Fairfield Community Corner

Weekend Activities in and around Fairfield

Rosh Hashanah Begins September 29, Resident Learns to Blow the Shofar at The Jewish Home

Residents at The Jewish Home for the Elderly are preparing to welcome in the New Year of 5769 when Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown,  Recently (9/8/08), as her husband David...

EarthTalk: Non-dairy milks

Dear EarthTalk: There seems to be a large selection of soy and other non-dairy milks out there today, even right in the dairy sections of major supermarkets. Why should I opt for...

Don’t let dining out in the Fairfield area do you in!

Parsons Dance

The company has officially dropped Company from the name.  It is now billed as Parsons Dance.  I also neglected to include the photo credit for the two jpgs (again...

David L. Downie, Ph. D., Fairfield University’s New Director Of Environmental Studies

We are very pleased to have environmental scholar David L. Downie, Ph. D., formerly with Columbia University, now on the Fairfield University faculty, as the director of...

EarthTalk: Lowering your carbon footprint

Dear EarthTalk: How can I measure—and then improve—my overall “carbon footprint?” What are the major areas of one’s daily life that one measures? -- A.F.
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Catholics And Politics In The Sixties And Today: Lessons From JFK, RFK And Eugene McCarthy

Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, will deliver Fairfield University’s 2nd annual Thomas More Lecture: “Catholics and Politics in...

2008 District 2 Champions!

The Fairfield 11 Year-Old All-Star team beat their Trumbull rivals in a best of three series to win the District 2 Championship at Unity Park in late July.  This was the...

EarthTalk: Toxic household cleaners

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve read that household cleaners contain cancer-causing toxic ingredients. What should I do, then, to keep my house clean but also safe for my kids?  --...

A New Reality - Exhibition of Stirring Photographic Images, Opens at Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery

A New Reality, an Exhibition of Stirring Photographic Images, Opens at the Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery at Fairfield University.
FAIRFIELD, CT---Adventurous collectors...

Penfield Pavilion: 95 in the Shade

"95 in the Shade"
Milton Faikes, 95 years old, is one of many residents of The Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield County who enjoyed their visits to the...

EarthTalk: Aerosol sprays

Dear EarthTalk: What’s the deal nowadays with aerosol spray cans? I thought that the ozone-depleting chemicals used in them were eliminated back in the 1970s. Is this true? If...

Browse This Week's Classified Ads For Fairfield

Don’t let fuel costs around Fairfield drive you crazy

Pumpkin Patch Farms in Fairfield, CT, Connecticut Area

Apple Picking Orchards and Apple Farms Guide for Fairfield, Connecticut

EarthTalk: The scoop on recycling container lids, tops and caps

Dear EarthTalk: Everyone knows we should recycle metal, glass and plastic cans and bottles, but what about all the lids, tops and caps?  I see people recycling plastic...

FAC Is Pleased To Announce The Appointment Of Billie Jean Sullivan As Executive Director

The Fairfield Arts Council (FAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Billie Jean Sullivan as Executive Director effective July 1, 2008. Ms. Sullivan comes to FAC with over...

EarthTalk: Do those energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs cause headaches?

Dear EarthTalk: Can those energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs that are popular now cause headaches because of the flickering they do? I converted my whole house over...