Senator Murphy Awared Navy Distinguished Public Service Award

WASHINGTON – The United States Navy on Wednesday awarded U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) with the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, the “highest form of public service recognition bestowed by the Department of the Navy to civilians who demonstrate outstanding service of substantial and long-term benefit to the Navy, Marine Corps, or Department of the Navy as a whole.” Murphy was presented the award by the Navy’s Chief of Legislative Affairs, Rear Admiral James T. Loeblein, on behalf of Acting Secretary of Navy Sean Stackley.

 

“This is a huge and completely unexpected honor. With all that our sailors and Navy families have given to Connecticut and our country, I should be the one giving them an award,” said Murphy. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for our brave Navy men and women. I spent a weekend aboard the USS Hartford under the Arctic last year, and I’ll never forget the professionalism and expertise I saw in those sailors. I will keep fighting in Congress, and especially on the Appropriations Committee, to make sure that our men and women have the best ships, submarines, and equipment in the world.”

Fairfield News: Child Hit By Car

Fairfield Police statement: On Saturday, 02/04/17 at 4:20pm, the Fairfield Police Department responded to a pedestrian that was struck by a motor vehicle within the lot of Tomlinson Middle School, located at 200 Unquowa Road.  The  pedestrian was a juvenile who is a resident of Fairfield.  The vehicle involved, a 2006 Toyota Camry, was being operated by Gary Potmesil, a 76 year old male who resides in Norwalk. Potmesil was operating the Camry eastbound within the Tomlinson Middle School parking lot and collided with the juvenile with his front left fender.  The juvenile’s mother was on scene and called 911 immediately following the collision. The juvenile was transported to Bridgeport Hospital by AMR ambulance as a result of the injuries sustained. At this time the juvenile is in stable condition undergoing further testing. The collision is under investigation by the Fairfield Police Crash Reconstruction Unit.

2:21pm–#Fairfield Connecticut– Report of a  four year old child being hit by a car in the Tomlinson Middle School parking lot.  Radio reports say the child conscious and alert and being transported to the hospital.

Ancient Egypt — Art and Historical Events Lecture

#Fairfield, Connecticut– The Fairfield Public Library is happy to announce that Mostafa Hassan is returning for another discussion on ancient Egypt. The discussion will be in the Rotary Room at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road, on Sunday, February 12 at 2 pm (snow date: February 26). He will begin with the golden age of the ancient Egyptian empire (18 th dynasty), then cover the Greco-Roman period and end with the Arab-Islamic Conquest of Egypt in the year 641. The talk will include the art of ancient Egypt in addition to the most important historical events, including the fall of the empires that ruled at the time.

Mostafa Hassan is a lecturer on the ancient and contemporary history of Egypt and the Middle East. He has more than twenty years of experience in cultural and responsible tourism, leading tours and field trips to ancient and historical sites  throughout Egypt. He is currently the director and founder of Educational & Cultural Travel and has earned an MA degree in Global Development and Peace from the University of Bridgeport. Advanced registration is required due to the limited space. All programs at the Fairfield Public Library are free of charge. For more information about this and other programs, visit us online at fairfieldpubliclibrary.org or call 203-256- 3160. Follow the Fairfield Public Library on Twitter @fairfieldpublib and Facebook @fairfieldlibrary.

(Press Release)

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