Stratford Star

New cell tower regulations pass Assembly

With a Trumbull neighborhood still smarting over the Siting Council decision to allow T-Mobile to build a cellular tower on Edison Road, state Sen. Anthony Musto, D-22nd District, and Rep. Tony Hwang, R-134th District, are lauding new legislation that could[…]

Pipe & Drum Corps to perform at fund-raiser for paralyzed firefighter

‘Poetry Night’ is Saturday at gallery

DERBY — Poetry night will take place Saturday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at Gallery@37, located at 37 Elizabeth St. The event features poet Jen Mandeville, and other guest poets, said Rich DiCarlo, president of the Valley Arts Council, the[…]

Money for town building studies gets an ok

SEYMOUR — Selectmen voted to spend $24,000 Tuesday to conduct a space needs study and a feasibility study on the future use of four town buildings. A Building Review Committee was charged to study 98 Bank St., which houses school[…]

Student News

John Kovalsky of Bridgeport took third place in a contest to develop public service announcements to reinforce the dangers of underage drinking, sponsored by Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Connecticut. HE is a communication major at the University of New[…]

Keeping a tradition alive: Dogwood Festival comes to Fairfield

It began 77 years ago with a ladies' sewing circle and a card table. On the green outside Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, the Ladies' Sewing Society, led by the Rev. Reginald Lundgren, propped up their makeshift vendor's stand and began[…]

Operation Hope fund-raiser to feature best-selling author

Operation Hope of Fairfield's upcoming fund-raiser with feature best-selling author Adriana Trigiani, on Thursday, May 24, at Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts. This year's event, "Bubbly, Baubles and Bon Bons," will feature Adriana Trigiani's entertaining excerpts from her[…]

Mother's Day bundle

Rosemary Baker and Reynaldo Olavarria welcomed their first child, Nevaeh Olavarria, at Bridgeport Hospital on Mother’s Day. Neveah arrived just after 8:20 a.m., weighing six pounds, one ounce. She was one of five babies born to area parents this Mother’s[…]