By ed@heyfairfield on January 20, 2010
This post started on one of our RTM members Facebook page, but as I started writing I realized this would make a good blog post. I hope you weigh in with your viewpoint in the comment section.
Posted in opinion | Tagged Connecticut, Fairfield, Healthcare, Massachusetts Special Election
By Tony Derbyshire on January 13, 2010
School systems are a big deal to some people. My parents moved from one town to another to be a part of a better school system. I was lucky. I got a great education from public school that I didn’t fully appreciate until I went to college. As a parent, the quality of public education continues [...]
Posted in Around Town, Local Blogs, opinion, real estate, Uncategorized | Tagged Fairfield Real Estate, private schools, schools
By Tony Derbyshire on January 12, 2010
We used to live on the Westport line here in Fairfield. It was great! You could walk to the train station, the gym, the beach, the grocery store and even Friendly’s. What was the best, though, was the fact that Toys R Us was also walking distance. Until it closed, that is. If that didn’t [...]
Posted in Around Town, opinion, real estate | Tagged Commuting, CT, Fairfield, Homes, real estate, Toys
By ed@heyfairfield on December 14, 2009
Quick to judge,
Quick to anger,
Slow to understand
Ignorance and prejudice
And fear walk hand in hand… ~Rush
As reported in the Bridgeport Post this morning, Fairfield Center was host to a joyous Menorah lighting on the third day of Chanukah. Chabad of Fairfield, led by Rabbi Shlame Landa, celebrated the Jewish tradition of the Festival of Lights, in [...]
Posted in Around Town, opinion
By ed@heyfairfield on November 7, 2009
If the recounts in this week’s election results stand then Fairfield is seeing a large changing of the guard on the RTM. But while the focus is on the
Posted in opinion, Politics
By Tony Derbyshire on October 2, 2009
Three out of four quarters done in the year and there are some numbers to consider.
YTD to September 30th, 343 single family homes have sold in Fairfield vs 434 in 2008.
The average listing price of these homes was $794,655 this year vs $857,172 in 2008
The average sale price of these homes YTD in 2009 has [...]
Posted in opinion, real estate | Tagged Fairfield, Fairfield CT Real Estate, First Time Homebuyers, Homes
By ed@heyfairfield on September 10, 2009
Do you love your country? Enough to sacrifice your life? Eight years ago tomorrow, on a spectacularly beautiful Tuesday morning, more than 2900 Americans would sacrifice their lives in the most arrogant display of hatred toward America, our values and our people. Nearly all of the casualties were civilians, most at work or commuting to [...]
Posted in Around Town, opinion
By Tony Derbyshire on August 3, 2009
In the last year, I’ve had two clients that are relatively new professors. The first was from Sacred Heart University. The latest is from Fairfield University. The Sacred Heart professor teaches in the area of Human Movement and Sports Science. The Fairfield University professor teaches English. The professor from Sacred Heart University, although he doesn’t know it, didn’t [...]
Posted in Around Town, opinion | Tagged Fairfield University, home ownership, home purchasing, home sales, real estate, Sacred Heart University, Tony Derbyshire
First Selectman Ken Flatto proposes an “Austere Budget”
By ed@heyfairfield on February 9, 2010
Apologies to my faithful leaders, I missed this breaking news by a day. Note to self: get on Ken Flatto’s PR list.
I read on the CT Post’s website about Fairfield First Selectman Ken Flatto’s proposed budget, which you can read here.
Is it really fair of Flatto to insinuate the Board of Education is [...]
Posted in Education, opinion, Politics | 1 Response