Fairfield News

Sacred Heart University is significantly expanding its presence in Stamford and Fairfield County, launching new graduate degree programs and additional courses, moving into new classroom space in the center of the city and increasing its involvement and outreach within the Metro- and Stamford-area region and business communities.

Colleen Fecke, 47, of Fairfield was charged with driving under the influence and risk of injury to a minor Monday.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield's legislators voted to thin their own numbers Monday.

Next stop Stamford for commuter Karen Roche of Fairfield, as her Metro-North train pulled out of the Fairfield Center station Wednesday morning.

Fairfield's Jeff Keith, founder of the Connecticut Challenge, will be honored Saturday at the NCAA men's lacrosse Final Four semifinals.

Westport Police Chief Dale Call said there were far more shuttle buses early today to the Westport station with more riders than on Monday.

Troy Stauser works with Richard Preneta at Prenetta Physical Therapy in Fairfield, Conn., for a critical arm injury he sustained in the line of duty as a Stamford Police Officer when he engaged in a foot pursuit of a robbery suspect last year.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield's two public high school both ranked among the Top 25 in Connecticut and the top 1,000 nationwide, according to a recent list published by The Daily Beast and Newsweek.

Metro-North Police monitor the scene of Friday's derailment and train collision at the Bridgeport-Fairfield line Saturday, May 18.

Emily Bazelon, author of bullying book Sticks and Stones, shows her television interview with talk show host Stephen Colbert during a talk at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn.

Richie Rios, 30, of Vine Street in Bridgeport, was picked up by West Haven police and charged by Fairfield with conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny.

Fairfield University and Fairfield Prep are so tightly bound into Fairfield's fabric that it seems like they've been here forever.

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, on May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn.

After a day that began with the alarm clock in her Fairfield home ringing at a painfully sunless hour, the news that Metro-North Railroad 's New Haven line would be back to full service by Wednesday was all Marcia Brown wanted to hear.

We've got one more challenging day of commuting before regular service resumes on Metro-North's rail line on Wednesday.

Highlights from men's basketball action between Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac at Sacred Heart University in Bridgeport, Conn.

Sacred Heart had not played particularly well that night, and even though the Long Island University campus was one about an hour away from Fairfield, the loss to the Blackbirds was not a pleasant one.

While the prohibition is a good move, it's a sorry fact that the bill was originally written to prevent those under 18 from using the facilities.

As at 8 a.m. approaches, there's lots more traffic on Interstate 95. In fact, traffic is down to a crawl, about 5 MPH between Milford and Fairfield on southbound I-95. As usual, the Merritt Parkway is starting to slow.

Cars line up to enter the garage in downtown Stamford by the train station. It was filling up by 7 a.m., with only roof parking left.