07/26/10 Ripken 11s cruise to victory

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Ripken 11s cruise to victory (Thehour)

BETHELContributed ReportThe top four hitters for the 11-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars erupted for 11 hits in 16 at-bats to power Norwalk to a 12-3 victory against Southbury in the opening round of the state tournament Saturday at Bethel's Mitchell Park.Nico Petridis smacked two triples .

Ridgefield bounces Norwalk out of states (Thehour)

FAIRFIELDBy MIKE MADARHour CorrespondentFor the second straight game, the mighty bats of Norwalk's 15-year-old Babe Ruth team were shut down by the opposition's starting pitcher.

Fullum's, Norwalk's little big store (Fairfield Citizen-News)

The year 1969 was a good year for moon landings and rock festivals. That summer, as hundreds of millions watched with racing hearts; fuzzy black and white images of American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepping onto the surface of the moon flickered across TV screens around the world.

Norwalk Police Blotter (thehour)

Recent crime briefs from Norwalk police reports. Posted 07/24/2010

Running Club Holds Road Race and 5K Health Walk at Calf Pasture Beach (thehour)

NORWALK By STEVE KOBAK Hour Staff Writer Calf Pasture Beach holds a bittersweet significance for anti-drug crusader Ginger Katz and the Ian James Eccarino 9-Mile Memorial Road Race and 5k Health Walk -- an event dedicated to her son -- seems to bring out the best ones. While waiting for the first runner to cross the finish line Saturday morning in the beach's parking lot, Katz reminisced about the time she spent running at the beach and visiting her son, who worked at Calf Pasture. "Sometimes I'd just sit on the bench and hope he'd come by," she said. "There's a lot of memories for me at this beach." Ian died on Sept. 10, 1996, of a drug overdose. Since then, Katz has dedicated her life to keeping other children from suffering the same fate through her Courage to Speak Foundation. The race, which is held by the Lightfoot Running Club, has been dedicated to Ian for the past 12 years.

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