Robert Lloyd Fish (August 21, 1912 – February 23, 1981) was an American writer of crime fiction .
35-398: Robert Fish may refer to: Robert L. Fish , American author Robert Fish (footballer) , English footballer Robert Fish (shipbuilder) Bobby Fish , wrestler Bob Fish (NASCAR owner) Bob Fish (singer) See also [ edit ] Robert "Fish" Jones , American businessman and showman [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
70-522: A Blight Prevention Ordinance pursuant to Section 7-148(c) (7) (H) (xv) of the Municipal Powers Act of the State of Connecticut General Statutes. This new ordinance encourages the rehabilitation of blighted premises by prohibiting any owner(s), or occupant(s) of real property from; allowing, creating, maintaining or causing the creation or maintenance of a blighted premises. The town's grand list assesses
105-622: A joint Town and State purchase of land in the Pequonnock River Valley in 1989. The 382-acre (155 ha) parcel cost $ 9,275,000 and is maintained by the Department of Environmental Protection. As of the census of 2000, there were 34,243 people, 11,911 households, and 9,707 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,470.6 inhabitants per square mile (567.8/km ). There were 12,160 housing units at an average density of 522.2 per square mile (201.6/km ). The racial makeup of
140-527: Is $ 98.1 million. Trumbull has approximately 1400 businesses. Located north of the Merritt Parkway and east of Route 8 near the town boundary with Shelton and Stratford, 93,000 square feet (8,600 m ) of commercial space is zoned and includes offices for large firms such as Helicopter Support, Sun Products , Unilever , and United Healthcare . It is also home to the Market Integrity office of
175-492: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Robert L. Fish Fish was born in Cleveland, Ohio , and studied engineering at Case School of Applied Science , where he graduated in 1933. Thereafter, he had a successful career in engineering management and consultancy, working in several countries that he later used as settings for his stories. He served for three years with
210-675: Is the town's main lending library with a staff of fifteen and two locations. The library features online book searches & renewal, statewide inter-library loan, adult & youth sections, and several meeting rooms. Internet terminals and photocopy machines are also available for use. Various groups utilize the library for meetings and workshops. The catalog of the library includes over 148,000 printed materials, 10,000 video materials, 4,500 audio materials and 200 subscriptions available as audio books on CD/tape/MP3, books, DVD's, graphic novels, magazines, music CD's, and VHS tapes. Annual circulation exceeds 373,000 transactions. There are two branches of
245-521: Is under the jurisdiction of a six-member Board of Police Commissioners appointed by the First Selectman. The department currently has eighty officers and ten civilian workers, including the dog warden . The current Chief of Police is Micahel Lombardo. The police department is located at 158 Edison Road. The 2009–2010 revised departmental budget was $ 6,819,421. Historically, Trumbull was a reliably Republican stronghold in presidential elections. However,
280-655: The Holmes parody The Memoirs of Schlock Homes . In 1963, Fish completed Jack London 's unfinished novel The Assassination Bureau, Ltd based on the unfinished manuscript with additional notes by London and an ending outline done by London's wife Charmian shortly before her death in 1955. Fish died in February 1981 at his home in Trumbull , Connecticut . Two other short stories, "Double Entry" ( EQMM , January 1969) and "Hijack" ( Playboy , August 1972), were nominated for Edgars in
315-744: The Monroe border and flowing southeasterly through the Pequonnock River Valley State Park, Trumbull Center and Twin Brooks Park. The river leaves Trumbull and continues into Beardsley Park in Bridgeport . Major bodies of water include Canoe Brook Lake, Pinewood Lake , Tashua Hills Golf Club Pond, and the six Twin Brooks Park ponds. Minor bodies of water include Curtiss (Secret) Pond, Dogwood Lake, Frog Pond, Kaatz Pond, Kaechele Pond, Porters Pond, Thrush Wood Lake and Unity Park Pond. According to
350-663: The NASDAQ OMX Group . The Westfield Trumbull Mall is located on Route 111 , or Main Street, on the town boundary with Bridgeport, has over 180 stores. The Hawley Lane Mall is located on Hawley Lane south of Route 8 on the town boundary with Stratford. Professional Office Overlay Zones (formerly Design Districts) have been established on certain areas along White Plains Road (Route 127), Church Hill Road and Main Street (Route 111). A combination Business Commercial Multi-Family Residential Zone, or Mixed-use , has been created around
385-610: The Ohio National Guard 37th Infantry Division . In 1953 he travelled to Rio de Janeiro , as an engineering consultant to a Brazilian vinyl plastics factory In 1960, Fish submitted his first short story to Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine . He subsequently wrote over 30 novels and numerous short stories. His first novel , The Fugitive , gained him the Mystery Writers of America 's Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel in 1962, and his short story "Moonlight Gardener"
