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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

08/25/09 The Fairfield Briefing (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Fairfield, CT.
  • Connecticut man consults Apple Genius and gets arrested
    posted on August 26, 2009 01:30:00 am
    on Aug 25th 2009 at 1:30PM A Fairfield, Connecticut man took his Apple G5 desktop to the Genius Bar at the Stamford Town Center store complaining about some issues with his image file thumbnails. It seemed some thumbnails were overwriting thumbnails ...
  • GE signs $45M service deal with Dubai Aluminium
    posted on August 25, 2009 04:40:35 pm
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates a " General Electric says it has signed a $45 million deal with Dubai Aluminium Company to service gas turbines used to power the smelter's production site.The Fairfield, Connecticut-based company's GE Energy unit says the seven-year deal aims to lower production costs and cut harmful nitrogen oxide emissions by 15 ...
  • Playing By Ear
    posted on August 06, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    Mark Pires Fairfield Theatre Company, StageOne, 70 Sanford St., Fairfield. Thu., Aug.
  • Scotch Plains students receive college honors
    posted on August 25, 2009 01:26:00 am
    Robert Coloney of Scotch Plains has been named to the dean's list at Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Conn., for the spring semester.
  • Top Down
    posted on March 31, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... elevator, squash court, and indoor pool, according to a Wall Street Journal article at the time. His neighbors in Fairfield, Connecticut dubbed it "the castle," and he'd paid a king's ransom for it--$5 million in cash. Some of these differences ...
  • At what price glory?
    posted on August 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    In Wednesday's issue of the Fairfield Citizen, we ran an editorial on the positive impact athletics can have on a student's life.
  • A different perspective on disease
    posted on August 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... on color. Currently, eight of Eras' paintings are on display in the office of the executive director at the Fairfield Arts Council (FAC), 70 Sanford St., and can be viewed during FAC's regular hours. His one-man show coincides with the inaugural FAC ...
  • Recognition sought for Sweeney brothers, other veterans
    posted on August 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    At the Fairfield Honor Roll outside of town hall, the names of hundreds of veterans from WWI to the Persian Gulf War are displayed in recognition of the time they spent in the armed forces.
  • Royal Cleaners gives laundry the green treatment
    posted on August 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... cleaning over $20 The couple relocated their dry-cleaning business from New York, where they had been 25 years, to Fairfield seven years ago. Royal Cleaners hours are Mon.- Fri., from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sat., from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more ...
  • Montague will bring sound to the City
    posted on August 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... as outreach program's whose mission is to promote this unique American musical art form. Montague, a resident of Fairfield, is delighted to be asked back after performing at the Jazzmobile Summer Festival for the first time last summer. "It's a very ...
  • Town braces for Hurricane Bill
    posted on August 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... to residents to be aware this weekend, as Hurricane Bill is headed up the east coast. Police Chief David Peck said Fairfield has a transient population and because of that, many residents may have never lived through a hurricane. Connecticut is not ...
  • The walls of Belfast
    posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... with concrete, metal sheeting, iron bars and rusted fencing partitioning King's Highway, or literally dividing Fairfield's two high school populations. This would only be an approximation of the strange and intense experience of visiting a beautiful ...
  • EPA warns against bad air during recent heat wave
    posted on August 19, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    As bad air and a heat wave gripped Westport and Fairfield, starting Monday and running through the week, health authorities joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in issuing alerts.
  • Body found in Mill River
    posted on August 19, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... A short time later, it is believed that she walked to the river. The deceased's son, who works for for the Town of Fairfield, began calling the house as early as 7:15 a.m. He reportedly grew concerned when there was no answer, and followed up his ...
  • Cop On Top tops expectations
    posted on August 19, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    The Fairfield Police Department's first annual "Cop On Top" event, held on August 8, was a smashing success.
  • Dupree still singing with a passion
    posted on August 19, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    Robbie Dupree has touched peoples' lives worldwide with his music. Those who have musical interests that span the spectrum can be touched live and in-person by him tomorrow night at Fairfield Theatre Company , when his band performs a two-set show.
  • Woman ejected from deer committee meeting
    posted on August 19, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... like the fact that she was able to interactively participate and object to the misinformation," said Nancy Rice, a Fairfield resident who has been the most vocal opponent of allowing deer hunting on public land in town, which the deer committee is ...
