U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal warned Sacred Heart University students about the dangers of sports betting and its growing impact on young adults. Blumenthal said gambling companies target college-age users through aggressive advertising and mobile apps, and he called for stronger consumer protections and federal oversight.
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Last year, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a law that changes rules for higher education. It led the U.S. Department of Education to update what counts as a “professional” degree, affecting schools and students across the country.
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Town officials said housing costs continue to outpace incomes as the Affordable Housing Committee outlined progress and ongoing challenges during the Representative Town Meeting’s March 16 informational meeting. The committee’s 2026 annual report, presented by Mark Barnhart, director of community and economic development, and Affordable Housing Committee Chair Urb Leimkuhler, emphasized the need to expand […]
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Christine Vitale, First Selectwoman of Fairfield, Connecticut, has been re-elected and says her term will focus on improving local governance, enhancing public services, and launching initiatives to support the community.
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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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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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A proposed 13.8-mile walking trail known as the Harbor to Hills Greenway could eventually connect Fairfield’s border with Easton to the Long Island Sound shoreline, linking open spaces, schools and community sites along a continuous north-to-south route. Town officials say the project is designed to create a connected network of pedestrian paths by linking existing […]
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A Sacred Heart University poll conducted in partnership with GreatBlue Research finds that recent gambling scandals are undermining confidence in professional sports, particularly the NBA. The national survey of 500 active bettors reports that 79 percent say investigations into gambling have affected their trust in NBA games, and many believe concerns extend beyond one league. […]
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Bridgeport Animal Control Officer Jennifer Merenda said she has seen a rise in animal cruelty cases in her city and is bracing for more. “We’re getting to the point where if we don’t get more people on board and we don’t educate people on proper care and we don’t get vet costs down, it’s just […]
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