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Month: October 2020

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Westport News: TVs Taken From Realty Group

Oct 26, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

Police UPDATE: On Monday, October 26, 2020 at approximately 10:40am, officers responded to aWestport business on a report of a burglary. The victim reported that a piece of furniture hadbeen stolen from the business sometime between the prior evening and the time of the call.Entry into the business had apparently been gained through an unlocked door. Through areview of surveillance video, a suspect was developed; identified as Timothy Holmstrom.Detectives ultimately recovered the missing piece of furniture from Holmstrom, who alsoreportedly confessed to the commission of the burglary. Holmstrom was charged with 53a-103 Burglary 3 rd Degree and 53a-124 Larceny FourthDegree. He was released on a $2,500.00 non-surety bond. Holmstrom is scheduled to bearraigned at Norwalk Superior Court on the morning…

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Ansonia Police Need Your Help

Oct 26, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

2020-10-20 #Ansonia CT--Police need your help in identifying the person and/or vehicle in the robbery of the S & A Mart 95 Division Street. The suspect was described as tall and thin, wearing a blue sweatshirt, and gray pants, armed with a dark-colored handgun. The vehicle used is a light-colored large SUV. The Ansonia Police Department is asking anyone with information to please contact 203-735-1885 or tips can be left anonymously through TIP 411 at the link below.

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Stratford Library Hosts Four November Programs “Sunday Afternoon Talks”

Oct 26, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

The Stratford Library will present four special sessions of its popular “Sunday Afternoon Talks” series of informative and entertaining talks featuring prominent local guest speakers, on Sunday, November 1-22 at 2 pm. The four talks will be presented on consecutive Sundays on the Zoom platform. They are free and open to the public. American Revolutionary War historian, Eric Chandler, will return to the Library with his talk, "In the Beginning and the Wars before the Revolution: We're all Englishmen, Right?" on Sunday, November 1. Chandler explores the series of bloody confrontations between Native Americans, as well as in the North American theaters of European wars as the Great Powers maneuvered to extend their empires abroad and how they helped fan…

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SENATOR BLASTS EVERSOURCE’S RESPONSE TO ISAIAS IN PURA TESTIMONY

Oct 26, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) submitted testimony to the Connecticut Public Utility and Regulatory Authority (PURA) regarding its inquiry into the response of Eversource and United Illuminated following Tropical Storm Isaias. “Now is the time for aggressive consumer protections.   Many of Connecticut ratepayers are unemployed or retired.  Families and small businesses are struggling through an economic crisis unprecedented in our lifetime.  A health care crisis continues.   It is deeply and flagrantly unfair that they are paying the highest electricity rates in the continental United States,” testified Blumenthal. “It is time to start putting the public first in our public utility.” Blumenthal also submitted excerpts from 115 complaints about Eversource’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias. Residents from small towns…

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Bridgeport News: Overnight Fire Unreported

Oct 25, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

2020-10-25@3AMish-- #Bridgeport CT-- A viewer, Felisha emailed me asking why she could not find any information on any media regarding a fire at Howard and Maplewood Avenue. The fire occurred at 3am and I stop reporting at 2am Sunday mornings. Normally after hours the media is informed by the "public affairs" officer (PAO). We get all the notices on activated fire alarms which are usually false alarms. See below last night's log of calls. No fire at 3am reported. There was a report of fire on a Facebook fire reporting page that two alarms were called with exposures, that is fire threatening homes in the back and of the left side of the structure. The lack of reporting has not…

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Fairfield News: Pub Fined And Ordered Closed

Oct 25, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

#Fairfield CT--In the past month, the Town of Fairfield Police and Health Department have received numerouscomplaints regarding violations occurring at the Brickyard Pub located at 93 Post Road. These complaintsinclude alleged violations of noise ordinances, occupants not wearing face masks and large crowdsexceeding occupant capacity.Fairfield Police and Health Department Officials responded to the Brickyard Pub at 11:39pm on Friday,October 23rd after Fairfield Health Officials observed COVID-19 gathering size violations and facecovering violations set forth by Governor Lamont’s 70th Executive Order. Officials on scene observed a large crowd of approximately 50 people standing outside the front of thePub. It was reported many of them were not wearing masks as they stood amongst the largecrowd.  Additionally, inside Brickyard Pub, the crowd exceeded the 112-person…

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