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.
A fire broke out in a turbine house early Wednesday morning, resulting in a coordinated response from Middletown firefighters, nearby departments and state officials.
The bond proposal to build a sewer line — the subject of a Town Meeting vote on Wednesday, Feb. 26 — could open the Hawleyville section of town to development.
With a big snowstorm coming, the students are placing their bets that there will be no school on Thursday.
The Connecticut Conference on Tourism is accepting nominations for its annual Golden Pineapple awards. Here's how to nominate a business or individual.
Arrests are anticipated after a state police task force executed a search warrant at the business.
And Newtown school officials send out a message to families.
Police say the disturbance was caused by a former employee of the Boston Post Road business.
Shelton Police charged the 34-year-old with larceny and burglary charges this time.
Fairfield Police say the suspects used her credit card to buy a TV at the Walmart in Stratford.
Fairfield Police release video surveillance photos in hopes that the public can help catch the two suspects.
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Single ladies around the world are looking to land a date with Tucker after his dad let the word out that he doesn't have a girlfriend.
Single ladies around the world are looking to land a date with Tucker after his dad let the word out that he doesn't have a girlfriend.