  • Times: Area teams begin high school football practice
    posted on August 22, 2009 02:29:22 am
    ... practices. "We've been waiting a long time for this day to finally get here." Ridgefield, Immaculate, New Fairfield and Abbott Tech also got their preseason conditioning underway on Wednesday. The five schools were just a few of 52 high schools ...
  • Easton farms cultivate broader appeal
    posted on August 22, 2009 02:28:04 am
    ... been here 300 years," said Tom Sherwood, a 17th-generation farmer whose forebear, Matthew, was granted land in Fairfield and Easton from an English king back in the Colonial era. Even so, getting out the word about his farm, which includes ...
  • Worth the trip: California Hu cruises to AJGA girls title
    posted on August 21, 2009 06:09:23 pm
    ... came into the Northeast Open as a threat after winning the Connecticut Women's Amateur at H. Smith Richardson in Fairfield the week before. "I felt good coming in," Lendl said. "I didn't feel any real fatigue even in this heat. I thought I might ...

Thursday, August 20, 2009

08/20/09 The Fairfield Briefing


Comprehensive News Feed for Fairfield, CT.
  • Fairfield waits on Pequot money
    posted on August 20, 2009 02:43:53 pm
    Wilton-based Pequot Capital Management, the subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation related to insider trading -- and closing up operations because of it -- will be putting some of its hedge funds into separate entities while liquidating others, according to Paul Hiller, chief fiscal officer for the Town of Fairfield.
  • EPA warns against bad air during heat wave
    posted on August 20, 2009 02:42:58 pm
    As bad air and a heat wave gripped Westport and Fairfield, starting Monday and running through the week, health authorities joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in issuing alerts.
  • Relay for Life postponed to 2010
    posted on August 20, 2009 02:42:20 pm
    ... that you will join us in making the 2010 event a success." The Relay for Life had been successful in neighboring Fairfield and Norwalk this year. The June event at Fairfield Ludlowe High School raised $152,259, while the Norwalk event held later ...
  • Bigelow puts on tea time for troops
    posted on August 20, 2009 02:40:54 pm
    ... wars on foreign soil. When Cindi Bigelow, president of Bigelow Tea, headquartered on Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield, joined staffers in creating a project to show that the people back home are remembering the military soldiers protecting this ...
  • Video: Fairfield group targets Himes' town hall meetings
    posted on August 20, 2009 05:57:35 am
    ... obtained a copy of the playbook, a political action memo recently disseminated to members of Right Principles, a Fairfield-based political action committee that characterizes itself as "Unapologetically American" on its Web site. "The objective is ...
  • Life at Fairfield University for Ali Abdul Majeed Continues to Be Rewarding
    posted on August 18, 2009 08:49:33 pm
    ... help people, the society and the community we live in.a The 24 year old has come a long way from home to attend Fairfield University located in Fairfield Connecticut. a oeI am from Iraq, Baghdad and I choose to come here because there is a program ...
  • DOT: Lane shift on Merritt, street closed in Danbury
    posted on August 19, 2009 09:51:49 pm
    Travel lanes carrying traffic northbound on the Merritt Parkway through Fairfield will be shifted to the left beginning today between exit 44 and exit 46 .
  • Building bounces back from loss
    posted on August 19, 2009 09:30:10 pm
    ... Sampling Inc. departed from 1 Post Road, a 30,400-square-foot office building, and moved to Shelton. Commercial Fairfield LLC, the partnership that owns the three-story Class A office building, looked to Angel Commercial LLC in Fairfield to find ...
  • Hershey resort cottages -- C2 Limited
    posted on August 19, 2009 07:34:40 am
    Fairfield, Conn.-based C2 Limited Design Associates is pleased to mark the opening of its latest hospitality design project: the Woodside Cottages at The Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Penn.
  • An outrage exposed
    posted on August 19, 2009 03:22:23 am
    ... about whether Espada the younger even lives in New York, apparently being a familiar sight in a neighborhood in Fairfield, Conn. After being outed so brutally as the beneficiary of what looked for all the world like a nepotistic, no-show job - and ...
  • Fairfield reviews controlled hunts
    posted on August 19, 2009 02:56:47 am
    Chairman Chester Burley made good on a threat to have anyone who disrupted Monday's meeting of the Deer Management Subcommittee removed, when he asked the two police officers present to escort Lynn Gorfinkle from the room.
