Month: March 2018

Bridgeport News: Take the Stairs Steps Challenge

Bridgeport, CT – The City of Bridgeport Department of Health and Social Services completed a 9-week “Take the Stairs” Steps Challenge, from November 13, 2017 to January 13, 2018, to encourage residents to incorporate more physical activity in their daily lives. One hundred and sixteen people registered to join the Challenge, together participants took 9,874,860 steps!

The Steps Challenge participants selected step goals that ranged from a low activity level to highly active. The majority of participants reported that they met or exceeded their step goals each week. Participants were motivated with incentives in the form of gift cards to neighboring restaurants and tickets to local attractions.

Some participants gave testimony of losing weight and lifestyle changes to a healthier diet. City employees also reported they walked with colleagues during their lunch breaks and opted for stairs instead of elevators and escalators. One participant said, “I have lost 10 pounds since taking the stairs and giving up soda.” Read testimonials at the Take the Stairs webpage:http://www.bridgeportct.gov/takethestairs.

The “Take the Stairs” signs will remain at the City Hall locations as motivation to engage in more physical activity. Health Director Maritza Bond said, “We aim to continue physical activity efforts like this one, as we work together to build a healthy Bridgeport.”

Be on the lookout out for the Bridgeport Get Healthy Walk ‘N Talk on Saturdays, May 5 through June 9, 2018, and other opportunities to get involved with your health department.

 

Fairfield News: Another Gas Station Robbed

Police UPDATE: On 03/26/2018 at approximately 9:49pm an armed robbery occurred at Stratfield Mobil Gas Station 1271 Stratfield Rd. Fairfield, CT. The store clerk reported that a male subject entered the store wearing a hat with a covered face, armed with a knife, and demanded the money from the cash register. After taking the money from the cash register, the suspect left the store and ran south on Stratfield Road. The clerk was not injured during the robbery. The store video surveillance showed a short stocky male, wearing a white head cover, a black T- shirt wrapped around his nose and mouth area. He was also wearing a grey Carhartt long-sleeved shirt, grey sweatpants, and black shoes while carrying a knife. Anyone with information regarding the robbery, or the suspect pictured below, is asked to call the Fairfield Police Detective Bureau at (203)254-4840, or Text-A- Tip to CRIMES (274637).

 

 

9:41pm–#Fairfield CT–The Stratfield Service Center at 1271 Stratfield Road was robbed.  Detectives hadn’t a chance to check the surveillance video when I left the scene so they weren’t certain if the suspect matched the robber from last night’s robbery at Star Fuels at Jennings and Black Rock Turnpike.

 

 

 

Bridgeport News: Phone Store Robbed

UPDATE: Radio report says the man used the knife to cut open the package, he did not threaten anyone with the knife.

5:35pm–#Bridgeport CT– The Cricket Wireless Store at 522 Pequannock Street was just robbed of a cellphone at knifepoint.  Police are looking for a black male wearing a red sweater/jacket, jeans and gray hat responsible.

 

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