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The following announcement was sent on behalf of Assistant Managing Editor for Culture and Talent Angel Jennings and Deputy Editor for Culture and Talent Joseph Serna: With our company charting its path forward in the digital world, it's a great opportunity for our newsroom to train the next generation of journalists alongside us.

The Michigan Press Association college contest winners have been announced and the Western Herald is delighted to share our four wins and two honorable mentions.

As is the case with many Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), Western Herald has gone through many changes since classes returned to in-person operations.

Grace Farms raises $400,000 for arts, justice, community, faith New Canaan Advertiser FacebookTwitterEmail 3of5 4of5From left, Aris and Patti Kekedjian, Richard Liu, Jeannette Chen and Michael Chen. Show MoreShow Less 5of5 New Canaan: An Oct. 13 Grace Farms Foundation benefit raised $400,000 “to forge new pathways to advance nature, arts, justice, community and faith, and to sustain the award-winning Grace Farms.” Additional major gifts were also raised for international trainings to disru...

Blue Wave pride - One Darien High School grads coming out experience, in five moments Darien Times FacebookTwitterEmail In June 2012, on the eve of my high school graduation, I came out of the closet as gay. In the five years that have passed, I’ve continued on a journey of self discovery, and I’ve learned to embrace my multiple (sometimes conflicting) identities with pride. In honor of June being pride month, I’d like to share my coming out story in five key moments, all of which happene...

Church service scheduled for local 20-year-old who died Greg Reilly FacebookTwitterEmail [UPDATED Sept. 4, 1:20 p.m.] A funeral Mass for Katherine Schlegel has been scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 6, at 11 a.m. at St. Aloysius Church on Cherry Street. [UPDATED Sept. 4, 11 a.m.] Katherine Mary Schlegel, 20, the daughter of New Canaan residents, a member of St. Aloysius Church and a 2016 New Canaan High School graduate, died Monday, Sept. 3. The report of the death was confirmed Sept. 4 by the fam...

PHOTOS: Skating on Dariens Gorhams Pond is a town and family tradition Darien Times FacebookTwitterEmail 11 1of11There were many local hockey players on hand at Gorhams Pond on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Darien — all photos Jarret Liotta/Hearst Media Group. Show MoreShow Less 2of11Mark Weber of Darien suits up to skate at Gorhams Pond on Saturday, Feb. 2 Show MoreShow Less 3of11 4of11Annie Wren, 7, left, and her sister Katherine, 11, do some skating at Gorhams Pond Show MoreSho...