  • Ready for storms, communities say
    posted on August 19, 2009 02:52:48 am
    ... A booklet, "Are You Ready?" is available on the city's Web site (ci.bridgeport.ct.us), with tips and information. Fairfield officials recently held a planning exercise at Penfield Pavilion II for just that type of situation, said Fire Chief Richard ...
  • Drowned woman pulled from Fairfield river; suspected suicide
    posted on August 19, 2009 02:46:32 am
    Police and fire personnel Monday morning recovered the body of a 79-year-old local woman, an apparent suicide, from the Mill River near Adams Road.
  • Suspected suicide in Mill River
    posted on August 17, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... pected in the incident, and that the woman left a note behind in her home. A full story will appear in Wednesday's Fairfield Citizen. POST YOUR COMMENTS:
  • Siemens, GE Will Gain on Green: Industry Insight
    posted on August 18, 2009 10:48:54 am
    ... Degree of rivalry: In this industry, Siemens competes with big players such as General Electric ( GE Quote ) of Fairfield, Conn., and ABB ( ABB Quote ) of Switzerland. GE produces everything from reactors to wind turbines, while ABB mainly deals in ...
  • Fairfield adds three new police officers
    posted on August 18, 2009 12:23:17 am
    Three new Police Department recruits were sworn in last week. The three, James Baker, of Fairfield; Evan Kaesman, of Trumbull; and Matthew J. Riendeau, of New Milford, will bring the town's uniformed officer strength to 102, officials said.
  • Fairfield's rec plans for Army site stalled
    posted on August 18, 2009 12:22:20 am
    ... at HUD," said Flatto. "The HUD people told us they had hopes that by the end of the fall, they would be up to the Fairfield application. They said from their point of view it did not appear to be too complicated an application." Also stalling the ...
  • GE to pay $50 mln to settle SE...
    posted on August 04, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... paper and transactions at its rail unit were intentional violations of anti-fraud provisions of securities law. Fairfield, Connecticut-based GE said it agreed to the settlement without admitting or denying wrongdoing. Two other accounting ...
  • Great beaches in Connecticut
    posted on August 17, 2009 08:00:26 am
    ... suggestions for some great places to lay down your towel, crack open a book and enjoy summer's final weeks. Fun in Fairfield: Not all of Fairfield's beaches are open to non-Fairfield residents, but two are -- Jennings Beach, 880 S. Benson and Beach ...
  • MLL semifinals has Fairfield flavor
    posted on August 17, 2009 07:25:11 am
    Ryan McClay didn't come from too far away, but if he needed a guide around his new home of Fairfield, he'd only need to check in with one of his Boston Cannons lacrosse teammates.

Friday, August 14, 2009

08/14/09 The Fairfield Briefing By Robo Blogger (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Fairfield, CT.
  • Blue Jays U18 team wins consolation bracket in Florida
    posted on August 14, 2009 01:39:36 pm
    ... Jays they didn't win it all, but they did get the next best thing. The U18 Blue Jays, featuring four players from Fairfield, lost their first three games, but rebounded to win the "Classic" Tournament of the AAU National Championship by beating the ...
  • Town weighs options for delinquent taxpayers
    posted on August 14, 2009 01:39:21 pm
    ... those individuals and the town to have them brought current as quickly as possibly." A barometer of how well Fairfield residents are doing will be available later this month when the tax collection rate for the first installment of the fiscal year ...
  • To the lighthouse
    posted on August 14, 2009 01:39:05 pm
    ... Wednesday morning to take part in the annual Penfield Lighthouse Walk. Most who made the walk are members of the Fairfield Senior Pacers, a walking group that's been in existence for nearly 20 years. However, guests were allowed and First Selectman ...
  • The waiting game
    posted on August 14, 2009 01:38:40 pm
    ... or tearing it down and building a new one will likely be based on the state of the economy when the Town of Fairfield finally gets control of the site, said Bremer. He added he never thought it would take as long as it has to get the application ...
  • Bigelow puts on tea time for the troops
    posted on August 14, 2009 01:38:24 pm
    ... wars on foreign soil. When Cindi Bigelow, president of Bigelow Tea, headquartered on Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield, joined staffers in creating a project to show that the people back home are remembering the military soldiers protecting this ...
  • Group finds artistic connection
    posted on August 14, 2009 01:37:51 pm
    ... these things," said Katz, recently, as she gave a little mini tour of her home and artwork to a few members of the Fairfield County Arts Association, for whom Katz is vice president. Fairfielder Katz, a psychotherapist, sees a similarity between her ...
