Month: August 2011

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AOL is spending about $160 million a year on Patch, which equates to about $150,000 to run each individual Patch site annually, according to an analyst’s estimate. AOL first focused on building traffic to Patch sites, and just recently started ramping up ad sales. …One analyst questions the business model: “If you sell lemonade for $1 and it costs $800 to make it, that’s not a great business.”   Read full article….

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3:11pm–#Norwalk–Plank fire on the southbound side of the train tracks, trains do NOT have to be stopped for the firefighters to extinguish the blaze.

2:42pm–#Norwalk–Fire department on the way for a child locked in a car Panera Bread 596 Westport Ave.

At approximately 12:30pm the West Haven Fire Department responded to a report of smoke on the 1st and 7th floors of the VA Hospital at 950 Campbell Avenue. Units from all three West Haven Fire Companies responded to the fire scene. On arrival command reported smoke conditions on the 1st and then the 7th floor of Building 2. Searching floors 2 thru 6 the firefighters found a cooling unit had overheated and the smoke went through vents to the 7th and 1st floors. A secondary search of Building 2 found the building to be clear of smoke and fire. All fire companies were clear from the hospital by 2pm and there were no injuries reported.

2:00pm–#Fairfield–Woman attacked in front 224Roseville Street. Woman was heard screaming  by many neighbors , she is screaming for someone to get away from her. Police on scene calling for EMTs and fire department, she has a head injury.  EMTs have controlled the bleeding and helped her regain consciousness.    Fairfield Police tell me the incident was a domestic type between two females, they were arrested for Breach of Peace. One was thrown to the ground and sustained a head injury, she was transported to the hospital for treatment.

12:14am–#Milford–United Illuminated reporting 2,808 with out power in town.

11: 42– Ansoinia–Prindle Ave.  and a residence atLopresti Court water in the basement threatening electrical. Nothing yet for low lying areas of Ansonia.

10:59pm–Milford Fire and Police have their hands full with flooding conditions. Fire Dept. on the scene of 221 New Haven Ave. and says most of the buildings in this area should have water coming into the buildings the water is so high. Possible on person trapped in a basement because of flooding at another High Street call.  UPDATE–11:34–#Milford–More flooding calls trickling in…Car stuck in the water with occupants still in the car at Knob Hill Road. Two flooded basements with threatened electrical boxes and gas furnaces- Swanson Drive and Buckingham Ave.

(CBS/AP) DES MOINES, Iowa – A Des Moines man who allegedly tried to lure a young girl into an alley, wound up with stitches and a black eye after the girl’s mother took matters into her own hands, according to authorities.

“I got down to the alley and I confronted him. I said, ‘Why are you staring at the kids?’ and he looks at me and says, ‘I want to marry the red head.’ I came unglued at that point. I was like ‘Dude, she’s only 13 and that’s my daughter,'” Pullen told the station.  Read full story….

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12:14am–#Milford–United Illuminated reporting 2,808 with out power in town.

11: 42– Ansoinia–Prindle Ave.  and a residence atLopresti Court water in the basement threatening electrical. Nothing yet for low lying areas of Ansonia.

10:59pm–Milford Fire and Police have their hands full with flooding conditions. Fire Dept. on the scene of 221 New Haven Ave. and says most of the buildings in this area should have water coming into the buildings the water is so high. Possible on person trapped in a basement because of flooding at another High Street call.  UPDATE–11:34–#Milford–More flooding calls trickling in…Car stuck in the water with occupants still in the car at Knob Hill Road. Two flooded basements with threatened electrical boxes and gas furnaces- Swanson Drive and Buckingham Ave.

6:03–#Bridgeport–#ctfire –Fire at Green Homes Building 5 at 629 Washington Ave. in the basement by the elevator shaft. Fire department is attempting access.

10:00pm–#Bridgeport–EMTs responding to 300 Congress Street, Bridgeport Police Headquarters  for a victim in the lobby who was assaulted with nail polish. He didn’t want EMTs just wanted to report it to police. No word where the attack took place…..it’s still a full moon isn’t it?

9:51pm–#Fairfield–Holland Hill Road mother calls police her son has gone “completely crazy”. Previous history at the house? History of explosives, weapons, guns and silencers. Subject has recently been released from federal prison. Police show up, EMTs called a short time later for a psych committal.

10:06pm–#Trumbull–Police on scene EMTs on the way for a someone at Tashua Knolls Country Club with facial lacerations. Wedding gone bad?

3:49pm–#Stratford–Possible untimely death at the Honeyspot Motor Inn on Honeyspot Road. They have a cold unresponsive male in one of the rooms.

1:08pm#Fairfield–Customer fighting an employee at Town Fair Tire, 500 Kings Highway behind the building. Police on the way.

12:17pm–#Norwalk–Fire department and EMTs on the ways to a man who had a car fall on him at 70 Beacon Street.  He is no longer trapped at this time, it fell on his legs.

12:09pm–#Trumbull– Fire alarm is going off at Fairchild-Nichols Memorial Library on Huntington Turnpike.  The library reports no smoke or fire but they are being told to evacuate until fire department checks it out.  UPDATE–Fire department discovers it was a burnt out air conditioner motor on the roof.

12:52pm–#Bridgeport–Report of a pedestrian struck at Wordin and Pine Street.  UPDATE–Engine 3 reports its a one car accident into a pole with a victim in the road.

11:50pm–#Bridgeport–Watch out for the drunk guy in the middle of the road on Garfield Ave. At least he has his clothes on.

11:41pm–#Fairfield–Fairfiel​d Police on a man hunt for a suspect on Fairchild Ave. Berwick Ave. for a yoot on a stolen scooter.

11:23pm–#New Haven–Police pursuit closes Chapel/ Saltonstall Ave. area.   UPDATE– 11:25pm–#New Haven–Police have one in custody, calling for more units for crowd control Chapel/ Saltonstall Ave. area.  UPDATE–11:31–#New Haven–Police continue shutting roads down, possibly for a man hunt on Chapel/Ferry St. Grand Street area. Stay out of the area!

10:56pm–#Stratford–Car accident with injuries at Tavern Rock Road and Cut Springs. Fire department and EMTs on the way.

Shortly after 9pm a call that a woman was in the water on Water Street at the train station in Bridgeport.  The fire department was quickly on scene and sent divers to hold the woman until a rescue boat could bring her ashore.  The woman does not speak English so it is unknown if she jumped or was pushed.

Confidence among U.S. consumers plunged in August to the lowest level since May 1980, adding to concern that weak employment gains and volatility in the stock market will prompt households to retrench.

The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment slumped to 54.9 from 63.7 the prior month. The gauge was projected to decline to 62, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey.

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Stop down the Splash Car Wash at Madison Avenue and North Avenue Saturday , August 13th between 10am and 3pm, a portion of the proceeds help support the Bridgeport Police Explorers.

A terrific rollover on Fairfield Avenue near Albion Street in Bridgeport just before 5pm

today.   Two people are in critical condition and five were rushed to area hospitals.    The vehicle on its side was resting on it’s roof when about twenty five witnesses rushed over to to bring it to its side.   Witnesses told me the pickup truck rolled over twice.  Five ambulance were called to the scene and about twenty firefighters assisted in the rescue.  Police department have just begun their investigation.  This intersection has been plagued with numerous crashes and pedestrian strikes in the past.

Walgreen Co., the nation’s largest drugstore chain, is planning to start selling health insurance to customers this fall.  The Deerfield-based company will sell health insurance products with different price ranges and coverage levels from coast-to-coast through a private health insurance exchange, according to people familiar with the matter.  Read full story……