Fairfield News

Emily Bazelon, author of bullying book Sticks and Stones, shows her television interview with talk show host Stephen Colbert during a talk at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn.

Richie Rios, 30, of Vine Street in Bridgeport, was picked up by West Haven police and charged by Fairfield with conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny.

Fairfield University and Fairfield Prep are so tightly bound into Fairfield's fabric that it seems like they've been here forever.

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, on May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn.

After a day that began with the alarm clock in her Fairfield home ringing at a painfully sunless hour, the news that Metro-North Railroad 's New Haven line would be back to full service by Wednesday was all Marcia Brown wanted to hear.

We've got one more challenging day of commuting before regular service resumes on Metro-North's rail line on Wednesday.

Highlights from men's basketball action between Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac at Sacred Heart University in Bridgeport, Conn.

Sacred Heart had not played particularly well that night, and even though the Long Island University campus was one about an hour away from Fairfield, the loss to the Blackbirds was not a pleasant one.

While the prohibition is a good move, it's a sorry fact that the bill was originally written to prevent those under 18 from using the facilities.

As at 8 a.m. approaches, there's lots more traffic on Interstate 95. In fact, traffic is down to a crawl, about 5 MPH between Milford and Fairfield on southbound I-95. As usual, the Merritt Parkway is starting to slow.

Cars line up to enter the garage in downtown Stamford by the train station. It was filling up by 7 a.m., with only roof parking left.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. A Fairfield University senior died in a car accident the day before his expected graduation, the school said in a statement Saturday.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. Here's a list of the paid residential home sales in Fairfield for the week of May 6 to May 10, as reported to the Fairfield town clerk's office: a-a Thomas J. and Elizabeth P. McManus sold 220 Lloyd Drive to Megan Higgins-Knislis for $697,325. a-a Bella Homes LLC sold 23 Nutmeg Lane to Jeffrey S. Alper for $895,600. a-a Josephine ... (more)

Old Post Road Area Association President Peter Petron, Vice President Dan Miller, First Selectman Mike Tetreau, and Meri Eirckson, from the Fairfield Museum and History Center, cut a ceremonial ribbon at a new historic district sign on Beach Road.

Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the collision of two trains, officials warned on Sunday.

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The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.

Juniors at Fairfield Warde High School assemble for a pre-prom mock motor vehicle crash Friday designed to underscore the dangers of drunken and distracted driving.

Even though skies are gray early this first day of the weekend, the National Weather Service says that skies will gradually brighten and most of today will be sunny in southwestern Connecticut.