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Pull On The Fat Pants: Fairfield's Annual Food Truck Festival Heading To Town Pull On The Fat Pants: Fairfield's Annual Food Truck Festival Heading To Town
Pull On The Fat Pants: Fairfield's Annual Food Truck Festival Heading To Town It's almost time to pull on the fat pants and head for the annual Fairfield Food Truck Festival which raises funds for the town's public library. In its sixth year, the festival will take place on Sunday, Sept. 10 at Jennings Beach from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This year's festival will feature many favorites and a selection of new trucks and menus, organizers said. The Fairfield Food Truck Festival is the only one of its kind in coastal Fairfield County. Thousands of food truck fans have packed Jennings Beach each year since 2017, tasting dishes from the area’s most popular trucks.&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fruit Flies, Broken Cooler Reported During Health Inspection At CT Ice Cream Shop Fruit Flies, Broken Cooler Reported During Health Inspection At CT Ice Cream Shop
Fruit Flies, Broken Cooler Reported During Health Inspection At CT Ice Cream Shop A Connecticut ice cream shop was cited for numerous violations during a health inspection earlier this month. Milkcraft in West Hartford had a routine inspection by the health department at noon on Friday, Aug. 5, according to a report from the West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District. The shop is located at 967 Farmington Ave. Inspectors detailed 27 health issues in the report, including food boxes stored on the floor in the downstairs walk-in cooler, a "heavily unclean" microwave in the basement, an unclean broken cooler in the front service area, and fruit flies in the establishmen…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Ceiling Collapse Injures Two At Popular CT Ice Cream Shop Ceiling Collapse Injures Two At Popular CT Ice Cream Shop
Ceiling Collapse Injures Two At Popular CT Ice Cream Shop Two people were injured when a ceiling collapsed inside a favorite Connecticut ice cream shop. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Monday, July 5, when the West Hartford Public Safety Dispatch received a report of a localized collapse of the ceiling structure inside the Milkcraft building at 967 Farmington Ave., said West Hartford Fire Chief Greg Priest.  The West Hartford Fire Department was immediately dispatched along with the West Hartford Police Department. The first fire units arrived on scene within four minutes to find a non-structural collapse of a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Here Are Five Places You'll Scream For Ice Cream In Fairfield County Here Are Five Places You'll Scream For Ice Cream In Fairfield County
Here Are Five Places You'll Scream For Ice Cream In Fairfield County An ice cream treat is a great way to spend a summer night with family and can brighten even the dreariest of rainy days, making everyone smile. Fairfield County is bursting with places you'll scream for ice cream. Here are five to try. Gelatissimo Artisan Gelato, 26 Forest St., New Canaan: "I've been in business for 14 years," said friendly owner Nuccia Mazzonetto who "grew up in Milano, Italy, and had a dream to open a gelateria," she told Daily Voice in a phone interview. The gelato is made from scratch, based on imported Italian gelato paste, says the store's website. Every day there a…

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by Donna Christopher