Bridgeport, CT – The Bridgeport Transfer Station will be closed on Saturday, November 9, 2019 for repairs.
The Transfer Station is owned and operated by the City of Bridgeport to provide the community access to environmentally responsible disposal and recycling services. The facility is open to the public year-round; Monday-Saturday, 7AM-3PM.
For a list of acceptable items, please see the Transfer Station Rules & Regulations at Bridgeportct.gov/TransferStation. For additional information, call (203) 576-7753.
2019-11-03@ 12:24am #Westport CT– Police officers responded to Compo Road North near Brookside Drive on a check welfare complaint. It was reported that a pedestrian was walking unsafely in the traveled portion of the roadway and there was a concern that he could potentially be struck by a passing vehicle. Responding officers located the individual in question who was initially uncooperative with officers trying to assist him and did not wish to identify himself. He was however ultimately identified as Ray Gaither. Computers checks of Gaither revealed two active warrants for his arrest for previous violations of the terms of his probation. Also located within Gaither’s wallet was a glassine baggy containing a powdery substance which was identified by presumptive testing as heroin.
Based on the investigation, Gaither was taken into custody and charged with 21a-279(a) Possession of a Controlled Substance and 53a-32 Violation of Probation (2 counts). Bond for this department’s charges was set at $500.00. Bond for each of the active arrest warrants had been court set at $30,000.00. The total amount of bonds for Gaither were $60,500.00, which he was unable to post. He was transported to Norwalk Superior Court on the morning of Monday November 4, 2019 for arraignment.
2019-11-07@5:30pm–#Trumbull CT– #cttraffic– A crash on White Plains Road at the Merritt Parkway on ramp. Extrication required but injuries are minor according to radio reports.
2019-11-07@12:27pm–#Ansonia CT– State police are on the way to Emmett O’Brien Technical School at 141 Prindle Avenue. The principal received a threatening letter. There are no details about that at this moment.
2019-11-07@12:31am–#Bridgeport CT–Police are investigating an attempted break-in at Joseph Steakhouse on 360 Fairfield Avenue. The front door window was smashed and a side door window was completely smashed through but it does not appear that entry was made into this delicious restaurant.
2019-11-06@8:08pm–#Bridgeport CT– A elderly woman received minor injuries in a one car crash on Vincellette Street near Primrose Street. Firefighters said the home did not suffer any structural damage other than a damaged fence. The homeowner has had previous crashes to his fence and home and has been complaining for a stop sign with no luck.
#Fairfield, CT – Attorney General William Tong, state Sen. Tony Hwang, and state Reps. Laura Devlin, Brenda Kupchick and Cristin McCarthy Vahey will hold a town forum tomorrow, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. on youth vaping prevention and education.
During the forum, which is being held at Fairfield Woods Middle School, state officials will hear from representatives from the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, St. Vincent’s SmokeStoppers program, Sacred Heart University, Yale Health, and the Fairfield public school district about measures being taken to combat vaping among Connecticut’s youth.
The subject matter experts will discuss the dangers of vaping, ways to prevent youth from using e-cigarettes and the resources available to families.
In July, the Office of the Attorney General opened an investigation into JUUL Labs, Inc. regarding health claims made by the company. JUUL electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) have never been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a smoking cessation device. Connecticut’s Civil Investigative Demand seeks to probe to what extent JUUL has marketed itself as an effective smoking cessation device despite lack of FDA approval.
The forum is open to the public and press.
WHO: Attorney General William Tong, state Sen. Tony Hwang, and state Reps. Laura Devlin, Brenda Kupchick and Cristin McCarthy Vahey, representatives from the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, St. Vincent’s SmokeStoppers program, Sacred Heart University, Yale Health, and the Fairfield public school district.
WHAT: A forum on youth vaping prevention and education
2019-11-05@8:10pm–#Fairfield CT–#cttraffic–Tonight’s vehicle fire is an SUV just under the Mill Hill Bridgeport near exit 19. A two car crash, the SUV is on it’s roof but everyone made it out safely, I was able to get this screen shot before they turned the cameras off.
HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force, the group he created this summer and tasked with making recommendations for him to consider that address the potential harmful effects of a widely-used class of chemicals known as PFAS, has transmitted to his office its final action plan.
The plan recommends testing water supplies across the state, reducing the sources of PFAS in the environment, and cleaning up known contamination due to this class of emerging pollutants.
“I applaud the work of this task force, which is the result of a collaborative effort among public, private, and nonprofit stakeholders coming together to address an emerging contaminant with real impacts globally, nationally, and right here in Connecticut,” Governor Ned Lamont said. “I look forward to working with stakeholders to take the steps necessary to further protect the health of our citizens and our environment from these chemicals, which are so pervasive in consumer products and industrial processes.”
Key recommendations include:
· Testing public drinking water through a phased approach that prioritizes drinking water sources most vulnerable to PFAS pollution or that serve vulnerable populations, and communicating and educating public water systems customers and stakeholders;
· Working to develop a Safe Drinking Water Advisory Council to advise the commissioner of Department of Public Health on potentially setting a maximum contaminant level for PFAS;
· Identifying and evaluating other sources of human exposure to PFAS including fish, shellfish and agricultural products;
