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And on the Fairfield Patch calendar - Recycled Lines Back-to-school + End-of-summer Warehouse Sale

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Greetings Fairfield! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Fairfield stabbing prompts brief school precaution but suspect quickly detained
  • How Fairfield police finally closed February's home invasion case
  • Prior Fairfield arrest resurfaces after loaded gun left in store

Also on today's calendar: Recycled Lines Back-to-school + End-of-summer Warehouse Sale and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Monday: Cloudy, humid; p.m. showers, temps: high: 79, low: 67.
  • Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Person Injured In Stabbing In Fairfield: Police (patch.com) — Fairfield police say a man was stabbed on Putting Green Road Friday morning, but the victim is hospitalized in stable condition and officers quickly detained a suspect. Police emphasize the victim and alleged assailant lived together, call it an isolated incident, and note North Stratfield School was briefly secured as a precaution until the arrest was confirmed.
   

• Fairfield Police Arrest Final Suspect in February Home Invasion After New Haven Man Was Found in Alabama and Returned to Connecticut on Thursday (centralrecorder.com) — Fairfield police say they've arrested the final suspect tied to a February home invasion, after tracking a New Haven man to Alabama and returning him to Connecticut. The suspect now faces serious charges, including home invasion, robbery, and unlawful restraint, and is being held on a $1 million bond, closing months of investigative work on the case.
   

• Loaded gun found in backpack at Connecticut store after owner left it behind, police say (ctpost.com) — A Newtown man faces a second-degree reckless endangerment charge after police say he left a backpack containing a loaded gun inside the Newtown General Store in June. He turned himself in on a warrant and is due in Danbury court. Records also show he previously received a suspended sentence for a 2019 reckless endangerment case stemming from an arrest in Fairfield.
   

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  • Marilyn "Lynn" Elizabeth Art, 85 of Milford, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2026. —Cody-White Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • The Report the RTM Never Saw: The Ticket Machine Runs at One Speed —Emily Hau Read on Patch
  • How Each Individual Fairfield RTM Member Voted on the Speed Camera Program —Fairfield Republicans Read on Patch
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  • Last night as I was headed home, I saw two large Mercedes SUV drivers cross the yellow lines and drive on the wrong side of the road so they could get to the left turn lane faster, no matter that they were driving head on at a vehicle that was in
    the proper lane. Drivers feel they don't need to drive on the right side of the road, why should we expect them to slow down in a school zone. (Nextdoor Fairfield Woods)
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🗞 Nearby News

Bridgeport

  • Brad Paisley Breaks Down Singing His and Dolly Parton's Song About Heaven at First Show Since Her Death (jubileecast.com)
  • Mark Bradley ends third party campaign for Bridgeport probate judge against Paul Ganim (ctpost.com)
  • WATERFORD SCOOP: First look at proposed 7 Brew in Waterford! (theconnecticutscoop.com)

Westport

  • The 25th Annual CT United Motorcycle Ride Roars Through Westport On Sunday, August 30, 2026 (westportlocal.com)

Stratford

  • Stratford's Recently Sold Homes (patch.com)

Ok Fairfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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