Month: February 2018

 

#Milford, Conn. – February 13, 2018  – Boys & Girls Village (BGV), a statewide leader in providing behavioral health treatment, permanency planning, and educational services to Connecticut’s most vulnerable youth and their families, has been awarded two program grants totaling more than $1.5 Million. The funding will support BGV’s development of two crucial youth treatment programs operated in partnership with the state’s Court Support Services Division (CSSD).

 

One grant will fund the Adolescent Sexual Behavior Treatment and Education Program (ASBTEP) for CSSD Region 2, which covers some of Connecticut’s largest cities, including Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Torrington, and Waterbury. ASBTEP is a specialized, in-home treatment program designed to address youths’ problem sexual behavior at the early stages and assist the youth and their families in defining alternative healthy sexual development for both girls and boys. The program is individualized to suit the needs of the adolescent, aiming to educate and empower a juvenile who has committed a sexual offense to gain control of his or her sexual health.

 

The other grant will support BGV’s development of the HAMILTON program. HAMILTON, an acronym for “Helping Adolescent Males In Learning Their Options Now,” is an alternative to detention program which places court-involved youth who aren’t considered public safety risks in a community setting. BGV will operate the program out of house near the agency’s primary Bridgeport office allowing youth to access services at their 170 Bennett St. location as well as in the new group home. The young men in the HAMILTON program will attend BGV’s Hayden School in Milford.

 

“The addition of ASBTEP and the HAMILTON program underscores BGV’s extensive experience, knowledge, and expertise in providing services designed to improve the lives of at-risk youth in Connecticut,” said Dr. Steven Kant, President and CEO of Boys & Girls Village. “These the first grants we’ve received from CSSD and we are proud of this opportunity to expand our offerings to include the Juvenile Justice field.”

 

About Boys & Girls Village:

For 75 years, Boys & Girls Village, Inc. has been one of Connecticut’s leading providers of behavioral health, educational and permanency planning services for at-risk youth and their families. Since its founding, Boys & Girls Village has touched the lives of thousands of children and families from 50 different Connecticut communities, providing a wide range of family-centered services and evidenced-based treatment approaches that helped children heal, learn and grow. Learn more at www.bgvillage.org

 

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Westport Fire Department UPDATE: On February 16 th 2018 the Westport Fire Department was alerted to a building fire on Remlin Ct. The Westport Fire Department responded with four engines, one truck, and the shift commander. Mutual aid was also dispatched on receipt of the call. The first fire department unit arrived and reported a fully involved structure. The main fire building was a large garage with a single apartment located above it. Incident command was established and the fire department began extinguishment. The building was verified to be unoccupied at the time of the fire and the surrounding structures were evacuated. Due to the level of fire involvement, the neighboring buildings were of concern. Fire began to extend to the main house on the property and there was a risk of extension to the neighboring house. Protective hose lines were deployed to protect the uninvolved structure. The fire was contained to the main building of origin, with minor extension to the main house on the property. The fire was extinguished with no civilian injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time. Westport Fire Department would like to thank the following departments for their assistance, Norwalk, Wilton, Weston, Fairfield Fire Departments, Westport Police and EMS.

3:38pm–#Westport CT– Firefighters on scene at Remlin Court (off Imperial Avenue) for a fully envolved structure fire.

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2:49pm–#Stratford CT– Just before 3pm, police say Mark Febres age 22 of Bridgeport was arrested following a domestic incident at 1417 West Broad Street. He went into the home of his ex-girlfriend and attacked the woman stabbing her several times. He fled on foot down Knowlton Street and was captured by police a short time later on Vernon Street. He was charged with Criminal Attempt at Murder, Assault in the First Degree, three counts of Risk of Injury to a Minor, Home Invasion and Violation of a Protective Order. Febres was held on a $1,500,000 dollar bond and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Court on February 16th.

10:39pm–#Bridgeport CT–It was bumper cars in Black Rock on Fairfield Avenue. The action started when a car hit the infamous Smitty (Smitty’s Bar) had parked at the corner of Brewster Avenue. The car snapped the axel on the car Smitty had parked, the blow snapped his back axle. The car continued crashing into 4 additional parked cars. There were no reported injuries. Fairfield Avenue southbound is closed while they sort this out and tow the cars.

 

7:04pm–#Trumbulll CT– The sprinkler system at Trumbull Early Childhood Education at 240 Middlebrooks Road extinguished a kitchen fire and kept it from spreading according to radio reports.

 

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2:49pm–#Stratford CT– Stratford Police are investigating a stabbing of a woman during a domestic argument at 1419 West Broad Street.  Stratford Police Captain Frank Eannotti said the suspect fled down Knowlton Street on foot but was quickly apprehended.