Holiday Celebrations Lead Fairfield's Week In News

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fourth of July celebrations and business events led Fairfield’s news during the holiday week. Here are some of Fairfield’s top stories from the past week:

Fairfield celebrated the Fourth of July with its annual Fireworks show over Long Island Sound this week.
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by Greg Canuel

07/07/2013 4:00 a.m.

? Fairfield celebrated Independence Day this week, with the annual Fireworks Show drawing thousands to Jennings and Penfield Beaches on Thursday.

? Fairfield Police made a series of unusual arrests this week, stopping a shoplifting suspect wanted for an escape charge and charging a teenager with animal cruelty on a lake shore beach.

? Fairfield welcomed a new business to the Post Road area recently, with Total Mortgage opening a branch there last month.

? In regional news, Federal Reserve Bank of New York official William Dudley visited Fairfield County this week to share his outlook on the local economy. Dudley said he sees the area has “an excellent foundation” but is moving more slowly than expected.

? Commuters should gear up for summer construction, as Metro-North resumed track work on the New Haven Line and the state DOT starting a repaving project in Fairfield soon.

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