<p><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">45 Wayside Lane, Redding Public Open&nbsp;House, Saturday 6/14, 1-3pm</u></p><p>Sophisticated mid-century inspired modern deck house in the sought after Umpawaug area of West Redding, set back on 4 private acres with scenic views of the neighboring pond. Light, bright and open floor plan with 36'x16' beamed and vaulted great room featuring walls of windows and sliders to the wrap around deck, hardwood floor, fireplace, and custom built-in book shelves. </p><p>The expansive main level also features the updated kitchen with quartz counters, decorative subway tile backsplash, and stainless steel appliances; plus adjoining light filled dining room with vaulted ceiling and custom built-in display shelving. </p><p>Total 2,958 sf including the expansive walk-out lower level featuring a spacious family room with floor to ceiling brick fireplace, private office with sliders to the backyard, convenient half bath, laundry room, 23'x13' studio or workshop, plus oversized 2+ car garage. </p><p>Room for everyone with 4 bedrooms and 2 full baths in the private bedroom wing of this sprawling ranch. The primary suite features hardwood floors, dressing area with double closets, and full bath, The additional 3 bedrooms, all with hardwood floors, share the updated hall bath with pedestal sink and beadboard wainscot. Many recent improvements: roof (2019), well pump (2021), generator hook up (2021), septic (2022), boiler (2022), new garage doors (2022), mini split in great room (2023) and more. Top location, convenient to Georgetown shops and restaurants, Mark Twain Library and West Redding station. Idyllic Redding-"The VT of CT" yet just 57 miles to Midtown.</p><p>Take a virtual tour of the property =&gt; <a href="https://www.seetheproperty.com/472694" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.seetheproperty.com/472694</a></p><p>To learn more about this property, contact Laura Ancona <a href="https://www.williampitt.com/agents/lauraancona/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.williampitt.com/agents/lauraancona/</a></p>

<p class="ql-align-justify">June&nbsp;12, 2025:&nbsp;Fairfield County Bank&nbsp;partnered with&nbsp;Central Connecticut State University&nbsp;(CCSU)&nbsp;through a $5,000 donation&nbsp;for their recently-announced Banking Excellence Programpartnership, which connects the&nbsp;University and Connecticut’s&nbsp;top financial&nbsp;institutions&nbsp;to uniquely prepare graduates for a career in&nbsp;financial services.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">The Banking Excellence Program&nbsp;provides&nbsp;an additional certificate for&nbsp;students, helping set them apart from others in the job market upon graduation and&nbsp;is currently accepting applications&nbsp;for the first cohort beginning in Fall 2025.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Program&nbsp;consists of four&nbsp;elective courses taken during junior&nbsp;and senior year covering&nbsp;a wide range of industry-specific topics such as risk management, credit underwriting, bank performance metrics and more.&nbsp;Roughly 60% of program funding will come from participating banks, with the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;supported by theAmerican Savings Foundation&nbsp;Endowment.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Classroom instruction is supplemented&nbsp;through&nbsp;a paid internship offered by one of the participating financial institutions, such as Fairfield County&nbsp;Bank, which&nbsp;will&nbsp;provide&nbsp;students with valuable workplace&nbsp;and networking experience.&nbsp;Industry leaders will be&nbsp;presenting regularly&nbsp;and hosting class visits throughout each semester.&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">“The Banking Excellence Program&nbsp;is an exciting way to engage the next generation of up-and-coming&nbsp;bankers. We look forward to&nbsp;welcoming&nbsp;interns&nbsp;from the program&nbsp;as a valuable addition to our existing internship offerings,” said Fairfield County Bank President, Daniel Berta.&nbsp;Mr. Berta is also an adjunct professor at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU), teaching&nbsp;FIN 100 in the Ancell School of&nbsp;Business.&nbsp;“I’ve&nbsp;seen first-hand the&nbsp;interest and ability of our college&nbsp;students, and how valuable it would be to introduce them into Connecticut’s banking industry&nbsp;prior to graduation.”</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Connecticut State Universities offer&nbsp;students the ability to take classes at another State University&nbsp;and seamlessly transfer credits, meaning that WCSU students interested will also&nbsp;have&nbsp;the opportunity&nbsp;toparticipate in the Banking Excellence&nbsp;Program.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">To learn more&nbsp;about the&nbsp;Program and CCSU, please visit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ccsu.edu/programs/banking-excellence-certificate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://www.ccsu.edu/programs/banking-excellence-certificate</a></p><p><br></p>