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#1733085623973420-519: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 23.5 square miles (61 km ), of which 23.3 square miles (60 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km ), or 1.0%, is water. According to the U.S. Geological Survey in 1986, the lowest point in town is approximately 40 feet (12 m) above sea level at Beach Park. The highest point is the top of Monitor Hill at 615 feet (187 m) above sea level. According to
455-940: The Vermonter . All are easily accessible by bus routes or driving. The New Haven Railroad used to serve the town. Public schools are managed by the Trumbull Public Schools System and as of 2022–2023 include 6,868 students and 512 teachers (on an FTE basis). The system includes Trumbull High School , which is also home to an Agriscience & Biotechnology program, the Alternative High School, and REACH. Trumbull has two middle schools: Hillcrest Middle School and Madison Middle School. The six elementary schools in town include Booth Hill Elementary, Daniels Farm Elementary, Frenchtown Elementary, Jane Ryan Elementary School, Middlebrook Elementary, and Tashua Elementary. The Trumbull Early Childhood Education Center serves as
490-690: The helicopter into mass production for the first time. The area comprising the town of Trumbull was occupied by the Paugusset Indian nation for thousands of years before English colonists arrived here during the Great Migration from England and established the town of Stratford, Connecticut , in 1639. In 1725, Stratford residents living in the northern part of the town petitioned the Colony of Connecticut to establish their own separate village . They wished to call their new village Nickol's Farms , after
525-643: The "best short story" category, but did not win the award. The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award, sponsored by the author's estate, has been awarded annually since 1984 by the Mystery Writers of America for the best first short story by an American author. Trumbull, Connecticut Trumbull is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut , United States. The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region , and borders on
560-493: The 2000 census, males had a median income of $ 62,201 versus $ 41,384 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 34,931. About 1.4% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those over age 65. According to the American Community Survey (ACS) 2008 estimate, there were 37,134 people, 12,338 households, and 10,021 families residing in
595-662: The U.S. Geological Society, at 615 ft Monitor Hill (Tashua Hill) in Trumbull is the highest coastal point on the east coast of the United States. It is marked with a plaque on Monitor Hill Road. Trumbull has 871.23 acres (3.5257 km ) of park facilities. These areas include: The town of Trumbull, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company agreed to make
630-699: The cities of Bridgeport and Shelton , as well as the towns of Stratford , Fairfield , Easton and Monroe . The population was 36,827 during the 2020 census . Trumbull was the home of the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation for thousands of years before the English settlement was made in 1639. The town was named after Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785), a merchant, patriot and statesman , at its incorporation in 1797. Aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky lived in Trumbull during his active years when he designed, built, and flew fixed-wing aircraft and put
665-720: The early evening. Trumbull EMS is a combined volunteer/paid organization founded in 1976. Trumbull EMS headquarters is at 250 Middlebrooks Avenue. Today, the organization is a town operated entity, operating as a "third service" with paid staff being town employees. Trumbull EMS is part of the Sponsor Council Hospitals of Greater Bridgeport region. Their fleet of vehicles includes three Chevrolet Type III ambulances, two Mercedes Benz Sprinter Type II ambulances, two Chevy Tahoe paramedic fly-cars, and one Ford Police Interceptor utility style command vehicle. EMT-B and EMT re-certification classes are regularly offered. Firefighting in
700-593: The family who lived in its center. However, the Colony named it Unity instead. The village of Unity merged with the village to its west called Long Hill (organized in 1740), to form the town of "North Stratford" in 1744. In the late 1780s, North Stratford began to petition the Connecticut General Assembly seeking independence from Stratford. The Assembly finally granted full town rights in October 1797 and named
735-559: The historic Long Hill Green (dating to 1720), to encourage new commercial development. Adaptive reuse has been adopted to permit the reuse of all antique structures situated on state numbered roads which have been previously occupied by a non-conforming use, or are deemed historic by the town, and for which uses allowed by the existing zones are no longer viable—resulting in structures that may become badly maintained, under-utilized, vacant or demolished by neglect. The town amended its Municipal Code effective on October 1, 2012, to establish