  • Rock on at the Quick Center
    posted on July 30, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... vinyl. The summer of 1966 is back as the California '66 Concert Tour rolls into the Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University on Thursday, Aug. 6. The show, which begins at 8 p.m., will feature garage rock legends The Electric Prunes, ...
  • SUV rollover in Fairfield, driver hospitalized
    posted on August 14, 2009 12:38:04 pm
    A Wellington Drive man plowed his Cadillac SUV into a stone wall, flipping over in front of a home on Cross Highway about 3 a.m. Thursday.
  • Steppin' Out Calendar
    posted on August 14, 2009 04:04:48 am
    ... parking fee of $5 per car will be charged for cars without a Norwalk beach sticker. Rain date: Thursday, Aug. 20. Fairfield Theatre Co., 70 Sanford St., Fairfield. 259-1036.Thursday, Aug. 13: KiteTickets; $8-$12. The Klein, 910 Fairfield Ave., ...
  • Darien's Zulu stays sharp at twice-a-month training sessions
    posted on August 13, 2009 11:26:48 pm
    ... strange things in life you can't explain." But what Monroe police officer Dennis Bradshaw, regional leader of the Fairfield Canine Training Program, did explain was that even veteran police dogs need eight hours of training twice a month to stay ...
  • Danbury Pembroke Road barber shop is family affair
    posted on August 13, 2009 09:50:27 pm
    ... another customer, has been bringing her son Jonathan, 11, to Rocco's shop since he was 6 months old. The New Fairfield resident was in the shop with Jonathan and her youngest son, 18-month-old Joey, to initiate Joey to get his hair cut. Gesualdi ...
  • Cops: Ex-roommate stabs Fairfield teen
    posted on August 13, 2009 09:00:57 pm
    A local teen was stabbed several times Wednesday morning when three people burst into her Renchy Street home, an attack police said was orchestrated by the victim's former roommate.
  • Farmington: Farmington Youth Wins Statewide Essay Contest
    posted on August 13, 2009 03:49:56 pm
    People Submitted by Jane Snaider on 2009-08-11. Joe Green Winners give a "thumbs up" for America From left to right: Vignesh Kumar of Farmington; Madison Lee of Fairfield; Paul Blanco, Managing Director, BFG; Rose Rodrigues, BPT; Adam Kuegler, Watertown.
  • Furthering my education
    posted on August 13, 2009 02:23:24 pm
    The Fairfield Continuing Education Fall 2009 course booklet was mailed to our homes Wednesday , and to be completely honest, I was elated.
  • Happiness is the way
    posted on August 13, 2009 02:21:56 pm
    ... happiness. As a result, in January 2000, we started the first Happiness Club meeting. We have met once a month in Fairfield ever since then. We discuss with and listen to various speakers covering all aspects of happiness and how to be happy. At one ...
  • Meet the Sherwood Island Nature Center Summer Interns
    posted on August 13, 2009 09:24:23 am
    ... Erica Mayer, 16, Matt Wormser, 16, and AJ Kieffer, 17. All are Westporters except for Phill Coletti who is from Fairfield. The interns are holding a horseshoe crab, one of the creatures who inhabit the live exhibit tank. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry ...
  • Fairfield moped victim still critical
    posted on August 13, 2009 08:41:52 am
    The Fairfield man injured yesterday in a moped accident remained in critical condition Wednesday at St.
  • Explore your own backyard with Fairfield Audubon
    posted on August 13, 2009 08:40:45 am
    ... in Africa might readily jump to mind. Most likely, your brain wouldn't light on the Ash Creek Open Space in Fairfield as a prime spot for spying amazing critters. But Carol Kratzman, education coordinator for the Connecticut Audubon Center and ...
  • State senator throws hat into ring
    posted on August 13, 2009 05:12:41 am
    ... Debicella, a Republican, said he decided to run two weeks ago when Republican state Sen. John McKinney of Fairfield announced he was dropping out of consideration for family reasons. A 34-year-old fiscal conservative with a master of business ...
  • General Electric sees tide ...
    posted on August 13, 2009 12:55:51 am
    ... prefer to sell it to focus on businesses where it can better enjoy the benefits of scale. But executives with Fairfield, Connecticut-based GE said water has the potential to become a major profit contributor. "What GE tries to do is to align the ...

