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Apr 28, 2023 10:56 am EDT

TRUMBULL, CT Nestled in Trumbull, this home is near award-winning schools, shops and restaurants, with close proximity to New York for commuters.

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The home offers four bedrooms, two full baths, eat-in kitchen, living room with a fireplace , central air, hardwood floors throughout the first floor.

Second floor has dormered back half of the house with a full bath and large closets. A screened-in heated porch, ideal for soaking in the sun or simply enjoying some quiet time.

Solar panels, fenced in yard, a must see with endless possibilities schedule your appointment today!

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SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) Get geared up for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing with an Indy 500 Porch Party!

Porch Parties are a big part of the Month of May festivities and offer neighbors a chance to get in the racing spirit!

To be a part of the Indy 500 Porch Parties Race:

Submissions will be judged following the Indy 500 Qualifying Weekend. Winners will be notified by Monday, May 22.

Pick up your Porch Party Kit

Race fans love to go all out with Porch Party decor!

Need some help with the decorations? Porch Party Kits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to the first 500 fans at the following locations:

Each Porch Party Kit includes the following items:

Check out the official Harrison Center for the Arts Porch Party Guide that will help you plan the ultimate porching experience!

Porch Party Prizes

The grand prize winner will receive a Porching Party on May 24 courtesy of IMS, free meat for a year from Good Ranchers, a special visit from IMS President Doug Boles and friends, and a few freebies from Dew and Advance Auto Parts!

The 2nd and 3rd prize winners will each receive a Dew Tote Bag and a special visit from IMS President Doug Boles.

Click here to visit the IMS website and submit your home!

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Neighbours in Clifton have been left 'shocked' after a terrible incident where a car crashed into a house and left the porch crumbling. Officers were called to the incident just after 7am on Thursday (April 27).

People living in the area described seeing police at the scene and said they were left feeling saddened by the collision.

Nurse Evelyn Owusu-Nipah, 57, said: "I saw the police and I thought 'what is happening?' Ive been here since 2007 and it was nice and quiet. When we came to buy the house, it was one of the most sought after streets, Im not too sure now that all these things are happening.

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Hope Jones, 31, said the porch of the affected property had been left crumbling. She said: I walked my dog and I saw the police.

We only moved in in December. We dont know too much about the area. Its been a bit of an interesting few months. Its quite unfortunate, I saw it [the porch] crumble.

Another neighbour, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "I feel a bit sad for them. Its a shock really.

It was early in the morning and everyone was in bed, added another resident, who asked not to be named. "I saw the car at the house, I never saw anything else. Its terrible."

Inspector Iain Blackstock, of Nottinghamshire Police, said it was "extremely fortunate that no-one was hurt". Officers arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of drink driving in connection with the incident.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, or has dash-cam footage, is asked to get in touch with Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident 104 of April 27.

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Kaeja d'Dance's revered and award-winning Porch View Dances (PVD): 'Real People Dancing In Real Spaces' returns to the tree-lined intimacy and multiple outdoor spaces of Toronto's historic Seaton Village from August 9 to 13, 2023. Now in its 12th year, the beloved site-specific community dance event offers audiences and participants an extraordinary mingling of everyday lives and artistic expression through dance - intentionally and joyfully blurring the lines between 'Art' and daily life.

"We believe wholeheartedly that art is for everyone, anywhere, and everywhere," says Karen Kaeja, Co-Artistic Director of Kaeja d'Dance and Founder of PVD. "Porch View Dances takes dance out of the theatre and literally into the streets, offering brave new works by brilliant choreographers performed by everyday people with their powerful, personal stories at the forefront."

The idea for Porch View Dances came to Kaeja as she mused about the lives and stories behind closed doors in neighbouring houses. She envisioned these stories flowing out of homes onto front porches, lawns, and into the streets in a celebration of movement and community. Kaeja then considered how Toronto choreographers could bring their artistic visions and care to the project by collaborating with residents and participants to craft and share their unique life narratives through dance. This vision was further refined with Co-Artistic Director and partner Allen Kaeja, and the festival was launched in 2012.

PVD has since grown into a highly anticipated recurring event in Seaton Village and is considered "a poster child for site-specific dance done right" (The Globe & Mail). The festival "gives a beautiful glimpse inside different Toronto households, full of diversity, strength, and love, showcased through contemporary movement in a way only site-specific dance works can" (The Dance Debrief). The City of Toronto recently honoured PVD and its contribution to the social fabric of the neighbourhood by renaming a Seaton Village laneway - Porch View Dances Lane.

