Crew rushing to remove trees before storm

The rumbling of chainsaws and hum of log grinders are echoing through Chautauqua Park this week as crews dismantle 50 of its revered old oak trees. Brown’s Tree Services of Fairfield is racing against the impending winter storm, felling 43 of the trees by noon today, leaving behind massive stumps surrounded by a rubble of logs and brush. While Fairfield park superintendent Pam Craff is perhaps the saddest to see ...