Occupy New Haven members turn American flags upside
NEW HAVEN — Several upside-down American flags are flying over the Occupy New Haven encampment on the city Green, a move activists say symbolizes “a nation in distress.” Read full story….
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Man shot dead in Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT — A man was found dead in a house on Columbia Street Wednesday morning from an apparent gunshot wound, police said. Read more……
Happy Meal Ban: McDonald’s Outsmarts San Francisco
In order to include a toy with a meal, restaurants must now comply with city-generated nutritional standards. Those are standards that even the “healthier” Happy Meals McDonald’s introduced earlier this year don’t come close to meeting. Yet it seems McDonald’s has turned lemons into lemonade — and is selling the sugary drink to San Francisco’s
Michael Jackson’s doctor sentenced to 4 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The doctor convicted in the overdose death of Michael Jackson was sentenced to the maximum four years behind bars Tuesday by a judge who denounced him as a reckless physician whose actions were a “disgrace to the medical profession.” Read full article….
Bethel, Redding Still Cleaning Up After Nor’Easter
I had a personal appointment in Brookfield today and my GPS took me there the way of Route 58 through Redding and Bethel. Cleaning up the debris of fallen tree branches from the ice storm last month is still a reality for these towns. On November 2nd Bridgeport sent mutual aid support to Bethel
Memorial Plaques Dedicated To Derby War Hero Stolen
A new low of lows. The plaques — which were on a large memorial dedicated in Witek’s honor on May 29, 1999 — were apparently stolen sometime between late Monday and Tuesday morning. Williamson, 75, put the value of the plaques in the neighborhood of $10,000. He assumed someone stole them with the intent of
Hoyden Hill Lane Rollover Accident-Fairfield
A twenty year old driver and her 18 year old male passenger escaped injury during a rollover accident on Hoydens Hill Lane shortly after 8:15pm Monday night. In the video you can see the accident occurred just before the stop sign at Morehouse Highway. Details are sketchy at the time of this posting but it
Housatonic River Search For Boater
An extensive search of the Housatonic River for a missing boater has been suspended for the night. Around 10:30 Monday morning a seventy five year old Woodbridge man who rented out a scull from the New Haven Rowing Club. The boat was found capsized and a search from began with mutual aid from many area
Happenings NOW 11-28 thru 12-2-2011
[SlideDeck id=’494′ width=’100%’ height=’400px’] Housatonic Boater Update: Authorities do no believe Richard Fiske, 75 of Woodbridge, who’s boat (scull) was found overturned survived the night and went from rescue to recovery efforts. The search turned up nothing today and was suspended for the night. Efforts will continue on Wednesday. 11:19am–#Bridgeport–Police and fire department on scene
Rollover Scofield Ave Bridgeport
Shortly after 11pm on Sunday night a Kia SUV hit a parked Jeep and rolled over. Witnesses tell us the driver of the Kia suffered head injuries and was transported to a local hospital.