Local News

Gas Company Work in Fairfield IS Legit

11:14am--#Fairfield CT--Resident on Melville Avenue called police that a heavy set 6'2" man came to her door in what appeared to be a gas company uniform asking to check for corroded pipes.  The woman refused and called police because she did not call or have prior notification for the inspection, nor did she see any gas company vehicles in the area.  Police are on the way.  ALWAYS as for identification before letting anyone in your home claiming to work for a utility you did not call for.  UPDATE--Officer sent to the scene says there are stickers on many doors from the gas company.  Police confirmed with the gas company that they ARE working in the area checking indoor pipes.  When…

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Citizens Working for a Better Bridgeport Public Forum

Stand up and let your voice be heard Bridgeport residents. The time has come to BE the change you want to see in Bridgeport! Citizens Working for a Better Bridgeport  is sponsoring a public forum on Saturday March 16, 2013 to discuss  the essential House Bill HB-5724. The time has come for you to learn about this bill and contact your legislators and ask them to support this bill. This bill is co‐sponsored by Bridgeport State Representatives Jack Hennessy and Auden Grogins.  This bill should be embraced by all who want to see Bridgeport embrace good government practices. Date: 3.26.2013 Time: 2:00 PM Place: Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT.

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Mural Unveiled In Fairfield While Police Still Wait For a Contract

Editorial- On Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 5 pm, First Selectman Tetreau and the newly formed Fairfield Arts Advisory Committee (FAAC) held a press conference to unveil a mural in the second floor conference room in the John J. Sullivan Independence Hall, 725 Old Post Road.  Yet it's been over two years since the Fairfield Police Department has had a contract or even a cost of living increase.  Priorities....why is Fairfield so anti-union?  They made the fire department and nurses union wait years for a contract proving their anti-union stand.  The town's sticking point?  Health insurance.  If there is any town employee that should have stellar health insurance that should be our firefighters and police.  Cut it back?  Let's start…

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Fairfield Racoon Found With Rabies

On March 13, 2013 the Connecticut Department of Public Health Laboratory notified Fairfield Health Department that a raccoon collected in the Hill Farm Road area of Fairfield did test positive for rabies. The raccoon did come in contact with a household pet and that pet had an up-to-date rabies vaccination.  Because of this, the Fairfield Health Department is reminding residents to be alert for animals in local neighborhoods that appear to be suspicious.   Neighbors within a half mile of where the raccoon was collected have been notified via Code Red.  This area notified is more that 15 times the average range of a raccoon. It is important to remember that any mammal can get rabies, whether wild or domesticated. In…

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