Fairfield County, in your pocket
Fairfield County Wave is a website first: the day's news, 23 town pages, the events calendar and the full archive, on any phone or desktop, with nothing to install and nothing to pay.
No app of its own, by design. The region is coming to the Wave Locals app, one app for every Wave publication.
The day in Fairfield County, at the top
Fairfield County's news the moment it publishes, led by a photograph and a headline worth stopping for, with a filter for the section you actually came for.
- News, business, food and drink, health, beauty, lifestyle
- Local stories from Greenwich to Sherman and Westport to Newtown
- One tap from the feed to the full story
Every town, a page of its own
Twenty-three towns in three areas: Lower Fairfield, Greater Bridgeport and Northern Fairfield. Open yours for its own stories, its weather and what is coming up there.
- Lower Fairfield, Greater Bridgeport, Northern Fairfield
- Stories and events for each town
- The weather chip follows the town you pick
What's on this week, by the day
The events calendar for the whole county, from town fairs and farmers markets to concerts and openings, each with the date, the venue and the address.
- Listings grouped by the day they happen
- Directions and the organizer's page in one tap
- Add an event to your own calendar
Friday, in your inbox
The week's stories and the weekend ahead, once a week, free. It is the one place every article of the week lands together.
- Every Friday morning
- Free, and one tap to leave
- The weekend roundup leads it
The small things that make it yours
Add it to your home screen
Share, then Add to Home Screen in Safari, or the menu then Add to Home screen in Chrome. It opens full screen like an app from then on.
Alerts in your browser
Allow notifications when the site asks and an editor sends a handful of stories worth your attention. Turn them off any time, in the browser.
Free, all of it
Every story, the calendar and the archive, with no subscription, no paywall and no account needed to read.
One app for every Wave
Fairfield County Wave will be a region in the Wave Locals app alongside Long Island Wave, Gold Coast Wave, New York City Wave and Hudson Valley Wave. Until it ships, read here.
Good to know
Is there a Fairfield County Wave app?
Not one of its own. Fairfield County Wave is built for the web, and it will be one of the regions in the Wave Locals app, the single app for every Wave publication, when that ships. Until then the site is the app: it works on any phone, with nothing to install.
How much does it cost?
Nothing. Every story is free, and there is no subscription or paywall waiting a few articles in. Local advertisers support the publication.
Do I need an account?
No. Reading, searching, the town pages and the events calendar all work without one. Signing in is optional, by a six-digit code sent to your email or phone, no password to invent, and it keeps your saved stories with you between devices.
Can I get alerts?
Yes, in your browser. Allow notifications when the site asks and you get a handful of stories worth interrupting your day for, chosen by an editor, rather than a stream of pings. Reading never depends on it.
How do I put it on my home screen?
On an iPhone, open fairfieldcountywave.com in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open it in Chrome, tap the menu, then Add to Home screen. It opens like an app from then on.
Where is the Wave Locals app?
It is in the works at wavelocals.com/apps. When it arrives on the App Store and Google Play, Fairfield County Wave will be one of the regions you can pick, and this page will say so.