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Town of Redding Concert on the Green Series kicks off this Sunday, June 15 with "Jen and Tonic"!&nbsp;The Concert on the Green series runs on Sundays for 11 weeks from 6:00-8:00pm on the Redding Town Green.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">The series is funded by individual donations as well as Sponsorships by local businesses and residents.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Call (203)938-5036 X3 for weather related cancellations</span></p><p>For the complete summer lineup, click <a href="https://reddingct.gov/parks-and-recreation/upcoming-events/concert-on-the-green-series" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Town of Redding Concert on the Green Series kicks off this Sunday, June 15 with "Jen and Tonic"!&nbsp; The Concert on the Green series runs on Sundays for 11 weeks from 6:00-8:00pm on the Redding Town Green.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The series is funded by individual donations as well as Sponsorships by local businesses and residents.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Call (203)938-5036 X3 for weather related cancellations</span></p><p><a href="https://lmw8n8cab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A1abjxG1TCdZrQhqHv0RHqBPGdI6mNvk-gsvwQhDkp87GcJ_e3CrI_Y5QKy4KubiUpDaZvNn5tCBWSjizH4cXX-0K9EM2BeoKTg-I-5QJDjDrS62XXxtbgWJyLbgkUVHBekI3g2jkqE5m07fEFkZa5YF-q2PZ5-Nrql2PT1uSy4oc_mp7Lrk30k_pzXkQApnaBv1TUPtyhRDkvB0Kvj2HmGBPyHwaplr3quHWodLVV-1iEyIbaw1MQ==&amp;c=rf1Z8eTQaTz_az17XlcWqjxpcBn7X9ZYa9ZgdB_-KSisCMhrr-CEQA==&amp;ch=qLdpwLKaLHTYC-uL36JG3ANaSPBzMXyqC2WOJ0dASR-691hfC0UV8A==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Click here for complete info on performers and how you can donate</a></p><p><br></p>

<p><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WAITRESS</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> has arrived at A.C.T. of Connecticut—and every seat in the house is spoken for. Performances are sold out, with more than 100 names on the waitlist. But don’t let that stop you. To join the </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WAITRESS</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> waitlist, call the Box Office at 475-215-5497. This isn’t just a show—it’s a seat at the counter, where the scent of something sweet lingers in the air and the pulse of the diner draws you in. Flawed, funny, and fiercely loyal, Jenna, Dawn, and Becky pull you into their world so completely, you don’t just watch—you feel like one of them. You root for them. You ache with them.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">One of Artistic Director </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daniel C. Levine’s</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> greatest gifts is casting—not just for talent, but for truth. He finds the people who don’t act like characters, but rather, slip into them like a second skin. At A.C.T., performances don’t ask you to suspend disbelief. They invite you in. They meet you where you are.</span></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jenna, Heart First</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As Jenna, </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Abigail Sparrow</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> delivers a performance that lingers. Her voice is bold and achingly beautiful—big enough to stop you in your tracks, yet tender enough to break your heart. When she sings </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">She Used to Be Mine</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, it’s not just a song. It’s a reckoning.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jenna is the kind of woman who folds her grief into a pie crust and dares it to rise. Sparrow captures her resilience and her quiet rebellion. She is honey and grit. A mother-to-be, a poet of the kitchen, and a woman aching to reclaim her own life.</span></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Her Circle of Strength</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At the heart of Joe’s Pie Diner are two unwavering friends: </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Amma Osei</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> as Becky, full of fire and grounded wisdom, and </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Shaylen Harger</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> as Dawn, sweetly anxious and endlessly endearing. They’re more than coworkers. They’re Jenna’s tether. Their sisterhood is fierce, funny, and healing.</span></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wesly Slade</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> is like the SNL skit you watch on replay as Ogie, Dawn’s oddball suitor. A tax auditor with a magician’s flair and a heart that doesn’t play by the rules, Ogie is delightfully offbeat. Slade plays him with gleeful precision, finding charm in every awkward beat. He and Dawn are the kind of perfect you don’t expect—kismet in mismatched shoes.