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 ...