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Gary Jeanfaivre is an award-winning journalist with a passion for community news.

A native of Fairfield, Conn., he graduated from St. Michael's College with a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication, with a concentration in English literature. His first gig out of college was with the then Fairfield Citizen~News, as a reporter covering zoning, town government, police, fire, features and basically anything and everything. It was while with the Citizen that he earned three awards from the New England Press Association: first place environmental reporting; second place general news; third place social issues feature.

Gary went on to work at other award-winning publications in the Brooks Community Newspapers chain — as managing editor of the Greenwich Citizen, the Westport News and, before joining Patch, editor of the Fairfield Citizen and Westport News.

As a regional editor at Patch, Gary works with a team of professional journalists to deliver excellent local news to our audience.

He lives in Sandy Hook with his wife and two children.

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Seen in Fairfield: Dustin Hoffman and Francois Girard

The Academy Award-winning actor who starred in "The Graduate" returns to a college campus, Fairfield University, for a special speaking engagement alongside the Canadian director.

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Beloved Independent Grocery Store Going Out of Business

Crown Market became a West Hartford institution during its 74 years in business, most notably for its kosher products, but the owner says they can no longer compete with the many chain stores that have popped up around them.

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