</span></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In Jenna’s Orbit</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">There’s </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Joseph Torello</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> as Cal, the gruff cook who keeps the kitchen humming and the sass flying, and </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">David Sitler</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> as Joe—the diner’s namesake, a sharp-tongued old soul and diner patron who sees more than he lets on. Then there’s </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cody Jenkins </strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">as Earl, Jenna’s possessive and volatile husband—beer in hand, name tattooed across his chest (just in case he forgets it). </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">John Alejandro Jeffords</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> steps into the role of Dr. Pomatter, Jenna’s kind-hearted gynecologist (and not exactly the sharpest scalpel on the surgical tray) who falls for her—and her pies—with reckless speed.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">And by his side, </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ariana Valdes</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> as Nurse Norma steals scenes with her dry wit and deadpan wisdom. Norma doesn’t miss much.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">And Finally, LuLu</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Then comes </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">LuLu</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, played by </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Maeve Marbury</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, whose presence in the final moments is soft, simple, and soul-shifting. She reminds us that joy is never far—it’s inside us, waiting. Her innocence binds the story like the final ribbon on a gift you didn’t know you needed.</span></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The World They Live In</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Director </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sara Brians</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> paints this world with care—honoring </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WAITRESS</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">’s legacy without imitation. There is no gloss, no pretense. The teal-and-chrome diner set, worn and welcoming, feels like somewhere you’ve been before. It doesn’t impress—it embraces. Under Brians’ direction, every moment has room to breathe. Joy and pain sit side by side. Nothing is rushed, and nothing is wasted.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ensemble members glide in and out of scenes with beauty and intention. With just 19 actors and 350 props, the production moves like a waltz—each step choreographed, each beat earned.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Music Director </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nicholas Connors</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> treats Sara Bareilles’ score with the reverence it deserves. Folk-pop harmonies tethered to a beat that feels like the hum of a busy kitchen—familiar, tender, alive.</span></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Final Course of Season 7</strong></p><p><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WAITRESS</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> is more than a season finale. It’s a culmination—a story that feeds something deeper than entertainment. Season 8 tickets go on sale Monday, June 9 and, in A.C.T. of CT fashion, they will sell out in a flash! Go online or call the Box Office </span><a href="https://www.actofct.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.actofct.org/</a></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">See you at Joe’s Pie Diner for the slice du jour.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Learn more </span><a href="https://www.actofct.org/waitress" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.actofct.org/waitress</a></p><p><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*Image courtesy A.C.T. of CT</em></p>

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">The National at Golf Performance Center is teeing up a summer of friendly competition with Tuesday night Men’s League and Thursday night Ladies League play. The Ladies League on June 17, with the Men's League starting on June 19. Both leagues begin at 7:30 PM with two-person teams and a shotgun start.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Registration fee is $30.00, and green fees are reduced to $15.00 for league nights. Points are awarded each week—18 for first place, 17 for second, and so on—leading up to bragging rights and prizes at the season’s end.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">You’ll hit the course as the sun goes down and finish under the lights. The National Short Course is now open at night, offering a fast, fun, and public 9-hole round designed to be completed in under 40 minutes.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Whether you're chasing a title or just out for an unforgettable evening on the greens, The National is your place to play. Spots are limited to 18 teams per league. Learn more and register:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://thegolfperformancecenter.com/summer-golf-league/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">https://thegolfperformancecenter.com/summer-golf-league/</a></p>