(Hartford, CT) – Today, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT) and AHCT CEO Jim Wadleigh will host a media call to announce an extension of the 2017 Open Enrollment period deadline for coverage beginning January 1, 2017.
The previous deadline, December 15, 2016 at midnight, has been extended to midnight December 17, 2016 to accommodate high application volume.
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11:00am–#Fairfield Connecticut– Police are investigating money being taken from the tip jar at the Subway at 1996 Post Road.
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12:43am–#Bridgeport Connecticut– Police are investigating a break in at Captain’s Cove at 1 Bostwick Avenue according to radio reports.
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11:40pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut— Multiple reports of a wide spread power outage in the north end. EMS reporting no power Chopsey/Reservoir Avenue.
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10:09pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut– A rollover crash at Waverly Place and East Main Street. The driver fled the scene.
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7:30pm–#Stratford Connecticut—One person is in custody after a brief pursuit in the Birdseye/Woodend Avenue area.
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5:50pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut– #Fairfield Connecticut– Report of an overturned mini-van at the Fairfield/Bridgeport Line on Fairfield Avenue. Traffic is reported to be very heavy in the area.
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5:24pm–#Norwalk Connecticut–Report of a car hitting a utility pole, wires are down trapping the occupants according to radio reports at Main Avenue and Linden Street.
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5:02pm — #Bridgeport CT– A street robbery occurred at knife point on Knowlton Street and East Washington Avenue, by the bridge. The suspect has been apprehended by police at this time.
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Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that the Bridgeport Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will activated the city’s cold weather protocol tomorrow through Saturday morning December 17, 2016 at 6:00 a.m. This means all Bridgeport public library branches and senior centers as well as the Greater Bridgeport Transit Terminal will be open during the day as warming centers. In addition, the United Congregational Church located at 877 Park Avenue will serve as an overflow shelter for anyone in need of a warm shelter during the extreme cold temperatures expected to impact the region for the next two days.
“With frigid weather expected to drop temperatures to sub-zero levels and extreme wind chill, everyone who needs shelter during the day or night will have a warm place to go and a warm bed to sleep in,” said Mayor Ganim. “We want to make sure everyone who needs a place to go will start making plans now. The cold weather protocol will be activated tomorrow will stay activated through at least Saturday.”
Warming Centers will be open during the day at the following locations and times:
Senior Centers (Open only weekdays):
Bridgeport Public Library Branches:
For anyone in need of shelter overnight who does not already have a place to stay in Bridgeport, theUnited Congregational Church located at 877 Park Avenue will be available. In order to register for that location, people can arrive at the Harrison Apartments on 651 State St, Bridgeport, CT 06604from 4pm-6pm.
