Month: June 2021

2021-06-06@2:30PMish– #Fairfield CT– Dairy Queen on the Post Road reporting a silver or gray sedan with New Jersey plates passed a counterfeit $100 bill.

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2021-06-06@2:44pm–#Bridgeport CT– Bridgeport Police confirm one person was shot in the stomach inside building 3 at Greene Homes. Detectives are on scene investigating. No word on the person’s condition.

2021-06-06@1:16pm–#Fairfield CT– First responders on the way to Lake Mohegan for a person bitten by a snake.

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2021-06-06@2:00am–#Bridgeport CT– #cttraffic– A multi-car crash with a a rollover on I-95 southbound left lane near exit 27A. All occupants are out of the vehicles, multiple ambulances dispatched to the scene.

2021-06-05@9:37pm–#Bridgeport CT– One person was injured at a two car crash at Union and Stratford Avenue.

2021-06-05@9:34pm–#Bridgeport CT– Firefighters called to the 300 block of Olive Street, the scene of the previous fire from last Sunday for an audible alarm. Firefighters arrive but find nothing.

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2021-06-05@1:00pm–#Fairfield CT– Report of downed power lines in the 500 block of Queen Street. No word on any power outages.

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The Affordable Housing Committee is expected to complete work on an update to the Town’s Affordable Housing Plan by early next year. FAIRFIELD – For the next few weeks, the Town of Fairfield will be conducting a community survey about housing needs in Fairfield and possible housing strategies for the future. The Town is updating its 2014 Housing Plan and 2016 Plan of Conservation and Development – both of which look at the current and anticipated future housing needs in Fairfield. The survey is an opportunity for Fairfield residents to provide input about their housing experiences and feedback about housing options that Fairfield might consider.
The survey can be accessed at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Fairfield_2021_Housing_Survey The survey should only take 5-7 minutes to complete and will help the Town of Fairfield plan for the future of the community for decades to come. The survey will be open for responses through mid-July. The Affordable Housing Committee was recently tasked by the Board of Selectmen with updating the Town’s Affordable Housing Plan. A copy of the current Plan, as well as a summary of the actions taken since the Plan was adopted,
Current state law requires communities to develop or update their housing plans every five years by June of 2022. Survey findings will be shared with various Town Boards, including the Affordable Housing Committee and the Town Plan & Zoning Commission, to assist with future planning. Additionally, the results will be posted on the Affordable Housing Committee webpage of the Town of Fairfield’s website. First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick said, “I encourage Fairfield residents to participate in the survey to help ensure that we understand our community’s aspirations and goals.”

2021-06-04@2:40pm–#Fairfield CT– #cttraffic– The trailer of a tractor trailer’s brakes caught fire that extended to the load it was carrying. The truck driver was smart and detached the tractor and got it out of harms way. The smoke is causing a traffic hazard. Firefighters have the fire extinguished.

WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) applauded the unveiling of the Comprehensive and Overdue Support for Troops (COST) of War Act today with several provisions he championed to establish presumptive conditions and provide benefits to thousands of toxic exposure veterans, including Palomares and K2 veterans. The legislation will be considered tomorrow during a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee markup.

“This landmark legislation will provide veterans suffering from the effects of toxic exposure with the long-overdue health care and benefits they deserve,” said Blumenthal. “It will also vastly improve the process for establishing new presumptive conditions, rooting it in science and making it easier for veterans. I’m proud that measures I’ve long advocated for to help Palomares and K2 veterans are part of this comprehensive bill. I look forward to working with my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to pass the COST of War Act and make good on America’s promise to take care of our nation’s bravest.”  

Blumenthal secured the inclusion of several specific provisions in the COST of War Act, based on his Palomares Veterans Act and K2 Veterans Care Act including:

·       Recognizing Exposure Status of Palomares Veterans: The COST of War Act includes language Blumenthal authored and secured to grant radiation-exposed veteran status to veterans who participated in the 1960s cleanup of the crashed B-52 carrying nuclear weapons off the coast of Palomares, Spain. The expansion of status will grant Palomares veterans access to VA care and benefits.

·       Expanding Eligibility to K2 Veterans: At Blumenthal’s urging, the COST of War Act expands health care eligibility for certain toxic exposure veterans and establishes a presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to other toxins. This includes the veterans who served at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base (K2) in Uzbekistan who have been exposed to multiple cancer-causing toxic chemicals and radiological hazards, including burn pits.

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