01/02/12 The Raw Fairfield News Feed

From The Fairfield Roundup Newsroom....

• Dozens chill out -- and how! -- in polar plunge benefits at Compo _{2013-01-01, 04:44 pm}
  ... I think I'm ready to go." Nearby, wearing a fuzzy hat, bathrobe and booties, fellow first-timer Sarra Kennedy of Fairfield shared her plunge strategy. "As I go in, I'll be thinking the water is 60 degrees," she said. "Of course, when I come out, it ...
• Moving Forward, Looking Back / The year of shopping dangerously _{2013-01-01, 04:19 pm}
  ... and expanded my possibilities. So can you! As a matter of fact, so could certain congressmen. Ron Blumenfeld is a Fairfield writer and retired pediatrician. His "Moving Forward, Looking Back" appears every other Wednesday. He can be reached at: ...
• Fairfield forecast: Bright start for the new year _{2013-01-01, 11:33 am}
  The new year dawns today on a fairly bright note, with mostly sunny weather in the forecast for southwestern Connecticut through the weekend.
• 'First Night' is a fun night as Westport welcomes 2013 _{2013-01-01, 07:34 am}
  ... on Monday, December 31, 2012. Photo: Brian A. Pounds, Connecticut Post / Connecticut Post Addison Chapman, 8 of Fairfield, tilts her head back and shuts her eyes for a dash of sprinkled glitter during First Night activities in downtown Westport on ...
• Fairfield forecast: 2012 ends with sunny day, cloudy night _{2012-12-31, 03:00 am}
  This last day of 2012 should be partly sunny, according to the National Weather Service, but tonight's countdown to the new year will take place under cloudy skies -- with a slight chance of overnight flurries.
• A Special Dentist for Special Kids _{2010-06-27, 01:44 am}
  ... dental treatment or endure the cries of their child. Kids First Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, located in Fairfield, Connecticut is dedicated to the needs of this unique community. By connecting parents who have a special needs child with Amy ...
• 20 Ways to Go Green in 2013 _{2013-01-01, 06:39 am}
  ... eat more veggies if they grow them themselves. Dispose of your hazardous waste properly. Check out the Town of Fairfield website and Facebook page for announcements about hazardous waste drop off. Buy a share in a community-supported agriculture ...
• OMGeddon, Part 1: Strangest 2012 Police Reports _{2013-01-01, 06:39 am}
  Here's Part 1 of our distillation of the most unusual of the unusual reports published in the column "OMG PD": Fairfield police arrested two men who had allegedly stolen 45 cases of empty beer bottles from behind the bar; one suspect told cops he needed the deposit money to pay his rent.
• St. Joseph tops ND-Fairfield hockey at Arena _{2013-01-01, 12:41 am}
  Notre Dame of Fairfield boys' hockey coach Steve Hetherman suggested that his team got psyched out playing in a 9,000-seat arena.
• 'First Night' in Westport _{2013-01-01, 12:03 am}
  ... on Monday, December 31, 2012. Photo: Brian A. Pounds, Connecticut Post / Connecticut Post Addison Chapman, 8 of Fairfield, tilts her head back and shuts her eyes for a dash of sprinkled glitter during First Night activities in downtown Westport on ...
• Leaving 2012 in the past _{2012-12-31, 11:39 pm}
  The 24-year-old Fairfield resident, like many people in his town, was hit hard when Superstorm Sandy roared through the state in late October.
• Grove of trees for Newtown victims to be planted in Beersheba _{2012-12-31, 08:54 pm}
  More than 3,300 trees to be placed in southern city in memory of 26 people killed at sandy Hook Elementary Veronique Pozner waves to the assembled press as she leaves after a funeral service for her son, 6-year-old Noah Pozner in Fairfield, Conn in December.
• Fairfield Looks Ahead To 2013 _{2012-12-30, 03:00 am}
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield begins a new year today, and The Fairfield Daily Voice asked what the town should look forward to in 2013.
• Getting Ready for First NIght _{2012-12-31, 01:10 pm}
  Among those preparing today for Westport's First Night tonight was Fairfield resident Jeffrey Pressler, owner of J&D Kettled Corn, who was setting up on Jesup Green.
• What To Do In Fairfield This Week _{2012-12-31, 08:00 am}
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. Here are a few highlights of things to do in and around Fairfield this week, including local sports, classes and a touring ice show.
• Trumbull Teaches THS Frosh the Costs of Alcohol Abuse _{2012-12-31, 07:54 am}
  Emily, 22, was a swimmer and a cheerleader in her high school in Fairfield when drinking became her sport of choice.
• Arresting Roundup, Part 1: Strangest 2012 Police Reports _{2012-12-31, 06:59 am}
  ... headlines below come from the weekly Arresting News column of interesting or unusual arrests from around the area. Fairfield police arrested two men who had allegedly stolen 45 cases of empty beer bottles from behind the bar; one suspect told cops ...
• Man Faces Drug Charges in Fairfield _{2012-12-31, 06:56 am}
  [Editor's note: Arrest information is supplied by the Fairfield Police Department . It does not indicate convictions.] A Bridgeport man faces drug charges after an officer spotted him Thursday in the backyard of a property he had no reason to be in, ...
• What's Open, Closed New Year's Eve, New Year's Day _{2012-12-31, 06:56 am}
  Monday, New Year's Eve OPEN Monday, Dec. 31: Fairfield town government Fairfield Public Library and Woods Branch Library - until 5 p.m. and the Pequot Library Post offices U.S. Government offices Connecticut state offices , except for the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, which is normally closed on Monday.
• Most Read Stories of the Year on Fairfield Patch _{2012-12-31, 06:56 am}
  Here is the list of the top 30 most read stories that were posted on Fairfield Patch in 2012.