Month: May 2023

Town of Stratford To Host Annual Veterans Breakfast 

 

STRATFORD — Mayor Laura R. Hoydick announced today that the Town of Stratford will host this year’s Veterans Breakfast on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The annual event, which has provided breakfast for more than 1,000 veterans since 2012, is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. with doors opening at 8:30 a.m. and will be held at Vazzano’s Four Seasons in Stratford. There is no charge for veterans or their guest, who will receive a full traditional breakfast. 

 “This is a wonderful, annual event to honor our Stratford veterans,” said Mayor Laura R. Hoydick. “I look forward to seeing familiar faces and new ones, and to be able to honor the service and the sacrifice of all our local veterans who selflessly fought to protect our country and our freedom. I’m happy to also announce State Representative David Yaccarino will be joining us at this year’s breakfast. We look forward to hearing from him, as well as having the invocation by Reverend Bob Atkins, a veteran and pastor for VFW and the Baptist Church at Paradise Green. I thank them both for attending and for their service to our country.”  

The deadline to register is this Friday, May 12, 2023. Veterans and non-veterans who are interested in attending should please RSVP via this link. Please email kdoyle@townofstratford.com or call the Mayor’s Office at (203) 385-4001 for any questions regarding attendance.  

Additional details of the event are available at www.townofstratford.com/veterans.  

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FALSE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT WITH HOSPITAL OWNER AND MEDICAL GROUP

Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced that Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) and Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. (YNHH) have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which they will pay $560,718 to resolve allegations they overbilled the federal Medicare and Connecticut Medicaid programs.

Northeast Medical Group is a physician and associated provider group affiliated with Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp., which owns several hospitals, including Bridgeport Hospital. A whistleblower filed a lawsuit alleging that NEMG and YNHH had submitted false claims to Medicaid and Medicare for services purportedly provided at Bridgeport Hospital by doctors and mid-level providers – advance practice registered nurses and physician’s assistants – that were instead performed only by mid-level providers. Services provided by mid-level providers alone are reimbursed at lower rates. A joint state and federal investigation of the allegations followed.

The government alleges that NEMG and YNHH submitted claims to the federal Medicare and Connecticut Medicaid programs for physician rate services provided by lower-level providers and that NEMG and YNHH knew or should have known about this improper billing and failed to take adequate steps to stop it. To resolve these claims, NEMG and YNHH have agreed to pay $560,718. Medicaid’s share of the settlement is $110,042.

The whistleblower will receive 19 percent of the total settlement, in the amount of $106,536. The case resolved by this settlement is captioned U.S. and Connecticut ex rel. Cadariu v. Northeast Medical Group et al. (Docket No. 19-cv-904).

“Northeast Medical Group and YNHH allegedly submitted hundreds of thousands of dollars of claims to government healthcare programs at rates they knew or should have known they were not owed yet failed to correct their inflated billing practices. I thank the whistleblower for stepping forward to report these dubious claims and to protect our public healthcare dollars,” said Attorney General Tong.

Anyone with knowledge of suspected fraud or abuse in the public healthcare system is asked to contact the Attorney General’s Government Program Fraud Section at 860-808-5040 or by email at ag.fraud@ct.gov; or the Department of Social Services fraud reporting hotline at 1-800-842-2155, online at www.ct.gov/dss/reportingfraud, or by email to providerfraud.dss@ct.gov.

Assistant Attorney General Rick Porter and Forensic Fraud Examiner Lisa Bailey, under the supervision of Gregory K. O’Connell, Chief of the Government Program Fraud Section, assisted the Attorney General in this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Sarah Gruber is prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.

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Norwalk News: Structure Fire

UPDATE: 3 fire lines are in operation. Cars were on fire in front of the home now extinguished as well as the bulk of the structure fire. Propane tanks in the garage are now “off-gassing” according to radio reports.

2023-05-08@10:22pm–#Norwalk CT– A two-alarm fire on Cossitt Road was confirmed by firefighters on the scene. Everyone has made it out of the home safely.

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May News at the Milford Library!

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We have lots of programs offered this month, including storytimes, juvenile and teen crafts, movie matinees, genealogy, retirement planning and the history of the harmonica – just to name a few! Check out our new online program calendar at https://milford-pl.libcal.com for the full listing. Paper calendars are still available and can be printed using the link below; copies are also available at all library service desks.

Save the Date for our Friends of the Library Summer Reading Book Sale on Saturday, June 17, from 10:00-3:00. The sale will be outside the lower entrance of the library and features like new children’s books and adult trade paperbacks – all for only $2.00 each. This is a popular sale – come early for the best selection!

As the weather warms, be sure to take advantage of our free and reduced admission passes to area attractions. Passes can be reserved ahead of time; most you can print at home or download to a mobile device before visiting the venue. Information can be found on our website, milfordlibrary.org.

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Trumbull News: Hiker Discovers Body

#Trumbull CT–This afternoon, Trumbull Police are investigating the discovery of a body in a wooded area that borders the Pequonnock River Valley walking trail. A hiker was traveling through this densely wooded area a short distance from Church Hill Road when he came upon a partially decomposed body and some personal property nearby. The area is not easily accessible to the public walking trail and is far from any local residences. There were no obvious signs of foul play and police are classifying it as an untimely death, based on the preliminary information. Detectives are working to determine the identity, along with any related circumstances that would have led to the death. More information will be provided as detectives continue their investigation.

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Bridgeport News: Man Shot

#Bridgeport C T– On May 7, 2023, at approximately 2:15 am a ShotSpotter activation occurred within the 1800 block of Barnum Avenue.  ShotSpotter is a gunshot detection system.  Upon arrival, officers located a man inside the Medusa Sport Bar (1801 Barnum Ave) suffering from critical gunshot wounds to his legs.  He was quickly transported to an area hospital and admitted.  The victim is a 37-year-old Bridgeport man. 

The Detective Bureau has responded taken charge of the investigation.  Anyone with information about this crime is requested to contact the Detective Bureau, Detective Jose Bahr, at 203-581-5225.  Citizens can also utilize the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.

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