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GOV. MALLOY: PROGRAM WILL INCREASE COLLEGE COMPLETION RATES

‘Go Back to Get Ahead’ Provides Incentives to Re-Enroll Students to Complete Degrees (HARTFORD, CT) - In a drive to give “lapsed” college students the opportunity to get their college education back on track, and to develop a better educated workforce and more competitive state economy, Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the Board of Regents for Higher Education today launched the Go Back to Get Ahead program, offering in-state residents who have started, but not completed a degree, free college courses when they re-enroll.   For a limited time, individuals who took college courses before Dec. 1, 2012, but left before completing their degree, can get up to three free 3-credit courses, by enrolling in one of Connecticut’s 17…

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CTWorks Career Coach in Westport June 19

Barbara Butler, Director of the Westport Department of Human Services announces the return of the CTWorks Career Coach at Westport Town Hall on Thursday, June 19. The Coach will offer a beginner’s class in Microsoft Word 2007 from 10 pm to 12 noon followed by an intermediate class in Word 2007 from 1 pm to 3 pm. Contact the Westport Department of Human Services for specific course description information. The Career Coach is a “training center” tour bus equipped with ten wireless computer labs offering free computer classes to residents in the greater Norwalk area. The mobile unit operates on a monthly schedule of visits to various community locations and is accessible to people with disabilities. Area residents interested in…

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Bridgeport News: Car Crashes Into Police Car

9:22pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating an accident involving one of their own on Bishop Avenue.  The crash occurred just under the railroad overpass just passed the Hell's Angel's Clubhouse.  I'm told the injuries were minor and did not require medical attention.  An ambulance sent to the scene left empty.  It appears the civilian's car crossed the double yellow line crashing into the police car.   The accident took place in the middle of the Arrive Alive safety program aimed to Bridgeport Police Officers.  The scene was blocked off, even pedestrian traffic was not permitted.  The road reopened around 10:15pm.

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Stratford News: Rollover Accident Mohawk Street

1:35pm--#Stratford CT--First responders on the way to a rollover accident on Mohawk Street.  UPDATE: A manhunt is underway in the area with K-9.  Search for the suspect started around the brewery and is now focused near the railroad tracks.  Police eventually made the arrest after a manhunt.  Special thanks to David B Adams Sr. for the photo.

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