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

08/11/09 The Fairfield Briefing By Robo Blogger (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Fairfield, CT.
  • Bridgeport Man Pleads Not Guilty In Prom Dress Assaults
    posted on August 12, 2009 07:04:48 am
    ... 15. His lawyer declined to comment. Bridgeport police say Gonzalez, a city resident, kidnapped two 22-year-old Fairfield women on July 26 and forced them into his apartment. Authorities say he made the women put on prom dresses and lie next to him ...
  • Man pleads not guilty in assaults
    posted on August 12, 2009 05:15:47 am
    ... 15. His lawyer declined to comment. Bridgeport police say Gonzalez, a city resident, kidnapped two 22-year-old Fairfield women on July 26 and forced them into his apartment. Authorities say he made the women put on prom dresses and lie next to him ...
  • 7 Days
    posted on July 08, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... built up a career that stands as a bridge between one era of blues and a new one and he's still bridging that gap. Fairfield Theatre Company, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. 8 p.m. $27-$57. (203) 319-1404, ...
  • PGA: The place to meet the in-laws
    posted on August 11, 2009 10:59:47 pm
    ... 3) "I was teaching at Bruce Golf Course in 1992 and Rochelle came for a lesson," said Thomas, who grew up in New Fairfield, Conn. "We dated for a little on and off. Danielle was much younger, so Rochelle's schedule wasn't as flexible as mine. I had ...
  • GE Sees Tide Coming In For Water Business
    posted on August 11, 2009 07:58:25 pm
    ... prefer to sell it to focus on businesses where it can better enjoy the benefits of scale. But executives with Fairfield, Connecticut-based GE said water has the potential to become a major profit contributor. "What GE tries to do is to align the ...
  • Chatham needs zoning change
    posted on August 11, 2009 03:35:00 pm
    ... regulations and guidelines for retrofitting and infilling established neighborhoods. Ken Camarro lives in Fairfield, Conn., and has been a regular summer visitor to Chatham since the 1960s. Loading ..... News Calendar Homes Autos Jobs Classifieds ...
  • Watchdog says bad assets still threaten banks
    posted on August 11, 2009 03:09:00 pm
    ... need outside funding, but that its higher level of losses on loans gone bad will likely continue into 2010. The Fairfield, Conn.-based industrial conglomerate also said during an analyst conference call that elements of an Obama administration ...
  • Coaches pick Marist 8th in preseason league poll
    posted on August 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... report to camp on Wednesday. The Red Foxes' first practice will occur on Friday. Their season opener will be in Fairfield, Conn. on Sept. 5 against Sacred Heart at 6 p.m. Their PFL opener will be at home in Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field against ...
  • NutriScience Announces IP Settlement
    posted on August 11, 2009 01:12:46 pm
    FAIRFIELD, Conn. - NutriScience Innovations LLC announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed in July 2007 in U.S. District Court, Central District of California , against Hunan Kinglong Bio-Resources Co.
  • Treasurers' Fear of Next Credit Freeze Revealed in Corporate Cash Hoarding
    posted on August 11, 2009 07:00:08 am
    ... 12.5 percent of assets, from $64.9 billion, or 7.7 percent, a year earlier, Bloomberg data show. Boosting Cash The Fairfield, Connecticut-based company raised about $49 billion this year with unsecured and government-guaranteed debt through its GE ...
  • Political action group plans to protest tonight's Wu town hall meeting
    posted on August 11, 2009 03:37:26 am
    ... have been communicating and organizing with one another as well. In one example, the Right Principles group from Fairfield, Conn., distributed a memo outlining town hall protest strategies it found effective. "Watch for an opportunity to yell out ...
  • Darien's Zulu stays sharp with training sessions
    posted on August 11, 2009 01:52:07 am
    ... strange things in life you can't explain." But what Monroe police officer Dennis Bradshaw, regional leader of the Fairfield Canine Training Program, did explain was that even veteran police dogs need eight hours of training twice a month to stay ...
  • Residential units added to Fairfield project
    posted on August 10, 2009 03:31:24 pm
    ... at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in McKinley School. The project, to be known as Riverhouse II, is proposed by the developer, Fairfield Redevelopment Associates II LLC. The property, near the town's eastern border with Bridgeport, is anchored by the former I. ...
