Month: September 2017

Getting Buried in Fairfield

#Fairfield CT–“Getting Buried in Fairfield,” a 10-mile bike tour exploring six historic local cemeteries and changing burial practices since the town’s founding in 1639, is set for Saturday, October 21. The guided bicycle excursion, departs from the Fairfield Museum (370 Beach Road) at 9:30 a.m. and is open to the first 30 cyclists who register at: Fall2017biketour.eventbrite.com. It is sponsored by the Fairfield Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee and the Fairfield Museum and History Center.

 

The cycling tour is priced at $5 for Fairfield Museum members and $8 for non-members. Participants will assemble in front of the Museum by 9:15 a.m. for orientation and depart promptly at 9:30 a.m., returning along one of Fairfield’s designated bike routes by noon. The rain date is Sunday, October 22 at the same time.

 

The journey begins with a stop at the Old Burying Ground on Beach Road where the town’s oldest identifiable grave marker dating back to 1687 is located. It continues to the Fairfield East Cemetery on Old Post Road and the West Cemetery on Post Road near South Pine Creek Road. The group will then travel in a northerly direction past two more cemeteries and Sturges Park, a former cemetery, before heading up the Bronson Road hill to Greenfield Hill Cemetery now under restoration near the historic Frederic Bronson Windmill.

 

“We’ll be discussing the gradual evolution of burial practices in Fairfield from simple stones marking the graves of colonists, revolutionary war and later war veterans, paupers, slaves as well as members of the town’s founding gentry whose family names, such as Burr, Jennings and Merwin, now mark very well-traveled town roads,” said Walter Matis, Program and Volunteer Coordinator for the Fairfield Museum, who will narrate the tour. “We’ll see the influence of the arrival of immigrant groups of various faiths, the industrial revolution and the progression from stark grave yards to landscaped, park like settings designed to evoke a serene and spiritual environment.”

Keith Gallinelli, chairman of the Fairfield Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee, noted that people interested in the “Getting Buried in Fairfield” bike tour who don’t own a bike should consider the free Fairfield BikeShare Program now operating at Zane’s Cycles, 1215 Post Road, Fairfield.

 

The tour is open to cyclists age 14 and older who wear helmets and are capable of completing the ride. Cyclists not wishing to pedal up the Bronson Road hill to the Greenfield Hill Cemetery can opt out at the halfway point, where there will be an energy bar snack and rest stop at the Ogden House outside of Oak Lawn Cemetery, another stop on the tour.

 

Bridgeport News: Bridge Work Falls Into Waterway

9:14am–#Bridgeport CT– A bridge construction worker fell from the Arctic Street bridge.  The assistant fire chief told me it took firefighters just 12 minutes from the time of arrival to bring the man up from the waterway.   He fell from metal catwalk about five to six feet onto rocks, concrete, and the waterway.  The man did not have any visible injuries but he was grimacing in pain so he may have internal injuries and was transported to the hospital.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was nearby at an incident at Bridgeport Hospital where a man fell through the hospital’s roof.  OSHA was on the scene within thirty minutes.

 

Shelton News: Woman Charged With Trespassing At Board Of Ed

UPDATE:  On 09/07/2017 the Shelton Police Department responded to the Shelton High School on a report of an unwanted person. Upon arrival School Officials reported that they were requesting, Nichelle Smith, who was a substitute teacher to leave the school property. Smith left the grounds without any confrontation and was advised not to return to any Shelton School Properties including the Board of Education building or she would be subjected to arrest on criminal trespassing charges. Approximately a half hour later Shelton Police were dispatched to 382 Long Hill, Shelton Board of Education, on a report that Smith was on the property. Police arrived on scene, located Smith on the property, and she was arrested.

 
Nichelle Smith, Age 41, of Naugatuck was arrested and charged with Criminal Trespass 3 rd degree. Smith was released on a Promise to Appear in Derby Superior Court on 09/18/17.

***The charges in the press release are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.***

 

9:11am–#Shelton CT– Police were called to the Board of Education at 382 Long Hill Avenue for a woman trespassing.  According to sources, the woman was thought to be a former employee and allegedly made threats.  EMS was called to evaluate her mental well being.

 

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Bridgeport News: Worker Falls Through Bridgeport Hospital Roof

8:00am–#Bridgeport CT– A construction worker fell through the roof at Bridgeport Hospital.  The assistant fire chief told me he fell about ten to twelve feet and suffered unknown injuries. Firefighters and EMS from AMR helped extricate the man to the emergency room of the hospital.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was called to the scene to investigate.

 

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