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Malloy, DOT, officials, cut ribbon on new Fairfield Metro Rail Station

Dec 2, 2011 Stephen Krauchick

Article by the Bridgeport News Video-DoingItLocal.com Photography Catherine Krauchick Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined state and local officials to mark the opening of the Fairfield Metro railroad station. The $90 million station, which will open for commuter service on Monday, Dec. 5, also includes 1,400 parking spaces. Located midway between the Fairfield and Bridgeport stations, Fairfield Metro was built by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Town of Fairfield. The DOT owns the entire station facility, while the station and parking lot will be operated and maintained by Fusco Management Company. Connecticut train service is provided by Metro-North under contract to the DOT. “This project will be an enormous advantage for Connecticut commuters — and state and…

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Happy Meal Ban: McDonald’s Outsmarts San Francisco

Nov 30, 2011 Stephen Krauchick

In order to include a toy with a meal, restaurants must now comply with city-generated nutritional standards. Those are standards that even the "healthier" Happy Meals McDonald's introduced earlier this year don't come close to meeting.  Yet it seems McDonald's has turned lemons into lemonade -- and is selling the sugary drink to San Francisco's children. Local McDonald's employees tell SF Weekly the company has devised a solution that appears to comply with San Francisco's "Healthy Meal Incentive Ordinance" that could actually make the company more money -- and necessitate toy-happy youngsters to buy more Happy Meals.  Read full story.....

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Bethel, Redding Still Cleaning Up After Nor’Easter

Nov 29, 2011 Stephen Krauchick

I had a personal appointment in Brookfield today and my GPS took me there the way of Route 58 through Redding and Bethel.  Cleaning up the debris of fallen tree branches from the ice storm last month is still a reality for these towns.    On November 2nd Bridgeport sent mutual aid support to Bethel providing one payloader, two dump trucks, a 40-yard dumpster and a two-person chainsaw crew, for a total of six crew members who spent the week clearing roads.   “While the City of Bridgeport was spared the brunt of this weekend’s nor’easter, some of our neighboring towns, like Bethel, were not so fortunate. We’re happy to lend a hand and provide their town with resources to aid…

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Memorial Plaques Dedicated To Derby War Hero Stolen

Nov 29, 2011 Stephen Krauchick

A new low of lows.  The plaques — which were on a large memorial dedicated in Witek’s honor on May 29, 1999 — were apparently stolen sometime between late Monday and Tuesday morning. Williamson, 75, put the value of the plaques in the neighborhood of $10,000. He assumed someone stole them with the intent of selling them for scrap metal. He hopes any scrap metal merchant will realize the items are stolen, given the inscription which details Witek’s extraordinary actions during World War II. Read full story and see additional photos Valley Indy Sentinel

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Hoyden Hill Lane Rollover Accident-Fairfield

Nov 29, 2011 Stephen Krauchick

A twenty year old driver and her 18 year old male passenger escaped injury during a rollover accident on Hoydens Hill Lane shortly after 8:15pm Monday night. In the video you can see the accident occurred just before the stop sign at Morehouse Highway. Details are sketchy at the time of this posting but it appears the 20 year old female driver was being questioned by police. Hoyden's Hill and Hoyden's Lane is a steep, sometimes winding road. Fairfield's Planning Zoning Commission recently approved two ballparks to built in the area that will increase traffic on these roads.

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Housatonic River Search For Boater

Nov 28, 2011 Stephen Krauchick

[caption id="attachment_5212" align="alignright" width="300" caption="A scull is a very narrow boat, a life vest is not required to be worn."][/caption]An extensive search of the Housatonic River for a missing boater has been suspended for the night. Around 10:30 Monday morning a seventy five year old Woodbridge man who rented out a scull from the New Haven Rowing Club. The boat was found capsized and a search from began with mutual aid from many area towns after the boat was not returned after 2pm. His car remains parked at the rowing club parking lot. The search was suspended after 8:30pm and will resume on Tuesday.

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Happenings NOW 11-28 thru 12-2-2011

Nov 28, 2011 Stephen Krauchick

[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] Housatonic Boater Update:  Authorities do no believe Richard Fiske, 75 of Woodbridge, who's boat (scull) was found overturned survived the night and went from rescue to recovery efforts.   The search turned up nothing today and was suspended for the night.  Efforts will continue on Wednesday. 11:19am--#Bridgeport--Police and fire department on scene at Colorado Avenue investigating a death. If we get details on this of course I will post it. 10:50am--#Milford--Fire department on scene at 51 Davids Drive for a house fire. Bulk of the fire has been knocked down. 12:31am--#Bridgeport--Strange EMT calls tonight. They are on their way to Marina Village for a patient that had a IV line left in her arm during a hospital…

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