"This year we're thrilled to welcome Co-Curator and Artistic Producer Sofi Gudio and Co-Curator Sid Ryan Eilers to the PVD team. They join us as part of a pilot project created expressly to widen our PVD communities, perspectives, and artistic offerings," says Allen Kaeja, Co-Artistic Director of Kaeja d'Dance. "Sid and Sofi have focused on works that feel connective and essential, purposefully centring on underrepresented voices in dance and voices from previous iterations of our festival."

Returning to the village in full 'in-person' glory, the festival features a full roster of POC and Indigenous creators. Jim and Owen Adams, an Indigenous father and son team who are resident performers at PVD over a 4-year journey, will complete their expression of the Medicine Wheel - closing a cycle of honouring the four directions, elements, and colours. Drag queen Mary Moonshine (Jake Runeckles) leads the 90-minute walking/wheeling tour through streets and lanes to experience four new dance works created by choreographers Victoria Mata, Heryka Miranda, Ashima Suri, and Kinaj - Kin Nguien and AJ Velasco. These works will be performed on porches and front yards by families and friends, many who have never danced before. Along the way, audiences will also discover three dance vignettes in unexpected places choreographed by Matthew "Snoopy" Cuff. The event culminates with the always popular Flock Landing, a participatory, site-specific activation at Vermont Square Park. Audience members of all ages and mobility levels are invited to join the inclusive group movement ensemble, led by Mio Sakamoto, together with dancers Brayden Cairns, Yui Ugai, and Rajvi Dedhia. Bikes, strollers, and wheelchairs are welcome at this pay-what-you-wish event.

Since its inception in 2012, PVD has taken place in-person across Ontario with events in Ottawa, Kitchener, and with Lakeshore Arts in Long Branch, New Toronto, and Mimico in South Etobicoke. During the pandemic, Porch View Dances went online for two consecutive years and reached people across Canada and internationally. Kaeja d'Dance continues in its commitment to prioritize working with performers and collaborators with racialized identities who are underrepresented in the dance community on this project. PVD engages 'real people dancing in real spaces' and in this way sends the strong and powerful message that art is for everyone.

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QUINCY Quincy firefighters responded to a structure fireThursday afternoonnear North Fifth and Lind streets.

When crews arrived, they found a fire on the roof of the front porch at 831 N. Fifth, but no damage was reported inside the apartments in the building.

Three Quincy Fire Department apparatuses were on the scene for just over an hour. Deputy Chief Steve Salrin said any structure fire report gets a full crew sent. In Thursday's case, the firefighters extinguished the fire on the porch structure and ensured there were no additional flare-ups.

No injuries were reported for either residents or firefighters, and no damage other than the porch was noted by QFD. QFD arson investigators were already on scene Thursday to try and determine the cause of the fire with the assistance of Quincy Police investigators. The cause was not released on Thursday as the investigation is ongoing.

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PHILADELPHIA - A shooting at a family's home in Olney ended with a 5-year-old child being injured, and his father being arrested and ordered to stay away from his kids.

Officials say the boy's father accidentally discharged a gun, striking his son in the hip as he stood on the porch of the home Monday morning.

Nicholas Pagan is charged with aggravated assault for the shooting, as well as endangering his 9-year-old child, who was also present when the shot was fired.

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The 29-year-old suspect was on house arrest for illegal gun possession at the time, and violated his probation, according to the DA's office.

A shotgun was recovered from the home, but officials say it is not the weapon used in the shooting.

It is believed that the suspect's friends, who fled before police arrived, are in possession of the suspect firearm.

In addition to aggravated assault, Pagan is charged with weapons charges, endangering the welfare of children and related offenses. He is being held on $2 million bail, and a Stay Away order from the victims.

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Jack Teixeira knew the FBI was closing in.

Two reporters from The New York Times showed up in his mothers driveway earlier this month. They publicly accused him of leaking national security records he allegedly accessed as an entry-level computer tech with the Air National Guard in Otis. When agents showed up on April 13, the 21-year-old was on his mothers front porch in a pair of shorts.

