The Week in Photos

The softball field at Dougiello Park.

The Town Hall Soccer Field is one of many sites closed pending test results.

South Pine Creek Soccer Field holds the annual Children's Easter Egg Scramble.

PPG wants to transform the Reef Road approach to the beach.

PPG Properties is developing throughout the beach neighborhood.

PPG Properties’ new student apartments are built on elevated piers, in compliance with flood regulations.

A 1925 magazine celebrates flappers.

Assisted Living Services, Inc. presents its monthly $5,000 Platinum Caregiver Award for July on Aug. 16 in Wallingford. Pictured from left: Director of Live-In Services Tom Daly, Caregiver Nana Bradley, Live-In Coordinator Kristin Mercadante and Chief Operating Officer Mario D’Aquila.

In the latest report from Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the state reported that, during the week of Aug. 4, 2019, 10 mosquitoes tested positive in nine towns, including Greenwich, East Haven (where two tested positive for the illness), North Haven and New Haven.

Geovanny “Geo” Tapia-Zuniga

The sidewalk area around Gould Manor Park has been closed for remediation.

Mike Cummings is settling into his new role as Superintendent, just in time for the first day of school on Aug. 29.

Edmund Stewart.

Water spills over a small dam at North Pond in the Grace Richardson Conservation Area. Six people were arrested Aug. 16, 2019 after complaints of lewd conduct in the area.

First Selectman Mike Tetreau cuts the ribbon at the new Pure Barre location at 1876 Black Rock Turnpike.

Gracie Sports USA, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy at 575-585 Villa Ave.

The Board of Selectmen approved a master plan for renovations to Burr Homestead Gardens.

A licensed environmental professional team will collect soil samples from each site and send them to an independent laboratory for testing.

The red brick Normandy colonial house at 25 Fieldstone Drive features a zoned geothermal heating and cooling system.

This 3.17-acre level and gently sloping property has a heated Gunite swimming pool with a jetted spa and waterfall, and professional landscaping.

The entrance of this red brick house features a door with a decorative oval window framed by sidelights and a transom.

The kitchen has a zig-zagging center island/breakfast bar, granite counters, a built-in desk area, and an eat-in area.

This house sits in a very private setting on a quiet cul-de-sac, yet it is only minutes from the center of Monroe and its shops and restaurants.

In the spacious two-story living room there are clerestory windows and two sets of French doors into the solarium.

heated Gunite in-ground swimming pool

The dining room is open to the living room in this 4,870-square-foot house.

The family room, which is open to the kitchen, has a gas fireplace, an octagonal tray ceiling, and sliding doors to the backyard and pool area.

The updated master bath features new tiling and lighting fixtures, and radiant heated flooring.

The beige classic colonial house at 2980 Burr Street was built on a 2.38-acre level property in the Greenfield Hill neighborhood not far from the Connecticut Audubon Society.

In the eat-in gourmet kitchen there is a farm sink, center island, Ogee-edged granite counters, new cabinetry and lighting, and high-end appliances.

The spacious master bedroom suite has a sitting area, walk-in closet and its bath has a soaking tub, shower and double sinks.

In the sizable backyard there is a raised wood deck, heated in-ground swimming pool, and paving stone patio.

The heated in-ground swimming pool is only one of several recreational features on the property and in the house.

The family room features dentil molding and a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace.

The two-story foyer has an interior balcony with a decorative wrought iron railing.

In the formal dining room there is dentil crown molding, chair railing, paneling on the lower walls, and French doors to the deck.

Late classmates were remembered at the Andrew Warde High School class of 1964's 55th reunion at Vazzano's Four Seasons on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Stratford, Conn.

Fairfield native Gloria Lockwood takes a memory shot at the Andrew Warde High School class of 1964's 55th reunion at Vazzano's Four Seasons on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Stratford, Conn.

Old friends Arthur Stanley of Easton, left, and Francis "Porky" Szor of Monroe discuss old times at the Andrew Warde High School class of 1964's 55th reunion at Vazzano's Four Seasons on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Stratford, Conn.

Shirley Coyle of Fairfield shows a display of Fairfield Citizen-News articles on past reunions at the Andrew Warde High School class of 1964's 55th reunion at Vazzano's Four Seasons on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Stratford, Conn.

Reunion committee members included, from left, Jo-Ann Olsen of Fairfield, Mary Lou Lastomirsky of Fairfield, and Jerry Rosenberg of Trumbull, at the Andrew Warde High School class of 1964's 55th reunion at Vazzano's Four Seasons on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Stratford, Conn.

Edwin Carlson of Derby, left, and Charles Stram of Stratford pose in a picture frame at the Andrew Warde High School class of 1964's 55th reunion at Vazzano's Four Seasons on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Stratford, Conn.

