Month: February 2020

Westport News: 17 Year-Olds Can Vote in Primaries – Must be 18 years old by November 3

#Westport, CT – The Registrars of Voters reminded residents today that those who will be 18 years old by November 3, 2020 can register and vote in both the April 28, 2020 Presidential Preference Primary and the August 11, 2020 Primary. What do you need to do? 1)      REGISTER TO VOTE If you have a valid CT Dept. of Motor Vehicles ID (license or non-driver) you can register online at https://voterregistration.ct.gov If you need to register in another manner, contact us at registeredvoters@westportct.gov 2)      CHOOSE A PARTY Those who choose to be affiliated with the Democratic or Republican Parties will be able to vote in the parties’ respective primaries. If you have already registered, but did not select affiliation with the Democratic or Republican…

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Bridgeport News: Police Involved Crash

Police UPDATE: 2020-02-22@12:35am--#Bridgeport CT--On February 22, 2020 at approximately 00:41 am the Bridgeport Emergency Communications Center received a report from post A21 that she was involved in an MV crash at the Intersection of Park Avenue and Olive Street.   A Bridgeport Police Vehicle was traveling northbound on Park Avenue in route to assist another officer on a call. As the Officer was approaching the intersection of Olive Street a Black Honda which was traveling eastbound on Olive Street failed to properly stop at the stop sign. As it crossed the intersection it was struck by the Police car traveling northbound.   Bridgeport Police Officers, fireman, AMR and the Bridgeport Police Crash Investigation Unit responded to the scene.   The…

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Norwalk News: Holy Robbery!

#Norwalk CT--The Norwalk Police Detective Bureau is requesting public assistance in identifying armed robbery suspects. On Friday Feb 14, at around 0700 Chick-fil-A at 467 Connecticut Avenue was robbed. Pictures attached show two individuals and a vehicle that is believed to be involved in the crime. The Plate on the vehicle is NY “JCF6744”. Anyone who recognizes these individuals or this vehicle is asked to contact Detective Courtney Downer at 203-854-3182 or cdowner@norwalkct.org  

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Bridgeport News: Harding After School Program

Bridgeport, CT- Mayor Ganim joined Superintendent Michael Testani along with Youth Services Director Tammy Papa, and Deputy CAO Herron Gaston to announce that the “Friday Night Live” youth after-school pilot has extended the program to Harding High School. Due to the success of “Friday Night Live” hosted at Central High School, the program will now open at Harding High Friday, February 21st , 2020. Every Friday, young people enjoy a mix of recreational and hands-on activities including Zumba, movies, creating beats, recording music, basketball, hip hop, a media center, social worker services, a lounge, and game room. Dinner is also prepared and served to the 80 young people in grades 9-12 who currently participate at Central High School. Program coordinators anticipate continued…

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AG Lawsuit On Upwind States…I’ll Leave The Puns Up To You The Viewer

Hartford, CT – Attorney General William Tong today joined a new federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its failure to act – despite a court mandate -- on the problem of air pollution from upwind states that is harming Connecticut air and preventing the state from achieving compliance with federal Clean Air Act standards. Filed in U.S. District Court in New York, today’s lawsuit asks the court to declare EPA in violation of the Clean Air Act for not taking action on the upwind pollution problem affecting Connecticut and other states in the region, and to set dates for the agency to propose and adopt completed federal plans for doing so. In addition to Connecticut and…

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