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#1733085623973770-507: The main branch of the library and the town hall. It features the Trumbull town seal and a memorial plaque of donors. In 1997 a time capsule was laid at the base of the Bicentennial Fountain with an opening date of October 12, 2097, Trumbull's tricentennial. The revised town budget for 2009–2010 is $ 140,054,187.23. For 2009, Trumbull maintained a AA bond rating on $ 26.3 million in new general obligation issues. The total of Trumbull GOs
805-441: The new town after Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785), a merchant, patriot , statesman and slave owner when it was incorporated in 1797. Aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky lived in Trumbull during his active years when he designed, built, and flew fixed-wing aircraft and put the helicopter into mass production for the first time. The Pequonnock River is the only major waterway in Trumbull, beginning northwest of Old Mine Park at
840-421: The population. The ten largest ethnicities were Italian 11,025 (29.7%), Irish 9,166 (24.7%), German 4,363 (11.7%), English 3,112 (8.4%), Polish 2,762 (7.4%), Russian 1,558 (4.2%), Hungarian 1,447 (3.9%), French (except Basque) 1,087 (2.9%), Portuguese 885 (2.4%), & Slovak 881 (2.4%). The town's Bicentennial fountain is located at the corner of Quality Street and Church Hill Road ( Connecticut Route 127 ), near
875-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Fish&oldid=1260291638 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
910-416: The taxable value in Trumbull at $ 5.114 billion, with a 2017 mill rate of 33.39. The cumulative value of Trumbull real estate is $ 4.615 billion. The Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority provides bus service for Trumbull. Three train stations are located near Trumbull: All three stations are served by Metro-North's New Haven Line . Bridgeport's station is served by Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and
945-545: The town has seen a few swings in favor of the Democrats in recent years. In 2008, John McCain only carried the town by 0.9% In 2016, Hillary Clinton only lost by 2.8%. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won it by 12.8%. The National Little League of Trumbull defeated the Kang-Tu Little League of Kaohsiung , Taiwan , in the championship game of the 1989 Little League World Series . The Trumbull Library System (TLS)
980-468: The town of Trumbull is served by three independent and all-volunteer fire departments. Each fire department handles its own tax structure and fundraising but receives no funding from the town. There are a total of seven fire stations located throughout the town. The current Town Fire Marshal is Megan Murphy. The Trumbull Police Department was created in 1941 through an act of the State Legislature. It
1015-548: The town was 94.0% White , 2.7% Black or African American , 0.1% Native American , 2.4% Asian , 0.7% from other races , and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 11,911 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living within them, 71.7% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who
1050-498: The town's pre-school. Trumbull has several private schools, including the ( non-denominational ) Christian Heritage School (K–12) and ( Catholic ) St. Catherine of Siena School (K–8), St. Joseph High School , and St. Theresa School (K–8) . A private pre-school, the Montessori Center for Early Learning, is located in Trumbull. Trumbull provides adult education in a variety of subjects at Trumbull High School, typically in
1085-501: The town. The population density was 1,593.7 people per square mile. There were 12,651 housing units (93% ownership, 7% rental) with an average density of 542.9 per square mile. There were 12,338 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living within them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who
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1120-449: Was $ 103,082, and the median income for a family was $ 115,686.The per capita income for the town was $ 46,307. About 1.7% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those over age 65. The racial makeup of the town was 92.0% White, 4.1% Asian, 2.9% Black or African American, 0.5% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of
1155-432: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 3.2. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males. As of
1190-400: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.31. In the town, the population includes 25.5% under the age of 18 and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males. The median income for a household in the town
1225-493: Was awarded the Edgar for best short story in 1972. His 1963 novel Mute Witness , written under the pseudonym Robert L. Pike , was filmed in 1968 as Bullitt , starring Steve McQueen . The same happened with his 1967 novel Always Kill A Stranger , which was filmed in 1972 as Missão: Matar , starring Tarcisio Meira , Yvonne Buchingham . He also wrote the novel Pursuit (adapted into a two-part TV miniseries Twist of Fate ), and
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