He didnt run away. He sat on his mothers porch reading the Bible, defense lawyer Brendan P. Kelley to a federal magistrate judge Thursday during a detention hearing in U.S. District Court in Worcester.

Teixeira, of North Dighton, has been charged under the National Espionage Act after authorities discovered he had allegedly been sharing top-secret documents on social media platforms with fellow video gaming enthusiasts. Most were focused on U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to prosecutors.

Isnt that s--t classified? one user asked, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nadine Pellegrini told the judge, quoting one of Teixeiras alleged online exchanges. Everything is that Ive been telling people up to this point. LOL.

Teixeira has not yet entered a plea. He also may face prosecution by the Pentagon, lawyers said in court.

Facing a courtroom packed with media and law enforcement, Teixeira entered in handcuffs and orange jail garb emblazoned with the acronym for the Plymouth County Correctional Facility on the back. He flashed a brief grin over his shoulder at his parents and other family members attending the hearing, looking nothing like the vision of a man involved in international espionage.

In fact, his bedroom at his mothers house was filled with Legos and toy guns, in addition to some real firearms he had locked away in a safe, Kelley told U.S. Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy, who took the matter of pretrial bail under advisement.

While Teixeira did not speak during the hearing, his father took the witness stand to explain the lengths he was willing to go to supervise his son at his home, should the younger Teixeira be released.

You called out that you loved him, which is understandable, Kelley said, referring to the defendants initial appearance in Boston. Are you comfortable reporting any problems to probation?

My son is well aware that if he is released and he does anything against probation, I have told him Id have to report him, said Jack Michael Teixeira, a former corrections officer at Bridgewater State Hospital.

The elder Teixeira said he has cameras inside and outside his house he can access constantly through an app on his phone while he is at work, is willing to relinquish his own firearms and even get rid of his smart TV if need be. Both he and his ex-wife said they would also be willing to put their homes up as collateral if Hennessy ultimately grants bail for their son.

In a memo filed hours before the detention hearing, prosecutors painted a disturbing picture of the defendant that included a history of saying violent, racist things that earned him a suspension while a sophomore in high school.

Kelley argued the suspension was merely a reflection of the poor choices of a teen boy.

Young adults in their late teens or early 20s are not usually their best selves, he told the judge.

In addition to that incident, Pellegrini told Hennessy Teixeira did other searches using his security clearance that had nothing to do with his job. The searches included Ruby Ridge, Las Vegas shooting and Uvalde. The last being a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School Texas, where 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a former student, fatally shot 19 students and two teachers.

Pellegrini argued the sum of the alleged evidence against the guardsman amounted to more than youthful braggadocio.

This is not speculative. This is not hyperbole, The chief of the National Security Unit for the U.S. Attorneys Office told Hennessy, adding that Teixeira accessed far more than he posted online.

Pellegrini also raised the possibility of foreign governments being interested in providing a haven for Teixeira should he be released. She cited the case of Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency who leaked classified documents in 2013, then sought refuge in Moscow.

Kelley countered that the notion of having foreign government officials whisk him away from his lifelong home was farfetched.

You have a young man before you who didnt flee, and has nowhere to flee, the defense attorney said.

The scandal also had a ripple effect at his former post. The commander of the 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron where Teixeira worked was suspended, officials have said. Others were stripped of their security clearances.

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The thief - who can be seen wearing blue jeans, black Adidas trainers and a blue coat - is seen in CCTV video approaching the property on Newark Road and entering through the gate.

He is then seen picking up and walking away with two artificial potted plants that were standing on the porch.

Footage from earlier in the evening of April 24 showsthe man passing by the house carrying items.

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The man can be seen walking away with the plants after entering without permission (Image: Hannah Gibbs Baker)

The homeowner, Hannah Gibbs Baker, said on social media: "After stealing our trees we believe he went down the alley towards Enstone Road.

"Please can anyone around those areas please check any cameras or Ring doorbell footage from April 24 around 1.15am to 2.15am (our camera clocks are incorrect)."

Anyone with any information or footage of the man is asked to contactthe police on 101 quoting crime number37/23641/23.

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Growing up in Boston, I never thought that I would one day become an electrician. I imagined myself working in an office, sitting behind a computer. But life had other plans for me, and after years of working in the administrative industry, I needed a change. I wanted a career that would not only provide me with a stable income, but also one that would offer me the opportunity to grow professionally and care for my family.

