07/07/09 The Raw Fairfield News Feed

Comprehensive News Feed for Fairfield, CT.

Fairfield bank robbedposted on July 07, 2009 07:47:49 amThe Patriot National Bank, 1755 Black Rock Turnpike, was robbed at about 3:45 p.m. Monday. The suspect was described by bank personnel as a white male in his 20s with dirty blond hair your ad here Resource guide

R.I.P. John Ormanposted on July 07, 2009 04:51:37 amJohn Orman has passed away. John and I go back a long way. We each ran quixotic campaigns for Congress against entrenched Fairfield County Republican incumbents.

Fairfield man faces indeceny chargesposted on July 07, 2009 05:54:39 am... peace, three counts of public indecency and one count of risk of injury to minors. According to police, a female Fairfield University student was walking to her dormitory on April 20 when a man pulled up to her in a black Jeep Cherokee. The woman ...

Police seek help finding missing Fairfield County manposted on July 07, 2009 02:43:49 amA 21-year-old man on suicide watch, who escaped from a mental health facility, may have headed toward Fairfield County and the surrounding area.

Beachside soccer creates successful players on and off the fieldposted on July 07, 2009 02:09:05 am... U-12 and 18. There is also one Super 20 team. While Beachside's offices are in Norwalk, players come from all over Fairfield and Westchester Counties, with 25 different cities involved in the program. Teams play against squads from Connecticut, New ...

Survey: Americans split over nuclear energyposted on July 07, 2009 12:38:13 am... somewhat dangerous (44.7 percent). According to information distributed to the news media, Sacred Heart (based in Fairfield, Conn.) institute's poll found that a majority see nuclear waste as a danger, while they viewed wind as being the safest ...

Conn. woman's encounter with 'Big Foot' turns out to be a boy dressed in gorilla-like costumeposted on July 06, 2009 11:29:58 pm... encounter with the mythical beast, Sasquatch or Big Foot, turned out to be nothing more than a boy in a costume. Fairfield police said a woman driving last Tuesday night called police to report that she "almost hit Sasquatch," which was standing in ...

Fire Seriously Damages Fish Marketposted on July 06, 2009 11:29:36 pmA Fairfield fish market was left seriously damaged by weekend fire. The fire broke out at Swanson's Fish Market on Black Rock Turnpike early Sunday morning.

Major Merritt project to begin tonight in Fairfield, Trumbullposted on July 06, 2009 08:49:46 pmThe state Department of Transportations says that it will begin a major, long-term resurfacing, safety and bridge improvement project tonight on the Merritt Parkway through Fairfield your ad here Resource guide

Fire damages several Fairfield businessesposted on July 06, 2009 10:04:03 amFirefighters assess the damage from a late night fire to the small strip of businesses on the corner of Black Rock Turnpike and Brookside Drive Sunday morning.

Joe Montana to get $47 million in state bondsposted on July 06, 2009 09:05:18 am... This year, his 141-home development in Lebanon, N.H., hit the skids with just one house sold, and a bank in Fairfield, Conn., foreclosed on the land where Wittek was developing a $500 million commercial complex and train station. Westlake said the ...

As Local as Local Produce Can Getposted on July 06, 2009 08:43:26 am... produce as well as flowers. The farm is now run by the Belta's son, Greg. His daughters Laura Loffredo (l) of Fairfield and Angela Belta of Westport were at the stand today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com 07/05 03:00 PM ...

Students see a need in their own backyardposted on July 06, 2009 03:23:40 amNatalie Skinner's students hail from all over the world. Skinner is an English as a Second Language instructor at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.

State maps improvements for cyclists, pedestriansposted on July 06, 2009 03:22:56 am... is reaching its final stages. Consultants sought public comment for the final time last week at a forum in the Fairfield Public Library. The Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan and Map Update will recommend a new, online map ...

Firefighters Pull Driver From Submerged Carposted on July 06, 2009 02:11:31 amA man was pulled from his car by Fairfield firefighters after driving it into a river off of Route 59 Saturday.

Car plunges into Fairfield River; driver survivesposted on July 06, 2009 02:09:41 am... Medical Center in Bridgeport, where he was being treated for "non-life-threatening injuries," according to Fairfield Assistant Fire Chief George M. Gomola. The accident took place at 2:20 p.m. when the car, traveling north on Stratfield Road, tore ...

Fire severely damages three businessesposted on July 06, 2009 01:28:13 amExtensive damage was done to Swanson's Fish Market on Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield after a July 5, 2009 fire.
Fire damages Fairfield businessesposted on July 06, 2009 01:11:26 amA landmark fish store sustained heavy fire and smoke damage Sunday when a predawn blaze ripped through the attic at 2445 Black Rock Turnpike, destroying the inventory and keeping firefighters on the scene for hours.

Man Rescued from SUV in Fairfieldposted on July 06, 2009 12:20:21 amThe Fairfield Fire Department pulled a man from his partially submerged SUV Saturday afternoon after he drove off the road and into a retaining wall on Route 59.

CT Post Girls Lacrosse All-Starsposted on July 05, 2009 08:47:14 pm... Lightning lacrosse. ... Helped the Falcons to the first round of the Division II tournament. Kelly Conniff ND-Fairfield Junior lead the team in goals. ... Named All-SWC All-Patriot Division for second straight year. Lisa Vendel Newtown Junior led ...