Month: September 2017

7:19pm–#Bridgeport News: Barnum and Central continue to be a busy with a man hunt in the Central/Seaview Avenue area.  I’m not sure what he is wanted for but that’s what all the activity is about.

 

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5:55pm–#Bridgeport CT– The tables were turned during a home invasion in the 900 block of Kossuth Street.  The suspect was shot by the homeowner during an attempted home invasion.  The suspect fled in a car driven by another person.  Police located the car at Central and Barnum and have one person in custody.

 

3:30pm–#Stratford CT– Today’s vehicle fire is at 5050 Main Street near Sniffens Lane.

 

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2:30pm–#New Haven CT– A pickup truck has hit Pond Point Animal Hospital at 632 New Haven Avenue.  Minor damage according to fire department radio transmissions.  There is a country western song in the somewhere!

 

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11:01am–#Bridgeport CT– Police are investigating a crash at Broad and Canon Street.  A car hit two pedestrians and a parked car.  Unknown the extent of the injuries.

12:34am–#Bridgeport CT– Firefighters quick response kept an exterior fire on the exterior at 50 Fairview Avenue Extension (off Indian Avenue).  No reports of the fire extending into the home.  UI was called to secure the power and the fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire.

 

HARTFORD— Senator Ed Gomes (D-Bridgeport) joined state legislators and several nonpartisan groups, including the League of Women Voters and Common Cause Connecticut today to call on Governor Malloy to veto the Republican’s state budget which seeks to completely defund the Citizens’ Election Program (CEP). The CEP is designed to encourage citizen participation and limit the role of private money in the State of Connecticut’s political process.

 

“This is very harmful to citizens who want clean elections and a chance to elect someone who is not in the pocket of special interests. Governor Malloy needs to veto this budget,” Sen. Gomes said. “I will continue to defend this program and fight to ensure that it is preserved in a bipartisan state budget.”

 

“As voters from across the political spectrum become increasingly angry about the power of big money in our politics, the last the thing state lawmakers should do is take us backwards,” said Carolyn Reimers, President of the League of Women Voters of Connecticut.

 

“There are difficult choices that must be made regarding the budget this year, but safeguarding the integrity of our state’s elections is not one of them,” said Cheri Quickmire, Executive Director of Common Cause in Connecticut. “Defunding this program will give wealthy interests more influence in Connecticut elections and make it harder for regular people to be heard in the halls of government.”

 

The Connecticut General Assembly passed the Citizens’ Election Program in 2005 with bipartisan support. Currently, anyone seeking statewide office may apply for a grant from the state after raising enough qualifying contributions. After three election cycles, the Citizens’ Election Program has more than proved its worth, and the vast majority of candidates for State Representative, State Senate, and Constitutional office run “clean.”

11:47am–#Bridgeport CT– A reported crash in front of 4697 Main Street, near Ketchell Place.  Expect delays in the area.  No word on any injuries.

 

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