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Business and Community Leaders Gather To Discuss Employment Trends in Healthcare

Mar 28, 2014 Alex

  Bridgeport – March 26, 2014   The WorkPlace, southwestern Connecticut’s regional workforce development board, announces a four-part series to address topics such as business growth, employment trends and workforce evolution within industries that are important to the region. Join us for the third part of the series as a panel of experts from local businesses, education and community leaders discuss employment and ways to strengthen Connecticut’s workforce.   All members of the press are welcome to cover the event.   WHO:          William Jennings, President & CEO Bridgeport Hospital Anita Gliniecki, President, Housatonic Community College Dr. Earl Johnson, Director, Office of Family Assistance, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Ludwig Spinelli, Chief Executive…

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Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark in Middlebury CT

Mar 28, 2014 Alex

  CRAZY CUPS - The Crazy Cups is the newest ride at Quassy Amusement & Waterpark in Middlebury, Conn., introduced to guests in 2012. Plan to enjoy a day at Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark in Middlebury CT on Saturday, May 3 or Sunday, May 4, 2014. You will help The Barnum Museum during their time of restoration and recovery. Take advantage of this fantastic offer online by 11 p.m. on Friday, May 2 and Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark in Middlebury will donate $5 to The Barnum Museum in Bridgeport for each $35 Carload Pass purchased. The Carload special is valid for up to 10 persons in your vehicle. Parking is included, and each person in the vehicle will…

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Teen Diversity Essay Contest Winners Selected for Awards Ceremony on March 31

Mar 28, 2014 Alex

The three finalists in the 2014 TEAM Westport Teen Diversity Essay Contest have been selected. They will be named and recognized at an Awards Ceremony on Monday, March 31 at 6:30pm in the McManus Room of the Westport Library. Co-sponsored by TEAM Westport and the Westport Library, the Contest asked teens to consider the following: According to the U.S. Census, 30 years from now racial and ethnic groups that are currently in the minority in our country will collectively outnumber whites. For people aged 20 and younger, the total minority population already outnumbers whites. As a high school student in 2013-14, you and your contemporaries are part of this new reality. Please reflect on the impact this demographic trend will…

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Fairfield’s 31rst Annual Holocaust Commemoration

Mar 28, 2014 Alex

The Fairfield Holocaust Commemoration Committee is pleased to invite the public to attend the keynote address delivered by Shiri B. Sandler, the granddaughter of a survivor who serves as the U.S. Director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center, a museum and study center in Auschwitz, Poland which is an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. Shiri has devoted herself to educating the world about one of the darkest periods in modern history. In her capacity as U.S. Director of the Center, Shiri runs the Center’s American Service Academies Program a unique educational two-week program in which a select group of cadets and midshipmen from the United States military academies travel to Poland and face the reality…

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Three Juveniles Charged With Attempted Robbery

Mar 27, 2014 Alex

(Bridgeport, CT – March 27, 2014) – Three juveniles were arrested in connection with an attempted carjacking Wednesday on Coleman Street. Officer Ernest Garcia spoke with the victim, who stated that he was sitting in his vehicle shortly before 2 p.m. when he observed four males walk past his car. A moment later, one of them opened his car door and pulled him out. A second youth with a gun stated they were taking the car and took his keys. The youths, however, fled without taking the car. The victim provided descriptions and a short time later Lt. Bill Mayer report seeing four youths matching that description on Lexington Avenue. Mayer detained one but the other three fled. Two others…

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Motor Vehicle Violation Leads to Drug Arrest

Mar 27, 2014 Alex

(Bridgeport, CT – March 27, 2014) – A motor vehicle stop turned into a police pursuit Wednesday during which the motorist threw drugs from his car. Officer Ivan Delgado attempted to pull over the Kia Soul but the motorist refused to stop. The driver got on Route 8 and began throwing items out the window. Police stopped the pursuit for safety reasons after the motorist got onto Route 15 southbound.  The State Police subsequent stopped and detained him in Westport. Police canvassed the area where the motorist was seen tossing items recovered a bag containing marijuana. Police also recovered a rolled up dollar bill that has cocaine residue in it. Joseph Rivera, 36, of Bridgeport, faces charges including engaging police…

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2014 MEMORIAL DAY FLOAT THEME ANNOUNCED

Mar 27, 2014 Alex

The Westport Veterans Council announces that the theme for the 2014 Memorial Day float contest will be HONORING THE AMERICAN FLAG. There will be certificates awarded in the following categories: best development of theme, best youth organizational float, most creative, best community organization, most colorful, and the best overall float. On Memorial Day (Monday, May 26, 2014), the Parade will begin on Riverside Avenue at 9:00 a.m. The Memorial Services will be on Veterans Green immediately following the Parade.

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GOV. MALLOY: EXP HAS HELPED NEW LONDON TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FIRM SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE REVENUE AND GROW JOBS

Mar 27, 2014 Alex

(NEW LONDON) - Governor Dannel P. Malloy today visited Connecticut-based electronic discovery and forensic technology services provider Quantum Discovery, LLC (QDiscovery) to highlight the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) and meet with employees. In 2012, QDiscovery participated in EXP and, as a result, was able to grow its revenue significantly and create nearly two dozen new jobs for Connecticut residents. In just over two years since its implementation, Governor Malloy’s signature job creation program, EXP, has helped more than 1,000 small businesses around the state access capital and create or retain nearly 14,500 jobs over the next several years.   “QDiscovery is a great EXP success story and proof that the economic development tools we have put into place…

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GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS ON THE PASSING OF GERALD LAMB

Mar 27, 2014 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the passing of Gerald A. Lamb, who served as Connecticut State Treasurer from 1963 to 1970, becoming the first African American in the nation elected to that position and the first in Connecticut elected to a statewide office.  Following his tenure as Treasurer, he served as Banking Commissioner.   Governor Malloy said, “Gerald Lamb was very active in community affairs, having served in several leadership positions both in his native city of Waterbury and with the State of Connecticut.  He broke barriers not only in our state, but also in our nation at a time when civil rights were being heavily debated in…

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