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Fairfield

Tony Hwang Launches Fairfield First Selectman Campaign, Urges Nov. 4 Election

Sep 15, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

https://youtu.be/_QPC2eAvaOM FAIRFIELD, CT – State Senator Tony Hwang today officially announced his candidacy for Fairfield’s First Selectman in the upcoming special election. Surrounded by supporters at his campaign headquarters, Hwang said Fairfield deserves leadership that is engaged, listens to residents, and unites the community through integrity and civility. He pledged that his campaign will be focused on solutions, not division, and that the election must serve as an opportunity to restore trust in local government. Hwang called on the Fairfield Board of Selectmen to set the special election for November 4, 2025, the same date as the general municipal election. He argued that November 4 would provide the highest voter participation while saving taxpayer dollars by avoiding the cost of…

Stratford

Stratford Health Department Announces Fall–Winter Flu Clinic Schedule

Sep 14, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

The Stratford Health Department today announced its upcoming Flu Clinic Schedule for October, November, December, and January as part of ongoing efforts to keep the community healthy throughout flu season. Clinics will be offered at multiple locations — Baldwin Center, Birdseye Municipal Complex, and Holy Name of Jesus — with both appointment-based and walk-in options. Pre-school clinics are also included in December and January to support families with young children. Clinic ScheduleOctober 2025: October 10, 15, 22, 28, 30November 2025: November 4, 6, 10, 18, 20December 2025: December 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 22, 29January 2026: January 2 Times, specific locations, and pre-school clinic details are provided on the attached Flu Clinic Flyer. Community partners and media outlets are…

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Route 8 Off-Ramp Pedestrian Strike; Shelton Man Arrested

Sep 14, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

State police say a pedestrian suffered suspected minor injuries after being struck by a gray Toyota Corolla on the Route 8 northbound exit 12B off-ramp in Derby at about 11:10 a.m. on September 9, 2025. Investigators obtained video showing the Corolla reverse, shift into drive, and accelerate toward the victim before fleeing the scene at a high rate of speed onto East Main Street. Troopers identified the driver as Keith Chapman of Shelton and, with assistance from Shelton Police, took him into custody without incident. Chapman was charged with Interfering with an Officer, Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree, Breach of Peace 1st Degree, Reckless Driving, and Evading Responsibility with Physical Injury; he was released on a $10,000 bond and is due…

Stratford

Books Over Coffee — Fall–Winter 2025

Sep 14, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

The Stratford Library announced that its 50-plus-year “Books Over Coffee” program will continue in person through December 2025, with monthly Wednesday-at-noon discussions in the Lovell Room hosted by Linda LiDestri. The season opens September 17 with Mikki Brammer’s debut, The Collected Regrets of Clover, a life-affirming novel about a death doula who learns to reclaim her own life. The series continues with Daphne DuMaurier’s gothic classic Rebecca on October 29, Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before the Coffee Gets Cold on November 19, and Elyssa Friedland’s The Floating Feldmans on December 17. Admission is free; copies are available at the Circulation Desk and on Kindle/Nook eReaders. For details, call 203.385.4162 or visit the Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street, or stratfordlibrary.org. Books Over Coffee…

Fairfield

Accidental Shooting

Sep 14, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

Fairfield Police are investigating an accidental shooting on Vermont Avenue. There are no further details. I do no expect any updates until morning. 2025-09-13@11:30pm-- #Fairfield CT

Bridgeport

New Era in Bridgeport Housing

Sep 13, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

https://youtu.be/OV4ZGjKVDS0 Bridgeport leaders, developers, and community members gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the newest phase of Crescent Crossings, a modern housing complex that stands as a symbol of progress and partnership. Developed by the same firms behind the nearby Windward Apartments, Crescent Crossings is the third phase of a long-term redevelopment effort in the city’s East End. Mayor Joe Ganim praised the transformation of the site, once considered one of the region’s most notorious housing challenges. “You’ve gone from the worst, I would think to first. I don’t know if anywhere else, not only in the state but anywhere in the country, where a site which was as notorious and difficult as this was in the ’90s, has…

State News

CONNECTICUT, CALIFORNIA AND COLORADO ANNOUNCE JOINT INVESTIGATIVE PRIVACY SWEEP

Sep 13, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

States Investigating Businesses Refusing to Honor Consumers’ Right to Opt-Out of the Sale of Their Personal Information Coordinated state effort signals nationwide, robust enforcement of important privacy right (Hartford, CT) — Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and the attorneys general of California and Colorado and the California Privacy Protection Agency today announced an investigative sweep involving potential noncompliance with Global Privacy Control, or GPC, an easy-to-use browser setting or extension that automatically signals to businesses a consumer’s request to stop selling or sharing their personal information to third parties. As part of the sweep announced today, the coalition sent letters to businesses that do not appear to be processing consumer requests to opt out of the sale of their personal information submitted via the GPC as required by law and…

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG SEEKS DOCUMENTS FROM WNBA REGARDING POTENTIAL SALE OF CONNECTICUT SUN

Sep 13, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

“Connecticut will fight hard for our players, coaches and fans, and we will take all steps necessary to keep the Team in Connecticut where it belongs.” (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today sent a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Englebert seeking a series of documents related to League’s role in the potential sale of the Connecticut Sun to a buyer who would move the team out of Connecticut and away from its dedicated fanbase. “Our state is the epicenter and heart of women’s basketball and a dominant force in the sport,” Attorney General Tong states in the letter. “There would be no WNBA—and no worldwide growth in the popularity of women’s basketball—without the players, coaches, and dedicated fanbase in and from…

Fairfield

Garage Fire

Sep 13, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

Fairfield Firefighters quickly extinguished a detached garage fire in the 300 block of Berwick Avenue. There were no reported injuries and the fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire. 2025-09-13@11:55pm-- #Fairfield CT -- #ctfire

Westport

Temporary Free-Standing Portable Signage in all Non-Residential Districts

Sep 13, 2025 Stephen Krauchick

Westport, CT - Planning & Zoning Director Michelle Perillie announced that all merchants in non-residential districts are permitted a Temporary Free Standing Portable Sign with an annual Zoning Permit required. One Free Standing Portable Sign per tenant shall be permitted onsite in all non-residence districts subject to the following: · Signs cannot be permanently installed in the ground. · Signs must be self-supporting/portable or hung on the façade of the tenant’s building. Signs cannot be attached to an immovable object such as a structure, light pole, a utility pole or a fence. · Signs shall be no larger than 24 inches wide by 40 inches high in size per side as measured from the ground including any borders or supports. A sign that…

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Tony Hwang Launches Fairfield First Selectman Campaign, Urges Nov. 4 Election

Stratford Health Department Announces Fall–Winter Flu Clinic Schedule

Route 8 Off-Ramp Pedestrian Strike; Shelton Man Arrested

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