As a mother and as a soon-to-be-licensed electrician, the benefits that my new career in the union construction trades have changed my life. Those include family-sustaining wages, affordable healthcare for my family, and continual professional development and training opportunities.

For women looking for a fulfilling career path, I would say take the leap and reap the rewards of work within the union building trades. You might find that you love it as much as I do.

When I was looking for a career change and higher wages, I discovered Building Pathways, a pre-apprenticeship program that helps women and people of color enter the construction trades. There, I learned the basics of the electrical trade, and was introduced to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 103. After graduating with 200-plus hours of classroom and hand-on learning experiences, I applied and was accepted to the apprenticeship program at the Greater Boston Joint Apprentice Training Center (JATC), a joint training program provided by the IBEW Local 103, and the National Electrical Contractors Association of Boston (NECA). I was on my journey as a union electrician.

Since then, I have learned so much about construction, and I have seen firsthand how it can provide women like me with stable and family-sustaining careers. The union construction trades offer strong wages, benefits, and job security, as well as opportunities for growth and advancement. As a Local 103 IBEW apprentice, I am not only earning a livable wage, but I am also gaining valuable skills and knowledge that will help me advance in my career through continuous training and upskilling opportunities.

But the benefits of a career in the union construction trades go beyond just the financial rewards. For me, being an electrician has given me a sense of pride and accomplishment. I love being able to work with my hands and see the results of my hard work. And as a single mother of an 18-year old and 5-year old, I am grateful for the flexibility that the construction industry offers. With my apprenticeship, I am able to work during the day and spend time with my children in the evenings and on weekends.

On behalf of the incredible women who are building our hospitals, schools, skyscrapers, affordable housing, roads and bridges, I encourage other women to look around and see how we are succeeding, together. The industry is changing, and more women than ever before are entering the trades every day. Massachusetts has the highest participation rate of women in apprenticeship in the U.S. With programs like Building Pathways and unions like Local 103 IBEW, there has never been a better time for women to join the construction industry.

So, to all the women out there who are considering a new career: Take the leap. The rewards are worth it.

Kanitra Porch is a Boston resident, a mom, and an apprentice at the Greater Boston Joint Apprentice Training Center (JATC).

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The entrance to your home holds such importance, and its often quite an overlooked space. Postmedia sat down with two style experts to hear their tips on how to make your front entrance sing.

Because your front door is a relatively small area compared to the rest of your home, you can have fun with it and make it a personal style statement, says Benjamin Moore colour and design expert Sharon Grech.

A bold colour that contrasts with the body of the house is an easy way to add curb appeal, she says. If the homes cladding is on the lighter side, then try a brighter or more saturated hue and vice versa.

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I prefer a door with a touch of sheen, so my go-to finish is a soft gloss.

If you are painting your front door, take the opportunity to update the hardware with a stylish option. A new lock set and a beautiful door knocker make a stylish statement, says Grech.

A fresh coat of paint for any furniture at your homes entrance is a great way to extend the life of these pieces that might otherwise feel quite dated.

If you are painting, do it as soon as possible so that when good weather rolls around, your outdoor space is prepared, says Grech.

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If you have a larger porch, a seating area is a wonderful and practical way to add curb appeal to your home, says Grech. She suggests creating a quiet reading area with cushions in your favourite colour and a couple of chairs, so you can use this space for entertaining.

Porch furniture is a great way to add personality to your homes entrance, says colour and style expert Sharon Grech. Photo by Benjamin Moore /PNG

A fun, practical and pretty doormat is an easy, cheap way to add personality to the entrance of your home, says Lydia Thammavong, head of design, style and trends at home improvement retailer RONA.

A wreath on your front door that you change with the seasons will also make your front entrance feel attractive and distinct, she suggests. Or, update your mailbox and address signage for an instant refresh. For the address numbers, go for a font that is clean and modern looking and make sure theyre at least four inches tall to be well visible from the street. These are small upgrades that are often forgotten and will help give your house a more contemporary look.

Exterior lighting has a significant impact on your front entrance, says Thammavong. You can use sconces on either side of your front door to create symmetry or a semi-flush light if you have a covered porch. Go with what best suits the style of your home. Lighting your pathway also upgrades the general look of your house, day and night: It makes your home feel more welcoming.

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