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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 07:55 am

Fairfield News

Local news for Fairfield, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

3 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

Rell makes sweltering swing through Fairfield

While the legislators are away, the governor can play. So that's just what Gov. M. Jodi Rell did Friday.

3 comments

Related Topix: Fairfield County, CT, Stamford, CT, Bridgeport, CT, Bridgeport Metro

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Minuteman

Traffic in Fairfield a growing problem?

Residents and town and state officials agree that traffic congestion is a serious issue in Fairfield.

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Connecticut Post

Fairfield's Ogden House to reopen

FAIRFIELD The Ogden House, closed for extensive renovations, will reopen on August 3, the Fairfield Historical Society has announced.

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Related Topix: Westport, CT

Minuteman

Eight Fairfield bridges over troubled waters

Looking to keep Fairfield bridges safe and reliable the Conservation Department requested approval Thursday night from the Inland Wetland Agency for the repair of eight area bridges.

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

Minuteman

Fairfield women give 'from the heart'

A group of retired police wives, the women of "Project from the Heart" know how to put smiles on the faces of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

NewsTimesLive.com

State CAPT scores on the rise

The state's class of high school sophomores this year has outperformed their predecessors on a key standardized test.

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Related Topix: University System of Georgia, State University of New York System, State University of West Georgia (University System of Georgia), Stratford, CT, Fairfield University, Platt College

Connecticut Post

Towns look at 4-day workweek to save

Gas pangs at the pumps, coupled with Utah's move to put most of its state workers on a four-day week, are driving more Connecticut cities and towns to reconsider whether a similar schedule makes sense for them.

6 comments

Related Topix: Colchester, CT, Stamford Metro, Suffield, CT, Middletown, CT, Salem, CT

Mon Jul 14, 2008

The Day

State: Rate won't be revisited

Connecticut regulators on Monday rejected United Illuminating Co.'s request to reopen a 2006 decision that allowed for a rate increase, a move the utility says could lead to a new request for higher rates.

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Related Topix: North Branford, CT, Hamden, CT, Branford, CT

NewsTimesLive.com

Fairfield teen badly burned after seizure

A 17-year-old male was burned on his back and legs with a mixture of bleach and floor stripper, after he suffered a seizure Saturday afternoon in Lucy's Kitchen on Black Rock Turnpike.

9 comments

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Connecticut Post

Fairfield man faces manslaughter charge

A Fairfield man who was injured in a fiery head-on collision that injured five others and killed one of his passengers is now accused of manslaughter with a motor vehicle.

7 comments

Related Topix: Shelton, CT, Easton, CT

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Fairfield Citizen-News

Landscapers Dig Organic Care

Michael Nadeau has thrown everything he learned in school out the window, and he's helping others do it too.

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Fairfield Citizen-News

Film Festival is Looking for Submissions

Young aspiring filmmakers brush the dust off your camcorders. Your work has an opportunity to be featured in a film festival that will take place at the Community Theatre on July 31.

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Related Topix: Trumbull, CT

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Fairfield Citizen-News

A Tribute to Denise

The Fairfield Citizen~News asked to publish First Selectmen Ken Flatto's tribute to Denise Dougiello, who served as a selectman from 2001 until she resigned on June 1, that was given at her funeral on Wednesday ...

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Greenwich Citizen

FAA Fight Continues

Federal, state, and local officials reassured Fairfield Country residents last Tuesday evening at Norwalk City Hall that they would do everything possible to prevent detrimental changes to state airspace, as ...

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Related Topix: US News, Stamford, CT, New Haven Metro, US Politics, Christopher Dodd

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Fairfield Citizen-News

Gardener Digs Up Grenade

A gardener working at a Sturges Road property Monday afternoon found something much more frightening than a weed in the soil a grenade with a pin in it.

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

Fairfield Citizen-News

School Lunch Costs Increased

The ever-rising cost of fuel was cited as a reason that schoolchildren will have to pay 10 cents more for their lunches at the elementary, middle and high school levels this coming school year.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Associated Content

8 Great Public Golf Courses in Fairfield County Connecticut

Fairfield County is one of the wealthiest counties in the entire country. Due to the affluence in Fairfield County, Connecticut has one of the top per capita income levels of any of the United States.

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Related Topix: Fairfield County, CT, Connecticut

Tue Jul 08, 2008

The Age

Drew Barrymore splits from boyfriend

Drew Barrymore and Justin Long have called it quits. Photo: Getty Images Roberta Gets Raunchy Drew Barrymore and Justin Long have split up.

1 comment

Related Topix: Drew Barrymore

NewsTimesLive.com

New Fairfield condo water tanks leaking

Leaking water tanks are the latest in a list of complaints by residents of the Dunham Pond condominium complex.

3 comments

Related Topix: New Fairfield, CT

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Connecticut Post

Landscaper finds grenade in Fairfield

Police and fire officials cordoned off a driveway next to a historic home on Sturges Road this afternoon after a landscaper discovered a grenade under a hedge.

2 comments

Related Topix: Home Listing, Home

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Fairfield, Connecticut is located in Fairfield County and is part of the New York Metro Area. Zip codes in Fairfield include 06825, 06828, and 06824.

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