Fairfield

Teen Services Thrives at the Fairfield Public Library

  [Fairfield, CT, April 15, 2014] Five years since its establishment, the downUNDER Teen Center at the Fairfield Woods Branch library is still attracting droves of tweens and teens each day. The downUNDER was created to address the needs of the teens that flock to the library after school and was purposefully planned to be a safe, stimulating, comfortable environment that gives attendees the chance to try new things, explore their interests and make connections with their peers and the community at large. Since the downUNDER opened in 2008, it has seen over 22,000 teen visits from both the Fairfield Woods Middle School, which is adjacent to the library, and the surrounding neighborhood, often filling its 30 person capacity. It still may be the best kept secret in…

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Fairfield News: Man Takes Own Life Causing Hazmat Situation

6:06pm--#Fairfield CT-- Around 6pm Monday police received a call to check on the welfare of their friend who lived at Clinton Street.  When police arrived they found the house locked and requested help from the fire department in gaining access.  When firefighters arrived they found that the man took his life by drinking a vial of potassium cyanide.  Assistant Fire Chief said he did not intend to harm anyone else but himself and left a warning note to first responders.   Two firefighters and two police officers were taken to the hospital as a precaution and quickly released and returned to the scene.  Fire officials called in the Fairfield County Hazardous Materials Team as well as the Department of Energy…

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