April 2009

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Fairfield Discussion Forums are Live!

Hi everyone,
I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather we are having. It’s one of the many things that makes Fairfield such a wonderful place to call home!
The underlying purpose of HeyFairfield.com is to get the discussions out in the open so everyone can participate. To that end, I’ve opened a discussion forum area [...]

Congressman Jim Himes says “Thank you” to the Bank of Fairfield

Democratic Congressman Jim Himes visited the Bank of Fairfield this past Friday to say “Thank you” for all the hard work the bank is doing to help small businesses. On hand at the Post Road branch were numerous bank employees and officials, including Bank of Fairfield CEO Jay Forgotson and VP Robert Hojnacki. Also [...]

Petition to preserve extended day kindergarten option

You may have heard the Board of Education is considering a proposal to eliminate the extended day kindergarten option to save $150k. This would force all kindergarteners into full day classes. While, personally, both of our children will do full day, I believe there is a need for the option. Many parents are against the [...]

Photography Lecture at Fairfield Museum: “Evolution”

Come to the Fairfield Museum on Thursday, April 30 at 7pm join internationally acclaimed photographer Stephen Wilkes, who will share a selection of his personal work, including his Ellis Island collection and most recent China series. His talk will review the evolution of his fine arts career. Stephen’s photographs have been exhibited in galleries and [...]

Super Duper Weenie on Food Network tonight

Fairfield is home to two of the best hot dog places in the country, Rawley’s and Super Duper Weenie. Everyone has their favorite, but tonight Super Duper Weenie will be Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives airing on the Food Network at 9pm. Be sure to check out Guy Fieri’s visit to one of Fairfield’s best eateries! [...]

Support for Board of Education’s delay on Stratfield School redistricting.

I thank the Board of Education for their decision to delay action on dealing with potential overcrowding issues at Stratfield School. If there was nothing else to be learned from this, it is that haste makes waste. It is my sincere belief that the acrimony in all of this, at all levels, [...]

2008 CT Challenge video is working again!

Last month, when I launched the redesigned HeyFairfield.com, the file of last year’s Connecticut Challenge was deleted during the process. I have reloaded the file which you can view here:
2008 CT Challenge video.
I’ll be riding again this year to support the Yale Cancer Survivor’s Center in New Haven, CT in honor of my mom, who [...]

Fairfield Greenwich Group denies it was in bed with Madoff

I don’t know who Fairfield Greenwich Group thinks they are fooling in the recent court ruling alledging them of colluding with Bernie Madoff, but they must be trying an April’s Fools joke.
Bloomberg reports
“Fairfield Greenwich Group had no business relationship with the Town of Fairfield, its pension funds or employees,” Thomas Mulligan, a spokesman, said [...]

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