5:23pm–#Norwalk CT– Firefighters on the way to Marshall’s on Connecticut Avenue to unlock a vehicle with a child left inside. No word on the child’s age.
Month: April 2013
Jobs Program For Developmentally Disabled
State Rep. Tony Hwang – ranking leader of the Government Administration & Elections (GA&E) Committee support proposed Senate Bill 761 recently during the GA&E public hearing. SB 761 is an act that calls for making the Janitorial Work Pilot Program, for persons with a disability or a disadvantage, permanent. http://1.usa.gov/ZJuHJg
Rep. Tony Hwang, a passionate advocate of developmentally disabled non-profit entities in our community and added, “The Kennedy Center serves as an amazing advocate for people in our community and this bill will help their clients greatly,” said Rep. Hwang. “Their collaborative effort helps so many realize their dreams of working and earning a wage, especially when that dream seemed so far away. I thank the Center for the amazing work they do on a day to day basis.” http://bit.ly/165xeOJ
Providing testimony for the bill was Bill Gill, the director of marketing for the Kennedy Center of Trumbull. The Kennedy Center provides individually designed person-centered planning for disabled citizens. “The Kennedy Center has been supporting citizens with disabilities for the last 60+ years,” said Gill. “But it has been a lot more difficult to support them in the last 5 years due to the state of the economy.”
Potatoes leads to rhubarb between brothers
(Bridgeport, CT – April 1, 2013) — Two brothers were released without bond after a disagreement over potatoes led to a confrontation after they did not see eye to eye
Officers Carlos Pabon and Pasquale Speranza were sent to a Brewster Street address Sunday afternoon on a report of two brothers fighting.
William Downey, 53, of Stratford, stated he was in the kitchen making potatoes when his brother, John Downey, 57, stated he was making too many potatoes and punched him.
John Downey, of Milford, admitted to throwing a punch at his brother and also stated that William Downey had pulled out a cooking pot and tried hitting him with it.
William Downey acknowledged that he in fact wielded a pot and tried to hit his brother with it but only after his brother had thrown the punch at him.
Both brothers were arrested for disorderly conduct and released on promises to appear in court . Mr. Potatohead not available for comment.
Terrific Crash In Black Rock
Live wire down
12:31pm–#Norwalk CT–Report of a live wire down in front of Swanky Franks on Connecticut Ave. This probably will cause traffic delays. 12:37pm–UPDATE–Turns out to be a cable line, but still causing delays.
Fall from a roof
11:56pm—#Fairfield CT–Fire responders on their way to Catamount Road for a person who fell off a two story roof. 12:28pm–UPDATE–Recall sounded, patient one firefighter on board the ambulance.
Westport Burgular Caputred
(Westport, CT) On March 31, 2013, at approximately 6:20pm, the Westport Police responded to an alarm
activation at Athletic Shoe Factory, 1560 Post Road East. Responding officers noticed a window propped open
located in the rear of the building. Officers also observed merchandise from the store stacked on the ground
outside the store. The building was searched and found empty. A search of the area turned up more merchandise,
a sweatshirt and a duffel bag located behind the ASF Outdoors store. Officers set up a perimeter in the area and
the Westport K9 unit responded. K9 Officer James Loomer and Police Service Dog Koda tracked from the rear
window of Athletic Shoe Factory, behind the neighboring stores and out to Maple Avenue South. The track
continued to Post Road East, then west towards the Pier One parking lot. In the lot, officers located the suspect,
19 year old Jonathan Loeser, who was attempting to walk away. Loeser was detained without incident. Officers
were able to connect evidence from the burglary scene directly to Loeser. Loeser was taken into custody and
transported to police headquarters. The suspect information and charges are as follows:
Jonathan Loeser, age 19 of 7 Bonnie Brook Road, Westport CT
Charged with Burglary 3rd Degree, CGS 53a-103, and Larceny 6th Degree, CGS 53a-125b
Bond set at $10,000.00 with a court date of 04/10/13
Ben and Jerry along with State Rep Hwang oppose GMOs
Rep. Tony Hwang & Jerry Greenfield, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, joined together to support CT House Bill 6519 legislation at CT General Assembly’s Public Health Committee hearing. HB 6519 would require the labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMO) in our food supply. http://1.usa.gov/Y76Dkv
Rep. Tony Hwang submitted testimony in the public hearing and emphasized that, “We have a fundamental right to know what is in our food so we can make informed choices about what we feed our families. Consumers may or may not wish to purchase foods that they know to be genetically modified, but they need the information made available to them to make those informed choices. This bill would require that labels provide that information to consumers and allow the marketplace to decide, not governmental or copyright protection against individual freedom of choice. By mandating GMO labeling, this bill would give us the transparency that countries like Japan, Australia, Brazil, China and all 15 European Union Countries already enjoy.” http://1.usa.gov/X2oF6A
Jerry Greenfield has been a key ally in efforts to win mandatory labeling of GMOs in his home state of Vermont. He also delighted legislators and activists with not only his testimony, but also samples of his famous ice cream. Ben & Jerry recently announced that the company had committed to switching to all non-GMO ingredients in its ice cream products by the end of the year, in order to meet the growing demand by consumers. Greenfield said, “Increasingly, Americans are demanding openness and transparency in our food supply. Ben & Jerry is proud to stand with the people of CT by supporting mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods.”