12:37am–#nakedman #Bridgeport CT–We are overdue for one of these calls. Reports of a naked man at East Main and Pearl Street. He’s wearing nothing but a towel and a smile. Police on the way.
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Month: July 2015
Bridgeport News: Park On Houston Ave? Got Check Your Car
11:44pm–#Bridgeport CT–Live on Houston Avenue? A hit and run driver just hit a bunch of parked cars according to radio reports.
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Fairfield News: Lantern Lands On Roof
10:50pm–#Fairfield CT– A floating lantern has landed on the roof of a Fairfield Beach resident’s home and the home owner reports no smoke or fire but want the firefighters to make sure there is no danger.
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Fairfield News: Child Bites Into Glow Stick
10:40pm–#Faifield CT–A three year old girl at South Benson Road bit into a glow stick and got the chemicals sprayed into her mouth an eye. EMS and firefighters have washed the chemicals away and the child is fine.
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Bridgeport News: Manhunt For Man With Gun
5:05pm–#Bridgeport CT–Police had a brief foot pursuit down Granfield to the backyards of Palisades Avenue. The suspect is possibly armed. Police are looking for a black male in his mid 20’s with braids, white tank top and black short. Stratford is sending their K-9.
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Norwalk News: McCar Fire!
4:49pm–#Norwalk CT–Today’s car fire is being hosted in Norwalk the the McDonald’s on Main Avenue.
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Bridgeport News: Child Hit By Car
3:14pm–#Bridgeport CT–A 3 year old boy on Poplar Street ran out to chase a ball and was hit by a car which stopped and cooperated with police. When I go to calls like this it is easy to get apprehensive on what the result was. I’m happy to report the child was alert, not seriously injured and EMS from American Medical Response were showing great compassion as they always do.
As I was leaving the scene firefighters were dispersing to check on residents in the neighborhood to make sure they have a working smoke detector since they were in the neighborhood and no longer needed for the call. If you live in Bridgeport and need a smoke detector firefighters will install one at no charge and no questions asked. Call 203-335-8835.
This is a partnership with Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership and over 50,000 smoke detectors have been installed in over 12,000 homes. 143 document fires Since the program began, there have been 143 documented instances of fires in homes with smoke alarms installed for free by the Bridgeport Fire Department. In each of those incidents, residents of those homes were alerted by their smoke alarm and able to escape safely without injury.
Police Help Over Turned Canoeist
3:01pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police bring ashore a canoeist who overturned near the Port Jefferson Ferry entrance.
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Bridgeport News: Starbuck Hiring and Will Raise Property Values
Bridgeport’s First Starbucks Begins Hiring
“After decades of broken promises, it’s finally happening. Steelpointe Harbor will serve as a major boon for the city’s economy. Top-notch businesses are coming to Steelpointe Harbor. These companies will create good paying jobs, and will help attract even more businesses to the state’s largest city. Bridgeport is getting better every day. And, job creators from across the country like Starbucks are taking note.” –Mayor Bill Finch
Bridgeport, Conn. (July 3, 2015) – Bridgeport’s first Starbucks, expected to arrive this fall, is looking for employees. Mayor Bill Finch and Steelpointe Harbor developers Bridgeport Landing Development, LLC, a subsidiary of The RCI Group, announced that the store is set to open this fall.
“After decades of broken promises, it’s finally happening. Steelpointe Harbor will serve as a major boon for the city’s economy,” said Mayor Finch. “Top-notch businesses are coming to Steelpointe Harbor. These companies will create good paying jobs, and will help attract even more businesses to the state’s largest city. Bridgeport is getting better every day. And, job creators from across the country like Starbucks are taking note.”
The company’s decision for its new location says great things about Bridgeport’s success as an up and coming city, and could mean even more for its future. According to a study done by Zillow, Starbucks uses a strict strategy to determine the locations that will offer the most to their business, proving that Bridgeport has a lot to offer.
The incoming store will also help Bridgeport on its path to success, as Starbucks locations have been shown to lead to development and increased property value. “Between 1997 and 2014, homes within a quarter-mile of a Starbucks increased in value by 96 percent, on average, compared with 65 percent for all U.S. homes,” according to the Zillow study.
Starbucks’ search for new employees can also serve as a great job opportunity for residents. In addition to the benefits and coffee discounts, Starbucks offers a welcoming and enjoyable work environment for their employees—part of this is their history of creating a diverse workforce.
Their website explains why, “At Starbucks, we strive to create a culture that values and respects diversity and inclusion. Our welcoming work environment encourages partners to engage and make Starbucks a place they look forward to working each day.”
Starbucks is also joined by Bass Pro Shops, T-Mobile, Chipotle and Cineopolis, a luxury movie theater complex, are among the first tenants announced at Bridgeport’s Steelpointe Harbor Development Project. Once complete, Steelpointe Harbor will be a 2 million-square-foot superregional waterfront destination. Spanning 82 acres, it will feature more than 750,000 square feet of retail, restaurants and entertainment, a 12-screen premium theater, two hotels, 1,100 mid-and-high rise residential units, 30,000 square feet of office and a 200-slip, full service, deep water marina.
Starbucks held a hiring event this past Wednesday at one of their Fairfield locations for the Bridgeport store, for more information on this job opportunity visit: www.starbucks.com/careers or https://newyork.craigslist.
(City of Bridgeport Press Release)
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Fairfield News: Street Fight!
11:37pm–#Fairfield CT–Report of a fight in the street in front of the Fairfield University Bookstore on Post Road called in by an off duty firefighter.
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