Month: October 2019

Bridgeport News: Grant award of 3,300 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim joined the Bridgeport Fire Department to kick off Fire Prevention month, announcing they received more than 3,300 detectors funded by a grant through Housing and Urban Development.  Firefighters provide free installation of smoke and CO detectors into the homes of Bridgeport residents year-round.   “Fire alarms save lives from a distance without risking lives,” stated Mayor Ganim. “In addition to what our firefighters do by running into homes in the face of a fire or tragedy, they are also providing this valuable service of installing detectors to keep our residents safe.”   Fire Chief Richard Thode said, “We routinely respond to small instances that just a few years ago, before the proliferation of smoke alarms, would’ve…

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Westport News: Criminal Attempt at Larceny 6 th Degree

2019-10-09 @  7:04pm #Westport CT--Police  officers responded to the West Elm store, 35 Main Street, on a complaint of a customer attempting to make an $8.00 purchase with what was suspected to be a counterfeit $100.00 bill. According to staff, when the customer was told that the bill did not look real, he attempted to pay for the item he had selected with a $10.00 bill and did not ask for the $100.00 bill back. This behavior raised further suspicions and prompted the call to police. Responding officers located the individual in question, identified as Alex Burnett-Deroche, and initially detained him while the matter was being investigated. Upon inspection of the suspected counterfeit currency, it was apparently missing several key…

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Bridgeport News: Dirt Bikes Impede Firetrucks

2019-10-13@5:14pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters at 1610 Fairfield Avenue confirmed smoke inside the building and requested additional firefighters to the scene.  The responding firefighters reported that about 15-20 dirt bikes were slowing and delaying them from getting to the scene.  Police were notified.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_76991" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Mention DoingItLocal and get 10% off your bill![/caption]

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Community Resources Fair

Director of Human and Social Services, Julie DeMarco, is pleased to announce Fairfield Social Services is hosting a Community Resources Fair on Thursday, November 14 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM. Community providers of services important to Fairfield families will be at the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities to share their information and to answer any questions. The Fair is a kid-friendly event. "We encourage any interested Fairfield families, seniors or people with disabilities to drop in and learn about the important resources and services available to them," said Mrs. DeMarco. "It's a great opportunity for us to showcase what kinds of programs are available to help our town residents." Many area agencies and organizations will be available to answer questions…

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