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Fairfield Arts Commission Seeks Submissions For Public Art Project
The installations are intended to turn otherwise plain infrastructure into colorful additions to the local streetscape.

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The installations are intended to turn otherwise plain infrastructure into colorful additions to the local streetscape.

Residents voted on revising the Town Charter in 2022, but the plan failed. Fairfield's Town Charter has not been updated in 18 years.
The organizer of the campaign hopes to raise money to assist Fairfield resident Chad Chlebowski, 14.
The position will be a first for the department.
The town teamed with Bird, an electric vehicle company, on the year-long pilot program.
The school district, which encompasses Southbury and Middlebury, has a host of jobs available.
As of 2 p.m. Friday, Eversource reported 449 customers were without power in Monroe due to heavy rains from Tropical Storm Elsa.
As of 11:30 a.m. Friday, Eversource reported "fewer than 2" power outages in Naugatuck.
Pran Gjeloshi, a Hamden resident who works at the Naugatuck Valley Health District, was arrested on a warrant by Shelton police on Thursday.
Hamden resident Pran Gjeloshi was arrested on a warrant by Shelton police on Thursday.
The two female suspects are accused of teaming up in late-June to distract the victim and steal a purse from a supermarket shopping cart.
Town Manager Michael Maniscalco issued the declaration Thursday.
The town's Parks and Recreation Department will host four, Monday evening concerts on the Town Hall Green from July 12 through Aug. 2.
The second annual event will benefit the Monroe Food Pantry.
Himes, who represents the 4th Congressional District, will hold the meeting in the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library.
Tropical Storm Elsa is tracking toward Connecticut, and is expected to bring heavy rain and winds Thursday night and Friday.
The 2021 fireworks display, which was to be shared with Derby, had been rescheduled to Thursday night, July 8.
The lucky winner also purchased the ticket locally, according to the Connecticut Lottery.
The lucky winner also purchased the ticket locally, according to the Connecticut Lottery.
NBC Connecticut's Jennifer Joas shared the video on her Facebook page.