
So was her mother, Diane Davenport Alexander. And her grandfather, Edmond Greek Davenport.
In keeping with the them, Leslie’s piece is next to her mom and grandpa’s works. (Hat tip: Liz Milwe)
Leslie Alexander, with her work.
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Back we go to the insect and flower worlds, for today’s “Westport … Naturally” feature:
(Photo/Nancy Diamond)
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And finally … happy 80th birthday, Linda Ronstadt!
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