Sandy Naughton of Fairfield gets a photo of James and Mary Ellen Lukacsy of Fairfield at the Andrew Warde High School class of 1964's 55th reunion at Vazzano's Four Seasons on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Stratford, Conn.

Lynne Amaro of Beacon Falls looks over the program at the Andrew Warde High School class of 1964's 55th reunion at Vazzano's Four Seasons on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Stratford, Conn.

Diane Baron of Durham, N.C., and Rosemary "Posie" Martin of Stratford look over the display at the Andrew Warde High School class of 1964's 55th reunion at Vazzano's Four Seasons on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Stratford, Conn.

Herman Weiss of Boston, left, talks with old friend Linda Anderson of Point Huron, Mich., at the Andrew Warde High School class of 1964's 55th reunion at Vazzano's Four Seasons on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Stratford, Conn.

Dan Sutter of Fairfield and his daughters Gwen, 8, and Natalie, 6, take a closer look at a telescope at the 30th annual Operation Hope Tag Sale at First Church Congregational on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Fairfield, Conn.

Thousands of people came out for the 30th annual Operation Hope Tag Sale at First Church Congregational on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Fairfield, Conn.

Ruby Hourihan, 8, of Fairfield collects some finds at the 30th annual Operation Hope Tag Sale at First Church Congregational on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Fairfield, Conn.

Nolan Gitman, 11, of Fairfield, tests out a scooter at the 30th annual Operation Hope Tag Sale at First Church Congregational on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Fairfield, Conn.

Former Fairfielder Brooke Dawson, now of Elmira, N.Y., returned for the 30th annual Operation Hope Tag Sale at First Church Congregational on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Fairfield, Conn.

Frank and Laura Birch of Ansonia discuss an item at the 30th annual Operation Hope Tag Sale at First Church Congregational on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Fairfield, Conn.

Agata Ferdzyn of Bridgeport considers a purchase at the 30th annual Operation Hope Tag Sale at First Church Congregational on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Fairfield, Conn.

Jean Campochiaro of Southington takes a closer look at a rug at the 30th annual Operation Hope Tag Sale at First Church Congregational on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Fairfield, Conn.

Lilia Rivas of Bridgeport looks at some material at the 30th annual Operation Hope Tag Sale at First Church Congregational on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Fairfield, Conn.

A Greenfield Hill afternoon.

Brooklawn neighborhood map.

Lake Mohegan.

Julian Enterprises managed the fill pile at Richard White Way from 2013 to 2016.

Lifeguard chairs will be empty at the town’s beaches as staff head back to school.

Emara Rosa, 10, of Bridgeport, shares her ice cream with her mom Emily Quintiliano at the Dairy Queen in Fairfield, Conn., on Thursday Aug. 8, 2019.

From left are Les Byelas of Fairfield, Jay Dirnberger of Westport, Ellen Lubell of Fairfield, and Molly Alger of Westport at the eighth annual Beechwood Open on Sunday in Westport.

Connecticut residents and school supporters voted for Greens Farms Academy as one of the state’s top architectural treasures.

Charles Toth.

Monyck Beinstein.

An LEP took additional soil samples from Gould Manner Park today.

Soil samples taken today will be used to determine the extent of the area’s contamination problem.

The developer’s lawyer ultimately withdrew their application for a special exception to the inclusionary zoning regulation, deciding to pursue an amendment instead.

The condominium complex at 479 Westway Rd. in Southport.

The Tudor-style house at 175 Twin Lanes Road sits at the end of a cul-de-sac in Easton near the Fairfield town line.

The sizable flagstone patio can be accessed via two sets of sliding doors in the family room and from the living room.

The family room is open to the kitchen.

The family room features a fireplace flanked by French doors to the large screened porch.

The large, front-to-back formal living room features a fireplace flanked by built-in bookshelves, a cathedral ceiling, exposed beams, and sliding doors to the patio and yard.

Although the Tudor style of architecture dates back several centuries, this house has a contemporary interior with an open floor plan and ample living space.

The large two-story entrance foyer has a cathedral ceiling, a wall of windows, and skylights.

The entrance foyer opens into the large formal living room.

Xavier Nathaniel Parks, 20, of Hunyadi Avenue in Fairfield, Conn., was charged with first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery.

One of a string of test holes for contaminated soil at Gould Manor Park. The holes were refilled after sample soil was removed.

Gould Manor Park in Fairfield, where soil samples were taken last week. Initial results indicate the presence of contaminants, but no hazardous waste.

The Department of Human and Social Services runs the town’s campership program.

Aviation pioneer Gustave Whitehead with his No. 21 flyer that is believed to have made the first manned flight in Fairfield in 1901.

The Strategic Plan Committee met Tuesday to review last week’s subject matter expert working sessions.