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UpdatedTue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:40 pm ET Replies(17) A rendering shows the revised roofline planned for 528 Black Rock Turnpike. (Town of Fairfield) FAIRFIELD, CT — A Fairfield affordable apartment complex was approved in September, but is once again a topic of discussion for zoning officials due to proposed changes to the structure. The Town Plan and Zoning Commission recently reviewed the revised plans for the four-story building at 528 Black Rock Turnpike. The body is expected Tuesday to fur...

Arklow Lifeboat Launches to Assist After Fishing Vessel Loses Propulsion 11th March 2021 Arklow RNLI’s newly appointed station mechanic James Russell Credit: RNLI/Arklow ArklowRNLI’s new station mechanic responded to his first callout yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 10 March) when the lifeboat was tasked to assist a fishing vessel off Arklow Pier. The volunteer crew left their lunch and were under way aboard the all-weather Trent class lifeboat Ger Tigchlearr within minutes of the request....

Bundoran Lifeboat Assists in Recovery of Sunken Vessel off Killybegs 23rd December 2020 File image of Bundoran RNLI’s inshore lifeboat William Henry Liddington Credit: RNLI/Liam Bromley BundoranRNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew were requested to launch yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 22 December) to reports of a 19ft vessel that had sunk off Killybegs. Also tasked to the scene were the Sligo-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118 as well as the Killybegs Coast Guard RIB, while help was s...

Did you hear about the time Whitney Houston popped into Modern Fashions for a pair of tights? That was one of the fascinating snippets of Dundalk lore with came to light during the first Pop Cultural walking tour of Dundalk. Supported by An Tain Arts Centre as part of its OFFSITE programme, the tour was the brainchild of Mark Corcoran of Culture Club and Marcel Kruegar of thecorridor. As numbers were limited to 15, the tour sold out in no time and was a huge success, according to Paul Hayes, di...

Controversial affordable housing project approved in Fairfield with conditions Josh LaBella FacebookTwitterEmail The former Masonic Temple, site of a planned affordable housing development, at 131 Beach Road in Fairfield, Conn. on Tuesday, September 2, 2020.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media FAIRFIELD — The town’s Plan and Zoning Commission has approved plans for a controversial affordable housing apartment building near town hall — but with some big stipulations. The first was th...