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Covid Grants For Bridgeport Hospital

Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced Bridgeport Hospital and Greenwich Hospital will be awarded $14,212,698 in grant funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The $5,111,679 to Bridgeport Hospital and $9,101,398 to Greenwich Hospital will reimburse the costs accrued from the emergency response to COVID-19, including expenses for PPE equipment, testing centers, medical equipment, and increased staff presence. Additionally, the grant will ensure the hospital can continue to effectively respond to the pandemic in the months ahead.   “The COVID-19 pandemic severely strained our healthcare system,” said Himes. “Throughout this pandemic, Bridgeport Hospital and Greenwich Hospital played a crucial role in keeping our communities safe. Healthcare workers fought this pandemic on the frontlines by treating patients and saving lives. As our country experiences a spike in COVID hospitalizations because of the Delta variant, it is…

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Bizarre Incident Closes I-84 Eastbound

2021-09-14@8:28pm--#Danbury CT-- If you are expecting someone from New York or Danbury via I-84, I-84 eastbound is closed between exits 4 and 5. According to radio reports a tractor trailer was being towed, the driver was in the cab and the transmission exploded, injuring his legs and spill fluids all over the highway. This news report is made possible by: http://www.bdklawgroup.com/

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Bridgeport News: Robberies

#Bridgeport CT-- When Bridgeport was transparent and allowed the press to listen to the police calls I felt the most important thing was to alert citizens in real time of crime around them. Often times robberies happened in the same area by the same suspect until they were caught. If I don't know about a crime, I can't ask about it. Since then I've had to rely on what the city wanted to tell you. Each week I ask about "calls of significance" that is assaults, robberies, carjacking home invasions and the like. So apparently there were only a couple of robberies this weekend and a unsubstantiated carjacking attempt. That's it! Apparently Fairfield Police had difficulty contacting Bridgeport Police because…

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Stratford News: Gala Planned

The Stratford Library Board of Trustees will present its major fund-raiser for the library on Saturday, September 25 beginning at 6 pm.  The seventeenth annual gala event, entitled “The 70’s Project”, will celebrate popular music of the 1970’s.A major tribute band from New York City channeling classic “Chicago” songs, “The70’s Project”, will perform with brass and horns to blast out that distinctive 1970’ssound.Tickets for the gala are $80/person and include dinner and entertainment. There are discounts of up to $100 off for a table of 10 people. For further information about donating to the silent auction or ticket reservations for “The70’s Project”, call the Stratford Library at 203.385.4166 or visit:http://stratfordlibrary.org/gala-2021/. This press release is made possible by: https://www.bmwofbridgeport.com/

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Fairfield News: Theft From Cars

Fairfield News: Theft From Cars :9/10@7:00am-- 30 block of Brooklawn Terrace - Catalytic converter taken 9/10@2:49pm-- 200 block of Westford Drive $200 taken from unlocked car 9/10@7:44pm-- 900 block of Burr Street- vehicle rummaged through, nothing of value taken 9/10 @11:11pm-- 100 block of Bennett Street wallet and cash taken. This news report is made possible by: Visit Interstate's website at: https://ctbattery.com/

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