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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
[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.
[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] 9:10pm--#Bridgeport--Police, Fire and EMTs responded to a car accident at the corner of Barnum and Hallett Street once again tonight. Last week a police car responding to a call crashed into a passenger vehicle with one officer still in the hospital with a broken pelvis. Earlier this spring there was a crash between a pickup truck and city bus. FAIRFIELD-Reef Road Units on scene- found explosive device in garbage can, Connecticut State Police Bomb Squad on scene. We are hearing from various sources including Seymour Fire Department of electrical power outages throughout the area. UPDATE--Power was restored after 6am, a substation in Beacon Falls was the reason. Milford--Milford Police arrest James Edwards, a 22 year old…
[caption id="attachment_4451" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="2nd Shooting in the Park City Thursday Night"][/caption] Police are investigating a shooting that took place on Beechwood Avenue near Norman Street just after 10pm Thursday night. According to EMTs the victim was shot several times while sitting in his car. This was Bridgeport's second shooting of the night, a person was shot at the Mobil Station at 3196 Main Street around 8pm. The victim at that shooting was driven to St. Vincent's Hospital by private car around 8pm. Condition of both victims are unknown at this reporting.
[caption id="attachment_4435" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="2 officer and 2 civilians had to be extricated by the fire department"][/caption] Shortly after 8:30pm Wednesday night a Bridgeport Police Car was involved in a crash that required the fire department to extricate two police officers and two civilians from their car near the corner of Barnum Avenue and Hallett Street. It is unknown at this time the status of the officer or civilians or if the patrol car was involved in active police activity at the time of the accident. This intersection was the scene of an accident with a city bus and pickup truck earlier this year.
Fairfield’s bravest in Police and Fire Departments were presented awards Tuesday night. The Fairfield Fire Department is presented Fire Chiefs Awards, Exceptional Medical Service Awards, Unit Citations of Valor, Honorable Service Medals, and Joseph S. Elias Meritorious Service Awards, while the Police Department presented Chief’s Letters of Recognition, Letters of Commendation for Honorable Service, and Unit Citations. The agencies will then join in recognizing several members of the community with Civilian Public Safety Awards for extraordinary actions over the past year.
[caption id="attachment_4426" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Boat is capable of 60 knots!"][/caption] A boat that would make "More Power" Tim Allen proud reaching speeds of 60 knots. The boat is equipped with the latest high tech tools and electronics. The boat was funded from Homeland Security Funds and was at no cost to the town. The boat will be used to protect the regional town waters. Fairfield is considered a first responder to the city of Bridgeport in the event of mass casualty. This replaces one of the town's boats which has already been posted in the trade publications as "for sale".
[caption id="attachment_4384" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rescue chopper seconds after crash"][/caption] MANHATTAN:Reported 5 onboard, divers being put in the water right now. REPORTED HELICOPTER CRASH INTO THE EAST RIVER AT 34TH ST. 3:40pm--Third person pulled from the water. 3:42--Fire Department says four rescued, one unaccounted for. [caption id="attachment_4388" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Scene immediately after chopper crashed"][/caption] 4:One Firefighter diver in water 1 PD diver in water Marine boats on scene trying to locate helicopter. Duration is 34 min. 4 rescued 1 unaccounted -Info just given by FDNY Division Chief 3 4:44pm--Helicopter was a Bell 206, pilot has been resuced. Rescuers are still searching for the fifth passenger. CBS TV has exclusive video immediately after the crash. 4:45pm--Fire department reporting 5th person found, one…
Red Tide near San Diego creates Bioluminescent Ocean Waves. Not every wave glows an electric blue but a few do. The color and name comes from plankton which appear red in the day and glow at night. The bioluminescence is generated by a chemical reaction/process involving the phytoplankton Lingulodinium polyedrum, and driven by motion of the waves. Read more..... video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
A jubilant Amanda Knox was cleared of murder charges today by an Italian appeals court today, ending her four-year prison ordeal and clearing the way for the American student to return home to Seattle. Read more... video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player