  • Police canine units practice crime-fighting skills
    posted on August 10, 2009 12:41:16 pm
    ... strange things in life you can't explain." But what Monroe police officer Dennis Bradshaw, regional leader of the Fairfield Canine Training Program, did explain was that even veteran police dogs need eight hours of training twice a month to stay ...
  • Long-ago war veteran finally gets military rites
    posted on August 10, 2009 11:54:05 am
    ... that Ayres' war service accidentally was attributed to his uncle, who was born in 1716. Ayres was born in Fairfield, Conn., in 1761, and died in Fort Madison in 1834. Though he and his family already had tombstones in Hickory Grove Cemetery, none of ...
  • Green food: It's not just vegetables
    posted on August 10, 2009 04:32:24 am
    ... spent the last five years advocating for better food in public schools. Though some changes have been made, the Fairfield resident decided in January that she "had to go to a happy place" to escape the frustration she felt over the slow pace. That ...
  • The dream 18: The area's top golf holes
    posted on August 09, 2009 10:57:51 pm
    ... enough from level lies with no water or trees. This hole calls for all of your best." H. SMITH RICHARDSON GC Fairfield, par-72, 6,378 yards, head pro Jim Alexander NO. 16, 150-YARD PAR 3 "This is probably the one hole on the golf course that you ...
  • Antique tools are firefighter's passion
    posted on August 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    FAIRFIELD, Conn. - God only knows how much Fairfield Firefighter Craig Vaporis has invested in antique firefighting memorabilia.
  • Life is short -- be happy
    posted on July 29, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... me to continue to meet with them as a reminder to choose happiness. We held our first meeting in January 2000 in Fairfield. We now have 52 Happiness Clubs around the world meeting monthly. What is the Happiness Club? It is an organization with the ...
  • New Milford-based soccer squad earns Nutmeg gold medal
    posted on August 09, 2009 11:00:21 am
    ... squad, as Robbins finally found the back of the net in the 40th minute to secure a 1-0 victory over the runner-up Fairfield Heat Saturday to bring home the gold medal. "I was so excited," Robbins said of her goal. "I didn't think it was going to go ...

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

08/05/09 The Fairfield Briefing by Robo Blogger (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Fairfield, CT.
  • GE says it will produce batteries in Schenectady
    posted on August 06, 2009 07:57:58 am
    ... - will be used in GE's hybrid locomotive and also will be suitable for heavy service vehicles or backup storage. Fairfield, Conn.-based GE sought stimulus money for the plant. The company didn't respond to a Times Union of Albany report that the ...
  • Eastern Connecticut: Lisbon Woman Taking The Lead In Fighting MS
    posted on August 06, 2009 06:37:56 am
    ... day with my girl friends and enjoying the atmosphere." Erin Donaldson, who is attending Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, participated in her first Walk MS event earlier this year held at the university. "After I did Walk MS, I decided that I ...
  • GE choses Schenectady of $100M plant
    posted on August 06, 2009 06:29:17 am
    ... -- will be used in GE's hybrid locomotive and also will be suitable for heavy service vehicles or backup storage. Fairfield, Conn.-based GE sought stimulus money for the plant. The company didn't respond to a Times Union of Albany report that the ...
  • Charges Dropped In Garbage Lunch Case
    posted on August 06, 2009 03:51:59 am
    ... student to eat food from a garbage can in her Bridgeport classroom. The case against Anne O'Donnell, 67, of Fairfield was dropped Tuesday after state prosecutor Donal Collimore told the judge he didn't believe he could prove the case. O'Donnell was ...
  • Charges dropped against Connecticut teacher accused of making student eat from garbage can
    posted on August 06, 2009 12:20:00 am
    ... Bridgeport classroom has had criminal charges against her dropped. The case against 67-year-old Anne O'Donnell of Fairfield was dismissed Tuesday after state prosecutor Donal Collimore told the judge he didn't believe he could prove the case. ...
  • New manager Willie Upshaw turning Bridgeport Bluefish around
    posted on August 06, 2009 12:00:12 am
    ... Tommy John resigned to pursue interests outside of coaching. John's replacement was a familiar face to the area. Fairfield native, and former Bluefish manager, Willie Upshaw stepped in to take the helm of the squad and things have changed ...
  • Southport survey says ...
    posted on August 05, 2009 11:59:56 pm
    ... destroyed by fire in January 2008, Department of Transportation officials asked the Parking Authority of Fairfield to survey its customers to determine which type of amenities they would like to access at the station. And the people have spoken. ...
