Publication: Westport Minuteman

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 10 mins ago - 1 reports

Report: More than 20 people injured as 2 trains collide at Fairfield-Bridgeport line

By Register Staff Photo by Rob Oliver A Metro-North train heading from New Haven to Grand Central station has derailed and hit a train on the opposite track just east of the Fairfield station.Metro-North referred to it as a major derailment in a press ... [Published Westport Minuteman - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Rob Oliver, Travers, Bill Finch, Staging Area, emergency

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 21 mins ago - 1 reports

Richard Blumenthal

Design of new Metro-North cars may have saved lives in train crash

By Jim Shelton View of one of the cars involved in collision, as seen by passenger on one of the trains Photo by Helen Dodson The newer-model train cars involved in Fridays Metro-North Railroad crash may have saved lives because of their safety design ... [Published Westport Minuteman - 1 hour ago]

Entities: National Transportation Safety Board, Jim Himes, Chris Murphy, Richard Blumenthal, first responders

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Perrigo Company

Super Space Princess at Comic-Con 2013

Photo by Tom Henry Super Space Princess, aka Lynne Perrigo, children's librarian at Westport Library, was dressed for the occasion at Comic-Con 2013 at Westport Library Saturday. (Photo by Tom Henry) 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Super Space Princess, aka Lynne ... [Published Westport Minuteman - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Tom Henry, Perrigo Company

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Bank of Fairfield, Chips Restaurant present annual Community Spirit Awards (1)

Contributed photo Front row, from left are: Aaron Gaberman, Michelle Cole and Debra Greenwood, CEO of the Center for Women and Families. Back row, from left are: Bank of Fairfield VP Bob Hojnacki, First Selectman Mike Tetreau, Chips Restaurant Manager ... [Published Westport Minuteman - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Probate, Michelle Cole, Middle School, Junior Achievement, Cancer

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Firefighters extinguish early morning blaze at Fairfield home

On Friday morning at 1:11 a.m., the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a call reporting a structure fire at 61 Twin Lanes Road. The Fairfield Fire Department was immediately dispatched. The occupants were at home at the time of the fire ... [Published Westport Minuteman - May 17 2013]

Entities: Communications Center, emergency, Investigation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Aspetuck Land Trust begins salt marsh restoration project in downtown Westport

Marshmaster mower (Contributed photo) Aspetuck Land Trust has announced details of a project aimed at restoring native plants, animal species and wildlife habitat to 12 acres of salt marsh in the Saugatuck River estuary in downtown Westport off the Kings ... [Published Westport Minuteman - May 17 2013]

Entities: Phragmites, Estuary, Habitat, Species

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Report: Good Samaritan rescues woman in Fairfield

Here's the report from the Connecticut Post:www.ctpost.com/news/article/Good-Samaritan-rescues-woman-4521854.php 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Here's the report from the Connecticut Post:www.ctpost.com/news/article/Good-Samaritan-rescues-woman-4521854.php ... [Published Westport Minuteman - May 16 2013]