Trumbull News

Gail G. Trell, left, and Johnna Freud, both of Stamford, look over literature as Mark Langfan, chair of the board of the Americans for a Safe Israel, speaks during the Fairfield County Rally for Solidarity, Security and Peace at the Jewish Community Center in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.

Claire Gold stands in the hallway of the Discovery Magnet School in Bridgeport, Conn.

By Abby Howe Trumbull resident Paul deRegt will be riding in the CT Challenge this year with the Camp Rising Sun Team.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Robert Klee today announced that as part of the ongoing celebration of the state parks centennial, this upcoming Saturday and Sunday - July 26 and 27 - will be "Free State Parks Weekend" in Connecticut.

Ron Kahn fills out his ballot during a special election at St. Joseph High School, in Trumbull, Conn.

Trumbull voters appear to have selected Democratic candidate Lainie McHugh to fill the vacancy on the Board of Finance, according to the unofficial tally reported Tuesday night by the Trumbull Times .

Not at this diner, where one of the regulars is lost in a bowl of chocolate ice cream and this week's issue of "The Weekly Standard."

Polls will be open until 8 p.m. tonight for a special election to fill the seat and unexpired term of Larry Miller, the state representative of the 122nd District, who died May 31. The 122nd District covers parts of Stratford, Shelton and Trumbull.

An 18-year-old was arrested early Saturday on a charge of disorderly conduct after she hosted a large and loud party at a relative's home on Garden Drive where she was pet-sitting, police said.

Trumbull voters are headed to the polls Tuesday for special elections for the local Board of Finance and, for District II voters, State Representative for the 122nd.a€ a€ Trumbull voters at all four of the town's voting districts will be choosing between Democratic nominee Lainie McHugh and Republican William Haberlin for the Board of Finance.

William Hass, president and CEO of family services in Woodfield and Andrea Goodman, president of the board of The Center for Family Justice at the reception Governor Malloy and his wife held at the governor's mansion in Hartford.

It took about 13 minutes for officers to link the theft of a wallet to a report of a woman attempting to use stolen credit cards to buy $27,000 in Rolex watches Thursday afternoon, Fairfield police said.

Joseph A. Vincent, of Stratford, has been selected as chair of the Institute of Management Accountants's global board of directors for fiscal year 2014--2015.

Kylie Angell couldn't believe the reaction of UConn officials after she reported being raped by a classmate in her university dorm room.

Trumbull accountant Thomas Ragonese, 55, pleaded "guilty" to a federal tax charge Thursday for his part in a scheme to defraud a Bridgeport-based property owner .

Marilyn Taylor admitted her future as principal of Dunbar School had been uncertain during the turmoil of the past few weeks.

If you're at home a weekday morning watching TV, you just might spot scenes of Milford - Connecticut, that is.

Tyler Caruso of Stratford plans to study business at Southern Connecticut State University received a $500 scholarship from the Fairfield Police Union.

The Fairfield County office market followed up a strong first quarter with a mixed bag of results during the second quarter, and northern Fairfield County showed some impressive results.

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's Executive Vice President James Ritman, left, and Executive Managing Director Steve Banker, right, pose for a photo in front of Greenwich Financial Center at 1 Fawcett Place in Greenwich, Conn., on Wednesday, July 16, 2014.