Month: August 2021

BIPARTISAN ANTITRUST LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE APP STORE COMPETITION

WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Open App Markets Act, which would set fair, clear, and enforceable rules to protect competition and strengthen consumer protections within the app market. Two companies, Google and Apple, have gatekeeper control of the two dominant mobile operating systems and their app stores that allow them to exclusively dictate the terms of the app market, inhibiting competition and restricting consumer choice.  “This legislation will tear down coercive anticompetitive walls in the app economy, giving consumers more choices and smaller startup tech companies a fighting chance,” said Blumenthal. “For years, Apple and Google have squashed competitors and kept consumers in the dark—pocketing hefty windfalls while acting as supposedly…

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Fairfield News: Interesting Beach Find

2021-08-10@5:38pm--#Fairfield CT-- Police were called under "See Something, Say Something" for a suspicious package on the path to the beach. A large bag or pillow case found ticked up with hair sticking out of it. Police said it contained a couple of chickens, some cut up vegetables and loose change, theorized to be a religious offering. The caller offered the officer a large trash bag and the contents were properly disposed of. This news report is made possible by:

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Overdose Awareness Vigil

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut – Deaths due to drug overdoses take the lives of over 47,000Americans each year and is the leading cause of death in Americans under the age of 50. According to the ConnecticutDepartment of Public Health, there were 1,373 confirmed overdose deaths in Connecticut in 2020, a 14.3% increasewhen compared to 2019.International Overdose Awareness Day takes place on August 31st every year. People and communities come together toraise awareness of one of the world’s most urgent public health crises – one that, unfortunately, is only getting worse.In Honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, the Fairfield Health Department, along with Fairfield CARES, and theFairfield Police Department will be hosting the 4 th annual Overdose Awareness Vigil. The International OverdoseAwareness Day…

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR AUG. 16 BEACH CLEAN-UP
THAT KICKS OFF #DONTTRASHLISOUND CAMPAIGN

NORWALK, CT (Aug. 11, 2021) – Help give Long Island Sound that extra little sparkle by joininga beach clean-up on Mon., Aug. 16 at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport.The clean-up is from 10 a.m. to noon. Bags and gloves will be provided. Volunteers should bringtheir own water, and meet at the pavilion near the main beach parking lot.Monday’s clean-up launches the fifth annual #DontTrashLISound campaign led by the ConnecticutSea Grant program, with support from Save the Sound, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk andother groups. This year’s #DontTrashLISound campaign, run by the Connecticut and New York Sea Grantprograms with support from the Long Island Sound Study, continues through International CoastalCleanup Day on Sept. 18. There will be clean-up events in…

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Fairfield Vandalism

Reported on 8/6 at approximately 7:00 AM-Mona Terrace's Child Care Center reports vandalism over the past few nights. Complainant stated that between Wednesday 8/4/21 5:30 PM and Thursday 8/5/21 06:30 AM someone had written racial slurs in a Sharpie on one of the back doors. The next night (8/5/21 5:30 PM  and 8/6/21 06:30 AM) garbage and broken glass had been scattered in their back lot under and around the solar panels. Reported on 8/6 at approximately 11:35AM- 3000 block of Park Avenue report of vandalism to the front door, possible burglary. Resident left home Wednesday (8/4/2021) around 3:40 PM. When returning home on 8/6, at approximately 11:30 AM, resident discovered forced entry to the home. Home appeared ransacked. Undetermined…

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Return to Mask Wearing Urged in Westport’s Indoor Public Spaces

Westport, CT –First Selectman Jim Marpe issued the following update today: Due to increasing COVID cases in Fairfield County, Westport residents are strongly encouraged to wear a mask in indoor public spaces, whether located in retail establishments, restaurants, gyms, workout studios or other businesses, as well as galleries, museums, performance spaces or government buildings. The CDC has designated Fairfield County as having “substantial” community transmission, out of the low, moderate, substantial and high rates.  Currently 90 percent of all COVID cases in CT are of the Delta variant. Last week, Governor Lamont issued an Executive Order that provides municipal leaders with the option of requiring masks in indoor public spaces within their respective towns and cities for all individuals regardless of vaccination…

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