  • Psychedelic Survival
    posted on July 30, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... The Electric Prunes and Love Benefit for community radio station WPKN. 8 p.m., Aug. 6. Quick Center for the Arts , Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Rd., Fairfield. $66. (203) 254-4010. One of the great music heroes of the '60s and beyond died ...
  • Coleman: Conquering the language barrier
    posted on July 29, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    Last year, Fairfield resident Casey Coleman never thought when she began college that she would graduate last year into the worst economy since the Great Depression.
  • $50M payout settles fraud suit
    posted on August 05, 2009 07:54:10 pm
    ... rules beyond the breaking point," said Robert Khuzami, head of the SEC's enforcement division, in a statement. The Fairfield, Conn.-based GE doesn't admit or deny the allegations, but said in a statement that it corrected its financial statements ...
  • Connecticut Man Saved During Church
    posted on August 05, 2009 07:39:24 pm
    For parishioners to feel as though they've been saved at church is not uncommon, but for one churchgoer in Fairfield, Connecticut it was a particularly unique experience.
  • Ledger
    posted on August 05, 2009 06:56:37 pm
    ... GE maintain a string of earnings that beat Wall Street expectations each quarter from 1995 through 2004. The Fairfield, Conn.-based GE doesn't admit or deny the allegations, but said in a statement that it corrected its financial statements during ...
  • Lawmakers Face Hostile Groups At Town Halls
    posted on August 05, 2009 06:33:51 pm
    ... has a similar experience!" I reached the man who wrote this memo by phone. His name is Bob MacGuffie. He lives in Fairfield, Conn., and belongs to the conservative group Tea Party Patriots. He told me he is sick of writing letters to Congress and ...
  • High-And-Mighty ESPN Should Take It Down A Notch
    posted on August 05, 2009 06:33:30 pm
    ... arty-pants and start exhibiting a measure of grace. Commentator Frank Deford weighs in from member station WSHU in Fairfield, Conn.
  • GE pays $50M to resolve accounting probe
    posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... David Bergers, head of the agency's Boston office. He declined to identify anyone else under review. GE, based in Fairfield, Connecticut, didn't admit or deny wrongdoing. The accord bars GE from violating the antifraud, reporting, record-keeping and ...
  • General Electric to pay $50M in SEC settlement
    posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... beyond the breaking point,' said Robert Khuzami, head of the SEC's enforcement division, in a statement. The Fairfield, Conn.-based GE doesn't admit or deny the allegations, but said in a statement that it corrected its financial statements during ...
  • GE to pay $50m to settle charges it cooked books
    posted on August 05, 2009 04:33:34 pm
    ... the breaking point,'' said Robert Khuzami, head of the SEC's enforcement division, in a statement. GE, based in Fairfield, Conn., does not admit to or deny the allegations, but said in a statement that it corrected its financial statements during ...
  • Improper accounting nets penalty for GE
    posted on August 05, 2009 03:25:59 pm
    ... rules beyond the breaking point," said Robert Khuzami, head of the SEC's enforcement division, in a statement. The Fairfield, Conn.-based GE doesn't admit or deny the allegations, but said in a statement that it corrected its financial statements ...
  • GE to pay $50 million to settle SEC case
    posted on August 05, 2009 03:09:36 pm
    ... GE maintain a string of earnings that beat Wall Street expectations each quarter from 1995 through 2004. The Fairfield, Conn.-based GE doesn't admit or deny the allegations, but said that it corrected its financial statements. CAT CEO optimistic ...

Sunday, August 2, 2009

08/02/09 The Fairfield Briefing By Robo Blogger (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Fairfield, CT.
  • Recreation baseball: Teams are popping up all across the region
    posted on August 02, 2009 02:23:37 pm
    ... and teams: Tri-County Bulldogs Type of baseball: Year-round league that serves Putnam, Westchester, Dutchess and Fairfield, Conn., counties. There are 90 players representing 35 towns. It is part of the United States Specialty Sports Association and ...
  • GE shares up, U.S. lawmaker sees no breakup
    posted on July 30, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... regulatory system, investors and analysts have been concerned that a passage in the proposal could compel the Fairfield, Connecticut-based company to spin off GE Capital. "To break up GE at this point, I think, would be a mistake," U.S. Rep. Barney ...
