Month: June 2012

Man Hit By City Bus

Police are investigating an accident between a pedestrian and a city bus in front of the YMCA on State Street around 1:45pm Saturday afternoon. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital with what appeared to be non life threatening injuries.

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Happenings NOW 06/01 thru 06-04-2012

[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] ‎ Traffic Delays--See the lower right side of this site for up to the minute real time traffic delays on local and state streets! **Live Breakng News Feed**   6/5/2012 4:31pm--Police investigating an accident where and elderly man's car came to a rest in the 300 block of Dogwood Drive.  The car was smoking as the man was unresponsive and had his foot on the accelerator.    The man is bleeding from the chest.  Police breaks the car window to get to the man. This is breaking news so info can change. Fire department, police on scene, EMTs on the way. 1:48pm--2 calls for the fire department, a rubbish fire on Anchorage Drive (off Grovers) and…

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Forum To Strategize Solutions To Gun Violence

Mayor Bill Finch and Governor Dannel Malloy’s Undersecretary for Criminal Justice Michael Lawlor, working together with state and federal law enforcement representatives, will host a public forum on June 5 at 9:30 a.m., to strategize solutions to the recent uptick in gun violence in the City. A second forum will be held on June 26 at 6 p.m. “One death is one too many,” said Mayor Bill Finch. “Last month’s shooting that involved an innocent young child caught in the crossfire crossed the line. We know it’s a small nucleus of people – bad actors, if you will – who are at the root of most of this gun violence, and most of them are using illegal guns. Our police…

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Gomes-Newton Go Three Rounds

The Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee last week endorsed  Ernest Newton for the state senate seat he resigned in 2005 just a day before pleading guilty to three federal charges.  After seven years serving in the State Senate, Gomes finished third among three candidates.  Although State Representative Andres Ayala is a strong candidate it is certain the slug fest will be between Gomes and Newton.  An interesting interview opportunity arrived Saturday, May 26th at the Hip Hop Law Enforcement Summit hosted by the Connecticut Stop Violence Movement.  Both Gomes and Newton were at the same event at the same time.  They eyed each other like heavyweight fighters entering the ring. I had to interview with the boxing reference in mind.  These are only the opening…

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Source: Chris Donovan A Focus Of Federal Probe

House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan and his campaign staff are now the focus of the federal investigation that resulted in charges against his congressional campaign's finance director, a source familiar with the case said. The influence-peddling investigation rocked the Capitol Thursday, as several legislators were interviewed by the FBI and Donovan's once-smooth path to Congress appeared in potential jeopardy. The Connecticut Post has the full story here.....

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