FWHS Students Reflect on War Memorials
FWHS Students Reflect on War Memorials Editor’s note: The following information was supplied by James D’Acosta, a social studies teacher at Fairfield Warde High School who led students on a trip to Washington, D.C. in March to visit war memorials. Thirty-eight Fairfield Warde High School juniors in James D’Acosta’s American history classes visited Washington, [...]
Fairfield Nurse Receives Statewide Honor
Fairfield Nurse Receives Statewide Honor Editor’s note: The following news release about a Fairfield resident and nurse at Stamford Hospital, and 11 other nurses at Stamford Hospital, receiving the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing was submitted by Stamford Hospital: Twelve Stamford Hospital nurses have been awarded the “Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing,” [...]
McGruff and Police to Hold ‘Meet and Greet’ on Saturday
McGruff and Police to Hold ‘Meet and Greet’ on Saturday Fairfield Police have scheduled a “meet and greet” at HobbyTown USA on Saturday that will include tips on keeping kids safe and McGruff, the crime-fighting K-9. The event, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the 847 Post Road toy store, will include tips [...]
Dems recommended budget cuts (document)
Dems recommended budget cuts (document) Ann Stamler (RTM District 5, D) sent the Minuteman the following statement which we are publishing with the list of recommended budget cuts that she read at Monday night’s RTM meeting. At the meeting Stamler said she did not know whether her cuts were already contained in the cuts recommended [...]
PatchCast: One M8 Car Down, Photos from Buckingham Palace
PatchCast: One M8 Car Down, Photos from Buckingham Palace Thanks for logging on to PatchCast, a review of the region’s top stories for Friday, April 29. Follow these links for more on today’s featured stories: GREENWICH: Railroad Investigating Wheel Problem on New M-8 Car [Update] *This article also appears on your local Patch [...]
Fairfield’s First Responders extricate driver in early morning accident on 1-95 (photos)
Fairfield’s First Responders extricate driver in early morning accident on 1-95 (photos) In the early hours of Friday morning, Fairfield fire units arrive to find a car that had struck the rear of a parked truck at the entrance to the rest area at Exit 22. The driver of the car was ejected from the [...]
Police Blotter for April 28: Shoplifting Arrests
Police Blotter for April 28: Shoplifting Arrests The Fairfield Police Department’s press briefing on Thursday included the following cases. Arrest information does not indicate a conviction. Two Bridgeport women were each arrested on a charge of sixth-degree larceny Wednesday evening after they stole clothes from Kohl’s, a department store on Tunxis Hill Road in [...]
Cuts proposed at Fairfield’s RTM meeting (documents, video)
Cuts proposed at Fairfield’s RTM meeting (documents, video) The rumor had gone out ahead of time that Republicans would propose a large cut in the Board of Education budget in addition to the $ 2 million that had already been cut by the Board of Selectmen and sustained by the Board of Finance. Fairfield/news from [...]
Town wishes Ken good luck
Town wishes Ken good luck First Selectman Ken Flatto’s last Board of Selectman Meeting began with a reception in the historic Old Academy Building where department heads, Town Hall employees, and others wished him “Godspeed” to his next career as a member of Governor Dannel Malloy’s administration, where he will be the Executive Director of [...]
100 years of noble nuptials (video)
100 years of noble nuptials (video) Friday, April 29 is a big day for London. Kate Middleton and Prince William will marry at Westminister Abbey. For a look at noble nuptials over the last 100 year check out our video. Fairfield/news from minutemannewscenter.com
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