Happenings NOW 10-12 thru 10-15 2011

[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] 2:33am--#Bridgeport--A stabbing just occurred at Wendy's on Fairfield Avenue. 1:20am--#Bridgeport--Driver falls asleep at the wheel rolls his car on it's side int a parked car on Thorme Street.  Driver is ok. Fairfield—Missing Child—Tomlinson Middle School Student who did not show up to school as scheduled today: 13 year old white male, 5’6” 140 lbs curly dyed red hair blue eyes unknown clothing description. He was last seen 8am this morning at the bus stop on Grasmere Avenue. Please call Fairfield Police if you see this child at 203-254-4800 or 911. 11:59pm--#Ridgefield--Police Officer chases down suspects and has one in custody looking for another.  They are in the vicinity of the Mobil Gas Station near Grove Street.…

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Arson Suspected-Yacht Street Bridgeport

Fire officials are investigating that the fireat 199 Yacht Street in Bridgeport intentionally set. Around 8pm a call came in for heavy smoke on the fifth floor of this six story apartment complex. Firefighters discovered that rubber was set on fire in the hallway which they quickly extinguished. They called in the fire marshal for an investigation. 199 Yacht Street is across the street from Captain's Cove Seaport.

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Little Old Lady Causes Bomb Scare in Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT, October 8, 2011: Fairfield Fire Marshal Bill Kessler was on the scene for Hazardous Materials Collection Day in Veterans’ Park this afternoon at about 1:15 when a town resident opened their trunk to dispose of a variety of materials, including a glass pint container of tetrahydrofuran. The chemist from collection contractor Clean Harbors determined that the material may have become unstable and reactive, resulting in calls to Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the State Police Emergency Services Unit. While awaiting their response, Fairfield Police closed a portion of Reef Road in the area of One Rod Highway as fire personnel cordoned off a one-hundred and fifty foot safety perimeter. With Fairfield Fire Engine 1 and…

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Fall Is For Planting – Curb Appeal 101

After being frustrated with overgrown shrubs we gave Lee Ganim a clean slate to work with. Lee shows us how replant step by step and greatly improve your curb appeal under $1,000 dollars complete! Get the best gardening advice from Lee at: Ganim's Garden Center And Florist, LLC 320 King's Highway Cutoff Fairfield, CT 06824 Tel: 203-333-5662 www.ganimsgardencenter.com

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Vines & Vignettes

[caption id="attachment_4466" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Vines and Vignettes benefits St. Ann's School"][/caption]Vines & Vignettes is a unquie variation on the garden tour concept. Instead of going house to house to view various gardens, Vines & Vignettes allows you to see over a dozen garden vignettes on a single property. See some of Fairfield County's finest architects, interior designers, nurseries and garden dealers. The event is this Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm. Tickets are $30 at the door. Pre-sale tickets for $25 can be purchased at Ganim's Garden Center at 320 Kings Highway Cutoff in Fairfield or Harborview Market in Bridgeport at 218 Harborview Avenue. Proceeds benefits St. Ann's School in Bridgeport.

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