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First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick addresses town officials Monday. (Town of Fairfield)
FAIRFIELD, CT The nearly $25 million Fairfield will soon receive from the federal government will be used to install school air conditioning, prevent flooding, and replace or repair infrastructure across town, the first selectwoman announced this week.
Fairfield will be given the $24.8 million over two years as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, introduced in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The act allocated over $65 billion to municipalities throughout the country and $2.55 billion to Connecticut towns and cities.
First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick held a joint meeting Monday of the Board of Selectmen, Board of Finance and Representative Town Meeting to detail how she intended to spend the money. Kupchick said she planned to use the funds for projects that are shovel ready and will affect large sections of the community, but also encouraged residents to call, email or visi
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Take her out to the ballgame!
A middle school student from Fairfield County took center stage at Fenway recently as she sang the National Anthem before the Red Sox game against the Detroit Tigers.
Victoria Beniston, an eighth-grader at Fairfield Woods Middle School, kicked off the game on Thursday, May 6 before a COVID-capacity crowd at the famed Boston stadium.
The teen’s rendition of the anthem buoyed the hometown team on Thursday, as the Red Sox broke out the bats and had just enough pitching to hold on for a 12-9 win over the Tigers.
There were less than 5,000 fans in attendance at Fenway to hear Beniston sing as the team has to adhere to COVID-19 guidance. Before being chosen as a solo act to sing the anthem, Beniston had to submit a video audition of herself to the Red Sox, which was then approved by the team.