My family is moving to Fairfield this summer and I’m hoping for recommendations for the following:
- vets that don’t upsell but are dependable for care
- pediatricians
- PCPs for adults
- 3 year old preschool
- sports and activities for a 3 year old and 5 year old
A lot of requests, but will take any wisdom anyone’s willing to share! Thank you!!
Many residents have begun receiving speeding warnings from speed cameras near:
-Riverfield Elementary
-Dwight Elementary
-Burr Elementary
-FWHS
-FLHS
-Norte Dame Prep
So I see we are back to two lanes of I-95 South being shut down for construction, this time between exits 31-27. I had to deal with this all Summer last year but between exits 34-31.
This happens at night, which affects me because I work nights and need to be at work in Bridgeport by 9 p.m. I'm coming from East Haven so I even get hit with lane closures in West Haven.
What frustrates me the most is I have no warning before I leave my house that lanes are going to be closed and I need to leave my house early. I've checked everywhere online from CT DOT website to CTRoads, and nowhere does it say, at this time, from exits this to this, these lanes will be closed. There is no way to be proactive, it's just get on the highway and then surprise, advisory signs. Which sucks because I try leaving my house by 8 p.m., a whole hour before my shift, and I still got stuck at Exit 31 with two left lanes being shutdown. I mean I was at a dead stop, not even moving.
If you look online, there is no information on two lanes on I-95 South being closed over the last two days. So now I'm going to try to leave my house by 7 p.m., a whole two hours before I can clock in, just so I'm not stuck and late for work. Of course, this now means less time relaxing at home with family and if I do beat the lane closures, I get to work and have to do nothing till I can clock in.
It's just frustrating, I know I'm venting. Maybe I need to learn a new route to get to work, which would probably be the Merrit, but that might not be great either. I am a little autistic and deal with driving anxiety, so learning new routes will be challenging for me. But I can't keep being late for work. But I have limited time working nights to spend with family and having to leave super early in fear I'm going to get stuck in construction traffic because of lane closures, when I have no idea if or when DOT will be out there, is super inconvenient.
Hi all,
My girlfriend (32f) has always cut her own hair, but has been curious about trying a professional stylist soon. She’s been a little down on her luck lately, and I wanted to surprise her with a spa day/makeover type gift to lift her spirits. Hopefully someone on the friendlier/more patient side who can work with someone who’s never been to a real salon setting before. Thanks!
Hi,
So from a quick search through this board, I notice that 'Help me find' posts aren't exactly unique, but maybe my one comes with a twist.
A bit of back story, on the night of May 1st, I was walking across a bridge in Kilkenny City, Ireland, when I passed a group of American ladies, who were admiring the beautiful full moon that was shining above Kilkenny Castle. They asked "Isn't that moon just spectacular", which prompted me to stop and agree, and we then struck up a conversation. I asked if I could guess what part of the US they were from, so with a laugh, they agreed. After ruling out the southern states, I went with Ohio (which didn't go down very well with them, so apologies to all reading this).
But they saw the funny side of it, informing me that they were actually from Connecticut, and I struck up a conversation in particular with one of the girls. We spoke for about 5-10 minutes about numerous things, including how she somehow manages to support the Yankees in baseball, but the Patriots in football. We laughed and joked with each other, and she just seemed like a super cool girl, like really fun.
Anyway, here's where the story gets interesting. Right at this time, a guy on the bridge, falls over the side of it, and plummets 30-40 feet into the water below.
As you can imagine, everything in the area suddenly gets pretty frantic, with police running to the scene, and people from all over running over to try and help.
At this time, my attention is pulled to the guy in the river, and the efforts to ensure he gets out. After 15-20 minutes, I'm not sure how long exactly, thankfully he emerged from the river relatively unscathed.
At this point, I realise that the girls from Connecticut are no longer on the bridge and have moved on. I was pretty gutted, as I felt that we had kind of clicked, and I would have loved to have had the opportunity to ask her if she fancied grabbing a drink, or even asking for her number so we could stay in touch later.
I have no idea if she is still in Ireland, or if she has returned home, and I know there are a lot of people in Connecticut, so the chances of finding her are slim, but hey, the Internet helps make this really big world of ours, just a little but smaller, and who knows, if she, or someone she knows, was to see this post, maybe we could get in touch.
So ye, I would never usually do something like this, but she was extremely cool, and given the unforseen circumstances that prevented me from asking for her number, I would sure love if you guys could help me out some with this. If everone who saw this shared it with two other people from Connecticut, the chances of her seeing it are not zero.
Obviously we live on opposite sides of that big ole Atlantic Ocean, so this isn't about dating or anything like that, but it would be cool if we were able to stay in touch in some way, a pen pal across the Ocean as it were!
Thanks for reading,
Irish guy from Kilkenny
Was looking for a dog friendly space in downtown to practice hanging out and doing nothing with our dog, to help her be more neutral around large groups. We originally went to the Sherman Town Green hoping to sit at one of their picnic tables but there's a lot of no dog signs. Are there any similar spaces off of post road that are dog friendly?
Hello!
My husband and I are moving to Fairfield in the fall. We have a 3yo son, and we would love to connect with families with similar aged children. Would love any and all recommendations on how to get connected in the community!
We are planning a significant remodel of our home including new kitchen. We just met with a local kitchen remodeler (retail location that designs, supplies and installs)…… and we were not impressed with their design.
We could give them direction on changes we’d like them make, but we are looking for input for a designer who has more experience as it’s a tight space and we need creativity
any suggestions?
Hi yall, me and my boyf moved to Black Rock earlier this winter and are loving the area (especially the walk-ability!). I've personally been struggling to find connections here, and really want to get out and make some friends that aren't work-related. Are there any regular meet-ups or social events around?