Camera arrays bring an age of limitless data collection and personal mapping of virtually everyone, regardless of trangressions.
Fairfield
Is this how we treat our heroes?
When our dedicated public servants are not treated with respect or gratitude, we are going to lose them.
Let Me Take You To Our Leaders
Fairfield (CT): The Open Table forum offered a rare look at what local leadership looks like in Fairfield County. While State Senator Tony Hwang and I are both running for First Selectman in the February 3, 2026, Special Election, this event wasn’t about the campaign trail—it was a critical “what do we do now” strategy session.
Fairfield at the Point of No Return
Matthew Hallock is officially on the ballot for Fairfield First Selectman as an Independent Reform Candidate.
Introduction. Fairfield has long enjoyed a reputation as “the town that has it all”. There was internal
agreement that we were one of the best towns in Connecticut – topped only by being on on
the cover of Money magazine as one of the top towns in America.
CT Secretary of State adds independent candidate Hallock to Fairfield’s 1st Selectman election
CT Secretary of State Puts Hallock on the Ballot for Fairfield First Selectman as Independent Reform Candidate. Matthew Hallock, founder of the news and activation platform The Voice, officially declared his candidacy for First Selectman in the upcoming Special Election on February 3, 2026. Hallock secured his place on the ballot as an independent, 3rd party candidate on a reform platform, thanks to a successful petition driven by the citizens of Fairfield.
Deconstruct This
Connecticut Politics: Behind the Scenes of the CT Special Session. A single photo from Connecticut’s recent legislative special session reveals the stark reality of state politics. Discover how Senator Tony Hwang stood up for the poor during the healthcare debate, even as his colleagues—Democrats and Republicans alike—scattered after the main event, the controversial Housing legislation (HB 8002), was passed. Read our filter-free, first-person account of the lack of attention given to critical issues like federal healthcare assistance cuts and help for underprivileged children in Hartford. Uncover the “cruel optics” of the empty Senate chamber and the political drama you didn’t see in the media.
The 2% have spoken. Here’s what you said.
Top 3 Issues
Fairfield, CT residents have spoken on the most urgent town issues, ranking them in order of priority: Towers (stopping major new construction and monopoles), Traffic (fixing poor road striping and engineering), and Taxes (concerns over residential reassessment, commercial tax negotiation, and sewer fees). The overwhelming sentiment is a feeling of being unheard and a desire to “Save Fairfield” by addressing rapid development and maintaining the town’s quality of life.
Infographic on the CT water rights fight
PURA denies (for now) sale of Aquarion from Eversource to RWA
Deadly Sins sighting: Greed & Gluttony in the capital
Hartford pushes a “Golden Corral” of power for the construction industry at the expense of residents. Learn how this dystopian legislation, a new House of Cards, is forcing high-density housing, ignoring local zoning, and exploiting communities. We honor Bill Gerber’s fight and reveal the truth through radical transparency.
Calls for charter revisions to Fairfield charter revisionists
The Charter revision for Fairfield, CT skirts the edges and inserts many clauses that seem designed to benefit a select few and not the people of Fairfield as a whole.
Revolutions by the century
Your pocket guide to revolutions by the century, anglocentric edition. The 1700s were about the rights of man, notably with the American and French revolutions. We had ours first. In the 1800s, the industrial revolution moved the world from a rural agrarian economy to an urban manufacturing one. That’s what contributed to the rise of capitalism and capitalists, people who owned the company but didn’t do the work. Two world wars in the 1900s created a new order with America emergent in the second half. Starting around 2000ish, Google revolutionized the world by putting it at your fingertips. The revolution is brought to you by Google.
Google News Initiative Selects Fairfield’s The-Voice.com
Google News Initiative has selected Fairfield’s The-Voice.com for its advanced training program, recognizing the platform’s innovative local journalism and use of public records to promote community transparency and activism.