Month: April 2021

The Stratford Library continues the new season of its popular “Sunday Afternoon Talks” series of informative and entertaining talks featuring prominent local guest speakers with “The Intolerable Acts and Worse” Sunday, April 18 at 2 pm.  

The program will take place on the Library’s Zoom platform.  The talk, presented by Eric Chandler, is free and open to the public. “Be a king,” said Princess Augusta of Saxe-Goethe to her son George, newly crowned George III of England in 1751. In that, as in many matters, George listened to his mother. She, in turn, listened to advice from Lord George Germain, 1 st Viscount Sackville, and Secretary of State for the Colonies. As did so many who had held that position before him, he misunderstood the nature of the transplanted Englishmen who populated England’s New World colonies.

A long history of heavy handedness and punitive measures on the part of Crown and Parliament set into motion a series of diplomatic and commercial blunders finally drove the 13 breakaway colonies to declare for independence. “The Intolerable Acts and Worse” gives the viewer a deep dive into Colonial history. Norwalk resident Eric Chandler retired after 30+ years as a land title insurance underwriter of residential and commercial properties. He has been involved in American Revolutionary War Living History since 1974 and has portrayed infantry, light infantry, whale-boat raider and mounted and dismounted dragoons. He is a three- term commissioner on the Norwalk Historical Commission and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Norwalk Historical Society. His artistic endeavors included writing and recording a comedy CD, and many years as a musician playing sax in area Rock & Roll and Blues bands. To his credit, or shame, he had his likeness used in an issue of MAD Magazine. Chandler is enjoying retiremen

t with his wife Catherine, taking classes, giving lectures on historical topics and continuing to live history.
The “Sunday Afternoon Talks” series, hosted by Charles Lautier of Stratford, is held from 2-3:30 pm on the Zoom platform. To register online and receive a Zoom invitation for the April 18 th program visit: https://stratfordlibrary.libcal.com/event/7468258. For further information call the Stratford Library at: 203.385-4162.

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2021-04-07@10:31pm–#Norwalk CT– #cttraffic– Norwalk has its share of highway traffic issues tonight. This time on I-95 northbound near exit 16 with injuries. There is also another crash on Route 7 by exit 1.

2021-04-07@9:20pm–#Norwalk CT– A motorcycle and a car collide on East Avenue over I-95. The car has fled the scene.

2021-04-07@8:20pm–#Bridgeport CT– A teen was allegedly shocked by an elevator button at 91 Clinton Avenue. Firefighters and EMS on the way.

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2021-04-07@1:11pm–#Westport CT– #ctfire– Brush fire reported by exit 19 and 18 off I-95 threatening houses near exit 19. Nothing on the traffic cameras. Mutual aid requested.

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HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is opening new rounds of funding under two state grant programs that will help with the costs associated with implementing needed security infrastructure improvements and upgrades to emergency communications systems at schools throughout Connecticut.

Administered by the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, the School Security Competitive Grant Program and the newly launched Multi-Media Interoperable Communications System Program are open to public and private K-12 schools, and eligible childcare centers and preschools that can demonstrate they have received threats.

A total of $10 million has been allocated across both programs:

• School Security Competitive Grant Program: A total of $5 million has been set aside for the fifth round of grants under this program. Recipients can use the funding for infrastructure improvements such as door locks, penetration resistant window film, scan cards/access control systems, fending (6 feet or higher), security lighting, bollards, interior and exterior camera systems, and other project that enhance school security infrastructure. A total of $500,000 of funding under this round is allocated for private schools.
• Multi-Media Interoperable Communications Systems Program: This is a new grant program under which $5 million has been set aside for its first round. Recipients can use the funding for the purchase and installation of interoperable systems that are capable of transmitting immediate communications or notifications to law enforcement agencies. For a camera, radio, panic button, or internet of things system to be considered for this grant, it must include the capability of transmitting communications/notifications to law enforcement and/or their call centers. The grant request can also include systems that integrate existing cameras, radios, panic buttons, or other items for transmission to first responders and/or their call centers. Each applicant can consider its needs and design a system that is as practical as possible. A total of $500,000 of funding under this first round is allocated for private schools.

Applications are now being accepted, with the first part due to the state by 3:00 p.m. on June 15, 2021 and the second part due by June 30, 2021. Applications will be ranked and awarded based on the demonstrated need for security improvements.

“These state grant programs, including the newly launched communication systems component, are an opportunity for schools throughout Connecticut to modernize their infrastructure and implement needed security improvements,” Governor Lamont said. “Providing safe learning environments is a moral obligation shared by the state, municipalities, local districts, and the community, and that is why this state grant program is so important.”

“It is our imperative to ensure our public and private schools, as well as our childcare and pre-schools, have the security infrastructure in place to keep faculty, staff, and students safe, and ensure that our communities have robust real-time information sharing infrastructure so they can make quick decisions that save lives,” Connecticut Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner James C. Rovella said.

“It is our collective responsibility to create a school climate in which increased social-emotional learning, greater access to mental health services, and a commitment to restorative practices allow students and staff to feel safe and secure so they can focus on what matters – teaching and learning,” Connecticut Acting Commissioner of Education Charlene Russell-Tucker said. “Districts can direct this funding towards smart investments in infrastructure upgrades while maintaining a positive, welcoming, and nurturing educational environment that keeps school safety efforts centered on preparing our learners for future success without fear or disruption.”

For more information and to submit an application for either grant program, visit portal.ct.gov/DEMHS/Grants/School-Security-Competitive-Grant-Program.

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2021-04-06@8:20 #Bridgeport CT– Firefighters are on scene in the 500 block of Ellsworth Street for an odor of gas indoors.

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2021-04-06@10:50am–#Bridgeport CT– Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after their lunch burned on the stove causing a heavy smoke condition in their apartment in the 1500 block of Iranistan Avenue.

On April 5, 2021 at approximately 11:12pm, Bridgeport Police responded to Bridgeport Hospital on the report of a victim being treated for 2 non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. 

The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Anthony White of Stratford Connecticut.  

An earlier press release said:  “preliminary reports indicate the party was struck on his right hip and hand, non-life threatening injuries. Unknown location where it took place due to party being uncooperative”.

Anyone with information about this crime can call Detective Abe Konoval at 203-581-5229 or utilize the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.

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