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FAIRFIELD — The Board of Selectmen have approved $7 million in spending to replace the town’s emergency radio system — half of which is being paid for by a federal grant.

Officials said the first $3.5 million would provide the infrastructure for the project, while the other half would let Fairfield’s first responders to get the equipment they need for it. The town is fronting the whole cost and will be reimbursed with the $3.5 million grant…