Thursday, May 17, 2012
Osborn Hill teacher Kristin Golia is in the running to be crowned the Top Teacher of 2012 on Live! with Kelly.
If you can get to a TV Friday morning, flip on Live with Kelly! at 9 a.m. -- you may see a familiar face. Kristin Golia, a third-grade teacher at Osborn Hill School, made it to the top five finalists for Live’s third annual Top Teacher Search and will appear both live on Friday’s episode and in a pre-taped segment filmed at the school. Following Golia’s appearance -- she’s the last of the five finalists to be featured -- friends, family, and viewers have until Monday to vote for the “Top Teacher” of 2012. Voting will take place on Live’s Top Teacher Search website. The Stamford resident, who will graduate Sunday from Fairfield University with a Masters’ degree in elementary education, was nominated by Jessica Gerber of Fairfield. Golia …
In this first of a series, the author examines the intersection of hyper-parenting and feminism. Where do we go from here?
In another shocking example of poor journalistic judgment, the current Time magazine cover of an attractive mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son stoked intense debate among mothers across the nation just in time for Mother’s Day. The cover, reading “Are you Mom enough?” invites the reader to learn about the unorthodox childcare advice administered by longtime parenting guru Dr. William Sears. Dr. Sears, who recommends a technique called attachment parenting, advises a host of techniques designed to foster -- he says -- a safe and secure childrearing environment. The attachment parenting mother breastfeeds on demand until the child self-weans, sometimes not until kindergarten. The mother wears the young baby in a sling -- nearly all …
Local events, announcements, and reminders to start the day.
Today is Thursday, May 17, 2012. On this day in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case “Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka” that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. Famous birthdays include Dennis Hopper – 1936; Bob Saget – 1956; Sugar Ray Leonard – 1956; Enya – 1961. *** HEADLINES COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY Want your photos and/or write-ups from Fairfield youth or recreational sports featured on Fairfield Patch? Add them to the Community Sports Gallery. EVENTS & REMINDERS FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES GOVERNMENT MEETINGS FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday: INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS See also Fairfield Patch’s “Traffic & Gas Prices” page. TIDES & TIMES Forecast obtained from the …
First installment on former great athletes from our area and what they're doing in their second careers.
[Note: Want your photos and/or write-ups from Fairfield youth or recreational sports featured on Fairfield Patch? Here's how!] MO VAUGHN (Norwalk) Known as "The Hit Dog" during his 12-year career in the Major Leagues, Vaughn lives in Solon, Ohio, where he owns and operates "Mo Vaughn Transport," which is a trucking company. The former first-round pick of the Boston Red Sox and the 1995 American League MVP also owns and operates OMNI New York LLC, which bought and rehabilitated more than 1,100 units of distressed housing in the New York metropolitan area. The company manages these properties to provide low-cost housing using government tax credits. RICH DIANA (Hamden) A graduate of Hamden High School, Diana was an All-American football and …
And, DeLauro and Murphy oppose Republican plans for domestic violence act.
BLUMENTHAL: The senator was one of a few legislators honored by the Sports Fan Coalition for supporting legislation to eliminate the FCC's sports blackout rule on Tuesday night. The other recipients were Commissioner Robert McDowell, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Reps. Joe Barton (R-Texas), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.). Blumenthal tweeted about the awards ceremony and posted a photo: "Honored to be Sports Fans Coalition’s Most Valuable Lawmaker for work on sports blackouts w/ @DavidGoodfriend @brifred http://bit.ly/Jf6F4j" LIEBERMAN: The senator released a response to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's approval of the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The day's best comments from Patch account-holders in our Fairfield County towns.
MONROE: "We are all Mom enough no matter what direction we choose, and any time you see a happy, thriving kid, he or she is living proof of that." Susan wrote this in response to "Patch Back" columnist Lisa Bigelow's view of Time magazine's controversial cover featuring Jamie Lynne Grumet breastfeeding her three-year-old son. NEW CANAAN: "Choosing how to raise children is feminism and another woman judging proponents of La Leche or attachment parenting is just like men trying to appeal abortion rights, trying to control women's bodies and their ultimate freedom: reproductive rights which morphs into parenting." kim wrote her response to the same article NEW CANAAN: "He is rude, unpleasant, and ineffective." Joey wrote this in his review …
Police are investigating, according to a report on DoingItLocal.com.
[Editor's Note: Photos and report information supplied by Stephen Krauchick of DoingItLocal.com.] A pedestrian was sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a van, according to a report on DoingItLocal.com. The accident occurred at the intersection of Tunxis Hill Road and Villa Avenue, according to the report. A fire truck happened to be stopped at a red light near the intersection when the accident occurred and the driver reported it to police. Fairfield police are investigating the incident.
She reportedly made a fraudulent withdrawal from her cousin's bank account, police said.
[Editor's Note: Arrest information is supplied by the Fairfield Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.] A Weston woman was charged with fifth-degree larceny after she allegedly used her cousin’s ATM card to withdraw $979 when she only had permission to withdraw $300, police said. According to the report, Rachel Johnson, 36, of Steep Hill Road in Weston, fraudulently withdrew from her cousin’s account to the point of a negative balance in August after her cousin offered to let her withdraw $300 from the account, police said. The cousin, a Fairfield resident, reported the theft to police. When police interview Johnson, they discovered she lives with her elderly mother who said Johnson may have taken money from her but did not …
Police arrested two university students for hosting 'unreasonably loud' parties on Fairfield Beach Road.
[Editor's Note: Arrest information is supplied by the Fairfield Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.] Two local university students were arrested recently for allegedly hosting large and unreasonably loud parties of Fairfield Beach Road. Patrick McCahill, 22, of New Jersey was charged with disorderly conduct after police were called to his Fairfield Beach Road student residence late Sunday for a party generating “unreasonable noise,” police said. When responding officers arrived, guests began to disperse yelling “The cops are here!” There were more than 60 guests inside the house, according to the report. Police were called to Fairfield Beach Road early on Wednesday for another “large and unreasonably loud” party, this time…
James Kosch, 26, of Linwood Ave also faces six counts of failure to appear in court, police said.
[Editor's Note: Arrest information is supplied by the Fairfield Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.] A Fairfield man was arrested for allegedly shoplifting from RiteAid in late March and also arrested for six warrants for failure to appear in court, police said. All warrants were served Monday evening by the Fairfield Police Department. James Kosch, 26, of Linwood Avenue was charged sixth-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit the crime for allegedly swiping $127 worth of Gillette Fusion men’s razor cartridges from the Post Road drugstore, according to the police report. He was also charged with six counts of second-degree failure to appear in court for other crimes he had been charged with, including possession of drug …
