Bridgeport News: Car strikes porch
4:09pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a car that struck a porch at Brooks Street and Arctic Street.
Bridgeport News: Today’s Car fire
3:58pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a structure fire, a car on fire in the garage of 360 Gurdon Street.
Police Warn the Public About Common Scams
Don’t Get Fooled (Bridgeport, CT – April 1, 2014) – Don’t get fooled. A variety of telephone scams involving people looking to separate you from your hard earned money continue around the country. Of late, the Bridgeport Police Department has often been receiving several complaints each day, and wants to again ask the public to exercise caution and good judgment. “People work hard for their money and there are people who work equally hard to take it away from them,” said Detective Frank Podpolucha, of the financial crimes unit. “But instead of snatching a purse, these people spend all day on the phone trying to dupe people out of thousands of dollars.” The scams come in a variety…
Himes Public Event April 1
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) will participate in the following event in Connecticut open to the press this week. Visit to Childcare Learning Centers Himes will read a story to the children at Childcare Learning Centers. The visit is ahead of Week of the Young Child (April 6-12), an annual celebration focusing public attention on the needs of young children and their families. For over 100 years, Childcare Learning Centers has provided childcare and early childhood education and development programs for Stamford’s working families. WHEN: Tuesday, April 1 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. WHERE: 64 Palmer's Hill Road, Stamford
CTWorks Career Coach in Westport April 10
Barbara Butler, Director of the Westport Department of Human Services announced today the return of the newly enhanced CTWorks Career Coach at Westport Town Hall. On Thursday, April 10, the Coach will be offering a beginner’s class in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 from 10 – 12 PM followed by an intermediate class in PowerPoint 2007 from 1-3 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…
GOVERNOR MALLOY LAUNCHES DATA.CT.GOV TO GIVE PUBLIC UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT DATA
(New Haven, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by state Comptroller Kevin Lembo, today launched Data.ct.gov , Connecticut’s new open data portal that allows widespread amounts of raw government data to be collected, placed on the internet, and shared with the public in a major effort to increase government efficiency and transparency by providing an easily accessible database that residents can use for any number of purposes. The Governor made the announcement at SeeClickFix, a New Haven firm that has created a communications platform for citizens to report non-emergency issues, and governments to track, manage, and reply. “We launched this website to as part of our goal to make the data collected by state government more open and…
Bridgeport News: Stabbing investigation
4:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a stabbing at 46 Anton Drive.
Fairfield News: Motor vehicle accident
4:43pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries near the intersection of Black Rock Turnpike and Stillson Road
Bridgeport News: Vehicle into building
3:17pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a car crashed into a house at 156 Savoy Street. The vehicle is reported to be smoking.
GOV. MALLOY: FUNDS APPROVED FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AT STATE PARKS THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $5.76 million to fund road improvements and resurfacing in Connecticut state parks was approved at Friday’s meeting of the state Bond Commission. “Connecticut’s state parks and forests are a destination to millions of residents and tourists each year, and roadways in many locations are showing the signs of all of this use,” said Governor Malloy. “In a year when we are celebrating the centennial of our state park system, it is especially important to make the investments needed to ensure that people can travel safely and conveniently into and around our parks. These projects will also create much needed construction work for Connecticut workers.” Most projects will…