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Household Hazardous Waste Day and Neonics Insecticides

Westport, CT - In 2018, the State of Connecticut became one of the first states in the nation to restrict the use of insecticides called Neonicotinoids or “Neonics” for short.  This class of chemicals has been proven to be especially harmful to the world’s pollinators. All are encouraged to help protect pollinators and products containing Neonics to Hazardous Waste Day. The Public Works Department encourages residents to take advantage of Household Hazardous Waste Day and safely dispose of any neonicotinoid containing insecticides. Products that contain one of the following chemicals on the label may be disposed of at the April 5 Hazardous Waste Day Collection:  Imidacloprid Clothianidin Thiamethoxam Acetamiprid Dinotefuran Date:      Saturday, April 5th, 2025 Where:   Greens Farms RR…

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Stratford Library Hosts “Connecticut Cryptids” Program“Meet-the-Authors” Event is Set for March 31

The Stratford Library will host Connecticut writer Patrick Scalisi and Connecticut artist Valerie Ruby-Omen for a special “Meet-the-Authors” program on Monday, March 31 at 7 pm. The authors will discuss their new local history book, Connecticut Cryptids: A Field Guide to the Weird and Wonderful Creatures of the Nutmeg State. The program is free and open to the public. Over three years, Scalisi and Ruby-Omen did extensive research on creature folklore from throughout the state to compile a definitive survey of Connecticut "cryptids", that is creatures that are believed to exist (like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster) but never proven to exist. In doing so, they learned that cryptids have been part of Connecticut culture and history from as…

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Motel Fire

Report of a fire in a motel room on Woodmont Road in Milford. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire that was in one of the rooms, and are checking for any extensions at this time.

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Car Vs. Building

https://youtu.be/GjPIHBrQdFs Report of a car that struck a building on Broad Street right off of Bridgeport Ave in Milford. Firefighters were on scene adding supports to prevent the building from collapsing.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG VOWS TO FIGHT FOR CONNECTICUT CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER AND CLIMATE AS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THREATENS TO GUT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today promised to fight for Connecticut clean air, clean water and climate following the announcement by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin that his agency will gut regulations protecting Americans from airborne toxins, smog, dirty power plants and more. The Trump Administration has also taken steps towards rescinding the 16-year-old “endangerment finding” establishing the non-controversial, scientifically-supported and widely understood connection between greenhouse gases and harm to human health and the environment. That finding is the foundation enabling regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from numerous sources, including power plants and motor vehicles. “This is a dangerous attack on the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the planet we all rely on…

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