Town officials said housing costs continue to outpace incomes as the Affordable Housing Committee outlined progress and ongoing challenges during a recent Representative Town Meeting. The committee’s 2026 annual report, presented by Mark Barnhart, director of community and economic development and Affordable Housing Committee Chairman Urb Leimkuhler, emphasized the need to expand housing options for […]
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If Mark Holden had his way, the Ash observatory dome atop the vacant Bassick High School on Fairfield Avenue would have a new home with his astronomy group. Installed in 2015 to replace the original dome built in 1968 during the Space Race, the dome rotates to allow a telescope to track objects as they move across the sky. Manufactured by […]
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A local cycling group has turned an annual Earth Day tradition into an interactive shoreline cleanup effort. Ten cyclists with Urban Bike Tours of Bridgeport rode nine miles on April 18, removing litter from Fayerweather Island, home to the Black Rock Harbor Light. Urban Bike Tours has been leading free guided rides in Bridgeport for […]
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With a 3-0 vote and two members abstaining, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) on March 25 approved the sale of Aquarion Water Company to the Aquarion Water Authority, a new nonprofit entity that will share governance and resources with the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA). The approval came after a Superior Court […]
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Freshman Sarah Terrell of Fairfield Warde High School took first place at the 2026 Connecticut History Day Fairfield Regional Contest on Feb. 28 for her research paper on the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Connecticut History Day is an affiliate of National History Day, an academic program that encourages middle and high school students to […]
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State Sen. Tony Hwang announced Monday that he will not seek reelection and will retire when his term ends in January after nearly 18 years in the General Assembly. Hwang, a Republican, represents the 28th District, which includes Fairfield, Bethel, Easton and Newtown. On Feb. 3, Hwang lost a special election for Fairfield first selectperson […]
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Connecticut lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require state officials to develop guidelines for donating surplus edible food from large supermarkets to nonprofit organizations, aiming to reduce waste and expand access to food for residents in need. Senate Bill 382, An Act Concerning Edible Food Recovery, would direct state officials to establish guidelines for safely redirecting […]
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Residents can support local environmental efforts through a publicly accessible Conservation Donation Fund available on the town’s website The fund is active around the clock, allowing residents to contribute to conservation projects of their choosing. Conservation Director Timothy Bishop said efforts to promote the fund increased in January after a resident hand-delivered a donation earlier […]
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The Fairfield Forestry Committee is encouraging residents to plant trees along the public portion of their property as part of an effort to increase the town’s tree canopy. The initiative, known as the Tree Planting Program, is managed by the committee in coordination with Jeffrey Minder, the town’s tree warden. The effort is designed to […]
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You have probably seen them: two utility poles tied together, with one of them in bad shape. Those mismatched pairs of utility poles are a familiar sight along Connecticut roads. Now, state lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 421, which aims to speed their removal, a process hampered by overlapping responsibilities among utility companies. So-called “double […]
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