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• Negative outlook? Bond rating gets closer look (Part II)

  [...] article in a two-part series exploring the "negative outlook" given to Fairfield by a credit When Moody's Investors Service gave a "negative outlook" to roughly $200 million of Fairfield's debt, it offered two reasons. The first reason... more »

  Tim Loh, tloh@bcnnew 1 month ago

  employee benefits | credit and debt | health insurance | interest rate | investment service | construction and property

• A negative outlook? Probing this town's credit-worthiness

  When three credit rating agencies gave Fairfield a triple-A score heading into last Tuesday's bond sale, there was one blemish in the reports. A worsened credit rating would raise interest rates for Fairfield when it looks to borrow funds to... more »

  Tim Loh, tloh@bcnnew.com 1 month ago

  market and exchange | budgets and budgeting | credit ratings | civil and public service | investment service

• In Fairfield, debate rages: open space or softball field?

  During the RTM meeting, there seemed to be a coordinated effort, first utilizing an open-space argument to prevent handing control of the property over to Parks and Recreation, and when that failed, the group dug in with the financial... more »

  Genevieve Reilly, Staff Writer 1 month ago

  soccer / football | softball

• Officials still certifying voter signatures on ballfield referendum petitions

  Officials in the Fairfield Town Clerk's Office at midday were still counting signatures on referendum petitions filed by opponents of a girls softball field proposed for town-owned property on Hoyden's Hill. [...] because not all voters are... more »

  1 month ago

  election | referenda | primary | poll

• Group gets extra day to collect referendum signatures

  On Monday, opponents of a plan to bond $350,000 to create a dedicated softball field at town-owned open space on Hoyden's Lane, got some extra innings of their own. The town charter requires petitions seeking a referendum be submitted to the... more »

  Genevieve Reilly, Staff writer 2 months ago

  election | referenda

• Letters to the editor

  The news that senatorial candidate Linda McMahon brought her campaign to the Flag Day event at McKinley Elementary School is more than a little odd. Rightly or wrongly, public figures, and especially athletes and politicians, are held up as role... more »

  2 months ago

  high schools | parent and child | school | police

• After double-header resolution, Fairfield softball field wins approval

  The decisive nod came from Harold Schwartz, D-7, a softball and Little League umpire who said earlier in the night that, because he stands to earn money while umpiring games at the new field, he'd likely abstain from the vote. [...] it had to... more »

  Tim Loh, tloh@bcnnew.com 2 months ago

  civil and public service | softball | credit and debt | budgets and budgeting | credit ratings

• Town could hit budget surplus for current fiscal year

  The town appears headed for a budget surplus in the current fiscal year, based on information released Wednesday night at the Board of Finance's quarterly budget meeting and comments made by Chief Fiscal Officer Paul Hiller. On the expenditures... more »

  Tim Loh, tloh@bcnnew.com 4 months ago

  state budget and tax | investments | budgets and budgeting | health insurance | heart disease | disease

• Buyers sought for town's biggest tax lien sale

  By selling the liens, the town can instantly receive the money that it has been trying to collect, while the highest bidder will have the right to collect the taxes with an 18 percent interest rate from the property owners as it sees fit,... more »

  Anthony Karge, akarge@bcnnew.com 4 months ago

  interest rate

• RTM passes Fairfield Woods construction

  The Representative Town Meeting (RTM) on Monday night approved $24.2 million in bonding for construction to Fairfield Woods Middle School that would add 14 classrooms; expand gym, kitchen and cafeteria space; update safety codes; and erect a... more »

  Tim Loh, tloh@bcnnew.com 5 months ago

  school | middle schools | civil and public service