Month: November 2016

The Cold War Series at Fairfield Library

[Fairfield, CT, October 21, 2016] The Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Road will be hosting a historical series with popular host, Mark Albertson. There will be four parts to this series, The Cold War, which will begin November 3: Kennan and Containment, November 10: The Bear Grows Claws, November 17: Détente and Arms Control and December 8: Quagmire. The lectures will be on Thursdays at 7 pm in the Rotary Room. This lecture series will trace the cold war from the point of view of both the United States and the Soviet Union. It will touch upon the Soviet Union’s rise to power from a backward peasant economy to the world’s second leading industrial power. The jockeying for position…

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Fairfield News: McKinley School to Remain Closed on Wednesday, November 2

  #Fairfield Connecticut--The McKinley School will remain closed on Wednesday, November 2, as we continue to clean and test the water system in the wake of the accidental introduction of an anti-corrosion chemical into the hot water system on Monday.   Extensive purging of all water systems and related equipment has been completed. Some sixty water samples have been sent to the York Lab LLC for testing.  We anticipate receiving the results of the testing by the end of the day on Wednesday.  If the results are “clean”, school will reopen on Thursday.   The decision to keep the school closed while we await the results of independent testing was made in collaboration with Sands Cleary, Fairfield’s Director of Health. …

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Bridgeport News: 2 In Custody After Pursuit – Shots Were Fired At Police

5:55pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Police have two suspects in custody after a short pursuit in the Hollow.  Police said they were investigating the two men for narcotics when the two men in the silver Audi sped off.  Police said witnesses confirmed radio reports that there were shots fired at police on Madison Avenue near the intersection of Alice Street.  The pursuit continued down Housatonic Avenue, downCongress Street past the police station and double back to the Hollow.  The car crashed at the intersection of Chestnut and James Street.  The car then tried to run down a police officer before they got the two men in custody after a short foot pursuit.  It was first reported that an officer was injured but was…

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