  • Perdicaro signs pro deal
    posted on August 02, 2009 06:21:55 am
    ... their games in U.S. colleges continues to grow. Defenceman Shayne Taker of Surrey has committed to Sacred Heart in Fairfield, Connecticut for the 2010-2011 season. Taker was a rookie with the Caps last season and blossomed into a dependable ...
  • Suspect sought in Fairfield propane incident
    posted on August 01, 2009 11:44:16 pm
    ... 4180 Black Rock Turnpike, is just north of the Merritt Parkway at exit 44. The hotel also houses the Barcelona Fairfield restaurant. He said that it was an old tank "with not a square inch of paint" on it. "I'm sure somebody was stuck with it and ...
  • Danbury Pembroke Road barber shop is family affair
    posted on August 01, 2009 02:00:45 pm
    ... another customer, has been bringing her son Jonathan, now 11, to Rocco's shop since he was 6 months old. The New Fairfield resident was in the shop last Friday with Jonathan and her youngest son, 18-month-old Joey, to initiate Joey to get his hair ...
  • Business Calendar
    posted on August 01, 2009 01:55:18 pm
    ... 1 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the library at 101 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Call 203-622-7924 for information. The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce will hold a Leads Group Meeting from 8 to 9 a.m. in the conference room of the Old Town Hall, 611 Old ...
  • Car Clunker program goes clunk
    posted on August 01, 2009 01:53:48 pm
    ... sending in applications. Steven's Ford of Milford and Meriden said it had 19 deals pending and Maritime Motors of Fairfield had more than a dozen interested in the program. Curran said he has 10 people expecting to pick up their new cars and trade ...
  • Swim across Sound tests body and souls
    posted on August 01, 2009 01:53:42 pm
    Andy Davis and his fourteen-year-old son Gannon pose for a photograph at Penfield Beach in Fairfield.
  • Performers wanted for Summer Sings
    posted on August 01, 2009 06:10:54 am
    Singers wanted: no experience necessary. That's the call from the Fairfield County Chorale, which will kick off its perennially popular "Summer Sings" series on Monday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Fairfield's Southport section.
  • GE closing West Chester service center
    posted on July 31, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... it plans to close its service center at 156 Circle Freeway by next April eliminating 94 jobs. The unit of Fairfield, Conn.-based General Electric Co. said with global demand for power generation equipment and repair service down it planned to ...
  • GBS' 64th season to open with Joy
    posted on March 06, 2009 04:00:00 pm
    ... with Beethoven's masterpiece: Symphony No. 9 (Choral). Season highlights include the GBS debut of the 15-year-old Fairfield piano prodigy Alexander Beyer; a holiday pops concert that pairs guest conductor Mark Shapiro, the new music director of the ...
  • Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima........
    posted on August 01, 2009 04:11:16 am
    ... and charm, but he's really cast completely against type as the movie-quoting DiNozzo. The real actor grew up in Fairfield, Conn. and he's perfect for things like Whit Stillman's 1998 film "The Last Days of Disco" where upper-crust WASPS disport ...
  • Bridgeport man reenacts fetish movie in sexual assault of two...
    posted on August 01, 2009 01:29:39 am
    A convicted felon has been charged with kidnapping two Fairfield women at gunpoint and, in a re-enactment of a scene from a fetish movie, forcing them to wear prom dresses and stockings before sexually assaulting them.
  • GE Energy to close West Chester center
    posted on July 27, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... educes the number to four from six. GE Aviation, in Evendale, also is a unit of General Electric, headquartered in Fairfield, Conn.
  • Sunday Baroque sues Sirius XM for trademark infringement
    posted on July 31, 2009 09:17:23 pm
    ... of recognition, good will and possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars. That's why Suzanne Bona-Hatem, a former Fairfield resident now living in Cincinnati, is suing Sirius XM Radio for allegedly using her Sunday Baroque trademark for their own ...
  • Open propane tank found at Fairfield motel
    posted on July 31, 2009 09:16:57 pm
    Police and Fire Department officials are looking for the person who left a large, leaking propane tank at the HiHo Motor Inn Thursday night.
  • Sensible Sitters' superb service
    posted on July 31, 2009 08:20:01 pm
    ... were moving to New York; my brothers' friends here were college students, and there were a lot of nice, normal Fairfield County kids with tons of experience moving here. But they didn't know any families. I knew the families that needed sitters." ...

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